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p.2 #1 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

cogitech wrote:
Regarding bokeh, I dug up this sample from the Planar, which was one of the images that convinced me not to keep it. The Rokinon won't ever do this.

It's obvious to me that those harsh lines in the image were drawn by gremlins that live in your C/Y to EOS adapter (I would have blamed the trolls in your camera, but in my experience, the 5D is troll-free).

P.S. Thanks for posting the shot.

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:49 PM

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p.2 #2 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Tariq Gibran wrote:
It's really nice to see that, thus far, no one has received a poor sample. That in itself is also very impressive for such an inexpensive lens.

Like Paul has mentioned, I can't wait to get the fast 35 when it's released.

Oh, right - the 35/1.2 - damn!

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:57 PM

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p.2 #3 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Yeah, if they pull off a 35/1.2 that is as good as this 85/1.4, that would really be an accomplishment. Even if they want to charge $500 for it (and even if its t-stop is closer to f1.4), I'll be all over it like white on rice.

Nov 07, 2009 at 09:00 PM

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p.2 #4 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

cogitech wrote:
Yeah, if they pull off a 35/1.2 that is as good as this 85/1.4, that would really be an accomplishment. Even if they want to charge $500 for it (and even if its t-stop is closer to f1.4), I'll be all over it like white on rice.

me 2

sorry, I meant to say:

me 1.2

Nov 07, 2009 at 09:07 PM

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p.2 #5 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

That bokeh looks just like the Sigma 50. Super soft yet contrasty, if that makes sense.

Nov 07, 2009 at 09:28 PM

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p.2 #6 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

juicer wrote:
That bokeh looks just like the Sigma 50. Super soft yet contrasty, if that makes sense.

Yes, it makes sense to me.

Nov 07, 2009 at 09:36 PM

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p.2 #7 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

That's it! That is it! I've had it! I'm buying this lens tonight when I get home! I'm sick of reading all of these threads praising this lens while I do not yet own it.

I hear this lens has better aperture control for the Pentax mount. Is this true? And I also hear it's more expensive for us Canadians to purchase. Is this also true?

Nov 07, 2009 at 11:56 PM

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p.2 #8 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Dudewithoutape wrote:
Ok, I know this may be slightly off topic, but please don't take offense. If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. I've never shot a manual focus lens and from what I've read the Rebel line should almost never do this, because we have crappy viewfinders or something. I'm about to buy a T1i, how hard is it to correctly focus on that or even last year's XS? Thanks in advance.

Edit - I just read that maybe I can use Live View to focus? But is the viewfinder that much better in FF bodies?

Oops hahaha someone beat me to the LV thing.

It's a matter of practice. I have no problem manual focusing with the T1i or XSi. Then again, I grew up with manual focus stuff. Replacing the eyecup with the Olympus magnifying eyepiece (forgot the model) helps.

Live view is ok if your camera is on the tripod and your subject is not moving. My hand moves too much from the time I press the button to the time it goes from live view to snapping the picture. Plus, if your subject is not stationary, the live view is too slow to let you frame/focus it. I prefer taking multiple quick pictures instead.

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:19 AM

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p.2 #9 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:43 AM

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p.2 #10 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

DubiousDrewski wrote:
That's it! That is it! I've had it! I'm buying this lens tonight when I get home! I'm sick of reading all of these threads praising this lens while I do not yet own it.

I hear this lens has better aperture control for the Pentax mount. Is this true? And I also hear it's more expensive for us Canadians to purchase. Is this also true?

I'm pretty sure both the Pentax and Nikon versions have camera-controlled, mechanical aperture.

I'm a Canuck and I got mine from cametaauctions on e-bay for $254 USD plus $32 (fast) shipping, and then I paid the tax when it arrived, of course. No extra "customs brokerage fees" because they ship via USPS Express. Still a helluva-deal, IMO

Here's yours http://cgi.ebay.ca/Rokinon-85mm-f-1-4-F1-4-Lens-for-Pentax-K20D-K10D-K200D_W0QQitemZ200400067667

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:53 AM

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p.2 #11 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

One thing I have to say I really like: they have made the focus helicoid work based on how your manufacturer's focus rings work. That is, Nikons focus in the same direction as all Nikon lenses focus...the Canon mount one focuses in the same direction all Canon mount lenses focus. It'd be nice if the other third party manufacturers would be kind enough to do this.

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:04 AM

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p.2 #12 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

DubiousDrewski wrote:
That's it! That is it! I've had it! I'm buying this lens tonight when I get home! I'm sick of reading all of these threads praising this lens while I do not yet own it.

I hear this lens has better aperture control for the Pentax mount. Is this true? And I also hear it's more expensive for us Canadians to purchase. Is this also true?

The lens is a KA-spec lens. Full aperture control but you need to manually enter FL for SR to work correctly.

It's AI-S spec for Nikon.

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:06 AM

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p.2 #13 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Jman13 wrote:
One thing I have to say I really like: they have made the focus helicoid work based on how your manufacturer's focus rings work. That is, Nikons focus in the same direction as all Nikon lenses focus...the Canon mount one focuses in the same direction all Canon mount lenses focus. It'd be nice if the other third party manufacturers would be kind enough to do this.

I noticed that immediately when I unpacked mine. A very pleasant surprise, since I assumed that would be one of the things that bugged me about the lens (if it had gone the wrong way). Turns out nothing at all bugs me about it. As you say, the hood and cap are sub-par, but that's so close to irrelevant. A nice metal screw on hood is $10 and, well... caps schmaps.

One thing to note though. I found the coatings on the front element to be "squeaky", if you know what I mean. Normally I use a clean, soft, cotton cloth (my T-shirt) to give lenses a quick wipe here and there. When I tried this with the Rokinon, it was "squeaky". In other words, there was resistance there; almost as if the coatings had "grip", if you know what I mean. This tells me I don't want to be subjecting that surface to very much cleaning, so I now have a good quality UV filter on it. Oddly enough, it is the only lens that I use a filter on.

P.S. LensPen did seem to work fine on it just before I installed the UV filter, though.

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:14 AM

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p.2 #14 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

There! I bought it! Thanks guys for pushing me over the edge. I'm sure I won't regret it.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:21 AM

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p.2 #15 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

I had two rum and cokes and pushed the Buy it Now button.... Don't drink and shop!

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:23 AM

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p.2 #16 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

mortyb wrote:
lepp - ebay seller FotoTip located in Poland is selling it as Samyang. Check it out.

Thanks a bunch, i'm probably going to get one aswell.

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:23 PM

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p.2 #17 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Gary Clennan wrote:
I had two rum and cokes and pushed the Buy it Now button.... Don't drink and shop!

Been there...

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:43 PM

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p.2 #18 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

cogitech wrote:
Gary Clennan wrote:
I had two rum and cokes and pushed the Buy it Now button.... Don't drink and shop!

Been there...

Dont get me started :\

I also have a habit of being awake about 5hrs after I needed to go to bed and doing the same thing

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:01 PM

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p.2 #19 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Been there, too.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:05 PM

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p.2 #20 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

In case anyone is interested, here is diagram of the optical design. It shares a lot with other other 85/1.4 designs. The aspherical element is shaded purple.

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Hmmm. Just noticed that this is cogitech's avatar...

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Nov 08, 2009 at 04:41 PM

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p.2 #21 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Looks familiar, for some reason.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:43 PM

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p.2 #22 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

cogitech wrote:
Looks familiar, for some reason.

Man, are you fast. Didn't even get to edit my post in time...

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:45 PM

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p.2 #23 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

It is somewhat different from most of the fast 85mm designs, though...it's the only one I've seen that's internal focus.

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:24 PM

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p.2 #24 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Jman13 wrote:
It is somewhat different from most of the fast 85mm designs, though...it's the only one I've seen that's internal focus.

The FA* 85/1.4IF from Pentax is, as is the Nikkor 85/1.4 AF-D.

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:33 PM

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p.2 #25 · Got my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4

Any reason to get one version of this over the other?

Seeing as how there is samyang / rokinon / vivitar series 1 / bower(i think?) any others?

Does one perform or work any differently than the others? I know the vivitar physically looks different, but aside from that its the same lens right?

Nov 09, 2009 at 12:40 AM


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