The Samyang/Rokinon is currently my favorite lens. I also like (and own) the Nikon 85mm f/1.8. This is one of Nikon\'s underrated lenses IMO. However, the only issue that I have with it it that the bokeh is not great, and looks a little nervous. See a review here:
As far as sharpness, my copy is VERY sharp, even wide open (which agress with the review I linked). You have to be careful of people who say a wide lens is not sharp wide open. This can only be assessed if the lens/camera AF is correctly calibrated or if the shot was accomplished in Live View.
The Rokinon is very hard to focus and you should take that into consideration. It is likely that you may want o to buy a focusing screen.
Sample Rokinon shot, not the best but it what I have a 100% crop of at hand.
Feb 12, 2012 at 12:58 PM
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