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Archive 2011Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
p.11 #1Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
carstenw wrote:
What happens in other instances?
My guess is that the Zeiss yields a more expensive look
What happens in other instances?
My guess is that the Zeiss yields a more expensive look
Oct 01, 2011 at 10:46 AM
p.11 #2Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
And another one from the other day, possibly less over-sharpened. There's no selective sharpening here, just the lens.
IMG_7238 1024 by Wilhelm Frank - Stockholm, on Flickr
IMG_7238 1024 by Wilhelm Frank - Stockholm, on Flickr
Oct 01, 2011 at 02:32 PM
p.11 #3Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
Vertigo2020 wrote:
Stop shooting pictures and clean your stove.
I wondered if someone would comment on the stove.
Stop shooting pictures and clean your stove.
I wondered if someone would comment on the stove.
Oct 01, 2011 at 05:29 PM
p.11 #4Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
trumpet_guy wrote:
I wondered if someone would comment on the stove.
Give me your address and I'll send you some aluminum foil to cover that burner. I still have some left after my Sig 85 test....it'll give us a look at how the lens handles the spectral highlights.
Vertigo2020 wrote
Stop shooting pictures and clean your stove.I wondered if someone would comment on the stove.
Give me your address and I'll send you some aluminum foil to cover that burner. I still have some left after my Sig 85 test....it'll give us a look at how the lens handles the spectral highlights.
Oct 01, 2011 at 08:11 PM
p.11 #5Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
While I'm pretty happy with the performance, I expect that last crop showing
strange bokeh on the highlights will be a deal breaker for some.
I think bokeh is a bigger deal to some manufacturers than to others.
That's true for users as well.
strange bokeh on the highlights will be a deal breaker for some.
I think bokeh is a bigger deal to some manufacturers than to others.
That's true for users as well.
Oct 02, 2011 at 01:31 AM
p.11 #6Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
All three are good performers at f/8, with distant focus. Yeah, in these conditions
most lenses are.
The Rokinon has the best corner performance.
most lenses are.
The Rokinon has the best corner performance.
Oct 07, 2011 at 08:00 PM
p.11 #7Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
Thanks for doing the tests. It appears the Rokinon prime can resolve slightly finer details in the corner crop if you look at the tree pines. However, still an awesome showing for the Zoom Zeiss all things considered.
Oct 07, 2011 at 08:08 PM
p.11 #8Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
I agree.
Both the zoom (at 35mm) and the Rokinon prime show significant barrel distortion,
which I suspect is the price of achieving such good corner performance.
While they would not be the best architecture lenses, this kind of distortion is not difficult
to fix in post. I like both of the these lenses quite a lot.
Tim
Edited on Oct 07, 2011 at 11:18 PM · View previous versions
Both the zoom (at 35mm) and the Rokinon prime show significant barrel distortion,
which I suspect is the price of achieving such good corner performance.
While they would not be the best architecture lenses, this kind of distortion is not difficult
to fix in post. I like both of the these lenses quite a lot.
Tim
Edited on Oct 07, 2011 at 11:18 PM · View previous versions
Oct 07, 2011 at 11:12 PM
p.11 #9Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
The Robikinon seems to have the least contrast/saturation...or is it my eyes?
Oct 08, 2011 at 06:25 AM
p.11 #10Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
The color of the roof seems to be different between the Zeiss and Roki but contrast appears around the same for this scene.
Oct 08, 2011 at 06:27 AM
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Oct 11, 2011 at 10:33 AM
p.11 #12Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
Great images.
Do you guys find the lens has a slightly warm rendering?
Do you guys find the lens has a slightly warm rendering?
Oct 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM
p.11 #13Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
I haven't noticed, to be honest. I tend to play with color in post for pretty much every photo, so native color rendering isn't too big of a deal for me.
Oct 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM
p.11 #14Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
FlyPenFly wrote:
Great images.
Do you guys find the lens has a slightly warm rendering?
Yes, somewhat warmer than Canon and Zeiss.
Great images.
Do you guys find the lens has a slightly warm rendering?
Yes, somewhat warmer than Canon and Zeiss.
Oct 11, 2011 at 02:05 PM
p.11 #15Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
I think I find slightly more saturated (not warmer) colors than Canon. But I am not talking about 35L, rather 50/1.4 and 85/1.8. Colorwise e.g. the 17-40L is on par - as colorful.
Disclaimer, I almost always do vibrance in ACR - but never saturate.
Disclaimer, I almost always do vibrance in ACR - but never saturate.
Oct 11, 2011 at 03:20 PM
p.11 #16Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
My copy of the Rokinion 35 1.4 is definitely on the warm side with regard to color balance.
Oct 11, 2011 at 04:30 PM
p.11 #17Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
Just got my copy (Bower) this afternoon. The price seems very fair -- $390, including shipping.
The following photos are from today, along with my first impressions. Shot on Canon 1Ds2, ISO 100.
Here are a couple showing the surprising flare and ghosting resistence, at least for this limited trial. I used the ZE 35/2 profile in LR3 for a few of these, but mostly only sharpening and exposure settings were used. I don't believe there was any color correcting done on any images, so that should help address the discussion about the lens' color balance.
Wide open 1.4 (sharpened, but no color or CA corrections) (great flare resistence, excellent contrast)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1875.jpg
Also wide open 1.4 (very good ghosting resistence)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1878.jpg
Wide open 1.4, MFD
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1904.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1941.jpg
Wide open (lily pads have color correction)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1938.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1942.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1920.jpg
f/4
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1914.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1928.jpg
f/2.8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1881.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1930.jpg
Here is an interior, as shot @ f/1.4
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1947.jpg
Here is the same one, with the ZE 35/2 profile in LR3, plus 152 in Distortion correction, plus Sharpening 60 (plus Exposure +.14, Recovery 5, Fill Light 5, Clarity 20). Note the difference in the ceiling line.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1947-2.jpg
I am very impressed with the contrast, sharpness, and color of this lens. Even wide open, it captures very fine detail. The lens has very slight curvature of field, with the horseshoe prongs coming toward the camera on the sides -- very mild. Light fall-off is not offensive, even wide open.
It would be very interesting to see a head-to-head against the Zeiss ZE 35/1.4, and other brands. I'll be doing some comparing against my ZE 35/2 to see how they look.
The following photos are from today, along with my first impressions. Shot on Canon 1Ds2, ISO 100.
Here are a couple showing the surprising flare and ghosting resistence, at least for this limited trial. I used the ZE 35/2 profile in LR3 for a few of these, but mostly only sharpening and exposure settings were used. I don't believe there was any color correcting done on any images, so that should help address the discussion about the lens' color balance.
Wide open 1.4 (sharpened, but no color or CA corrections) (great flare resistence, excellent contrast)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1875.jpg
Also wide open 1.4 (very good ghosting resistence)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1878.jpg
Wide open 1.4, MFD
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1904.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1941.jpg
Wide open (lily pads have color correction)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1938.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1942.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1920.jpg
f/4
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1914.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1928.jpg
f/2.8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1881.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1930.jpg
Here is an interior, as shot @ f/1.4
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1947.jpg
Here is the same one, with the ZE 35/2 profile in LR3, plus 152 in Distortion correction, plus Sharpening 60 (plus Exposure +.14, Recovery 5, Fill Light 5, Clarity 20). Note the difference in the ceiling line.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N1947-2.jpg
I am very impressed with the contrast, sharpness, and color of this lens. Even wide open, it captures very fine detail. The lens has very slight curvature of field, with the horseshoe prongs coming toward the camera on the sides -- very mild. Light fall-off is not offensive, even wide open.
It would be very interesting to see a head-to-head against the Zeiss ZE 35/1.4, and other brands. I'll be doing some comparing against my ZE 35/2 to see how they look.
Oct 11, 2011 at 06:47 PM
p.11 #18Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
where did you find one at that price?
Oct 11, 2011 at 07:24 PM
p.11 #19Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
I believe (or suspect 
) that it was open-box new-stock. It is immaculate. I can't guarantee there are more at the exact same price, but the seller is legit and reliable, and sells at discount. It worked for me!
Contact Vic at [email protected]
I am not affiliated in any way. Just a happy customer. Please mention that I gave him a thumbs-up. Jim
) that it was open-box new-stock. It is immaculate. I can't guarantee there are more at the exact same price, but the seller is legit and reliable, and sells at discount. It worked for me!Contact Vic at [email protected]
I am not affiliated in any way. Just a happy customer. Please mention that I gave him a thumbs-up. Jim
Oct 11, 2011 at 08:00 PM
p.11 #20Rokinon/Samyang 35/1.4 Picture Thread
Hi Gunzorro...thanks for the pics. I've been on the verge of buying for a few weeks. I think I can be swayed if I could pick one up at that price....does this 'Vic' have an online store? Ebay? Or did yours fall off the back of a shipping truck? Either way, I'm going to have to get in touch with Vic.
Either way, I'm going to have to get in touch with Vic.Oct 11, 2011 at 11:27 PM