Mine is working its way to me and mister fedex is scheduled to deliver it tomorrow. If it's as good as the 85 f1.4 I will be a very happy camper. Amazon says mine is a Rokinon with the chip, so that makes life a bit easier.
I've been through this thread several times and all over the interwebs, it looks like a real bargain. Mine should be here tomorrow. That gives me almost three weeks to deal with any QC issues before I'll take it to Tahoe. Fingers crossed for a good one!
pburke wrote:
some more of the car my next lottery win is going to finance...
Amazing crisp shots like all the others you posted in this thread, especially the shot with the airplane and the bolts ... And a question, if the lens is not focusing correctly or if it is soft - decentered can I adjust - fix it with the D600?
tzic wrote:
Amazing crisp shots like all the others you posted in this thread, especially the shot with the airplane and the bolts ... And a question, if the lens is not focusing correctly or if it is soft - decentered can I adjust - fix it with the D600?
I focus based on the scene ahead - example interior or race car - the seat was about 0.7 meters, so that's what I set it for, f/11 or so, and that's it. I never had a problem with that, but I couldn't tell you if the seat really was 0.7 meters away or I just got lucky. You really can't see in the viewfinder if you're in focus. The focus dot confirm may help, but I never bothered to see if it is accurate (see posts about dot-tune lens tuning - that should apply to MF lenses as well).
I never cared to test my lens because my results were just fine right from the first time I used the 14mm. Maybe I just got lucky, but this is my third Rokinon lens and all were perfect out of the box. The 85mm f/1,4 is a lot harder to use due to the shallow depth of field, and I rely on the confirm dot much more with that lens.