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Massive Flood Of New Lenses From Rokinon, Gives A Strong Push For Cine Mirrorless Lenses

Mar 21, 2014 by Udi Tirosh 11 Comments

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If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know how much we fancy the Rokinon (US) or Samyang (rest of world) line of lenses. Having a strong focus on prime Rokinon lenses deliver some great quality at affordable price.

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Now Rokinon announces a flood of new lenses and an update of mounts for existing lenses with a strong focus on mirrorless and MFT cameras.

Here is a short summary of types, speeds and focal lengthes, for the full breakdown hit the jump:

Mirrorles: 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.0, 8mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye, 8mm T3.1 Cine Fish-Eye

MFT (added mounts): 35mm f/1.4, 24mm f/1.4, 8mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye, 8mm T3.8 Cine Fish-Eye, 14mm T3.1 Cine, 24mm T1.5 Cine, 35mm T1.5 Cine, 85mm T1.5 Cine

DSLR: 8mm T3.1 Cine Fish-Eye

Rokinon is rally doing a big push with new lenses and updates to old lenses and putting a pretty strong focus on mirrorles and MFT lenses, while can indicate where (at least Rokinon) thinks the photography market is heading. of all the new lenses only one lens is a “classic” APC DSLR cameras.

Here is the full breakdown:

 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II ($349)

8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II

 This is an upgrade to an already existing lens.

  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • 12.8mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Designed for APS-C Sized Sensors
  • Fisheye Design, 180° Angle of View

 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS ($529)

10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS

 This is the only APC lenses announced in this wave.

  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • 15mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • minimum focus distance of 7.9″

12mm f/2.0 NCS CS ($399)

12mm f/2.0 NCS CS

  • Aperture Range: f/2.0 to f/22
  • 19.2mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • minimum focus distance of 7.9″

8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II ($399)

8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II

  • Aperture Range: T3.1 to T22
  • 12.8mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Fisheye Design, 180° Angle of View
  • Geared Focus and Aperture Control Rings
  • De-Clicked Aperture Ring
  • Built-In Lens Hood

Mount Updates For Existing Lenses

Aside from the new lenses, there are some new mounts for older (and newer lenses). The table below sums it up:

Photo Lenses
10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Lens 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II
Mount Types Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A, Canon M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds Canon M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds Canon M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E
Photo Lenses for Sony E and MFT Cameras
35mm f/1.4 AS UMC 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
Mount Types Sony E, Micro Four Thirds Sony E, Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II Lens
Mount Types Canon M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E
Cine Lenses for Micro Four Thirds Mount
8mm T3.8 Cine UMC Fish-Eye CS II 14mm T3.1 Cine ED AS IF UMC 24mm T1.5 Cine ED AS IF UMC 35mm T1.5 Cine AS UMC 85mm T1.5 Cine AS IF UMC
Mount Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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