My Thoughts on The Rokinon 14mm F/2.8 lens after 1 Year Of Using It

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Man I love this lens so much. It goes where ever I go and I use it all the time. I love time lapse and astrophotography so the Rokinon 14mm f2.8 lens is a must have for both. It does not have much barrel distortion on my Canon 6D witch is huge for a 14mm lens.
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@guyfisher2050 5 лет назад

I had this lens. I agree it's awesome. Rokinon recently came out with an auto focus version of this lens. It's just as awesome and gives you the additional freedom of easy hand held photography. It's about double the cost of this one but still MUCH cheaper than the Canon equivalent

@ThanhPham-zv2yp 8 лет назад

Had the 8mm for my crop but sold it because I upgraded to a full frame. Definitely getting this as soon as I can afford it.

@rainbowtrash1625 Год назад

I grabbed one recently for Milky Way core photography, first session planned next month. Really looking forward to seeing how it does!

@dbkfrogkaty1 Год назад

It's a nice lens. I have an older one for my Pentax K-5II and K10D. Old cameras but still quite good.

@dxkaiyuan4177 6 лет назад

Christopher Frost reviewed the samyang 14mm 2.8 (to my knowledge they're the same lens with different branding) and his test showed CRAZY barrel distortion.

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

Mine has very little and almost zero after I do lens correction in Lightroom.

@thejjzzable 5 лет назад

I guess lightroom has a lens profile for this lens, does it?

@ibelieveincolor 5 лет назад

@@thejjzzable It does yes

@JamesClark1991 5 лет назад

It has "moustache" shaped distortion which is quite bad out of camera to be honest. The lightroom profile however is excellent and corrects it.

@TheMirolab Год назад

I just scored one of these off Ebay for $150. Seems to be OK after just some test shots. I've gotten into shooting time-lapses of sky and clouds, and this should work great for me. It does have a weird, uneven barrel distortion, but PS camera raw has a correction profile for it that straightens it out perfectly, along with the vignetting.

@laynetravis Год назад

I bought the samy 14mm 2.8 new 310€..test shots show me razor sharp results...btw on my d810 fstops can change from camera

@jimgalloway715 7 лет назад

Just picked one up! Looking forward to checking it out on my 80D!

@Bobbylopezcreative 8 лет назад

Good stuff. Do you mean "Chromatic Aberration"? That time lapse was SICK!

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

Yes lol

@thomasdelong614 7 лет назад

Enjoyed the review. I think Im really going to enjoy this lens

@jacobl6572 8 лет назад

I found a lens correction profile to add to LightRoom and it takes care of the distortion issues quite well

@vincelu1474 5 лет назад

can you send me the link for the correction profile?

@jal2550 8 лет назад

Did the chromatic fall and suffer an Abrasion?

@iSOBigD 7 лет назад

Just got it new for $290 Canadian...unbeatable 14mm f2.8 at that price, especially seeing how it's one of the sharpest 14mm lenses money can buy!

@peaceful_activities 7 лет назад

from where?

@NoviceindisguiseOfficial 7 лет назад

Probably grey-market sellers

@iSOBigD 7 лет назад

NᴏᴠɪᴄᴇIɴDɪsɢᴜɪsᴇ It was directly from amazon with a warranty, not that I needed it too much at that price.

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

amazing lens

@biscuitsalive 7 лет назад

I have it. Not really sharp until f5.6 As usual samyang /rokinon vary quality from lens to lens. So make sure you check yours and send it back if it's a bad one. (They don't do proper quality control) It's ok. Wouldn't rave about it but ok for the £$

@markharris5771 7 лет назад

Have you tried this lens an analogue camera? I found I left it in my bag more and more when doing digital landscapes, but I've fallen in love with it all over again when using black and white 35mm film.

@MrBooojangles 3 года назад

Is it worth buying this if you buy the Tokina 11 - 16 or the 11 - 20, as the Tokina ones are still f2.8 and you're covering more range of focal length with those. I was originally going to buy the Rokinon 14mm, but then so many people swear by the Tokina wide angle lenses and although they cost more, you get a range of focal length for your money.

@RaytheReviewer 5 лет назад

Just ordered one from B&H,hope to find it really good for night landscape/astrophotography..

@MediaUnlocked 5 лет назад

I upgraded to the af version I love it.

@hans6304 3 года назад

@@MediaUnlocked hello, would you really need AF for that ultra wide angle? I'm still considering whether to get the MF mk2 or the AF version. Cheers!

@WilliamdiazUK 8 лет назад

Beautiful night shots! Keep up the good work.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

Thanks so much

@WhatAreYouBuyen 8 лет назад

Nice been thinking about getting this for some video work

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

it is amazing

@denislisul5893 7 лет назад

Excellent Timelapse. Grat Job

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

thanks

@AntPDC 4 года назад

For chromatic abrasions it puts the lotion in the basket...

@MediaUnlocked 4 года назад

😂😂😂

@itempany 7 лет назад

That are your thoughts on the 14mm Samyang/Rokinon against the 12mm f2.8 Samyang/Rokinon. Is there major differences in the glass? I see there are more reviews on the 14mm? Ian Tempany

@keng8883 5 лет назад

Wish you could screw some ND filters onto it or a polarizing lens.

@MadHatter123456 5 лет назад

with a 3d printer you cacn easily print a mount for lee / cokin filters...

@valerianpantsulia1730 7 лет назад

Thanks for honest information...cool video....thank you..

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

happy to help

@MyFavoriteVegan 7 лет назад

I already have the 8mm f3.5 fisheye lens for my T5i. I got it only because I wanted a "fisheye", but now that I see what you can do with a wide angle lens and the stars, would it be wise, in your opinion, to get another lens like this one or no? I liking the price and the f2.8, but would I be able to get the same results with my 8mm?

@charruaporelmundo 7 лет назад

Many people claim that they went through many copies in order to get a good one, It was your case too or just the first and only one copy was ok?

@botstudioz 5 лет назад

Please I would like to ask. Is this lens a Cine Lens and full frame?

@pedroenriquehornahorna2111 7 лет назад

Hello from Peru! Excellent video! I've got just one extra question: Does the camera recognize the F stop? and if not, how do I control my exposure balance? Thank you! Greetings!

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

You change it on the lens manually.

@KingFisherTV 8 лет назад

thank you for that mate , don't know if you experimented with this but interested in buying this for my camera ,1 for stars. I like photography, and that's some lovely pics you have. But for 2nd, I've started making fishing videos and a lot of the filming I want to do with it will be at night, never intended making or using my cannon for filming just wondering weather this would also aid the issues I'm having with it, kind regards Shaun

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+shaun lewis you will need an external light to shoot video at night

@velocityacoustics 6 лет назад

I have a canon 80D aps-c camera, should i get the rokinon 12mm f/2.0 instead? at some point I will get a full framed camera like the 5d mark 4

@velocityacoustics 6 лет назад

Nevermind. Looks like the 12mm 2.0 is for canon M mount, wont work on the 80D

@mitersaw648 5 лет назад

You need to create a link so I can buy the lens through amazon for my Sony A7III

@MediaUnlocked 5 лет назад

Just click the link and navigate to the lens you want it should help.

@argoportraits9949 6 лет назад

hi, great video. I just bought the rokinon 12mm, seeing how the 14mm works but I don't want/have the money to spend on lens. can you give me you lens settings for those night/stars pictures.

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

Iso at least 3200 f2.8 shutter 30sec WB 3200k

@melissabriendasliominas63 7 лет назад

Hi, I am Melissa. Did you had to do a focus calibration or something? What do you say about its infinite focus? Thanks!

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

The focus is manuel you use infinite focus for stars or subjects far way.

@cartmanbruh23 7 лет назад

So when using it, you work in Manual mode or AV mode? I understand we set F in the lens. :)

@cjones6403 7 лет назад

How is this for a cropped sensor? I"m hoping to go to a FF at the end of the year however I'm looking at this vs the Tokina 11-16mm

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

It works fine I love this lens so much.

@itsme3297 3 года назад

Can i use this as a wide face cam for my stream?

@hans6304 3 года назад

It should work

@janraelanante9728 6 лет назад

I recently purchased this lens thru amazon, could you please advice me what is your focus point when shooting the stars? this is what i want to know using this lens to figure where is my focus point. I am using pentax k-3, thanks a lot!

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

It is different every lens sorry. I am around the infinity sign

@cavethief6761 8 лет назад

I'd love to get this lens, but since I want to use it for stars AND daytime long exposures, it's such a bummer this doesnt have a filter thread...

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+CaveThiefArts | Bestellungen nur über Formular!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NTdU1NI-4-g.html

@cavethief6761 8 лет назад

Defenitely a great system, but that thing costs more than the actual lens :/Media Unlocked

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+CaveThiefArts | Bestellungen nur über Formular!!! Yes but it is the only good option right now.

@aliarenas6856 8 лет назад

hi, i just got same lens, for the sony E mount. ,. i have two questions:? - wheres the sweet spot for infinity focus? for stars. n what is the sweet spot for aperture? thank you

@markharris5771 8 лет назад

Ali Arenas I don't do astrophotography, but I find the sweet spot for landscape, with a strong foreground, to be f11 for front to back focus.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

The infinity is a little different for each lens. I use a piece of tape to know where mine is. F8 for me on mine.

@tyranasazi7951 8 лет назад

Hi. Do you have the Tokina 11-16 f2.8? If you do, can you do a comparison? Thank you for the video.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+Tyr Anasazi I do not if I did I would make a video.

@jacobl6572 8 лет назад

+Tyr Anasazi If you have a cropped sensor camera, the 11-16 Tokina would be a much better choice. I have one and it is a great, sturdy, sharp, lens. For full frame cameras you can only use about 15-16mm part of it's range, at best. It is not designed for them.

@tyranasazi7951 8 лет назад

+Larry L Thanks for the feedback Larry. I appreciate it.

@cassiusjb 8 лет назад

Wow! Great work! Try normalizing your audio. This video is very quiet compared to the rest. Does this lens have an auto correct profile in Lightroom or Adobe RAW? I need something like this for interior work in real estate photography.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

I do not know if it does but when editing in LR it works fine. I use it for real estate all the time.

@cassiusjb 8 лет назад

+Media Unlocked cool! At that price it's a steal!

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

I use it for star and real estate photography it works great for it. I dont know about correct profile. if you go to daviddisponett.com you can see how the pictures come out for my real estate photography.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

So every few hundred have a sharpen image issue from what I know. I would send it back and get another one.

@shauneasterbrook5089 8 лет назад

Do you mind sharing your settings on the lens and camera when taking astrophotography shots?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

F2.8 Iso 2800-4000 shutter 22-30 seconds WB around 3300

@ppixel1021 6 лет назад

Very good lens!!! i have the same model in Samyang

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

I love it.

@ppixel1021 6 лет назад

See my modifications below for adapt filter holder Nisi 150mm without vignetting on Samyang or Rokinon 14mm. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G3gv7HNUPQM.html

@bobwashington4176 Год назад

Perfect because 18 seconds at a 5 f 👌

@jennings45 8 лет назад

I am looking to buy this lens, would you recommend it as my first prime/fixed lens? and where were some of those star pictures taken?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+Jennings Kentucky,Wisconsin,Montana it is a great prime lens if you need wide angle and want to shoot stars

@areebbot 7 лет назад

Is it better to use a 12 or 14mm lens for interiors which are about 5x8 m minimum in plan?

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

i like the 14mm

@mkhatri007 7 лет назад

Very helpful review. You used this lens on FF or DX body?

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

thanks

@andreasrochow5170 8 лет назад

My experience with this lens on a SONY Alpha 77II and SONY Alpha 57 was disappointing. Due to SONY's failure indications "No Lens" I got no view at the motive. This lens ist incompatible with SONY SLT (A-Mount) cameras!

@emph66 8 лет назад

+Andreas R. Look through the menu and select the 'Shoot Without Lens' option.

@Yiannis172 8 лет назад

Thanks for the video ,i have a question you put the lens infinity mark wide open for sharpness?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

It depends each lens is a little different.

@Yiannis172 8 лет назад

Media Unlocked this lens the rokinon?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

Yes

@ojasray1 8 лет назад

how easy it to focus on people with this lens - say i keep it as f2.8 -- iv just always grown up with autofocus that, doing it manually without having a 2nd chance worries me.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+Ojas Ray Yes but might take a little practice

@emph66 8 лет назад

+Ojas Ray You have nothing to fear but fear itself.

@robertkomarek1387 8 лет назад

Wide angle lenses get to infinity very quickly. You will not miss AF at all. It's almost a redundancy.

@AlanJunior1 7 лет назад

does someone have a problem with this lens? i mean i heard that some had problem with couting? i would love to buy this lens but some people are reporting problems about that lens

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

No issues for me

@stephenschuda7487 8 лет назад

Do you think it would work well for Real Estate images inside a home?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+Stephen Schuda Yes I use it all the time for real estate pictures

@khairulazwari3348 8 лет назад

Hi. I'm using canon 6d, should I buy this lens or Irix lens 15mm f2.4.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

I love this lens

@yourcousin88 8 лет назад

Is this lens designed for full frame or crop sensor? I know it's compatible on both, but what was it made for?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+sergio clavel both man both

@yourcousin88 8 лет назад

+Media Unlocked haha you still didn't answer the question. But it's cool. I did the research and it is actually a full frame lens. That's why it's able to work on crop sensor as well.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+sergio clavel It is made for both the way I look at it. Yes it will fit full fame making it a crop sensor lens as well.

@arturolh 6 лет назад

Is there any important difference between this Rokinon and the Samyang one?

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

To be honest no

@sameryounis909 8 лет назад

hey, which one should i get for my canon 6d?? there are 2 models canon and canon AE. thanks in advance :)

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

+samer younis canoon ae

@yepee9 8 лет назад

+samer younis canon ae version has focus confirmation chip which helps in manual focusing

@georgepistikoudis 6 лет назад

Hi, i own a croped Canon camera (eos 750D) and i am thinking of buy this lens for my astrophotography shoots. I am seeing many people complaining about huge barrel distorion this lens has. Have you tried this lens on a croped sensor camera?

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

I have not on full frame it is fine. Lightroom should help with some or all of it if there is any on a crop sensor lens.

@sipvenco 8 лет назад

hi! Is this lens good only for stars? What about landscapes?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

It is great for both.

@mariosalazar6940 7 лет назад

I spy a Harpoon Brewery sticker. You originally from Boston or are you just a fan? Cheers.

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

No traveled there for a job great brewery

@aviationclips7 4 года назад

Will this fit on a canon T6

@MediaUnlocked 4 года назад

Yes it will. How ever you have a crop sensor.

@parranoic 4 года назад

What people dont tell you about this lens, awful distortion and corners, "sharp" from 5.6 till f11. Hard to focus and very long. Infinity is at 1m not at the infinity mark. Been wanting this lens since 2016 and now when I finally got it it so bad... The quality control is really bad :/

@videoman77365 3 года назад

this would be 21 mm on a crop sensor camera.

@chriskirby9408 6 лет назад

What is that music during the montage?

@arunkumar24 3 года назад

your video has a lot of noise. all the blacks show static.

@johnzond 8 лет назад

what would it be like on a crop sensor Pentax k5

@robertkomarek1387 8 лет назад

This particular lens is wonderful on crop sensors. Realize however, the aperture is also affected as much as focal length. Meaning, on a crop sensor, this is a 21mm lens with an aperture of 4.2

@daoquang900 8 лет назад

wrong.. it would be 21 -22mm depends on different cameras but the aperture will still be f2.8

@robertkomarek1387 8 лет назад

Dao Quang Nope, sorry. A smaller sensor has less area for the light to fall upon. Focal increase is offset by aperture. There isn't any free lunch unfortunately. A 1.4 lens on a FF is a 2.0 on a crop, and so on.

@daoquang900 8 лет назад

Robert Komarek the amount of light going through the lens will be the same. The difference is the fullframe sensor is bigger so it catches light better and bigger sensor means better low light performance, that's it. The bokeh will be affected too, though.

@robertkomarek1387 8 лет назад

Dao Quang I should clarify. A 1.4 on a FF will be the equivalent of a 2.0 on a crop. The bigger sensor has more area to catch light, which affects the aperture. If you and I are standing next to each other, and you have a FF and I have a crop, your pic will be 1 stop brighter is we use the same settings.

@salvadorcabezas2630 8 лет назад

I bought this for my canon t5 will it work on it?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

Yes

@ohwoahsav7077 6 лет назад

Works on my T2I and t7i should work with any canon!

@AidenPhan 6 лет назад

ohwoahsav I believe they don’t work on the d series, seen many reviews of not being able to work on the 5d mark series

@cerina2145 6 лет назад

aiden are u sure ? i hav 5d mark ii and could work on it or not ??

@SoJuDaMaN 8 лет назад

will I be able to use my filters on this lens?

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

You will need to buy special filters for it.

@thevelointhevale1132 7 лет назад

Chromatic Abrasion?! Is that like when your Chroma rubs against your skin leaving a green or magenta hue? lol ... I think aberration was the word you were searching for mate. ;-)

@dromeda6066 7 лет назад

is it good for Astrophotography and taking picture of stars ?

@MediaUnlocked 7 лет назад

Yes that is why I bought it.

@PumaM90 6 лет назад

Did you not watch the video?

@bjudah 6 лет назад

Nice vid

@MediaUnlocked 6 лет назад

Thanks

@videosandvideosandvideos 8 лет назад

Not trying to be rude, but when I hear "the biggest draw back is that it's manual", I face palm myself.. The sharpest images come out of manual focusing. Zeiss lenses, many of them manual only, produce the sharpest images from edge to edge. Auto focus is what has some major draw backs! Manual is for pro's.

@MediaUnlocked 8 лет назад

I thinking it all in a persons opinion

@videosandvideosandvideos 8 лет назад

Media Unlocked It's actually not.

@JannikPitt 8 лет назад

Why would manual lens be sharper than an autofocus lens? An autofocus lens just has a motor, but optically they can be the same. Of course sometimes you get back/frontfocus and you need to calibrate your camera/lens to get the best autofocus result. But I personally only focus manually :D

@AlexanderWeixelbaumer 8 лет назад

When you are shooting animals for example manuall focus is just too slow in most cases

@JannikPitt 8 лет назад

Who would shoot animals on a 14mm lens? lol

@fayz.hakimov 3 года назад

Don't buy this lens! There are too many of them has the issue with focusing. The focus mark doesn't match at all. Some ppl's copy focuses to infinity at 3m, some at 1m, my copy at 0.7m and when you rotate it to different way, the stop points is changes. Absolutely disappointed