Rokinon 12 mm f/2.0 for Sony a 6000

[martti]

...Just arrived by the speedy South Korean mail service.
Seem exactly the lense the Sony needed to become a Serious Contender for a walkaround camera.
First shot:

I am a bit ashamed for my addiction to AlienSkin.

 

[sanj]

Cool

 

[martti]

"Don't leave home without it"...the Tabasco, that is.

 

[Tinky]

i'm thinking of one for my m. especially for timelapse, where manual iris and mf are helpful.


please post lots of pics as you get to grip, sparsity of info on this one.

 

[martti]

Tthe Tabasco shot was f/11, ISO 1600 (auto ISO) 1/60 sec.

 

[Tinky]

thanks, I meant sparsity of info on the lens generally, not your pic x

 

[martti]

YO! Of course you have read Dustin's review here: http://dustinabbott.net/2014/10/rokinon-12mm-f2-ncs-review/
He is pretty cool in the head and his pictures tell us that there is no air in there either.
I paid 309 dollars for mine here http://www.ebay.com/usr/leejc8136. Zero negative feedback. How do you do that!
It is aluminum color and adorably ugly.
I think you want this lens, Tinky. The all-manual stuff does not bother you. The distortion is far less than the 14mm. You want f/2.0. This price is short of ridiculous. The lense is very sharp from f/4.0 on.
If you get a good example, of course....

 

[martti]

At sunrise on the nearby suicide cliffs, Le Goufre, Saint Louis, Réunion

 

[Tinky]

superb, biting contrasty edges