Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Review
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Here is another beauty from the Rokinon. I actually have cropped in at least 50% here to get the framing I wanted, but the extremely high resolution from the lens makes this a very easy proposition - which does help alleviate the loss of flexibility of shooting with a prime rather than a zoom.
Morning's Shroud by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
Morning's Shroud by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
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Vivid Color said:
+1. I'm in the same situation. I've been considering a UWA lens for some time, but none of the Canon options looked that good. Since UWA will be a speciality lens for me, and not used that often, I really didn't want to invest a lot of money on one either. The Rokinon 14mm looks like the nearly perfect solution for me.
Excellent review and pictures once again Dustin!
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bholliman said:
Thank you. That was obviously the conclusion I also came to. Considering the "specialty" nature of the lens, the value represented by the Rokinon option is very compelling. I'm actually selling my 17-40L and will put the money towards not only the Rokinon but also to pick up the newly reduced price Canon 35mm f/2 IS
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P.S. Another shot to share. You can't tell at this size, but the original is so sharp that you can clearly see my family at the far end of this bridge.
With Thanksgiving by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
With Thanksgiving by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
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distant.star said:
Sounds like fun. I ended up buying the review copy I had off the distributor, so my copy of the 17-40L is on Kijiji right now (like Craigslist).
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TWI by Dustin Abbott said:P.S. Another shot to share. You can't tell at this size, but the original is so sharp that you can clearly see my family at the far end of this bridge.
With Thanksgiving by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
Thousand Thanks, Dear Sir, Mr. Dustin.
I will order this awesome lens this week. Thank for the Test and report the good words of this Lens.
Yes, The Lens is Great, But your Great Photos from the Artistic Ability that you already have in your heart and your brain.
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distant.star said:
I'm using the wide end of the Tamron 24-70VC for my ND long exposure work now. My head to head comparisons found that it is actually sharper stopped down to my typical range here (f/8-f/11). If I want to go really wide, I'll use that the 14mm. I don't feel that I will miss the 17-40 much and am strongly considering using some of the proceeds from the sale of the 17-40 towards getting the new 35 f/2 IS.
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Here's another nightscape with the Rokinon. It really is a fabulous tool for this kind of work. I had never really down this type of photography (other than a couple of minor attempts), but have discovered a whole new passion since getting the Rokinon:
Just Another Night by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
Just Another Night by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
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That's another amazing image, Dustin. If I were still in the Sierra foothills, I'd be attempting shots like that. Here in the Philadelphia area I think it's going to be more city lights and buildings for me.
Mine came Friday. Doing a lot of event shooting I haven't had a chance to use it much, but the few shots I've taken indicate it's devastatingly sharp. Sort of nostalgic to go back to the full manual days, setting aperture on the dial and manual focusing!
Thanks for putting me onto this!
That's another amazing image, Dustin. If I were still in the Sierra foothills, I'd be attempting shots like that. Here in the Philadelphia area I think it's going to be more city lights and buildings for me.
Mine came Friday. Doing a lot of event shooting I haven't had a chance to use it much, but the few shots I've taken indicate it's devastatingly sharp. Sort of nostalgic to go back to the full manual days, setting aperture on the dial and manual focusing!
Thanks for putting me onto this!
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distant.star said:
It is certainly very sharp. The ability to magnify images and not see detail break down is wonderful. And yes, if you have some manual background there is a certain magic to thinking about aperture and focus as a part of the shot. I personally believe that some time invested in those things makes one a better photographer.
Here's another image that shows what the Rokinon is great for: I've chosen a foreground element that is sharply in focus, but the focus remains strong throughout this deep image.
The Road through the Woods by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr
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Here's a link to a little piece on the lens that I was hired to write for PhotoNews magazine:
http://www.photonews.ca/index.php/widen-your-horizons-by-dustin-l-abbott/
http://www.photonews.ca/index.php/widen-your-horizons-by-dustin-l-abbott/
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Beautiful images. I remember reading somewhere that this is the second incarnation of this lens, and the first one was much worse. Do you happen to know when this second incarnation was conceived? A friend has got the lens but is not really impresses, but looking at you images it might be that he got hold of the first incarnation.
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stephan00 said:
I just recently heard that myself, and it was helpful to me because I had read other reviews and had seen so many conflicting reports. Unfortunately, I don't know when that changeover was made. I would presume that any of the lenses on sale currently would be the updated design (if that is in fact the case).
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Well, he bought it some two years ago, I believe. I was able to borrow it for some photos of the local fun-fair (as can be seen here http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=13015.90 ), and those seemed ok to me.
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