Samyang/Rokinon quietly introduced two new MFT mount version of some of their lenses. They are already available at BHphoto:
Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC (Click here to see it at BHphoto).
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC (Click here to see it at BHphoto).
These are lenses designed for Full Frame DSLR cameras. The only thing that they did change is the mount. That’s why the lenses are big. But what the heck, $299 for a very good quality 85mm f/1.4 lens is a no brainer if you don’t care about the size!
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mmm – wonder when/if oly or pana will release an 85mm F1.4 for under £800…
I would guess that Panasonic will not as they just released their f/1.2 they also have the 45mm macro…a very decent lens as well as far as I am concerned….and with the Oly f/1.8 being such a mainstay lens for many I do not know if Oly would produce an f/1.4 as well??? Would love to see them make a super wide prime in the 7-10mm range or a Tele Prime in the 150-300 range…We need primes as both ends to round the system out.
I like the 85/1.4 😉
But i dont like the 14/2.8… What about a small 10/2.8?
There was a rumor floating around a 12mm mirrorless lens. The 10mm f/2.8 is an APS-C with mirrorless mount so it is pretty big (105mm long I think). Hopefully the 12mm one will be small!
That’s good news. According to DxO Mark, this lens beats the equivalent Nikon, Zeiss, and Sigma offerings in the FF format.
$299 and lens hood included. Hear that Olympus!
If it’s similar to their 7.5mm fisheye, probably a pouch as well
As the aperture mechanic, a hood is redundant to me.
Olympus should be able to cut considerable costs by eliminating all of the electronics within their lenses.
If this lens is the same like the 4/3 model, we don’t have a sharp lens at f1.4 (can’t blame this for just 299usd). Anyway, the more lens on the market the more options for customers.
Its the same lens optically as the SLR lens in Nikon F, EF, Pentax K, 43, etc mount, but with a built in mount adapter basically. As such, it will be bigger than the lens in the photo (photo says alt mount shown), with the same optical performance.
It will be a very large and heavy lens that covers a much bigger image circle than necessary (FF).
I hope Samyang develops some M43rds specific lenses so they can take advantage of the smaller sensor and flange distance, like the 7.5/3.5.
Very good build quality and image quality for a very good price 🙂
What about sharpness comparing to Oly 75 mm 1.8?
Would rather have this for canon or whatever mount, and put a speedbooster adapter behind it… ;
85/1.4 without speedboster
60/1 with speedbooster
Not me, I would rather mount this lens to a 1″ Nikon 1 camera.
+1
doesn’t make much sense to buy the m43 version if you think about it.
+10
Too bad that the adapter is more expensive than the lens though.
Yeah, but you could also get the cheapo standard adapter and later the speedbooster and then enjoy two focal lengths with one lens.
Yeah, get the Nikon mount, and enjoy it on nikon, canon, nex and mft cameras.
Exactly.
It would be super cool if Samyang decided to make some more native MFT lenses. I’ve got their 7.5/3.5 fish-eye and it’s a fantastic piece of glass.
Now, from what I read, this one is a actually very good optically considering it’s price. And since 4/3 sensor is much smaller than FF, we don’t have to worry about vignetting or soft corners, so the performance wide open should be very nice.
I have the 43 version of this lens, it’s probably the same thing, with the relevant mount. This is a GREAT lens! For portraits it is probably even better than the otherwise very good Olympus 75mm, and with a MUCH better price tag! Only manual focusing, indeed. But so what? With the E-PM2 focus peaking this is no problem. Yes, the E-PM2 does focus peaking! I set up mine – and it’s perfect. If anyone here doesn’t know, there are publications in the Internet, also in 43rumors, how to set up your E-M5 for focus peaking. And it fully applies to E-PM2.
I’m not buying that it beats/rivals the Oly 75mm, but for sure it is a fantastic bargain.
I rather wish Sigma makes a version of their 1.8 zoom that can AF with m43, and build in a good quality speed-booster on the end. That would be KILLER.
(for me, lack of AF is something I try to avoid, except for macro use and video)
any feed back on the 14mm would be nice
i have the 7.5mm witch is very good
From everything I’ve read, this is definitely a fantastic lens.
…however, I don’t really see the point in getting a native M4/3 mount for a full-frame lens. You’re just killing the resale market for your lens if you ever decide to sell it, compared to getting a Nikon or Canon mount.
Buy the lens and an adapter, and you’ll have the same overall size (can’t get around the flange distance!). And hey, you’ll have a new adapter, too, so you can try out other lenses from that company!
I didn’t even comment on the 14mm f2.8, but considering it’s the same (or more expensive!) than the incredibly tiny Panasonic 14mm f2.5 with autofocus, I feel like you’d have to be crazy to buy that one.
Both great lenses that I already have for my Nikon D600. I have an adapter to mount them to my GH3 and the image quality is very good.
That lens is designed for DSLR cameras, and if you buy the M4/3 version, you just get the lens with a long tube in the rear end. I would rather buy it in some common SLR mount, e.g., Nikon, and use it with an adapter. That is more futureproof, you could then use the lens on any mirrorless system using the right adapter.
Right on, keeping resale value in mind I bought this lens with the Canon mount, I like the lens though therefore keeping it, focusing manual and wide open, at which the lens performs at it’s best, is quite challenging.
If anyone’s interested, here’s a shot with a speed booster (Nikon). I’m very happy with the sharpness.
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/86894400@N05/11553708986/
I thought the Rokinon 85 T/1.5 already existed in mft mount?
170mm without Stabilisation? I had the Canon mount version and other then the stiff focus ring it captured great images – i just see it as irrelevant for mft system due to the crop.
Yeah, full frame lenses in M43 mount! Finally that system starts to make sense…
85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC.
There needs to be an “AF” in there somewhere for me to be interested.
One more note, important. This lens in Nikon F mount and the Metabones Nikon F to m43 speed booster is sure to make a killer combination on Olympus cameras with the new sensor. It will produce something like f1.0 at a focusing distance of 120mm.
Only 200g heavier than the Panasonic 42.5 f/1.2
I keep dreaming that Olympus or Panasonic could launch a 85mm, a 90mm, or better a 100mm F/1.8. Rokinon show us that optically it is possible with a fair price tag . Maybe this could happen with an other third party lens manufacturer that already got autofocus technology as Tamron, Tokina or Sigma.
Add Autofocus, a bit better build quality and you got a real killer lens for about 899$ ! That would attract a lot of people into m43.
Other lens I would like to see with a m43 mount are :
Tamron 90mm macro f\2.8
Sigma 70-200 f\2.8 (that would be a good reach lens for sports and wild life)
Sigma 8-16mm F\4.5-5.6
sigma 35mm F\1.4
Since I’m in the m43 system for the quality of the lens and the build quality of the Olympus bodies I don’t have any problems with an increase in size when using bigger lens, I wasn’t when using Nikon FX lens on Nikon DX camera. Size is not a matter when 75% of the other lens are small. It would only bring me some more versatility when needed.
Of coure, if Olympus or Panasonic could launch some long-telelphoto lens or prime with reasonnable fast aparture and some bright ultra wide angle lens, that would be better. Keep on dreamin, I guess…
I dunno, i heard comparatively that the rokinon stuff just doesn’t resolve that well. my fisheye is ok, but my tilt shift lens is junk. plus there’s no way this can compare to the sharpness of the 75 1.8 as one person asked above. But it’s got a nice price point.