The new Rokinon/Samyang lens is now in Stock and sipping in USA/Europe/Asia:
100mm f/2.8 macro at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
100mm T/3.1 macro Cine version at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
And here you have now the very first image samples taken with the E-M1:
http://lenswork.tistory.com/entry/Samyang-100mm-f28-MacroSample-Images3
http://lenswork.tistory.com/entry/Samyang-100mm-f28-MacroSample-Images4
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I suggest waiting for it to lose $50 of that price at least. It’s proved that it does what is says, and very well. Reviews show great images. But it’s just a bit above the value-for-money threshold for an adapted fully manual lens.
I think it is WELL above the value-for-money threshold. Yes, it is a macro lens so that should account for something, but still… the Sigma 60mm f2.8 is a fantastic lens optically and has AF for $200. You’d think this lens, with whatever added magic that allows it to focus closely shouldn’t cost more than $300-400 retail.
Well there’s the +40mm for one thing, so you get stronger magnification. And that’s at no loss of aperture. I haven’t compared sharpness, bokeh or CA to the Sigma, and honestly I think we need more practical tests and reviews to be sure. I don’t own a macro myself, so have nothing to compare it to. I just feel that the test images that have come out so far are really good. As for AF it’s an okay thing to have on any lens, but it’s overrated on a macro. Handy when using the macro as a regular lens, but pretty unnecessary when doing close-up shots.
You only have to compare this lens to the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro to see what a bargain it is–roughly half price.
It is quite common for the Rokinon/Samyang lenses to lose a hundred or so from their pricing within a year of being released. Just high initial prices for the first buyers.
You buy what you need at the moment. Those who wonder or wait when the price comes down etc, doesn’t need that lens at all, otherwise they would go and buy one.
That is the way to success in business, you invest when needed and you don’t buy things you don’t need, even if the price would be -90%
From that you know who is professional and who isn’t.
OMG I AM SO SORRY! I didn’t know this was a “professionals only” web page. Silly me, here I am with my silly hobby, being all interested in photography but with other bills to pay. Sorry for making a fool of myself. You go ahead and buy exactly what you need exactly when you need it, don’t mind me, I’ll just keep out of the way of you big boys.
I always buy exactly what I need exactly when I need it.
I just don’t realize I need it until it goes on sale 😀
Or as Elliott Erwitt
would put it: It’s about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby.