Two of the new Samyang/Rokinon Full Frame E-mount lenses are now in Stock at BHphoto:
• Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC (Click here)
• Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC (Click here)
Still not available:
• Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
• Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC
• Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC
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I just returned the Rokinon 14mm to B&H. It had about a .5 mm lateral play in the lens mount attached to my A7R. I’m hoping that this is not a systemic issue. Has anyone else had success with lens?
jamescho
It’s common with all big and heavy lenses on most cameras. Try a 70-200/2.8, 200/2, 300/2.8, etc. and you’ll feel plenty. Did you check to see if the top or the bottom of the frame was unevenly in focus as a result? If not, you have just returned a good lens.
any idea when the 70-200mm F4 is available for preorder, I can’t find it anywhere
Still TBD
links are for E Mount not FE
FE = E Mount
Admin, are you sure these lenses are Full Frame? It says APS-c.
Yes they are full frame.
Thank you!
When I click on the B&H link provided here for the 14mm f/2.8, it takes you to APS-C lens, NOT full frame … also in B&H Q&A section, it clearly states that it is NOT for full frame.
I’d like to pick up a couple of wide angle Rokinons for my A7R, but I suspect that Zeiss will release a WA-zoom lens very soon. I’d rather have that. 😛
+1
I’m also hoping for a native wide angle zoom!
When Zeiss’ $3000 15mm f/2.8 is not as sharp as Samyang/Rokinon’s $400 14mm f/2.8, I wouldn’t hold my breath on one of Zeiss’ zooms being up to it. Just saying from what’s already out there…
Huh? The Zeiss 15 2.8 is not sharper then the Rokinon/Samyang 14 2.8? Where did you get that?
UGLY. Especially the T&S one. Better to buy Nikon F version — so one be able to use it on Nikon, Canon, and E-mount, and easier to sell afterwards.
Ya, you will want a better looking lens… so you know, you can look good pretending to be a photographer.
*facepalm*
Sure there is more demand for used lenses with Nikon and Canon, but there is a lot more supply out there as well. I find that the used market for Sony holds us a little better.
you can not control the electronic aperture of the Nikon PC-E lenses on an adapter!
The Canon TS-E lenses are supported by the new Metabones smart adapter MK III.
Specifically for T&S, I’ll rather invest in a Canon TS then a Nikon TS cause for now, Canon TS is better.
These are just the regular lens with the e-mount adapter built in so they are pretty huge. The link seams to be for the wrong version.
not sure yet if I should keep my samy85 for nikon F mount and get the 14mm with nikon mount as well, or just sell the 85 and get both for native E. The benefit is there, as 85mm+simple(100g) adapter is heavier than native one by 50+ grams.. 🙂
Your Nikon version will likely hold better resale value then the E mount version. Just sayin
As others have noted, the spec sheet for these lenses says APS-C coverage, *not* full frame. These would be pretty aggressive price points for full frame E-mount lenses.
Well, they look cheap and hideous but I’m sure the optical quality is actually pretty good. I have never been dissapointed by a Rokinon/Samyang lens so there you go.
I use an Nex-7 with adapter and legacy lenses, and the extra length of the adapter makes the lens larger than would be ideal. Can someone explain why these lenses still require the length of an adapter in addition to the lens on a full frame camera?
http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html
They’re basically dslr lenses with a built in adapter, rather than lenses designed for the e-mount flange distance
Correct. And since the rear element of a DSLR lens needs to clear the camera’s mirror and a mirrorless camera by definition does not have one (duh!), it follows that any DSLR lens used on an E-mount camera must have an extender tube of some sort to maintain the proper rear element to sensor distance.
Rokinon did this with their 8mm lens: their first e-mount version was bascially their DLSR version with an extension tube on the back (f3.5)
But later they designed an 8mm explicitly for mirrorless, it was faster at f2.8, smaller and better quality.
I’m hoping they’ll do the same with these too.
These are not new lenses, it’s their DSLR lens + build in DSLR to E mount adapter.
Native E mount lenses (manual ones at least), will be smaller (or at least shorter) then these. Looking forward to Zeiss announcement sometime mid-end this year 🙂
What’s the deal with the 14/2.0 that’s always advertised on here? It’s a Rokinon ad, but when I click on it, there’s a 16/2.0 and 14/T3.1, but no 14/2.0. Searching doesn’t seem to show anything faster than 14/2.8 from Rokinon/Samyang…
By the way, as others have noted, if you click the links to B&H, the descriptions say APS-C, and things like “21mm equivalent”
Yes, it is a full frame 14 mm 2.8 lens. I ordered this from B&H and the picture on B&H is not the E mount version. I tested this lens on the A7R and it is indeed a full frame lens. The picture in this SAR article is accurate. I returned the lens this morning (See the first post).
Admin, I suggest to double check your post. It seems these are the APS-C versions, not the Fullframe variants.
Now I believe Admin is correct but the B&H site (which lists these lenses as APS-C)is in error. Remember, these are in reality A-mount DSLR optics with an E-mount adapter attached. If you go to the Rokinon site you see the A-mount versions listed as full-frame.
You’re mistaken, your links said otherwise. On the B&H specs of these two lenses said: Camera Mount Type; Sony (E Mount for NEX), Format Compatibility APS-C
Just read Panasonic and Fuji boost about their great lenses. The news here is, please use third party lenses first, do not dream of seeing a sony Mirrorless F1.2 lenses here today. : )