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Since the Rokinon 24mm F/1.4 had been released, i’ve kept a close eye on it. I haven’t decided to pick it up just yet mainly because I was working with the Full Frame cameras. Now that i’ve been using the BlackMagic Design Cinema camera and Micro Four Thirds GH3, i’m finding this focal length is [...]

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Here’s a recent video from Vimeo member Jason Shelton put together with the BlackMagic Design Cinema Camera. He had the opportunity to shoot with the new BMCC for a week and used the following lenses: Tamron 18mm-270mm, Rokinon 24mm 1.4, Rokinon 35mm 1.4, Rokinon 85mm 1.4, and Canon 200mm 2.8.

The BlackMagic Design Cinema Camera [...]

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Anyone thinking about investing in a set of Rokinon Cine Lenses could save a few bucks if purchased in one of the Rokinon Cine Lens Bundled Deals. Also a nice way to save with an organized group buy. Available bundles include variations of the Rokinon 85mm T/1.5, 35mm T/1.5, 24mm T/1.5, and 14mm T/3.1. Check [...]

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If you’re looking for a lightweight Carbon Fiber Monopod, here’s a great deal. This Rokinon Carbon Fiber 5 section monopod is selling for just $39 + FREE SHIPPING (USA domestic). If you want to throw a monopod into your airline carry on bag, 21″ is about the max length you should be looking for. This [...]

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The Rokinon 24mm F/1.4 sells for $615-$650 dollars (seen here), but for a limited time an authorized reseller is offering the new 24mm F/1.4 for $499 + FREE SHIPPING (all camera mounts). This is and easier lens to work with on a cropped sensor Canon, or even micro four thirds camera like the new GH3 [...]

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The older Rokinon 85mm F/1.4 lenses are still a great value and produce great quality, but here’s an unboxing of the latest Rokinon 85mm T/1.5 Cine Lens in the new Black w/ Red Accent design which not only looks better, but offers a bit more quirky features for budget video shooters. (BTW I made a [...]

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The Rokinon 85mm F/1.4 is a popular lens among DSLR video shooters. The focal range and aperture combination make for a solid portrait lens or capable when shooting in low lighting conditions. Not the craziest deal i’ve seen, but If you were already planning on such a lens, it’s currently discounted at $50 dollars off [...]

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Every now and then the DSLR market goes wild when they can score a $500 dollar Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 lens for $350 dollars on a Daily Deal. I’ve seen these things sell out in literally minutes for that price. Well, If you didn’t know this already, these lenses can be found under different names such [...]

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Here’s a few deals happening now via B&H.

Rokinon 8mm Fisheye Lens Discounts (found here)

Canon Instant Rebates on DSLR Bodies and Lenses (found here)

Sandisk Media Discounts on SDHC, SDXC, and MicroSD Media.

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Rokinon has updated their popular 8mm Fisheye lens to include better optics and now a removable lens hood. I recall some people needed to shave down the old version depending on the camera they were trying to fit it with. This will give you 180 degree viewing angle on APS-C sensor sized cameras. Although it [...]

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Quick look at the new Rokinon 35mm T/1.5 Cine Lens. Basically same glass elements compared to their standard 35mm F/1.4 Photo lens. It’s just a small $50 dollar difference in price, with a few Cine style features such as de-clicked aperture, lens gears on focus and aperture rings, and indicator markings placed towards the side. [...]

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So Rokinon had news a few weeks ago about releasing new 35mm, 24mm, and 14mm Cine style lenses. The 35mm Nikon mount version shows in stock status’, and have already listed pre-order prices for the upcoming Rokinon 14mm T/3.1 and 24mm T/1.5.
These lenses already in exist in the Rokinon lineup, and the Cine versions [...]

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Just talking about Canon’s latest Compact Prime Cine Lenses, it’s not for everyone. Fortunately Rokinon is well aware of the DSLR Video scene and is adding another Cine lens to it’s product line and i’m feeling the new Rokinon 35mm T/1.5 Cine lens is going to be a winner. The available Rokinon 8mm T/3.8 Cine [...]

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Rokinon’s 8mm UltraWide Fisheye lens is on Lightning Deals today for about 36% off. The Rokinon 8mm is available in mounts for Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Sony Alpha, and yes Sony NEX. It has nearly a full 5 star rating and there’s tons of customer image samples uploaded from this lens. You can check all [...]

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I got up a bit late today and missed out on the Rokinon 85mm Lighting Deal, but not all is lost. Coming up in a few hours is another Lighting Deal for the Rokinon 14mm available in a variety of mounts including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and Pentax.
People have been pretty hip to these [...]

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Who doesn’t love the Samyang (or a.k.a Rokinon) 35mm F/1.4 prime? It’s a decently sharp lens with fast aperture for a not so bad price. I couldn’t pass up a recent deal and was able to grab (2) of them for just $375 the other day.
The 35mm focal length is nice for Full Frame [...]