11Feb Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Lens Discounted
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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 [...]
11Feb BlackMagic Design Cinema Camera Test Footage
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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 [...]
31Jan Rokinon Cine Lens Bundled Discounts
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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 [...]
07Jan Save on Rokinon 24mm F/1.4 – Limited Time
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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 [...]
19Dec New Gear: Rokinon 85mm T/1.5 Cine Lens Unboxed
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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 [...]
10Dec $50 OFF Rokinon 85mm F/1.4 Lenses
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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 [...]
29Nov Great Deals on Bower Lens Discounts
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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 [...]
19Nov Deals Happening Now – Rokinon Fisheye, Canon Rebates, and Sandisk Media
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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.
29Sep Rokinon Updates 8mm Fisheye HD Optics Removable Hood
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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 [...]
08Aug Rokinon New 14mm T/3.1 24mm T/1.5 & 35mm T/1.5 Cine Lens
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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 [...]
08Jun Rokinon 14mm Lens Deal
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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 [...]
03Feb Samyang 24mm F/1.4 Prime Manual Lens – Available
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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 [...]
20Jan Lightning Deals All Day – Camera, Photo, & Video
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Starting at 6:00am this morning, there will be Amazon lightning deals in the Camera, Photo, and Video department. Lightning deals are special discount offers that run for a short time and new deals are thrown up just about every hour. Upcoming in the list are hard cases, backpacks, and bags, if anyone needs such. The [...]
05Jun Rokinon 85mm F/1.4 Review
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Another thumbs up review about the Rokinon 85mm F/1.4 Lens. I wrote an older article about these lenses found here: http://cheesycam.com/budget-manual-focus-85mm-f1-4-lens/. As you know Canon has an affordable F/1.8 lens, but according to Vimeo member Jared, the Rokinon would be a better choice for those who shoot only video. These lenses come rebranded between Rokinon, [...]






























