Rokinon/Samyang AF 14mm F/2.8 FE & RF for Canon & Sony

Phil Rudin · Issue 112, Jan/Feb 2020 · pp. 52–56

Products mentioned: Rokinon 14mm F/2.8 AF, Samyang 50mm F/1.4 AS IF UMC, Samyang 14mm F/2.8 ED AS IF UMC, Rokinon 12mm F/2.8 ED AS IF NCS Fisheye, Sony A7R II, Sony A7R IV, Sony A7R III, Ikelite housing, Aquatica A7rIV Pro Housing, Aquatica 200mm Acrylic Dome Port, Inon Z330 strobes, Canon EOS R, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z7, Sigma 14mm F/1.8, Sony FE 12-24mm F/4, Sony FE 16-35mm F/4, Sony FE 16-35mm F/2.8, Sony FE 24mm F/1.4 GM, Zeiss Batis 18mm F/2.8, Rokinon lens station for Sony E

Since 1979 Samyang Optical Company LTD, a Korean based company has continued to push the boundaries for innovation and craftsmanship in the camera lens industry. Rokinon is owned and operated by Elite Brands Inc. which is the sole provider of Rokinon, Xeen by Rokinon and Samyang branded products in North America, Central America and South America. Samyang/Rokinon lenses and accessories are distributed in over fifty countries world wide. Samyang has focused on manual focus fixed focal length camera lenses and the XEEN Cinema lens line for years. This will be the first in a series of lens reviews using third party “budget” lenses for high resolution cameras. The lenses I will be testing cost anywhere from one-half to one-third the price of the camera manufactures lenses. Quality full frame cameras like the Canon EOS R and Nikon Z 6 & Z7 were released less than fourteen months ago and alrea…