Rokinon/Samyang AF 24mm F/2.8 FE for Sony

Phil Rudin · Issue 116, Sep/Oct 2020 · pp. 40–45

Products mentioned: Rokinon AF 24mm F/2.8 FE, Rokinon 12mm F/2.8 ED AS IF NCS Fisheye, Samyang 50mm F/1.4 AS IF UMC, Samyang 14mm F/2.8 ED AS IF UMC, Rokinon AF 75mm F/1.8 FE, Sony A7R II, Sony A7R III, Sony FE 24mm F/1.4 GM, Sigma 24mm F/1.4, Tamron 24mm F/2.8, Ikelite housing, Olympus 12mm F/2, Olympus EM-1, Nauticam NA-EM1 housing, Zen dome port

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 review will be the second 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 proprietary lenses. As with the lens, excellent deals can also be found on current full frame, APS-C and M43 camera bod…