Rokinon 14-24mm F/2.8

Phil Rudin · Issue 149, Mar/Apr 2026 · pp. 27–30

Products mentioned: Rokinon 14-24mm F/2.8, 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, Leica 14-24mm F/2.8, Nikon Z 14-24mm F/2.8, Sigma 14-24mm, Sony A1 II, Marelux MX-A1II housing, Marelux 210mm acrylic dome port, Marelux Apollo Y strobe, Ikelite eight inch port, Sea&Sea Conversion lens, Sony A7R II, Ikelite housing

Since 1979 Samyang Optical Company LTD, the 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 fourth 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. In addition to third party lenses, bargain hunters can also find many last generation camera bodie…