Category Archives: Rokinon

Hands-on review: Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2015

B&H has new hands-on video review of the new Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses:

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Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and T3.1 VDSLR ED UMC MACRO lenses officially announced

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2015

The Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 lens is now officially announced and is listed for pre-order at Adorama, B&H and Amazon. Two different versions are available:

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Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens listed at B&H

By PR admin | Published: April 1, 2015

Few weeks ago I broke the news about a new Samyang 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens. The Rokinon version is now listed on B&H with a price tag of $549. Note that this post is not tagged with April 1st. Here are the details:

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Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC and 135mm T2.2 VDSLR ED UMC lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: January 12, 2015

Samyang officially announced the 135mm f/2 ED UMC lens that leaked on eBay few days ago. There is also a new 135mm T2.2 VDSLR ED UMC cine lens. The eBay price is $579.99 (currently there is a listing only for the Canon version). Update: B&H now has the new Samyang lens listed on their website for $549. The […]

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Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2015

The new Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked on this eBay listing which contains several pictures and some basic specifications:

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New Rokinon teaser shows a blurry image of the upcoming 135mm lens

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2015

Few days ago I already mentioned on Facebook about the new Rokinon teaser for their upcoming 135mm lens (probably f/1.8) – you can now clearly see the dimensions of the new lens.

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Rokinon/Samyang teasing with a new 135mm lens?

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2014

Rokinon has a new teaser on their Facebook page for what appears to be a new 135mm lens (any other ideas?). The official announcement will most likely be in January, 2015 – see also this Samyang teaser:

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New Rokinon 12mm T3.1 ED AS IF NCS UMC Cine DS fisheye lens announced

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2014

Rokinon announced a new 12mm T3.1 ED AS IF NCS UMC Cine DS fisheye lens for Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A and Sony E mounts: Canon EF Mount Lens/ Full-Frame Format Aperture Range: T3.1 to 22 Three Extra Low Dispersion Elements Two Aspherical Elements Nano Crystal and UMC Lens Coating Manual Focus; Internal Focus […]

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Did you know that there is a Rokinon 12mm f/7.4 RMC fisheye lens for Fuji X-mount, Sony E-mount and MFT?

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

A reader alerted me about this Rokinon 12mm f/7.4 RMC fisheye lens for Fujifilm X-mount. The same lens is available also for Sony E-mount and Micro Four Thirds (there is a similar Rokinon 7.5mm f/8 RMC fisheye lens for Nikon 1 mount). I have not seen it before and I do not remember seeing an official announcement (I […]

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Rokinon to announce their new 50mm f/1.2 lens on August 26th

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2014

The previously rumored 50mm f/1.2 lens will most likely be announced on August 26th according to this Facebook post. Update: there is also a new Samyang lens teaser:

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Rokinon/Samyang still planning to release a new 50mm f/1.2 lens

By PR admin | Published: July 25, 2014

A reader contacted Rokinon and asked about the previously rumored 50mm f/1.2 lens. Referring to a Facebook post from February 2014 where Samyang Asia said that they will not release such lens, Rokinon responded that they are still working on a new 50mm lens that will be released “very soon”:

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Deal of the day: $75 mail-in rebate for Rokinon 24mm lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2013

Rokinon is now offering $75 main-in rebate on three of their 24mm lenses (including their tilt-shift lens, all mounts included). Product must be purchased by October 31 and the rebate form must be mailed by November 30th, 2013.

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