I have the Nikon D7000 and this 16MP camera is very, very, picky when it comes to lenses, and it seems to LOVE the Rokinon. The photos come out extremely sharp! I don't know how a cheaper built, newer lens would beat this lens. By the way, I love Nikon, but the Rokinon IS a high quality lens. Trust me, i feel better having a high quality lens for $299 then a $1600 Zeiss lens that performs nearly the same or just as equal, and the rest of the money, well, i can buy a ton more things i want
Name brands don't make me feel any better. Some people feel and think they are more "important" if they drive in a BMW or Mercedez, but at a fraction of the cost a Hyundai Genesis performs and feels just as good, or even better.
No Marcel, i got it brand new from Amazon. Like i said, the price already went up just a bit. You wont be sorry if you get it. trust me. I myself, was not sure is this would be a good idea either, i said to myself if i didnt like it i will just return it and get the new Nikon 1.8G. I do not regreat it at all!
I know exactly how you feel, people are so cheap they dont want to pay for a good photographer now a days.
I have offered to do several weddings and i am practically offering to do it for free and they still don't want to.
What other lenses of the same focal range do you already have? By the way, I sold my 1.8D also, for $350. More than what i paid for the Rokinon! How awesome is that!!
Marcel, some where along the way I didn't get the exact lens is it the Rokinon 85mm1.8 ??? I am interested my self, is it a FX or DX lens???Please let me know. ThanksYou've convinced me. It's ordered and I should get it monday. I'll have to start selling stuff now. The 1.8D is probably the first one that I will try to sell.
Marcel, some where along the way I didn't get the exact lens is it the Rokinon 85mm1.8 ??? I am interested my self, is it a FX or DX lens???Please let me know. Thanks
I have a number of older Nikon lenses & have had very good luck with them & am not afraid to spend extra for better quality if indeed it is better quality. 3 of my older lenses are more than 33 years old & still going & one of them is a Vivitar lens that I refuse to part with.!!! So I get your drift about this Rokinon lens. Good luck with it.!!! Growing old with a trusted lens & camera is almost as good as growing old with my better half only it doesn't talk back!!!!I know exactly how you feel, people are so cheap they dont want to pay for a good photographer now a days.
I have offered to do several weddings and i am practically offering to do it for free and they still don't want to.
What other lenses of the same focal range do you already have? By the way, I sold my 1.8D also, for $350. More than what i paid for the Rokinon! How awesome is that!!
Sorry about that.If you mean the one I'll be selling, it's a Nikkor 1.8D. It is a FX and DX lens. The one I'm getting is 1.4 manual focus.
Sorry about that.
Is the new lens your buying an FX or DX lens?????
If you dont mind manual focus and you want pure quality Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZF - Review / Test Reportmmmmmm check this out !
No, what the chip also does is it gives you the option to simply change the apperture on the camera dials, as well as the shutter speeds also, i believe, not sure about that one, i haven't mess around with that yet. In another words, you dont have to change those settings from the lens itself by rotating the apperture ring on the lens.
there are tons of reviews on this lens, you can also check reviews from Amazon.
You can check some walk around photos from this Rokinon lens at: www.flickr.com/photos/mistermejia