Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS Ultra Wide Angle Lens Sony E-Mount (NEX) (Black) (RK12M-E)

I bought this lens, but I think I must have received a unit with imperfections, which I returned for a refund. Seemed to take good clear pictures in the near field, but in the far field, but it did not produce the sharpness that so many other reviewers had noticed in the lenses that they had purchased. I think I will probably end up purchasing another unit sometime in the future in hopes and expectation that I get a unit of the quality level that so many others have raved about. I think the company is a good company, and I think the lens design is good, but I think there is some variability in some of the product. For many people their application(e.g. real estate photos) is served quite adequately with the excellent near field sharpness that my unit exhibited. But it was my hope to take landscapes(focused at infinity) that require a high level of far field sharpness which I was unable to capture with the unit I purchased.

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I love extreme wide-angle lenses, so after a lot of research, I bought the Rokinon 12mm. It lives on my Sony a6300 always. Its a prime lens, no auto focus, no electronic communications with the camera, just simplicity from the get-go. I use aperture priority on the camera, set mostly at F/8 or F11, so most everything is sharp. I would advise anyone to do your homework and pick the lens that suits your work. This lens fills my needs at most every level. Nice glass!

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Very good lens for this price or a higher price. With it being fully manual you do have to make a few easy tweaks to your camera settings but then you are on your way and it is super easy to get shots in excellent focus almost every time. Some chromatic aberration like a few of the other reviews said. I have only had it a week because they sent me the Fujifilm version instead of emount so I had to wait another week but I have had it out a few times and so far I am very happy with it and think it will help me add another dimension to my photography. I might even consider adding the 90 or 135mm from Rokinon to my collection because I am not super fond of my sony kit telephoto. I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.

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I am using this on a Sony a6000. The lens is very sharp in the center, but falls off a lot at the edges and corners, particularly wide open. Sharpness in the corners and edges improves up to about f8. This has the most chromatic aberration of any lens I own, and it is actually challenging to get rid of it in Photoshop, without affecting other greens and purples in your photo. When comparing to the Zeiss 12mm, the Zeiss has better corner to corner sharpness, but the Samyang/Rokinon is actually sharper in the center. The Zeiss has significantly less chromatic aberration.

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