Rokinon AF 35mm f/1.4 Auto Focus Wide Angle Full Frame Lens for Sony FE Mount, Black (IO3514-E)

I wanted to try something new and move on from a 50mm "Nifty Fifty" lens with my Sony A7III. This lens has about just as good performance and runs for below $700. It does have awesomely sharp shots in the center and perfect for those who is into portrait photography. I wouldnt recommend this as an all around lens for travel but thats exactly what I did when I took it to Hawaii (see pictures attached). At f/1.4, it is of course extremely fast, lets a lot of light in for when I shoot past 7pm and the build quality of this is superb! One small thing I did notice nor liked was the sound of the Auto-Focus, it does do the jello effect when searching for a focus, but the loud noises it makes is not so annoying, unless you will be using the audio for when you do videos. Highlights: - Fast Auto-Focusing - Eye-Auto-Focus works like butter - BOKEH is AMAZING! - Super Sharp in the center if you want to move the viewers eyes there, but if in correct settings, you can get sharp shots all around. - Shoots well in dark light - Cheap priced compared to competitors - E-MOUNT for Sony! - Perfect for Portraits! - Build quality is robust, heavy lens and its metal. Cons: (THIS IS THE BUT) - Noticeable, but not annoying noises as the lens looks for focus points. Definitely not good for a filmmaker if they need the audio. - Its Heavy! Overall, this is a great lens more intended for portrait shooters, casually 1 lens travelers who want to travel light and I would recommend this to everyone who cant budget an extra $1000 for a better lens.

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Overall, I really enjoy this lens. I use it on my A7RII for stills and A7SII for video. Tack sharp at the center. Great bokeh. Pretty fast AF. Solid build quality. The sound the AF motor makes is somewhat noticeable, but I use a shotgun mic so it doesnt matter to me. The only issues Ive run in to are the chromatic aberration and the autofocus when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII. The chromatic aberration isnt bad, but if youre pixel peeping (hard not to do with the A7RII) you will notice it. Lightroom doesnt have a profile for it yet but with your own tweaking, can fix it quickly. The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that it will not autofocus properly when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII. Its as if its trying to focus on something 3 inches in front of what I need it to. It focuses just fine in 4K and at 1080 60fps. I tested this issue on the A7RII at 120fps (the A7RII does 120fps at 720, not 1080) and it worked better, but still not perfect. My lens came with v.02. I changed the focus area to everything available to no avail. If I wanted to use manual focus, I would have bought its cheaper counterpart. Besides that, its a great lens for the price. EDIT: I talked to the people at Rokinon and there is no fix for the inability to focus at higher frame rates. Their response was, "The 35mm F1.4 AF lens isn’t made for video and manual focus is normally recommend..." I still recommend this lens, just be prepared to use manual focus at the high frame rates.

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Low aperture is great for low light

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great for the price. Autofocus is a bit noisy in low light but still very good lens compare to Sigma 35mm f1.4 that is super expensive.

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