Rokinon Cine CV35-C 35mm T1.5 Aspherical Wide Angle Cine Lens with De-Clicked Aperture for Canon EOS DSLR 35-35mm, Fixed-Non-Zoom Lens

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Upon using this lens, the focus ring jammed and became stuck and nearly impossible to use. Shortly after, the front half of the lens fell out entirely. I sent the lens back to Rokinon for a repair or replacement under warranty and they told me that I shouldve contacted them sooner and the damage was my fault despite the fact that it was obviously internal manufacturing error and offered that i pay an additional $300 for a new lens after paying >$400 for this faulty one. Not even a month later, another lens i purchased from the same company (24mm) also broke when the lens came totally detached from its mounting ring unprompted. I contacted Rokinon immediately and then they told me that they had seen this happen in several cases before and that it was highly improbable (how can it be both???) and that this would not be covered under warranty either, even though they made it seem like it was simply an issue of screws coming loose from the mounting ring. How could such a simply issue not be covered under warranty? Do not purchase Rokinon Lenses

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Once trying the lens on two bodies, it was obvious the aperture ring wasn’t working. Something internal wasn’t connected. Was getting very annoyed and tempted to just return the lens. So I decided, screw it. I’m gonna take apart the lens and fix it myself since I wanted to take it with me on a road trip this weekend and don’t want to wait for a replacement. Spent a little over an hour fixing the issue. Lens works fine now. Just a bit annoying that it arrived that way.

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(Please note that my reviews of these three lenses are all the same except for some technical differences) Im no lens guru, and I dont have much of a budget, so these lenses are perfect. Coming from shooting DSLR to the Black Magic Cinema Camera, I was at least familiar with the functionality of these lenses. First thing I shot with them was a wedding and these were the only lenses I used on my camera. It takes a bit of getting used to working with all primes, but, with a t1.5 aperture, its worth giving up the zoom since lighting isnt always the best. I would recommend getting some super-wide angle lenses if you are shooting on a crop sensor like the BMCC as it more than doubles the focal length on these cameras (this one equates to about an 80mm). The lenses are nice and heavy, suggesting a good build, and the focus is smooth. I havent tried them with a follow-focus yet, but, anticipate doing so in the near future. The de-clicked aperture is a nice feature too. It adds a smoothness to changing exposures while shooting that you cannot get with a regular DSLR lens, but, that can also be a problem if you are not paying attention because the aperture ring is easy to bump. That is in no way a complaint, just an observation and an issue I chalk up to user error and must get used to. All in all, I really like these lenses and would recommend them to anyone on a budget. They are what they are, and what they are is an affordable tool to help you tell your story. Im sure there are gear snobs who would frown on these, but, I feel that gear snobbery comes from a lack of vision and skill.

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use this lens about 95% of the time! Pros: Cheap grooves for follow focus ring clarity for lower stops Cons: breaths when focusing (if comparing to a zeiss or canon cinema) cheap plastic feel chromatic aberration (extremly prominent)

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Great lense. Looks good, feels good, shoots exellent :-) Very happy with the lense. Plastic is very high quality and my concerns with that disappeared once I put this lense on my BMCC. Highly reccomended.

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Ok so first let me state that I accidentally bought this instead of the digital photo 35 (I didnt even notice until it was too late to return the lens but I have been reassured that its the exact same despite the click aperture). Now to go back to the lens, I dont really know much about the mechanics or what not but I do know how to use it and love my Sonys peaking level. And this is a fantastic lens with a sharp picture even at 1.4, I absolutely love it and am wanting to get more rokinon lenses!

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- Nice cine-style lens for the low budged/indie filmmaker. - Soft wide open, but is very usable by T2, and sharp by T2.8. - Focus and aperture both feature smooth motion. Lens is mostly plastic, so its not the super silky motion of an expensive metal lens. - Obviously, it would be silly to compare to lenses that cost thousands of dollars. If you can afford Zeiss or Canon cinema glass, dont look here.

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FANTASTIC! I have a crop sensor camera (60D) so this is pretty much a 50mm and its the PERFECT run and gun lens. My only gripe is that the focus plane is SO narrow things are very often just out of focus. This is to be expected with such a fast lens, and takes a lot of practice to get used to. I would recommend this for the price!

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Among the prime high quality lenses, Im pretty sure this is one of top five! Amazing image quality!! For both photo & Video!

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Beautiful product. Works flawlessly with my 60D and C100. I recall reading reviews about the printed (as compared to etched) numbers wearing off, but if you keep your lens clean (as you should), this should not be a problem. Brilliant image. Low light capable. Used in hundreds of hours of interviews in the past 2 years. Eager to purchase another Rokinon product in the near future.

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