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Review: Rokinon 8mm f2.8 Fisheye (Sony NEX)

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After getting our hands on the Rokinon 8mm f2.8 for review, we were fairly impressed with how well it performed. After weeks of use, the little lens actually almost stayed glued to the NEX 5n not only because of its size but also because of how simple it was to use.

But like all lenses, it had its quirks.

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Written by Chris Gampat

February 13th, 2012 at 12:39 am

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EXCLUSIVE: Hands on Review- Rokinon 8mm f2.8 Fisheye (Sony NEX)

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After the company announced their new lens on Facebook, Rokinon let me try their brand new 8mm f2.8 fisheye lens for Sony NEX cameras. Since Sony sent me the 5n to review, I decided to also give this brand new piece of glass a quick run. This is a hands-on review and at the time of writing this, I’ve spent maybe 9 hours with the lens in my possession and a significantly less amount of time playing with it. Plus, it was raining in NYC quite hard.

Either way, I present to you the exclusive first hands on review with the new Rokinon 8mm f2.8 fisheye lens for Sony NEX digital cameras.

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Written by Chris Gampat

January 27th, 2012 at 12:53 am