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Review: Rokinon 8mm f3.5 Fisheye (For Nikon)
I was extremely pleased with the Rokinon 85mm f1.4 and to this day still believe that it is one of the best lenses I’ve tested. So when the new 8mm f3.5 fisheye was announced, I was pleasantly surprised to test it out. Being an all manual lens and coupled with the Nikon D5100′s electronic rangefinder abilities, I thought to myself that this lens has to perform exceptionally well.
And then the testing began…
Review: Rokinon 7.5mm f3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro Four Thirds
Rokinon is a lens maker that has received a lot of interest as of late, especially with their 85mm f1.4. Though they are the same lenses as Samyang and a couple of other brands, that should not discount the quality of these lenses. The all manual lenses are characterized by a design that harkens back to the old ways of how lenses were built and does so at an affordable price point. According to Rokinon on Facebook, the price will be around $299.00. So does that mean that their first lens for the Micro Four Thirds system performs admirably as well?
Update: B&H Photo now carries them.
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Panasonic Announces New FX75 and 8mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens.
Panasonic announced the 8mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro Four Thirds and the FX75 digital point-and-shoot featuring a 5x Optical zoom and an F2.2 lens. More details after the jump.
