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Chile, Santiago
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Review on ๐Ÿ“ท Rokinon 85mm F1.4 AF Canon EF Mount Lens: High-Quality Black IO85AF-C Lens for Canon Cameras by Dan Tsourvakas

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Performance was excellent, electronic manual focus fails

Rokinon was truly impressive value for money. I bought this promising Sigma 85 alternative and it worked very well in every way. The downside for me, however, was the electronic manual focus. It's not bad per se, but I intend to use it a lot for manual focus video and I can see some stepper motor movement with fine manual focus. Also, the speed of the focus ring does not always match the speed of the focus motor. Good lens, takes great pictures, but not for me.

Pros
  • Lens type: telephoto
Cons
  • It's hard to remember, but the