Review on Rokinon RKHD8MV-C HD 8mm t/3.8 Fisheye Fixed Lens for Canon - De-clicked Aperture, Removable Hood, and Wide-Angle Capability by Tracy Johnston

For the price, Rokinon lenses can't be beat. In addition, manual focus and aperture are actually better than expensive branded autofocus lenses for many applications, especially DSLR shooting and time-lapse photography. That's why I have 6 Rokinon lenses, although many of them are duplicates of my Canon lenses. There is nothing to complain about here. Manual focus is a long focus and more accurate than trying to manually focus an autofocus lens. I've seen several reviews online where the reviewer complains about the lack of focus confirmation electronics. (Electronic focus confirmation is an available option on Nikon's Rokinon mount products.) I think that's nonsense, people born after autofocus became dominant due to lack of experience and confidence. This notion is also ingrained or supported as modern lenses tend to be slower than in the past and design savings are made possible by higher ISO digital sensors. The autofocus is less reliable with high-speed lenses due to the shallower depth of field. Depth of field hides focus errors, albeit at the cost of less creativity. These fast Rokinon lenses have a large aperture and an extremely shallow depth of field. In other words, ideal for those who take the craft of photography and video seriously and understand what it takes to tweak image controls. Of course I would like to have Zeiss lenses for still photography or even better Zeiss CP.2 film versions. . Or preferably the new Zeiss Otus lenses. But until then, these Rokinons can really bring home the bacon. With the choice to be a doer or a dreamer, buy Rokinons today. By the way, I think cinematic Rokinons are worth the extra money.