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Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS Ultra Wide Angle Lens Sony E-Mount (NEX) (Black) (RK12M-E)

Style:Lens Only Made just for mirrorless mounts is the new Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens. It is available in Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mounts. Its 35mm focal length equivalency for MFT cameras is 24mm, for Ca...

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Reviews around price (5.00 of 5)

  • I guess it goes to show that a bad product is not bargain even at a good price.
  • I give 3 stars because the low price is fair, I would give it less if it was more expensive.
  • I couldn't believe the quality at such a reasonable price
  • Great price lens for Sony E Mount but this lens is almost impossible to focus on the fly since it is a manual focus lens
  • I love the effective 18mm angle and highly recommend it, especially given the modest price.
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Reviews around picture (4.61 of 5)

  • If you don't get good crisp sharp vibrant landscape pictures and astrophotography
  • I purchased it, thinking it was a sure thing, but I find that the pictures generally come out fuzzy when in focus, even when I'm using a tripod
  • This lens will reward the diligent, however, and provides some brilliant pictures when everything lines up
  • It took me a while to get used a manual lens again but now I am getting very nice sharp pictures
  • For: Sharp pictures, Prime Lens Junkies, Astrophotography, Budget
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Reviews around lense (4.03 of 5)

  • Last year my a6000 with my lenses was stolen from my car
  • I love extreme wide-angle lenses, so after a lot of research, I bought the Rokinon 12mm
  • I only have a small collection of humble legacy lenses so I can't compare to the top of the line
  • Most modern lenses include 7 , 8, or 9 blades to get better bokeh at intermediate apertures, and to provide better "star" highlights when photographing at night
  • I dont know what people see but this lense isnt very sharp, not for pixel peepers
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Reviews around angle (3.92 of 5)

  • A super cheap, super fast, super wide angle lens, what more could you want?
  • A super cheap, super fast, super wide angle lens, what more could you want?
  • Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable
  • Once mounted to my EOS-M a lot of the size and weight benefit of mirror-less cameras is negated, but it's still much nicer than carrying say, a DSLR and a hefty wide angle zoom lens
  • If you need an excellent ultra-wide angle lens for your aps-c sony mirrorless, you just can't do better than this
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Reviews around quality (3.77 of 5)

  • Takes some getting used to but the quality is great for the price
  • I was very hesitant to shoot on a manual lens because the idea for getting this was to improve the quality and sharpness of my shots
  • Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable
  • I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.
  • Overall, the build quality is good and it would handle rough usage
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Reviews around sharpness (3.75 of 5)

  • Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable
  • Upon doing some more testing I've found that along the plane of focus, the lens maintains awesome sharpness, even out to the edges
  • Sharpness in the corners and edges improves up to about f8.
  • The sharpness is far superior to the Sony 16-50 kit lens.
  • I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.
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Reviews around mm (3.75 of 5)

  • This is probably the sharpest 12mm lens you can put on a Sony E mount camera right now
  • I had read the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 had heavy barrel distortion with moustache style sub-distortion
  • This lens is an absolute bargain compared to the sony 10-18mm and zeiss 12mm options.
  • The much expensive Touit 12mm might be sharper than this lens, but I have not noticed any loss of sharpness with this lens in my experience.
  • I love the effective 18mm angle and highly recommend it, especially given the modest price.
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Reviews around value (3.61 of 5)

  • I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.
  • I purchased it for its current price of little over $300, which I find a great value, given the alternatives on the market (or lack thereof)
  • Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable
  • For what it is, it's an excellent value and the most popular budget UWA lens for the Sony A6000/A6300/A6500 compared to the Zeiss Touit 12mm and the SONY E 10-18 F4 OSS.However, you do get what you pay for because my particular copy of this lens is decentered (the top left of the image is extremely soft at F/2.0 and only the top left corner) - but it goes away after a take it down a few stops to F/5.6, which in my opinion, should be the minimum open aperature for landscapes/architecture anyways
  • There are a variety of good reasons NOT to buy this lens, but if you can live with the negatives, this lens is a good value ultra-wide angle
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Reviews around focus (3.00 of 5)

  • Manual focus feels good and the image quality is great, especially in low-light scenarios
  • When mounted to the body, there's a tiny bit of play, which becomes all the more evident thanks to the stiff focus ring
  • Manual focusing works well with the focus peaking camera function.
  • Manual focusing works well with the focus peaking camera function.
  • Keep in mind it is a manual focus, but with the focus aids of the Sony a6000, good focus is easy
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Reviews around landscape (2.94 of 5)

  • It shines in good light from f/5.6 to f/8.0 and you can get sharp landscapes if you nail your manual focus
  • I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.
  • If you love landscape this is for you, or if you need to get a lot into one picture
  • If you don't get good crisp sharp vibrant landscape pictures and astrophotography
  • Using this lens all the way closed at f/22 is not recommended as it is noticeably soft, although it is not unbearable
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Reviews around astrophotography (2.54 of 5)

  • If you don't get good crisp sharp vibrant landscape pictures and astrophotography
  • I'm looking forward to trying some astrophotography with it as well.
  • First, despite being a prime, it's not as sharp as the SONY E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS at 18mm
  • I will give it 4 stars and may bump it up to 5 as I get more experienced with it and take more photos.
  • Those of you looking for a great Astrophotography lens, this is the best choice for e-mount because of its wide aperture and relatively low distortion
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More about Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS Ultra Wide Angle Lens Sony E-Mount (NEX) (Black) (RK12M-E)

  • Style:Lens Only Made just for mirrorless mounts is the new Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens
  • It is available in Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mounts
  • Its 35mm focal length equivalency for MFT cameras is 24mm, for Canon M cameras it is 19.2mm, and for the other three mounts, 18mm
  • With an f/2.0 maximum aperture, it is particularly effective in low-light capture and can control shallow depth of field for precise subject focus with pleasing out-of-focus backgrounds
  • It offers a minimum focus distance of 7.9"
  • The lens’s impressive optical construction consists of three Extra-low Dispersion elements, one aspherical, and one hybrid aspherical element
  • The nano-crystal coating is applied to the inner surface of the two front-most lens elements to minimize ghosting and flare and improve overall image clarity
  • The Rokinon 12mm accepts front filters and provides a 67mm diameter thread.