Rokinon 8mm 3.5 Fisheye on Nikon D7000
May 31, 2013 06:12:08 #
OK OK I realize a fisheye doesn't have a lot of need for focus, but this little beast is supposed to (I think) be AF on the D7000. The instruction manual is dodgy in the explanation of this. I am unable to find a focus spot in the viewfinder and cannot get an audible when focus is locked on. Any experience out there to help an old time film shooter.
May 31, 2013 06:48:50 #
Rokinons are manual focus lenses. The e-bay site says auto-focus but that is wrong
May 31, 2013 07:08:14 #
Shalom Myer, I suspected something was amiss, the Korean to English instructions packaged with the lens is less than adequate, especially for a digital neophyte like myself. Thank You much appreciated.
May 31, 2013 07:19:25 #
I have the 24 mm 2.8 which I use for night sky photography and I am thinking I will pick up the 8 mm fish eye
May 31, 2013 08:33:46 #
I have the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye for Canon and it's a fun lens with excellent IQ for the money. It's full manual but that's OK, almost everything is always in focus anyway.
May 31, 2013 09:02:03 #
Jun 1, 2013 06:49:39 #
I really like mine and never give focus much thought. The 180 degree FOV lets you take shots of your fingers and feet if you're not careful to hold the camera out from yourself. It must be level to shoot a straight horizon. Tilting it up or down curves the scene one way or the other. It is a ton of fun for the money and costs a fraction of my NIKKOR lenses.
Jun 1, 2013 07:06:10 #
Thanks Prof. I have noticed these big ugly toes in a couple of my test shots. I now shoot at arms length where possible.
Jun 1, 2013 08:29:20 #
Bruce M. wrote:
Shalom Myer, I suspected something was amiss, the Korean to English instructions packaged with the lens is less than adequate, especially for a digital neophyte like myself. Thank You much appreciated.
There might be a focus chip on that lens. You can tell just by looking.
I put one on my Rokinon 14mm.
Here is what it looks like; unless you see something like this (be it integrated into the lens or stuck-on like mine) it's full manual.
Jun 1, 2013 09:36:10 #
Bruce M. wrote:
OK OK I realize a fisheye doesn't have a lot of need for focus, but this little beast is supposed to (I think) be AF on the D7000. The instruction manual is dodgy in the explanation of this. I am unable to find a focus spot in the viewfinder and cannot get an audible when focus is locked on. Any experience out there to help an old time film shooter.
I shoot Nikon and I Purchased the Pro-Optics version of the 8mm fisheye. Totally manual. At 8mm set the focus to about 1 foot and you should be in focus to infinity.
Jun 1, 2013 10:44:22 #
Bruce M. wrote:
Nice examples Phil, Thanks.
Glad you like them!
Jun 1, 2013 11:12:25 #
My Rokinon has the usual gold Pins on the connect barrel so I believe it may be auto focus, however, if this is the case I am befuddled as to how it is supposed to work.
Jun 1, 2013 12:31:08 #
Bruce M. wrote:
My Rokinon has the usual gold Pins on the connect barrel so I believe it may be auto focus, however, if this is the case I am befuddled as to how it is supposed to work.
It's not AF...it's only "focus confirm"
So..you rack the focus all the way in to the one foot mark.
Hold the focus button, either shutter or back button...WHILE you turn the focus slowly...when it achieves focus; it will beep and the points will light up like a regular lens.
I find that it's invaluable for close up objects...you really need it to keep things razor sharp close up....but for landscapes where there is nothing right up close to the lens....it's less important.
Jun 1, 2013 12:32:29 #
Here is an example of the 14mm and the kind of sharpness it achieves right out of the camera when you hit the AF point.
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