Rokinon 2.8/14 too good a deal?
May 12, 2014 11:38:17 #
skipnord
Loc: Corcoran, Minnesota
I googled a lens I am interested in - a Rokinon 2.8/14, and found a Chinese source that offered it for much less than any other source. Is this a great deal, or too good to be true?
May 12, 2014 11:41:13 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
skipnord wrote:
I googled a lens I am interested in - a Rokinon 2.8/14, and found a Chinese source that offered it for much less than any other source. Is this a great deal, or too good to be true?
If something is clearly out of line with everything else, I am very skeptical.
May 12, 2014 11:43:32 #
skipnord wrote:
I googled a lens I am interested in - a Rokinon 2.8/14, and found a Chinese source that offered it for much less than any other source. Is this a great deal, or too good to be true?
I was looking at a camera once from a Chinese site. I had read about the grey market and decided to send the company an email to the sales department. This was about four months ago and I have not heard anything from them. I purchased at B&H.
May 13, 2014 06:27:42 #
skipnord wrote:
I googled a lens I am interested in - a Rokinon 2.8/14, and found a Chinese source that offered it for much less than any other source. Is this a great deal, or too good to be true?
It's not the Chinese source, but the low price that would make me suspicious. Digitalrev, in Hong Kong, is a reliable dealer, but some Chinese sellers, like sellers in this country, offer low prices, but not high quality.
May 13, 2014 07:29:22 #
I have the Rokinon 85mm f/1.4. Beautimous! $240 (?).
Totally manual. Not a single info contact on lens mount.
Bidding on the 14mm.
Totally manual. Not a single info contact on lens mount.
Bidding on the 14mm.
May 13, 2014 17:03:07 #
skipnord wrote:
Isn't this the same lens as the Samyang and I believe another brand name that escapes my memory? The Samyang has good reviews. Don't know if there is a price spread between the brands though.I googled a lens I am interested in - a Rokinon 2.8/14, and found a Chinese source that offered it for much less than any other source. Is this a great deal, or too good to be true?
May 13, 2014 17:43:14 #
Other name is Bower and Samyang (the actual company that makes them in S Korea) used to make vivatar also. I got the lens with Bower name because it was $25 cheaper than the same store had it under the Rokinon and Samyang names, go figure. Be aware it is an all manual lens.
smith934 wrote:
Isn't this the same lens as the Samyang and I believe another brand name that escapes my memory? The Samyang has good reviews. Don't know if there is a price spread between the brands though.
May 13, 2014 21:17:10 #
The Rokinon's (and all the other names they sell under), are pretty good deals, as they offer decent image quality for their price, but stay away from their tilt & shift optics, as they are just plain pieces of shit and still cost you at least a grand!
May 13, 2014 22:44:09 #
B&H sells some of the Bower branded lenses here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Bower+lens&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
An 85mm f/1.4 Nikon mount for under $300 ?? Well it's easier to return a lens to B&H in New York than it is to China if you don't like it !!!!
An 85mm f/1.4 Nikon mount for under $300 ?? Well it's easier to return a lens to B&H in New York than it is to China if you don't like it !!!!
May 13, 2014 22:50:51 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
GC likes NIKON wrote:
B&H sells some of the Bower branded lenses here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Bower+lens&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
An 85mm f/1.4 Nikon mount for under $300 ?? Well it's easier to return a lens to B&H in New York than it is to China if you don't like it !!!!
An 85mm f/1.4 Nikon mount for under $300 ?? Well it's easier to return a lens to B&H in New York than it is to China if you don't like it !!!!
Maybe it's just me, but I'll pay the extra $200 to get autofocus with the Nikon AF 85mm f/1.8.
May 14, 2014 09:02:39 #
amehta wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I'll pay the extra $200 to get autofocus with the Nikon AF 85mm f/1.8.
amehta..I agree with you whole heartedly !! My 85mm is a Nikkor f1.8D. However there are a lot of people who are in this on a shoestring and to whom that $200 means a lot.
May 14, 2014 09:04:18 #
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