For Sale: Rokinar 85mm f1.4 manual focus lens. Nikon Mount
Mar 17, 2015 17:57:28 #
Rokinar 85mm f/1.4 Lens. Nikon mount. Free Shipping within Continental US. Original box and packing materials.
Manual focus only.
This lens includes the chip which displays the little green dot in the viewfinder when focus is achieved. Frankly, I use the Live View screen,, fully magnified, when focusing but its nice to have the confirmation of the green light in the VF.
I got about 10 hits on a Google search for "Rokinar 85mm Review". Search on YouTube returned about 5 hits.
They seem to be pretty much 100% favorable when discussing the image quality, build and bokeh.
Especially considering the bang-for-the-buck when comparing it to the Nikon equivalent 85mm f/1.4 at $1600!
$250.00
Manual focus only.
This lens includes the chip which displays the little green dot in the viewfinder when focus is achieved. Frankly, I use the Live View screen,, fully magnified, when focusing but its nice to have the confirmation of the green light in the VF.
I got about 10 hits on a Google search for "Rokinar 85mm Review". Search on YouTube returned about 5 hits.
They seem to be pretty much 100% favorable when discussing the image quality, build and bokeh.
Especially considering the bang-for-the-buck when comparing it to the Nikon equivalent 85mm f/1.4 at $1600!
$250.00
Mar 17, 2015 20:39:51 #
You might consider changing the title of this thread to read Rokinon instead of Rokinar
Apr 1, 2015 16:08:04 #
Hi Pat! QUick question..does that focus confirm chip come standard with the lens or was it an add on? Is it accurate? I have never used a manual focus lens and always hesitant because I am never really positive that I am truly focused. But this sounds like a great thing! I have the nikon 85 1.8 but want the 1.4 for instead. Heard nice things about this lens.
Apr 5, 2015 17:14:22 #
alissaspieces wrote:
Hi Pat! QUick question..does that focus confirm chip come standard with the lens or was it an add on? Is it accurate? I have never used a manual focus lens and always hesitant because I am never really positive that I am truly focused. But this sounds like a great thing! I have the nikon 85 1.8 but want the 1.4 for instead. Heard nice things about this lens.
I used one of these lenses for some time and was always THRILLED with the results. As photographers, we should all be adept at manual focus, and in fact, can often achieve better images than with auto focus since the photographer doesn't have to rely on metering to decide which part of the subject to focus on. There is no need to be nervous about manual focus.
I had the F-stop ring replace with a smooth ring which allowed for infinite F-stop adjustments in between the normal F-stop settings. This provides incredibly smooth transitions to any F-stop desired without locking into a particular 1/3 or 1/2 stop setting and is particularly useful if you are making videos. (This is sometimes known as declicking)
This is also a fair price for the lens if it is in good shape and for the money, is one SWEET lens at this focal length.
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