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Rokinon Fisheye 8mm for Nikon DSLR etc
I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H
reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? -- Michael |
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On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote:
I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. |
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On 2012-10-23 21:22:16 +0000, Rob said:
On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote: I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. Some of the reviews imply (and I don't know wny) that the autoexposure works better with the chip involved. I cannot understand why that should be, though. -- Michael |
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On 24/10/2012 10:52 a.m., Michael wrote:
On 2012-10-23 21:22:16 +0000, Rob said: On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote: I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. Some of the reviews imply (and I don't know wny) that the autoexposure works better with the chip involved. I cannot understand why that should be, though. I suspect it's a typo / error in description. Focus confirmation in Nikon bodies doesn't require a chip in the lens. For AE to function on some Nikon bodies (below D7000 in present lineup?), a chip is required to communicate the maximum aperture of the lens to the body. Higher end bodies have a rotating ring with a lug, coupling the aperture ring on the lens to the body. Without the chip, metering won't work on a D5000. |
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Rokinon Fisheye 8mm for Nikon DSLR etc
On 2012-10-23 23:06:52 +0000, Me said:
On 24/10/2012 10:52 a.m., Michael wrote: On 2012-10-23 21:22:16 +0000, Rob said: On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote: I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. Some of the reviews imply (and I don't know wny) that the autoexposure works better with the chip involved. I cannot understand why that should be, though. I suspect it's a typo / error in description. Focus confirmation in Nikon bodies doesn't require a chip in the lens. For AE to function on some Nikon bodies (below D7000 in present lineup?), a chip is required to communicate the maximum aperture of the lens to the body. Higher end bodies have a rotating ring with a lug, coupling the aperture ring on the lens to the body. Without the chip, metering won't work on a D5000. Thank you. That answers the question regarding which version of the lens I need. I still would appreciate a hands on review of it, if anyone has it. Interesting about the rotating ring and lug. That sounds a lot like what Nikon used 45 years ago with the Nikon F to set the maximum aperture on the Photomic FTN metering heads. All the old NIkkor lenses (I have them for my vintage F which has only the nonmetering prism) have those lugs, which serve no purpose on the fully manual version of the F. Also, the 5000 is one of the few Nikon DSLRs that can accept unmodified non-AI F-mount lenses from the old Nikon F days. It requires full manual exposure mode, of course. But the lenses do mount and do focus and do take good pictures. -- Michael |
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On 24/10/2012 5:33 p.m., Michael wrote:
On 2012-10-23 23:06:52 +0000, Me said: On 24/10/2012 10:52 a.m., Michael wrote: On 2012-10-23 21:22:16 +0000, Rob said: On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote: I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. Some of the reviews imply (and I don't know wny) that the autoexposure works better with the chip involved. I cannot understand why that should be, though. I suspect it's a typo / error in description. Focus confirmation in Nikon bodies doesn't require a chip in the lens. For AE to function on some Nikon bodies (below D7000 in present lineup?), a chip is required to communicate the maximum aperture of the lens to the body. Higher end bodies have a rotating ring with a lug, coupling the aperture ring on the lens to the body. Without the chip, metering won't work on a D5000. Thank you. That answers the question regarding which version of the lens I need. I still would appreciate a hands on review of it, if anyone has it. Interesting about the rotating ring and lug. That sounds a lot like what Nikon used 45 years ago with the Nikon F to set the maximum aperture on the Photomic FTN metering heads. All the old NIkkor lenses (I have them for my vintage F which has only the nonmetering prism) have those lugs, which serve no purpose on the fully manual version of the F. Also, the 5000 is one of the few Nikon DSLRs that can accept unmodified non-AI F-mount lenses from the old Nikon F days. It requires full manual exposure mode, of course. But the lenses do mount and do focus and do take good pictures. I can't help with first-hand experience with the Rokinon 8mm. I've seen samples taken with a D200 though, and they looked pretty good. There's a bit of CA - practically unavoidable with extreme optics. I'm not sure if CA reduction in some Nikon bodies deals to the CA, or how easily it is deal with in post-processing. The Nikkor 10.5mm Dx fisheye also has some CA - a similar amount - but price of this lens is much higher, and it's not as wide. AF is (IMO) not important, I expect you'd want to use it stopped down to f8 or smaller most of the time. There's a review of the "Samyang" branded 8mm fisheye (same as "Rokinon") on a Canon body (50d) he http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/526-samyang8f35eos Verdict is that it's pretty good - within the limitation that it is what it is - an extreme lens. I suggest you go for it (get the one with the chip). You can always sell it if you don't like it. Most of the Rokinon/Samyang lenses seem remarkably decent for the price, some are exceptional. |
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"Michael" wrote in message
news:2012102314552084131-adunc79617@mypacksnet... :I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H : reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm : f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 : with the focus confirm chip. : : Does anyone have any experience with this lens? : : -- : Michael Hello Michael. The Rokinon lens looks very similar to the Samyang 8mm lens which I use on my Canon DSLR. My lens isis totally manual; I have to focus it myself and set the aperture myself. I'm happy with the lens and already have recommended it to friernds. The only problem with the Samyang is that the lens seems hard to find in Canon fit; it's much easier to find it in Nikon fit. The only weakness of the lens is spring loaded lugs which hold the cap onto the lens. The spring can pop out and then the cap won't stay on the lens. A suitable replacement spring is the small sprung tube which holds watch straps onto the body of the watch. Best wishes, Ian. |
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On 10/24/2012 12:33 AM, Michael wrote:
On 2012-10-23 23:06:52 +0000, Me said: On 24/10/2012 10:52 a.m., Michael wrote: On 2012-10-23 21:22:16 +0000, Rob said: On 24/10/2012 5:55 AM, Michael wrote: I am looking into the Rokinon f/3.5 8mm fisheye for my D5000. The B&H reviews look good and it is much less expensive than Nikon's 10mm f/2.8. B&H sells it for $299 without the focus confirm chip and $329 with the focus confirm chip. Does anyone have any experience with this lens? When you use one of these lenses you don't need and focus confirmation. It will pull just about everything into focus. Some of the reviews imply (and I don't know wny) that the autoexposure works better with the chip involved. I cannot understand why that should be, though. I suspect it's a typo / error in description. Focus confirmation in Nikon bodies doesn't require a chip in the lens. For AE to function on some Nikon bodies (below D7000 in present lineup?), a chip is required to communicate the maximum aperture of the lens to the body. Higher end bodies have a rotating ring with a lug, coupling the aperture ring on the lens to the body. Without the chip, metering won't work on a D5000. Thank you. That answers the question regarding which version of the lens I need. I still would appreciate a hands on review of it, if anyone has it. Interesting about the rotating ring and lug. That sounds a lot like what Nikon used 45 years ago with the Nikon F to set the maximum aperture on the Photomic FTN metering heads. All the old NIkkor lenses (I have them for my vintage F which has only the nonmetering prism) have those lugs, which serve no purpose on the fully manual version of the F. Also, the 5000 is one of the few Nikon DSLRs that can accept unmodified non-AI F-mount lenses from the old Nikon F days. It requires full manual exposure mode, of course. But the lenses do mount and do focus and do take good pictures. I still use some of my old lenses on my D300. Particularly, the 200 Micro, and 50mm f1.4. Bpoth circa 1872, or thereabouts. -- Peter |
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Le 24/10/2012 15:08, PeterN a écrit :
Micro, and 50mm f1.4. Bpoth circa 1872, or thereabouts. so old :-)) jdd |
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Rokinon Fisheye 8mm for Nikon DSLR etc
"PeterN" wrote: I still use some of my old lenses on my D300. Particularly, the 200 Micro, and 50mm f1.4. Bpoth circa 1872, or thereabouts. You exaggerate: The standard 50/1.4 design only dates back to 1896 or so. (Really!) -- David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan |
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