Rokinon Cine CV35-C 35mm T1.5 Aspherical Wide Angle Cine Lens with De-Clicked Aperture for Canon EOS DSLR 35-35mm, Fixed-Non-Zoom Lens,Black

I recently bought the Rokinon 85mm Cine lens to use on a Sony a99 camera, mostly for video. I found that I liked that particular lens so much that I started using it for still photography as well. In fact, I like the sharp look of those files so much that I started to look for more Rokinon lenses to put on my camera. I'd been researching this 35mm 1.5 Cine lens of Sony Alpha cameras for a couple of weeks when I noticed one of those mysterious Amazon price drops. It seemed like too much of a bargain to pass up so I went ahead a bought one. I'm very happy I did.Stuff to get out of the way right up front: This (the 35mm Rokinon Cine lens) is absolutely a manual focus lens. There is no electronic interface between the lens and the camera. It does not focus for you. If you can't tolerate focusing the lens yourself then this is very much not a lens for you. No autofocus. But not having autofocus is part of the design and part of the appeal for me. It means that there's so much less stuff to go wrong with on this product. And most people who are seriously into making films and commercials on video use manual focus lenses because it gives them maximum control over the look of their images. If you are lucky enough to shoot with the new Sony SLT cameras you'll find manual focusing is made simple with the cameras' built in focus peaking. If you are shooting with more prehistoric Nikon and Canon bodies you'll probably want to use the lens on a tripod so you can depend on Live View and magnification to get sharp focus.Stuff to get out of the way, part 2: Since there are no electronic linkages between camera and lens there is no automation beyond what the cameras naturally give you with aperture priority control. Again, fine by me since I'm using an EVF and real time Live View I can always "pre-chimp" and see exactly what I'm getting while I'm shooting. That means I can compensate and change settings in a heartbeat if the scene in my finder looks too light or too dark. Finally, since the camera has no idea what lens is on front or what the heck the lens is doing there's no way it can give you complete exif data. You'll just have to get over that. The lens is also enormous. Not too heavy but large in size.So, the lens seems primitive by modern standards. What does it have going for it? Well, my quick tests show me that the lens is sharp wide open in the center and just keeps getting sharper as I stop down. By f5.6 it's as sharp as any lens I've played with in the last 20 years. According to photozone.de it's a sharper lens than the $1400+ Canon 35mm 1.4L and the $1800+ Nikon 35mm 1.4 lenses. And that's both wide open and stopped down. Pretty amazing for a lens that's so inexpensive.My work is generally slow and thoughtful. I work to a client's comprehensive layout or I shoot foot or I shoot portraits. I'm not a sports shooter. In the realm within which I work there's no bonus for super speedy handling. For me the lens works very, very well. I want a handful of things from a lens: I want high sharpness, I want good resolution, I want good contrast, I want good bokeh and I want the lens to be well built and able to take professional use for years to come.The Rok 35mm 1.5 delivers all that.Bonus: If you shoot video you'll find it's nice to have clickless apertures and a geared focusing ring. The clickless apertures mean you can make very subtle exposure or focus changes while filming instead of having to endure half stop jumps in exposure while the camera is running. The geared focusing ring means the lens can be used with follow focus units already on the market with no sweat. If you don't shoot video and have churlishly decided that you never will you should consider the non-Cine, f1.4 version of this lens. The optics are the same (great) but the aperture is click stopped and the focus ring is just a conventional focus ring. The bonus is that you'll save between $75 and $100 dollars.I feel like the 35mm and 85mm Rokinons (Cine f1.5) are the two lenses I could take anywhere and do compelling work with. I rarely go wider but I do go longer. If I were starting my career from scratch I would certainly consider the 35m, the 85 and an a99 body as the core of my systems. Add some lights and a tripod and I can make stills and great short films.When you compare this to the major brand offerings from Sony, Canon and Nikon it's clear that, if you are willing to learn manual technique, you'll end up with as good or better image quality at a fraction of the price. I'd buy it again. In fact, I like it so much I might buy a second one as a back-up.One more thought: This would make a wickedly sharp 50mm equivalent on a cropped frame (APS-C) camera body.

I decided to revamp my first review to offer more details. I have uploaded several photos I have taken with this lens.If you are thinking of switching to this lens from a Canon or Nikon 50mm f1.8, there should be no delay in getting this lens.If you are shooting with a DSLR camera like I currently am and you have one of the Nifty fifties you may think that lens is the greatest thing on earth. After all they are sharp, fast, and provide great quality for what you pay. So why make the switch? *This lens is going to give you a more professional look *It has a very solid build Quality *It provides a fantastic image *I hear it also works great when using these with 2.5K and 4K Camera's (BMCC/RED) *Solid gears *Setup for film productionNow when you take this out of the box and pop it on your DSLR, it is not going to suddenly enhance the look of your productions.Like any lens you have to work with it to get a better image than what you were getting with the 50mm's.If you are on a crop sensor like I am on the 7D, it gives you a more of a true 50mm Focal length. The shot may be wider than you expect, but you will get used to it.If you want to step up to some higher end glass, and don't want to fork over nearly a grand, get this lens! It will be in your arsenal for sometime.*Side Note* I also take a lot of photographs. You will have to play with this lens a bit. You don't have to close it down all the way to get a sharp Wide Angel Shot. I would also recommend getting a 77mm ND Filter for this as well. This will help with daytime shots, and your image won't be blown out. Once you get your settings adjusted, you will be happy you made the switch.*

(Please note that my reviews of these three lenses are all the same except for some technical differences)I'm no lens guru, and I don't have much of a budget, so these lenses are perfect.Coming from shooting DSLR to the Black Magic Cinema Camera, I was at least familiar with the functionality of these lenses. First thing I shot with them was a wedding and these were the only lenses I used on my camera. It takes a bit of getting used to working with all primes, but, with a t1.5 aperture, it's worth giving up the zoom since lighting isn't always the best.I would recommend getting some super-wide angle lenses if you are shooting on a crop sensor like the BMCC as it more than doubles the focal length on these cameras (this one equates to about an 80mm).The lenses are nice and heavy, suggesting a good build, and the focus is smooth. I haven't tried them with a follow-focus yet, but, anticipate doing so in the near future.The de-clicked aperture is a nice feature too. It adds a smoothness to changing exposures while shooting that you cannot get with a regular DSLR lens, but, that can also be a problem if you are not paying attention because the aperture ring is easy to bump. That is in no way a complaint, just an observation and an issue I chalk up to user error and must get used to.All in all, I really like these lenses and would recommend them to anyone on a budget. They are what they are, and what they are is an affordable tool to help you tell your story. I'm sure there are gear snobs who would frown on these, but, I feel that gear snobbery comes from a lack of vision and skill.

Tengo entendido que la versión que adquirí es "re acondicionada", esto es que salen mal en fábrica pero ahi mismo los reparan y los venden a un precio menor, la diferencia no se nota. Por lo tanto pude conseguir este lente a mitad de precio que el "original". Antes que nada es importante mencionar que este tipo de lentes son totalmente MANUALES. El foco lo tienes que hacer todo el tiempo ya sea en video o en foto. Ahora bien, la calidad del lente es otro nivel de lo que estaba acostumbrado, antes usaba un Sony 50mm 1.4, el cual me da una buena calidad pero hasta ahí. Este lente me da una textura y definición mayor. Incluso siento que filtra el color de forma diferente. Sé que es para video pero lo he usado para foto (poniendo atención al foco) y no me ha decepcionado en nada, de hecho tengo pensado usarlo también para foto en mis sesiones.

I love this lens, it's sharp, has a great, shallow depth of field, great colour, I use it for every shoot. (I'm using a crop sensor camera so this 35 becomes a 50mm equivalent). It's also a very fast, and the gears are great (will be even better when I upgrade to using a follow focus system). I feel like this is a lens I will be using for years to come. I've already bought the 85mm t1.5 rokinon as well, and plan to grab an ultra wide soon.

35mm is like the universal lens size. Perfect lens. You cannot go wrong with a Rokinon Cine Lens. You really can't. Perfect build quality. Heavy high quality feel. SMOOTH focus pull and smooth aperture ring. A must for film makers. Cine lenses are just build better than photo lenses. The footage that comes out of this thing is unbelievable

Me encantó el lente, desde que saqué de la caja y comencé a grabar e incluso tomar fotografías quedé muy satisfecho con los resultados, imagen clara y definida, relación calidad/precio excelente. Nivel amateur avanzado cumple 100%

Yo estoy empezando en el sudo de la fotografía y el vídeo, pero la verdad es que este lente es de lo mejor, calidad y precio más allá de lo que los mismos lentes de la Nikon que es la cámara que uso. Por supuesto lo pensé para hacer video pues son de los lentes especiales para cine sin embargo he tomado fotos con el y la nitidez y luminosidad son maravillosas. Hasta ahora estoy muy contento de haberlo comprado.