Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount
The 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha from Rokinon gives you a 180° view with dramatic, exaggerated perspective when used with an APS-C camera, or a powerful circular image floating in the frame when used with a full frame digital camera or 35mm film camera. With hybrid aspherical lenses and multi-layer coating, you will produce sharply defined images with a minimum of flare and ghosting. The 8mm lens focuses as close as 1' (30.48 cm) from the lens, and has a built-in petal lens hood.
Note! Produces a vignetted image on full-frame sensors or 35mm film
- Ultra wide-angle 8mm fisheye lens with exaggerated perspective and approximately 180° angle of view, for dramatic effects
- Ultra-wide 180° diagonal field-of-view for APS-C size image formats--will produce a rounded image that doesn't cover the entire frame when used with compatible full frame digital cameras
- Lens is constructed with hybrid aspherical lenses for outstanding, sharply defined images
- Lens features super multi-layer coating to reduce flare and ghost images
- Lens has a minimum focusing distance of 12" (30.48 cm) for enhanced close-up shots
- Lens includes a built-in petal-type lens hood
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| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 8 mm |
| Aperture |
Maximum: f/3.5 Minimum: f/22 |
| Camera Mount Type | Sony Alpha, Minolta AF |
| Format Compatibility |
DSLR (APS-C Sensor) 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor |
| Angle of View | 180° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 1.0' (30.48 cm) |
| Groups/Elements | 7/10 |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Autofocus | No |
| Tripod Collar | No |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (DxL) | Approx. 2.95 x 3.02" (75 x 76.8 mm) |
| Weight | 15.6 oz (442.26 g) |
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Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (5)
- Reliable (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape photography (5)
- Travel (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Enthusiast (3), Semi-professional (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (5)
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday use
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
Excelent, i love this lent, im a new fan of fisheyes!! totally recomended!!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape Photography
- Traveling
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
I do like this lens a lot. I wish it had auto focus tho. I have taken some nice pictures so far with this lens. The price is right for what you're getting. No regrets.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape Photography
- Traveling
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
Nice fisheye lense for a very reasonable price
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape Photography
- Traveling
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
I had been thinking about getting a fisheye for a number of years. But, I could never justify the cost/benefit of getting an OEM lens. I'm mostly an event shooter so the main lenses are usually fast standard and short zooms. After reading a few reviews on the best forum for Minolta/Sony photographers, Dyxum, I justified the plunge for this lens.
Don't worry that it has no AF. Get into the camera menu and set "release without lens" to YES. Set the aperture to F8 and the controller to P (PROFESSIONAL!!) mode and shoot away. I recently covered a tractor pull at an indoor area. The fisheye perspective gave the images a whole new life.
The lens is sharp. Due to the extreme wide angle you will get some flare from point source lighting, but that just adds to the effect.
Note: Don't loose either the front of rear caps. The front cap is unique while Minolta/Sony rear caps don't hold on to the rear mount.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape Photography
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
item is perfect, as sees as on picture, fast delivery, no problem by customs. was easy to install.
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
Pros
- Big Bang Per buck
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
- Solid
Cons
- Dustspot-magnet
- Full manual lens
- No chip
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Home
- Landscape Photography
- Portraits
Comments about Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Sony Alpha Mount:
I used the opportunity of my visit of the United States to get my hands on one of these lenses. I read a lot about the Samyang branded version and since they are all the same, I got it straight away.
I shot a lot of pictures with this lens on my A330 and was a little uneasy about how it would go with the first fully manual lens I actually bought.
I must say, it was dead simple though it took some time to get the exposures right (I had to choose the shutter speed so my metering indicator would show a +1.7 exposure on the viewfinder and a +0.7 exposure on LiveView which took some time of getting used to.
I shot a lot of architecture on my visit to New York and the pictures turned out to be some of the best I ever shot. Usually I shot inbetween f5.6 and f11 and the pictures were among the sharpest I ever produced only losing some detail at the edges. Focusing was a No-Brainer, simply set the focus ring to 3 feet and never touch it again, and pretty much all photos will be just fine. Even shooting low light from the top of the empire state building, with only some handrails aiding my stability, the shots turned out great.
I highly recommend this lens for the price to anyone, who wants to start shooting ultra-wide without putting a lot of stress on his wallet.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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What's in the Box
- Lens Pouch
- Front and Rear Lens Caps
- Instruction Manual
- 1-Year Rokinon Warranty
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