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Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens for Sony E-Mount

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Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens for Sony E-Mount
Key Features
  • 35mm Lens, T1.5
  • Covers Full-Frame
  • Multi-Layer Coating to Reduce Flare
  • Standard Gearing for Focus and Iris
Utilizing a multi-layer coating process for consistent color rendition from lens to lens the Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens answers the challenge of assembling a set of lenses over time. The lens comes in Sony E-Mount and features industry standard geared focus and iris rings that share common position with other Rokinon Cine DS lenses. To aid focus pullers who have to work both sides of the lens, the aperture and focus scales are marked on both sides of the lens.
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Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Overview

Utilizing a multi-layer coating process for consistent color rendition from lens to lens the Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens answers the challenge of assembling a set of lenses over time. The lens comes in Sony E-Mount and features industry standard geared focus and iris rings that share common position with other Rokinon Cine DS lenses. To aid focus pullers who have to work both sides of the lens, the aperture and focus scales are marked on both sides of the lens.

This 35mm lens produces a 63.1° angle-of-view when used with a full-frame sensor camera. Hybrid aspherical lenses render sharply defined images with a minimum of distortion and chromatic aberrations, with a minimum focus distance of just under 12" from the lens. A removable petal shaped lens hood provides flare protection when shooting without a matte box, the lenses threaded front accepts a 77mm filter ring.

Please note that some cameras may require that Shutter Lock be disengaged when using this lens.

Ultra Multi Coated lenses minimize flare and ghosting, and the lenses are color matched to a standard eliminating the need to acquire an entire set of lenses at the same time.
Industry-standard gearing for focus and aperture rings. Each lens in the Rokinon DS series share common focus and iris gear ring positions, which speeds up lens changes as accessories such as follow focus units or iris motors don't have to be re-positioned.
"Declicked" aperture ring for smooth iris pulls.
A minimum focusing distance of 12" allows you to get up close to your subject.
A removable petal-type lens hood provides flare protection without a matte box.
The lens opens up to T1.5, providing the capability for low light shooting or creating extremely shallow depth of field.
UPC: 084438763300

Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Specs

Focal Length
35mm
Maximum Aperture
T1.5
Minimum Aperture
T22
Lens Mount
Sony E
Lens Format Coverage
Full Frame
Optical Design
12 Elements in 10 Groups
Minimum Focus Distance
From Unspecified Point in Lens: 12" / 31 cm
Diaphragm Blades
8
Image Stabilization
No
Weight
25.4 oz / 720 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
2.045 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
8 x 5.2 x 5.1"

Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS Reviews

Soft, but functional and cheap

By Scott
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-06-05

As advertised, but it is soft

This lens changed my life!

By Jonathan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-04-10

This Cine lens is astonishing. I'll neve use a photo lens again for any filming.

Sharp and Simple!

By Brett
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-04-01

Using on an A7 III, as a higher end webcam. Mostly used wide open, or at 2.0, find it is easy to focus, image is sharp, really nice bokeh, with my background about 3 feet behind me. Certainly outperforms the Sony SEL 28/70 3.5 kit lens! Feels solid, well built, little vignetting and edge distortion, but that can be fixed via aperture adjustments. Worth the price!

What a deal

By Ahren
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-03-16

I have a number of EF-S lenses for my Canon C100 and recently got this lens for my kit. What a difference. It would be far too lengthy of a post for me to tell you everything I love about it, but I'll just say that if you are considering a less expensive Cine lens, this should be the one you get.

Adaptable & Great Value

By Makaela
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-01-07

This lens has great versatility and if you're going to buy just one lens to start with, this is the one to get! The focus is sharp and very user-friendly, especially if this is your first time working with a film camera! I couldn't be happier.

OK Lens for money

By Remigiusz
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2021-12-03

Beautiful colors and rendering, solid build so must be heavy. BUT Massive focus breathing is hard to swallow. Still worth the money for on-budget creators

Not even a rokinon

By Richard
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2022-05-23

Ordered this lens, not sure if Rokinon and Samyang are the same.... but the rokinon is $50 more. Order came in a Rokinon box, opened it up and a Samyang lens is in the box. Looks identical to the Rokinon lens in the picture. Just crappy.

I can finally stop carrying around multiple lenses

By Alexander
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-05-08

I do a lot of run & gun shooting and like to operate as light as possible, but need something that still provides the cinema-quality results. I used to achieve this by switching in and out a variety of new and vintage lenses, but I can do pretty much everything I need for the documentary films I work on with this one lens and a drone.

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