Samyang 8mm f3.5 Fisheye lens for Canon EOS, Nikon F, or Sony Alpha $229 shipped at Adorama

No idea why people are ignoring this and Rokinon gets all the love. Maybe people have deal alerts set up for Rokinon? Anyway, it's the exact same lens. TU just because nobody is paying attention.

TU but remember it's for crop sensors only...unless you're willing to do some serious modifications.

ughhhh tax still kills me here in NY

Quote from uscpsycho : No idea why people are ignoring this and Rokinon gets all the love. Maybe people have deal alerts set up for Rokinon? Anyway, it's the exact same lens. TU just because nobody is paying attention.

Same lens ? Why two different manufacturer names ?

Quote from rs21 : Same lens ? Why two different manufacturer names ?

this lens goes under the name of:

bower
rokinon
pro-optic
samyang
bell & howell

Quote from stunnerrr : this lens goes under the name of: bower rokinon pro-optic samyang bell & howell

Thanks.

I have to say the Rokinon looks more pleasing to my eyes though... maybe it's the white lining vs the golden on on Rokinon. But yeah, they are the exact same lens but this one is cheaper due to 5% cashback vs 1% at B&H.

Does the Nikon version have a chip? Rokinon has versions with and without it.

Quote from black_mamba : TU but remember it's for crop sensors only...unless you're willing to do some serious modifications.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!

No, no and NO!

Put this on a full frame lens and you'll be just fine. You'll see at LEAST as much as someone with a crop censor will see. There will be a decent amount of black surrounding the image but you just crop that away and you've got the same image someone with a crop sensor would get.

Yes, you won't be able to take full advantage of your full frame sensor but you'll get perfectly usable images for $230. I did this and it worked just fine, and there is software that will allow you to batch crop your images so that you can do them all with one click.

Now, if you have a full frame sensor and don't mind paying a little more, there is a new version of this lens with a removable hood, it was as low at $300 recently from Amazon - http://slickdeals.net/f/5391686-N...d-after-CB But you can get it on eBay for $300 without too much trouble.

Now that there is a version of this lens with a removable hood I do not recommend making the modification to the original version (without removable hood). It's a complicated process and I'm sure the failure rate is higher than with most modifications. If you've shelled out the dough for a full frame sensor shell out a little more for the updated version of this lens, it's well worth it. I had the original Rokinon then sold it and upgraded to the version with the removable hood. No complaints.

Quote from uscpsycho : No idea why people are ignoring this and Rokinon gets all the love. Maybe people have deal alerts set up for Rokinon? Anyway, it's the exact same lens. TU just because nobody is paying attention.

Because this is a pro-optic branded version of the lens, and the resale value is therefore going to be less (not by too much). It simply is a fact--the Rokinon, Bower, and Samyang versions of all of these lenses are the ones people search for, and it's what people will pay the most for. The title is misleading, since this isn't actually a Samyang branded lens--if I were to turn around and sell this on ebay, I would get a good $20 extra for the Samyang or Rokinon over the Pro-Optic, easy.

From a functional standpoint, this is the better overall deal with cashback. From a monetary value standpoint, the Rokinon from BH is the way to go.

Quote from stunnerrr : this lens goes under the name of: bower rokinon pro-optic samyang bell & howell

Yup, but in terms of what people search for, what people trust, and what people are willing to pay more for, it'd be ranked something like this:

Bower>Samyang>Rokinon>Bell&Howell>Pro-Optic

Most people don't even know Pro-optic exists.

Quote from jim3535 : Does the Nikon version have a chip? Rokinon has versions with and without it.

If it does, it will say it does. If it doesn't list it, there's no chip.

Quote from uscpsycho : AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!! No, no and NO! Put this on a full frame lens and you'll be just fine. You'll see at LEAST as much as someone with a crop censor will see. There will be a decent amount of black surrounding the image but you just crop that away and you've got the same image someone with a crop sensor would get. Yes, you won't be able to take full advantage of your full frame sensor but you'll get perfectly usable images for $230. I did this and it worked just fine, and there is software that will allow you to batch crop your images so that you can do them all with one click. Now, if you have a full frame sensor and don't mind paying a little more, there is a new version of this lens with a removable hood, it was as low at $300 recently from Amazon - http://slickdeals.net/f/5391686-N...d-after-CB But you can get it on eBay for $300 without too much trouble. Now that there is a version of this lens with a removable hood I do not recommend making the modification to the original version (without removable hood). It's a complicated process and I'm sure the failure rate is higher than with most modifications. If you've shelled out the dough for a full frame sensor shell out a little more for the updated version of this lens, it's well worth it. I had the original Rokinon then sold it and upgraded to the version with the removable hood. No complaints.

Well said. And it probably ends up like a circular fisheye, which leave the frame black around the outside anyways on purpose.

All of this is besides the point. The f3.5 is CLEARANCE STOCK of outdated merchandise that was recently replaced with a brighter, better f2.8 lens. So as usual, people are jumping on a "SlickDeal" of old stuff to save a minor percentage of the purchase price.

Quote from amax : All of this is besides the point. The f3.5 is CLEARANCE STOCK of outdated merchandise that was recently replaced with a brighter, better f2.8 lens. So as usual, people are jumping on a "SlickDeal" of old stuff to save a minor percentage of the purchase price.

Uh huh... for the Fuji and Sony mounts... with the nex-mount coming next year... not to mention those 2.8 variants are $350. Last I checked, $230 < $350.

So far, I haven't seen any announcements regarding Canon or Nikon mount releases. We'll likely be stuck with the newer removable-hood variant 3.5 for quite some time.