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Rokinon 75mm F1.8 Auto Focus Full Frame Lens for Sony E $329 + free s/h
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75mm x 1.5 crop = 112mm equivalent
How do you like the tamron?
75mm x 1.5 crop = 112mm equivalent
Third party is now dedicated to Sony EF as DSLR is good as dead.
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Otherwise, you are fine as is.
Your current Tamron 28-75 F2.8 is a very capable lens and in fact, if you have to carry only one lens with you, for most jobs, that is it.
This lens on pro side has:
- Good build.
- Lighter/smaller.
- One and a quarter F stop faster (An expensive merit).
- Sharp
- Overal nice bokeh
Cons:
- AF is not as fast as desired and does hunt a bit before final fixation.
- Has Chromatic aberration (Most if not all, portrait lens do suffer from CA, when fully open).
- Has glare/flair (Not really that bad) if pointed directly to the source of light.
- Not a great videographer choice (Slight sound of motor and annoying F stop change effect if used manually during videography (Won't be a concern if your primary use is Still photography).
And bottom line advise (I know, I know and I'm not you, so should not really point to this but just for the sake of it and you can at least have a word):
I would not go for it. Instead if I was seriously in need of a better background separation and bokeh, I would consider the sister Rokinon/Samyang lens, their 85mm F1.4 that is $200ish more but worth every penny of that additional price, especially compare to similar fast lenses s.a. Sigma's that is much much heavier and larger or Canon's that is 4 to 5 times the price of Rokinon 1.4
So my advise: "Be happy with what you have and if not enough, start to save for a bit more from same excellent company".
1- Adorama appears a bit tricky to me. They seems to pay too much for advertisement recently and non of their deals are that hot or a true FP material. Honestly and at best, only a warm deal, as far as price goes.
2- If you seriously need a fast lens in this focal length range, you are far far better to go with Rokinon 85mm F1.4 that worths every additional penny over this lens, at least by a factor of x2 to x4
Otherwise, you are fine as is.
Your current Tamron 28-75 F2.8 is a very capable lens and in fact, if you have to carry only one lens with you, for most jobs, that is it.
This lens on pro side has:
- Good build.
- Lighter/smaller.
- One and a quarter F stop faster (An expensive merit).
- Sharp
- Overal nice bokeh
Cons:
- AF is not as fast as desired and does hunt a bit before final fixation.
- Has Chromatic aberration (Most if not all, portrait lens do suffer from CA, when fully open).
- Has glare/flair (Not really that bad) if pointed directly to the source of light.
- Not a great videographer choice (Slight sound of motor and annoying F stop change effect if used manually during videography (Won't be a concern if your primary use is Still photography).
And bottom line advise (I know, I know and I'm not you, so should not really point to this but just for the sake of it and you can at least have a word):
I would not go for it. Instead if I was seriously in need of a better background separation and bokeh, I would consider the sister Rokinon/Samyang lens, their 85mm F1.4 that is $200ish more but worth every penny of that additional price, especially compare to similar fast lenses s.a. Sigma's that is much much heavier and larger or Canon's that is 4 to 5 times the price of Rokinon 1.4
So my advise: "Be happy with what you have and if not enough, start to save for a bit more from same excellent company".
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Long: I love the value offered by Rokinon, and currently own or have owned a bunch of Rokinon/Samyang lenses for my A7iii (18 2.8, 35 1.4, 45 1.8, 50 1.4 - sold). 75mm is an interesting FL, but too close to the amazing Sony 85 1.8, which I also own. When it goes on sale, it's not significantly more expensive than the Rokinon (in terms of $, not %). The Sony has amazing AF speed and sharpness. It is one of the few Sony lenses that offers an exceptional price to performance ratio. It is so good that I sold it, regretted it, and rebought it. I don't use this FL a lot, but when I do, the Sony never disappoints. Also keep in mind that shooting at 75/85 mm wide open really stresses AF performance and accuracy, and that is one area where Rokinon can't touch most good Sony lenses. The only third party lens that I own that can compete with the best Sony lenses in terms of AF performance and sometimes even beat them is the Tamron 28-75.
Otherwise, you are fine as is.
Your current Tamron 28-75 F2.8 is a very capable lens and in fact, if you have to carry only one lens with you, for most jobs, that is it.
This lens on pro side has:
- Good build.
- Lighter/smaller.
- One and a quarter F stop faster (An expensive merit).
- Sharp
- Overal nice bokeh
Cons:
- AF is not as fast as desired and does hunt a bit before final fixation.
- Has Chromatic aberration (Most if not all, portrait lens do suffer from CA, when fully open).
- Has glare/flair (Not really that bad) if pointed directly to the source of light.
- Not a great videographer choice (Slight sound of motor and annoying F stop change effect if used manually during videography (Won't be a concern if your primary use is Still photography).
And bottom line advise (I know, I know and I'm not you, so should not really point to this but just for the sake of it and you can at least have a word):
I would not go for it. Instead if I was seriously in need of a better background separation and bokeh, I would consider the sister Rokinon/Samyang lens, their 85mm F1.4 that is $200ish more but worth every penny of that additional price, especially compare to similar fast lenses s.a. Sigma's that is much much heavier and larger or Canon's that is 4 to 5 times the price of Rokinon 1.4
So my advise: "Be happy with what you have and if not enough, start to save for a bit more from same excellent company".
I agree. Not just for a tamron owner. A 75 mm 1.8 is just not worth it when the Sony 85mm 1.8 is such a great lens for not much more. If you want bokeh, go for the Robinson 1.4 at the cost of worse af.
I don't see a huge use case for this lens.
Maybe if size/weight is a very important factor and you are rounding out your prime trio of Samyang 45 and 24 with this?
I have the Samyang 50 1.4 and 35 2.8. They are my most used lenses.
I don't see a huge use case for this lens.
Maybe if size/weight is a very important factor and you are rounding out your prime trio of Samyang 45 and 24 with this?
I have the Samyang 50 1.4 and 35 2.8. They are my most used lenses.