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Rokinon 35mm F1.8 Auto Focus Compact Full Frame Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Mount Expired

$263.20
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Amazon has Rokinon 35mm F1.8 Auto Focus Compact Full Frame Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Mount (IO3518-E) for $263.20. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • For Sony E-Mount interchangeable Lens cameras and full frame compatible
  • Aperture range of F1.8-22; constructed of 10 elements in 8 groups
  • Ultra compact size with a maximum diameter of 2.56 inches and a minimum focusing distance of 11.4 inches
  • Uses 58mm size Filters and features 9 diaphragm blades.
  • Minimum Focusing Distance: 11.4in (0.29m).
  • Aluminum alloy housing.

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Have been watching this lens in the past few months. I hovered around $329 and today, it lowers to $263.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...0DER&psc=1 >$263.20

I plan to use this on my A6500. I read that it will become 50mm on my camera. I know it is cheaper just to buy 50mm APS-C E-mount lens but I plan to upgrade to an Alpha 7R III or newer in a year or two and be future proof.

This seems to be a good price.
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Model: Rokinon 35mm F1.8 Auto Focus Compact Full Frame Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Mount, Black, IO3518-E

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amax
04-30-2022 at 11:45 AM.
04-30-2022 at 11:45 AM.
Nice find! It was just four bucks less at best before: https://slickdeals.net/f/15449521-rokinon-35mm-f1-8-sony-for-242-99-259-09?src=SiteSearchV2Algo
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bnapolitano
04-30-2022 at 12:38 PM.
04-30-2022 at 12:38 PM.
A 50mm apsc lens will be 75mm FOV even if it was designed for the smaller sensor. This is a good lens and a great price. My daughter uses it in her a6600 and I use it on my A9.
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Mindcontrol
04-30-2022 at 03:48 PM.
04-30-2022 at 03:48 PM.
This lens is worth it. Their 24mm is on par with the Sony 24mm GM.
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vizsala
04-30-2022 at 04:16 PM.
04-30-2022 at 04:16 PM.
Got this one for nikon a couple years ago. It's a great basic wide angle lens.
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chris0511
04-30-2022 at 05:04 PM.
04-30-2022 at 05:04 PM.
Quote from bnapolitano :
A 50mm apsc lens will be 75mm FOV even if it was designed for the smaller sensor. This is a good lens and a great price. My daughter uses it in her a6600 and I use it on my A9.
Is it better than the sigma?
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superian
04-30-2022 at 06:21 PM.
04-30-2022 at 06:21 PM.
A good budget 35mm for my a7. Only real complaint is that Face AF/Eye AF isn't as reliable as my native 24-105.
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deelseaker
04-30-2022 at 07:41 PM.
04-30-2022 at 07:41 PM.
Quote from amax :
Nice find! It was just four bucks less at best before: https://slickdeals.net/f/15449521-rokinon-35mm-f1-8-sony-for-242-99-259-09?src=SiteSearchV2Algo
Looks like it was $243 back then. This is $20 more then.
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bestdeal113
04-30-2022 at 08:46 PM.
04-30-2022 at 08:46 PM.
I got a 35mm 2.8. Great lens but AF is so slow and not sharp.
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danielg
04-30-2022 at 09:19 PM.
04-30-2022 at 09:19 PM.
Great price. I went Sony for the closer minimum focus distance, but if you don't care about that, this is great buy. These are sharp, but a little cooler in color.
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macky_
05-01-2022 at 08:50 AM.
05-01-2022 at 08:50 AM.
I already have a 30mm f1.4 Aps-c lens. If I attach this FF lens to my Aps-c camera, will the effective focal length be similar to my 30mm aps-c lens or will it be the equivalent of 52mm Aps-c lens?
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kenyee
05-01-2022 at 11:44 AM.
05-01-2022 at 11:44 AM.
Quote from macky_ :
I already have a 30mm f1.4 Aps-c lens. If I attach this FF lens to my Aps-c camera, will the effective focal length be similar to my 30mm aps-c lens or will it be the equivalent of 52mm Aps-c lens?
APS-C is 1.5x
So 35 * 1.5x = 52.5mm FOV.

52mm APS-C lens = 52 * 1.5x FOV.
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macky_
05-01-2022 at 01:01 PM.
05-01-2022 at 01:01 PM.
Quote from kenyee :
APS-C is 1.5x
So 35 * 1.5x = 52.5mm FOV.

52mm APS-C lens = 52 * 1.5x FOV.

So in summary, will this lens have a similar FOV to my existing lens or very different when used on my Aps-c camera? Sorry I'm very new to all of this. Thanks for your help.
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zzn10
05-01-2022 at 02:58 PM.
05-01-2022 at 02:58 PM.
Quote from macky_ :
So in summary, will this lens have a similar FOV to my existing lens or very different when used on my Aps-c camera? Sorry I'm very new to all of this. Thanks for your help.

It will be similar to what you have. 52.5mm vs 45mm. Making it a standard lens. This lens has a good review tho.
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