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Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8
Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8

Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8

$1,098.84

(3 reviews)

Just imagine capturing stunning, professional-grade photos and 8K videos with the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef. Designed for full-frame Canon models, this high-quality prime lens offers a standard angle of view, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of photography styles. For Aps-c sensor models, it serves as a short telephoto lens, perfect for portraiture.Boasting an extraordinary image quality, this lens is capable of producing 50-megapixel photos and 8K (8192 x 4320) video productions. Its superior optical performance is evident even when shooting wide open at f/1.2. The large aperture, coupled with a nine-blade diaphragm, provides exceptional low-light capabilities, beautiful bokeh effects, and selective focus opportunities. This makes it an excellent choice for shooting in low light conditions without a flash, capturing candid moments, and creating artistic portraits.The innovative design of the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef includes eleven elements in eight groups.

Just imagine capturing stunning, professional-grade photos and 8K videos with the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef. Designed for full-frame Canon models, this high-quality prime lens offers a standard angle of view, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of photography styles. For Aps-c sensor models, it serves as a short telephoto lens, perfect for portraiture.Boasting an extraordinary image quality, this lens is capable of producing 50-megapixel photos and 8K (8192 x 4320) video productions. Its superior optical performance is evident even when shooting wide open at f/1.2. The large aperture, coupled with a nine-blade diaphragm, provides exceptional low-light capabilities, beautiful bokeh effects, and selective focus opportunities. This makes it an excellent choice for shooting in low light conditions without a flash, capturing candid moments, and creating artistic portraits.The innovative design of the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef includes eleven elements in eight groups.

Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8

(3 reviews)

Just imagine capturing stunning, professional-grade photos and 8K videos with the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef. Designed for full-frame Canon models, this high-quality prime lens offers a standard angle of view, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of photography styles. For Aps-c sensor models, it serves as a short telephoto lens, perfect for portraiture.Boasting an extraordinary image quality, this lens is capable of producing 50-megapixel photos and 8K (8192 x 4320) video productions. Its superior optical performance is evident even when shooting wide open at f/1.2. The large aperture, coupled with a nine-blade diaphragm, provides exceptional low-light capabilities, beautiful bokeh effects, and selective focus opportunities. This makes it an excellent choice for shooting in low light conditions without a flash, capturing candid moments, and creating artistic portraits.The innovative design of the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef includes eleven elements in eight groups.

Just imagine capturing stunning, professional-grade photos and 8K videos with the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef. Designed for full-frame Canon models, this high-quality prime lens offers a standard angle of view, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of photography styles. For Aps-c sensor models, it serves as a short telephoto lens, perfect for portraiture.Boasting an extraordinary image quality, this lens is capable of producing 50-megapixel photos and 8K (8192 x 4320) video productions. Its superior optical performance is evident even when shooting wide open at f/1.2. The large aperture, coupled with a nine-blade diaphragm, provides exceptional low-light capabilities, beautiful bokeh effects, and selective focus opportunities. This makes it an excellent choice for shooting in low light conditions without a flash, capturing candid moments, and creating artistic portraits.The innovative design of the Sp 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon Ef includes eleven elements in eight groups.

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The lowest price for Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens For Canon EF, Wedding, Full Frame es, Prime, Only, Standard, Focus Manual, f/2.8 right now is $1,098.84 at eBay.com.au, compared across 2 retailers.

The all-time low was $996.58 on 7 Feb 2026 — today's price is 10% above the lowest ever. That's a little above the best price we've seen.

Prices last updated 23 July 2026.

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Rokinon Sp 50mm F/1.2 Lens For Canon Ef

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$1,228.95

Samyang XP 50mm F/1.2 Lens Canon Mount

Delivery $35.90

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Reviews

Crispy lens
27 June 2019Michal

originally posted on adorama.com

Bought this lens for taking photos in my low lit shop. Takes great photos. Very big and heavy but I don’t travel with it so it’s ok. I originally bought the sigma 50mm but I didn’t like how the auto focus was jumping around and it drained my battery pretty quick. Returned it and got this one. If the 25 mm Rokinon was out I wouldn’ve preferred that one just because I’m shooting on mirrorless. (25mm would act like 45ish) anyways I’ve been shooting with it for about 3 weeks really love it. I can walk around with it ok ish but no way travel with it. It’s like holding a small rigid dog. Lol. I shoot with a tripod in the shop it’s very sharp also took photos of my gf in the sun and it blew me away. Bokeh is cream, I recommend this for non moving subjects. If your ... MoreBought this lens for taking photos in my low lit shop. Takes great photos. Very big and heavy but I don’t travel with it so it’s ok. I originally bought the sigma 50mm but I didn’t like how the auto focus was jumping around and it drained my battery pretty quick. Returned it and got this one. If the 25 mm Rokinon was out I wouldn’ve preferred that one just because I’m shooting on mirrorless. (25mm would act like 45ish) anyways I’ve been shooting with it for about 3 weeks really love it. I can walk around with it ok ish but no way travel with it. It’s like holding a small rigid dog. Lol. I shoot with a tripod in the shop it’s very sharp also took photos of my gf in the sun and it blew me away. Bokeh is cream, I recommend this for non moving subjects. If your photographing dogs or anything moving def not.

Don't Worry, It's Worth It.
14 February 2020Richard

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

I've had this lens for about 2 months now. It is my first Rokinon Lens. I'm really enjoying it. I have it paired with a Canon 6D Mark II. I like it so much that I plan to buy the 50mm and the 35mm SP lenses Rokinon offers as well!The build construction is excellent. The focus ring has tons of movement and is also excellent. Everything is metal except the lens hood. The hood is a plastic, but is very nice. Before purchasing, I probably read every online review available for this lens. I knew what to expect for the build quality and expected the optics to also be great. It does not disappoint. The optics are extremely good.The sharpness is very, very good. If you nail focus, it's razor sharp. Sharpness wide open at f1.2 is very good. It is however, improved when ... MoreI've had this lens for about 2 months now. It is my first Rokinon Lens. I'm really enjoying it. I have it paired with a Canon 6D Mark II. I like it so much that I plan to buy the 50mm and the 35mm SP lenses Rokinon offers as well!The build construction is excellent. The focus ring has tons of movement and is also excellent. Everything is metal except the lens hood. The hood is a plastic, but is very nice. Before purchasing, I probably read every online review available for this lens. I knew what to expect for the build quality and expected the optics to also be great. It does not disappoint. The optics are extremely good.The sharpness is very, very good. If you nail focus, it's razor sharp. Sharpness wide open at f1.2 is very good. It is however, improved when stopped down to f2.0. At f1.2 it is much better than Canon's version. I've used it for astrophotography and you'll want to stop it down to f2.8. There is chromatic aberrations (purple fringing) around stars at all apertures wider than f2.8. But that is not something to be sad about. It's razer sharp with great looking stars at f2.8, which is much better than any other lens I've used. You usually need to be at f4.0 on other lenses. If you care to try and remove the fringing in post, then shooting at f1.2 is really amazing. Nebula pop out really quick.Besides sharpness, the contrast is also excellent. I have found that I'm not increasing contrast in post. The lens produces perfect contrast from the start. Seriously.Color is great! I'm really enjoying how the lens renders color. I've noticed it is very different than other Canon lenses I've used. In Lightroom, the white balance tint needs to be about +10 more towards magenta. Meaning the lens is a bit green on color cast. You don't notice it once you set the white balance though. However, if you pixel peep into the bokeh of high contrast areas, you'll notice green fringing. It's a character of the lens so I like it!Manual focus is something I'm still working on. It's easy, but focusing very fast is what takes practice. The focus ring is very large, and it's travel distance is about 75% of the barrel. That greatly aids in manually focusing. If you've only done manual focus on a cheap lens that has a very small focus ring with nearly no travel, then when you try this you'll completely reconsider attempting manual focus. It's pleasant to use. The 6D II will also use it's focus system to aid in confirming whats in focus. So you can turn the ring until you see your focus points light up. Then you're good to capture. Like I said, it just takes some practice. You're not going to use this lens to shoot events journalistic style, where things happen fast and no one is standing still. Instead, you'll use this lens for portrait work where your subject understands that you'll be working slowly and concentrating on the pose and composition. You can also use this for landscapes, panoramas, astrophotography and other stills.Shooting video is a great too. The large focus ring really helps. It's also completely silent! Focusing makes no sound. I've found shooting at f1.2 and manually focusing looking at the cameras screen works perfectly. I have no trouble at all nailing focus at f1.2 recording video.My only minor complaint is the physical size. Being f1.2, the glass needs to be large. I get that. However, right where the lens starts at the camera body, it' protrudes out very wide and quickly. On a Canon 6D Mark II body, my shooting fingers touch that area of the lens. Meaning, there is not much room between the lens and the cameras grip. Again, this is a minor complaint and probably not so bad on larger camera bodies.Hopefully I'll right another review after using it through the summer. But as of now, I highly recommend you get this lens. I've only used Canon lenses up to this point and was very nervous to purchase this. However, Rokinon/Samyang has really hit a home run with this SP line. This lens is truly awesome and fun to use.

Excellent performance! Used / Open box lens
4 January 2021Vihar

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

I am not sure why there are no reviews for this lens, its really really good. It better than EF 50 f1.2 and if you can nail the focus with R5 (manual focus assistance) its just as good as RF 50 f1.2.Bought it yesterday and went to pick up at B&H store, I opened a box in store to make sure product is okay and there was a hair and lots of dust / lint on the lens, they sent me to a different register and ordered another. 2nd lens also had lots of dust particles all over lens and even on the front and back glass.I had to clean it myself. They did not have anymore lens to swap. I am not sure if it's a return or its a QC issue from Rokinon.Overall i am happy with the lens performance but still wondering if it was used?

Specification

Focal Length50mm
Maximum Aperturef/1.2
Minimum Aperturef/16
Lens MountCanon EF
Lens Format CoverageFull-Frame

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Updated 3 days ago
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eBay.com.au

$1,098.84

Rokinon Sp 50mm F/1.2 Lens For Canon Ef

Delivery $68.85

Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!

eBay.com.au

$1,256.04

Rokinon Sp 50mm F/1.2 Lens For Canon Ef

Delivery $67.24

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cccwarehouse.com.au

$1,228.95

Samyang XP 50mm F/1.2 Lens Canon Mount

Delivery $35.90

Price history

Price history

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Reviews

Crispy lens
27 June 2019

Bought this lens for taking photos in my low lit shop. Takes great photos. Very big and heavy but I don’t travel with it so it’s ok. I originally bought the sigma 50mm but I didn’t like how the auto focus was jumping around and it drained my battery pretty quick. Returned it and got this one. If the 25 mm Rokinon was out I wouldn’ve preferred that one just because I’m shooting on mirrorless. (25mm would act like 45ish) anyways I’ve been shooting with it for about 3 weeks really love it. I can walk around with it ok ish but no way travel with it. It’s like holding a small rigid dog. Lol. I shoot with a tripod in the shop it’s very sharp also took photos of my gf in the sun and it blew me away. Bokeh is cream, I recommend this for non moving subjects. If your ... MoreBought this lens for taking photos in my low lit shop. Takes great photos. Very big and heavy but I don’t travel with it so it’s ok. I originally bought the sigma 50mm but I didn’t like how the auto focus was jumping around and it drained my battery pretty quick. Returned it and got this one. If the 25 mm Rokinon was out I wouldn’ve preferred that one just because I’m shooting on mirrorless. (25mm would act like 45ish) anyways I’ve been shooting with it for about 3 weeks really love it. I can walk around with it ok ish but no way travel with it. It’s like holding a small rigid dog. Lol. I shoot with a tripod in the shop it’s very sharp also took photos of my gf in the sun and it blew me away. Bokeh is cream, I recommend this for non moving subjects. If your photographing dogs or anything moving def not.

Michal originally posted on adorama.com
Don't Worry, It's Worth It.
14 February 2020

I've had this lens for about 2 months now. It is my first Rokinon Lens. I'm really enjoying it. I have it paired with a Canon 6D Mark II. I like it so much that I plan to buy the 50mm and the 35mm SP lenses Rokinon offers as well!The build construction is excellent. The focus ring has tons of movement and is also excellent. Everything is metal except the lens hood. The hood is a plastic, but is very nice. Before purchasing, I probably read every online review available for this lens. I knew what to expect for the build quality and expected the optics to also be great. It does not disappoint. The optics are extremely good.The sharpness is very, very good. If you nail focus, it's razor sharp. Sharpness wide open at f1.2 is very good. It is however, improved when ... MoreI've had this lens for about 2 months now. It is my first Rokinon Lens. I'm really enjoying it. I have it paired with a Canon 6D Mark II. I like it so much that I plan to buy the 50mm and the 35mm SP lenses Rokinon offers as well!The build construction is excellent. The focus ring has tons of movement and is also excellent. Everything is metal except the lens hood. The hood is a plastic, but is very nice. Before purchasing, I probably read every online review available for this lens. I knew what to expect for the build quality and expected the optics to also be great. It does not disappoint. The optics are extremely good.The sharpness is very, very good. If you nail focus, it's razor sharp. Sharpness wide open at f1.2 is very good. It is however, improved when stopped down to f2.0. At f1.2 it is much better than Canon's version. I've used it for astrophotography and you'll want to stop it down to f2.8. There is chromatic aberrations (purple fringing) around stars at all apertures wider than f2.8. But that is not something to be sad about. It's razer sharp with great looking stars at f2.8, which is much better than any other lens I've used. You usually need to be at f4.0 on other lenses. If you care to try and remove the fringing in post, then shooting at f1.2 is really amazing. Nebula pop out really quick.Besides sharpness, the contrast is also excellent. I have found that I'm not increasing contrast in post. The lens produces perfect contrast from the start. Seriously.Color is great! I'm really enjoying how the lens renders color. I've noticed it is very different than other Canon lenses I've used. In Lightroom, the white balance tint needs to be about +10 more towards magenta. Meaning the lens is a bit green on color cast. You don't notice it once you set the white balance though. However, if you pixel peep into the bokeh of high contrast areas, you'll notice green fringing. It's a character of the lens so I like it!Manual focus is something I'm still working on. It's easy, but focusing very fast is what takes practice. The focus ring is very large, and it's travel distance is about 75% of the barrel. That greatly aids in manually focusing. If you've only done manual focus on a cheap lens that has a very small focus ring with nearly no travel, then when you try this you'll completely reconsider attempting manual focus. It's pleasant to use. The 6D II will also use it's focus system to aid in confirming whats in focus. So you can turn the ring until you see your focus points light up. Then you're good to capture. Like I said, it just takes some practice. You're not going to use this lens to shoot events journalistic style, where things happen fast and no one is standing still. Instead, you'll use this lens for portrait work where your subject understands that you'll be working slowly and concentrating on the pose and composition. You can also use this for landscapes, panoramas, astrophotography and other stills.Shooting video is a great too. The large focus ring really helps. It's also completely silent! Focusing makes no sound. I've found shooting at f1.2 and manually focusing looking at the cameras screen works perfectly. I have no trouble at all nailing focus at f1.2 recording video.My only minor complaint is the physical size. Being f1.2, the glass needs to be large. I get that. However, right where the lens starts at the camera body, it' protrudes out very wide and quickly. On a Canon 6D Mark II body, my shooting fingers touch that area of the lens. Meaning, there is not much room between the lens and the cameras grip. Again, this is a minor complaint and probably not so bad on larger camera bodies.Hopefully I'll right another review after using it through the summer. But as of now, I highly recommend you get this lens. I've only used Canon lenses up to this point and was very nervous to purchase this. However, Rokinon/Samyang has really hit a home run with this SP line. This lens is truly awesome and fun to use.

Richard originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Excellent performance! Used / Open box lens
4 January 2021

I am not sure why there are no reviews for this lens, its really really good. It better than EF 50 f1.2 and if you can nail the focus with R5 (manual focus assistance) its just as good as RF 50 f1.2.Bought it yesterday and went to pick up at B&H store, I opened a box in store to make sure product is okay and there was a hair and lots of dust / lint on the lens, they sent me to a different register and ordered another. 2nd lens also had lots of dust particles all over lens and even on the front and back glass.I had to clean it myself. They did not have anymore lens to swap. I am not sure if it's a return or its a QC issue from Rokinon.Overall i am happy with the lens performance but still wondering if it was used?

Vihar originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Great Boca and really sharp
6 April 2018

This is all about the rendering. If you're looking for a lens for portrait photography or want to produce images with extreme shallow depth of field, this is worthy of strong consideration. The Boca is rendered beautifully with out of focus areas rented beautifully smooth. The contrast between the extremely sharp areas and the blurred backgrounds is breathtaking. The lens is extremely Sharp, But if you're looking to just shoot resolution charts, you can find slightly sharper lenses. I personally care more about how well the lens renders my subject, and this lens continues to impress me.This lens is not for faint of heart, it's heavy and is a manual focusing lens. Focusing at F1.2 is extremely critical when shooting 10 ft or closer. The viewfinder focusing ... MoreThis is all about the rendering. If you're looking for a lens for portrait photography or want to produce images with extreme shallow depth of field, this is worthy of strong consideration. The Boca is rendered beautifully with out of focus areas rented beautifully smooth. The contrast between the extremely sharp areas and the blurred backgrounds is breathtaking. The lens is extremely Sharp, But if you're looking to just shoot resolution charts, you can find slightly sharper lenses. I personally care more about how well the lens renders my subject, and this lens continues to impress me.This lens is not for faint of heart, it's heavy and is a manual focusing lens. Focusing at F1.2 is extremely critical when shooting 10 ft or closer. The viewfinder focusing confirmation is not up to the task for such critical manual focusing. It's best to use the magnified view on the LCD screen for accurate focus. Accurate focus can best be achieved on a tripod useing the LCD screenI n magnification mode. TheHoodman HoodLoupe also works great for handheld shooting. I have mine attached with two rubber bands. This lens is best suited for slow deliberate photography rather than trying to work with moving subjects.

JAW17363 originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Joining the chorus
20 March 2019

Except for the lack of weather sealing—not even a gasket on the mount—the build quality feels nearly unmatched. Although the lens is manual focus only, it does—unlike the earlier Samyang/Rokinon lenses—electronically communicate with the camera body. Thereby, the camera adjusts aperture, confirms focus, and records all the customary information, the EXIF data, to image files. The focus throw, long and smooth, is gratifying, making the manual focusing a fulfilling task. And at f/1.2, the image quality, among the best, period, is beyond my previous dreams to afford. Despite the sharpness, the images, not looking technical, as it were, look artistic—pleasing colors and dreamy bokeh. This lens can lend portraits the look that people instantly attribute to a ... MoreExcept for the lack of weather sealing—not even a gasket on the mount—the build quality feels nearly unmatched. Although the lens is manual focus only, it does—unlike the earlier Samyang/Rokinon lenses—electronically communicate with the camera body. Thereby, the camera adjusts aperture, confirms focus, and records all the customary information, the EXIF data, to image files. The focus throw, long and smooth, is gratifying, making the manual focusing a fulfilling task. And at f/1.2, the image quality, among the best, period, is beyond my previous dreams to afford. Despite the sharpness, the images, not looking technical, as it were, look artistic—pleasing colors and dreamy bokeh. This lens can lend portraits the look that people instantly attribute to a professional. My only disappointment with the lens is that, like most photography lenses, rather than cine lenses, it does have significant focus breathing, limiting its use in filmmaking.

Kal originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Love it
12 January 2023

As previous owner of two Canon FD 85mm 1.2 lenses, and switching to Sony mirrorless, I wanted a low cost alternate and from it in the Rokinon 85mm 1.2 lens. Focusing a was smooth as silk and combined with magnification view provided by the a7III, produced outstanding images with that magical low depth of field. One exception, this lens is much sharper than the Canon FD counterpart. Summary, no regrets.

Donald originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
My New Favorite Portrait Lens
5 August 2018

I am a convert from Canon to Sony A7 bodies. I still have several Canon mount lenses that I adapt because they are too good to part with as is now the case with this incredible lens. Previously, I owned and really enjoyed the Sigma 85mm F/1.4 Art lens in Canon mount. Incredible lens, very sharp, producing fantastic images. The only downside being some purple fringing correctable in post.I sold my 85mm Sigma to a friend and purchased the even more incredible (hard to imagine) Sigma 135mm F/1.8 Art. The Sigma 85 is great, but the 135 is perfect. The only challenge is that the 135 can sometime be a little too long in some circumstances. So I found I was missing the 85mm focal length.I happened to catch an ad from Adorama (my favorite professional camera store) about ... MoreI am a convert from Canon to Sony A7 bodies. I still have several Canon mount lenses that I adapt because they are too good to part with as is now the case with this incredible lens. Previously, I owned and really enjoyed the Sigma 85mm F/1.4 Art lens in Canon mount. Incredible lens, very sharp, producing fantastic images. The only downside being some purple fringing correctable in post.I sold my 85mm Sigma to a friend and purchased the even more incredible (hard to imagine) Sigma 135mm F/1.8 Art. The Sigma 85 is great, but the 135 is perfect. The only challenge is that the 135 can sometime be a little too long in some circumstances. So I found I was missing the 85mm focal length.I happened to catch an ad from Adorama (my favorite professional camera store) about this Rokinon SP 85mm F/1.2 on sale for an incredible price (38% off). I thought that the extra 1/3 stop could really come in handy indoors or low light situation and hoped the bokeh would be good, so I took a chance. I AM SO HAPPY I DID! The images this beauty of a lens produces are spectacular! And the manual focus is really no trouble when using Sony bodies thanks to great focus peaking and more import zoom focus capabilities. If you are a portrait photographer and your style places emphasis on lovely rendering, super sharp details and creamy, dreamy bokeh, BUY THIS LENS IMMEDIATELY FROM ADORAMA before they come to their senses and cancel the sale price. It is worth full retail price, but on sale, it is a steal!!!!

CHRISTOPHER originally posted on adorama.com
Rokinon 50mm f1.2 sp
16 February 2022

I've only had the lens for a few weeks but so far I'm really liking this lens. I bought this manual 50 because it was the only one that was at a 1.2 aperture for my canon 5D markiii. I really wanted it to have an autofocus feature but so far it works fine for the portraits and food photography I'm mainly using it for. I was going to buy the canon 50 1.2 L usm but decided to try something new and for the price I really like the quality and the the end result. All in all I would consider buying another Rokinon, maybe the 85mm. I'm not planning on going mirrorless, I'm actually looking the 1DX Markiii so more options in the EF mount would be awesome.

Joseph originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Sharpest 85mm lens I've used
25 February 2017

I'm keen on 85mm lenses, own a large number of them, new and old, and have rented others (I use them on Sony a7rII and a7s, which make manual focusing so much easier). I've yet to try the Otus or new Sigma, which aren't as fast anyway, but so far this is the best I've met in terms of sharpness wide open, contrast, freedom from aberrations, etc. It's at least as good as Rokinon's amazing 135mm f2. The only optical flaw I've noticed so far is that, like some other expensive high-end fast lenses, there's a mild onion ring effect on out-of-focus points of light in some circumstances wide open. This is the one area where the recent Mitakon equivalent wins optically. I also prefer the look of the Mitakon and the feel of its focus ring, but the image quality of the Rokinon ... MoreI'm keen on 85mm lenses, own a large number of them, new and old, and have rented others (I use them on Sony a7rII and a7s, which make manual focusing so much easier). I've yet to try the Otus or new Sigma, which aren't as fast anyway, but so far this is the best I've met in terms of sharpness wide open, contrast, freedom from aberrations, etc. It's at least as good as Rokinon's amazing 135mm f2. The only optical flaw I've noticed so far is that, like some other expensive high-end fast lenses, there's a mild onion ring effect on out-of-focus points of light in some circumstances wide open. This is the one area where the recent Mitakon equivalent wins optically. I also prefer the look of the Mitakon and the feel of its focus ring, but the image quality of the Rokinon is dispositive for me. The Rokinon's considerably shorter minimum focus distance is another huge advantage over the Mitakon and many other 85mm lenses. I'm not about to ditch the others I own, all of which are smaller and lighter and have their distinctive look, but for whenever I want the fastest and sharpest, I'll reach for this one. I would happily recommend this to anyone who doesn't need autofocus.

SIMON originally posted on adorama.com
Underrated Gem
23 June 2022

The Rokinon SP 1.2 series is honestly the most underrated glass I have used. This lens and the others in the series are some of the best full frame glass I have used. I can see why Samyang is now adapting them for the Meinster series. Though they should have picked a different name. I have used Zeiss, Sigma, and Canon L lenses of the same focal lengths. When it comes to sharpness and character these do a great job balancing it all.

Nicholas originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Specification

Focal Length50mm
Maximum Aperturef/1.2
Minimum Aperturef/16
Lens MountCanon EF
Lens Format CoverageFull-Frame

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