Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black)

by Rokinon

• Minimum Focusins Distance of 10.8 inches
• This is the new updated UMC version
• 14 Elements in 12 Groups
• Aperture Rane: F/2.8 - F/22
• 6 Disphragm Blades

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 3.2 x 3.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003VSGQPG
• Item model number: FE14M-C
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #64 in Camera & Photo > Lenses > Camera Lenses
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 14, 2010

Product Description

Style: Canon

From the Manufacturer

The NEW ROKINON 14mm Ultra-Wide Angle F/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens is the highest quality affordably priced 14mm lens on the market.  It is designed for full frame cameras and is fully compatible with APS-C cameras as well.  Its build and construction are superb!  The lens construction is 14 elements in 12 groups and features 2 ED lens elements, one hybrid aspherical lens element and one glass aspherical lens element.  All of these lens elements combine to minimize distortion and chromatic aberrations.  Your pictures are sure to come our razor sharp and clear, even at the corners!

The Rokinon 14mm lens features a remarkable 115.7° angle of view on full-frame cameras and a 93.9° angle of view on APS-C cameras.  The lens is available for the following mounts: Canon EOS, Nikon, Sony Alpha, Pentax & Olympus 4/3.  There are two Nikon versions; one version is fully manual while the second version features a built-in automatic focus confirm chip to sync and auto-meter with your camera.   

Specifications:		f=14mm, F 2.8
Aperature Range:		F2.8 ~ 22
Optical Construction:		14 ELEMENT IN 12 GROUPS (1 GLASS ASP, 1 HYBRID ASP)
Min. Focusing Distance		0.9 ft (0.28m)
Maximum Diameter:		Φ87.0mm
Mount:		Canon	Nikon	Pentax	Sony	4/3
Angle of View	Full-Frame	115.7°	115.7°	115.7°	115.7°	115.7°
	APS-C	89.9°	93.9°	93.9°	93.9°	-
	4/3	-	-	-	-	76.24°
Length:		3.8 in.	3.7 in.	3.7 in.	3.8 in.	3.9 in.

MAIN FEATURES:

• Ultra-wide angle of view on both full frame and APS-C cameras
• Excellent construction and superior build quality for razor sharp images
• Features built-in petal type hood
• Minimum focusing distance of only 0.9 ft.
• Super multi-layer coating to reduce flares and ghost images
• Includes lens pouch, front and rear lens caps, and 1 year Rokinon warranty

SAMPLE PHOTOS:

A)    Below are comparison shots between a standard 50mm lens and the Rokinon 14mm lens:

 
              

              

Product Description

Rokinon 14mm F/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Canon; Lens is designed for full frame cameras but also works on APS-C sensors. The lens features 2 ED lens elements, one hybrid aspherical element, and one glass aspherical lens element. The lens offers an impressive 114-digree field of view on full frame cameras and 92.5-digree on APS-C cameras.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 109 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best wide angle primes at a bargain price.I August 15, 2010

By K. Dardashti

Style Name:Canon

I am using this lens on a Canon 5D Mark II. I have several zoom lenses in this range, but was looking for a fast, superwide prime. The choice would be this or the Canon 14L II. This is the same as the Samyang, rebranded.
After receiving the lens, I ran some tests against 16-35 2.8, and sigma 12-24, and was floored. The corner to corner sharpness of this lens is fantastic. I peaks at around 5.6, but the corners at 2.8 are better than the other 2 lenses at f11. the microcontrast and color is very good. The barrel distortion is hefty, and complex with a mustache distortion, however, often not well visible in landscape, but visible in architectural images. It is correctable using a $25 program called ptlens, and there is also a profile for acr 6.1 out there, which works great. It is an absolute bargain. I purchased a focus confirmation chip for 14 from ebay, glued it on, and I get focus confirmation too.

feb 2012 update
I have had this lens along side Nikon 14-24 2.8, adapted to canon with use on my 5d2, and at 2.8, the rokinon is sharper in the corners has less flare and less CA than the mighty Nikon. However the nikon has less distortion, and catches up by f 5.6 even in the corners. Additionally, do not rely on the distance markings on the focus ring. On my copy infinity focus is achieved at the 3 meter marking. 3 meters is achieved at 2m. for my style of shooting I dont find this troublesome at all. for landscape shooting I focus with live view anyway. for hand held, my focus is between 1 and 2 meters most of the time and it works fine.

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharpest lens I ever used, but check for issues May 23, 2011

By J. Kim

Style Name:Nikon AE

This is the new version with the auto-exposure chip (only for Nikon mount) and UMC coating. My impressions:

Pros:
-Sharp, sharp, sharp. Even at f/2.8, this lens is sharp. At its sharpest aperture, f/5.6, it's sharp corner-to-corner on an APS-C camera.
-Very good build quality. Solid weighty feel, brass mount, and smooth dampened focus ring.
-By far the least expensive 14mm around.
-No problems with auto-exposure or focus confirmation (including the electronic rangefinder function on newer Nikon bodies)
-FX or DX

Cons:
-Cheap rear cap fits a little loose. I swapped mine with a Nikon cap.
-Has significant mustache-type barrel distortion in the middle of the frame. Not a lens for architectural photography. However, this can be mostly corrected in post-processing (with the $25 software PTLens, or user-created Lightroom profiles on the net).

Some considerations:
-Like some other ultra wide-angle lenses, the front element is large and bulbous, and the hood is integrated and non-removable. You can't attach any filters, so this lens requires more care to avoid scratches on the front element. The lens cover should be kept on at all times when not in use.
-Although the lens works great with my DX camera, it's really meant for FX cameras. On my DX Nikon the full-frame equivalent focal length is 21mm, which sits in an odd space between UWA and WA. DX users should probably consider the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 or Sigma 10-20mm instead for their UWA needs. However, this lens beats both for corner-to-corner sharpness.

UPDATE:
I sold my Nikon AE copy and re-purchased this lens for Canon mount, for a Canon 5D body. My new copy was just as sharp as my previous copy in the center.... However the lens showed de-centering on the right side, which was significantly blurrier than the left even when stopped down to f/8 or f/11. This area would not be visible on an APS-C body, but was visible enough on the 5D that I returned it for a refund. I deducted one star from my rating until I can test another copy. Read more ›

52 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value - the best in its class November 10, 2010

By Sanity Advocate

Style Name:Canon|Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this lens several months ago to use on my Canon 5d mark 1 camera. This is by far the sharpest, most flare-and color fringing-resistant lens in its class. I owned the Nikon 14-24mm lens and this lowly lens beats the Nikon hands down on all counts, exept vignetting (easily correctable in Photoshop) and distortion - but get a PT Lens software, which has this lens correction pre-programmed in its database and distortion becomes a non-issue.

Advantages:

Solidly built, operates smoothly, light (under 450 grams), much more compact than Nikon 14-24mm, incredible resolution, color balance and color fringing resistance - simply crushes Nikon 14-24mm (my personal experience and comparison and also see independent reviews on the Net), no flare, even when shooting straight into the Sun.

Disadvantages:

Fully manual - no auto anything, including the aperture (not an issue for this ultra-wide lens and actually is an advantge, since it greatly improves reliability).

No depth-of-field scale - not an issue for this ultra-wide lens; setting the focus to 1 meter and stopping down to f11 gives you the maximum depth-of-field (o.5 meters to infinity) at best optical performance. For wide-open shooting focus the lens manually.

Vignetting, especially at wide apertures - easily correctable in Photoshop, and gone by f11.

Significant complex distortion (5%) - get a PT Lens software, which has this lens' complete correction pre-programmed in its database and distortion becomes a non-issue.

Aperture blades may become sticky in temperatures below 32 degrees F (0 deg. C) - no significant impact, because the aperture control is fully manual.... If this occurs, rotate the aperture ring back and forth a few times to take care of this in the field; there is no need to even remove the lens from the camera.

I highly recommend this lens. Read more ›