This lens takes amazing photos and the af is deadly accurate. It has a very smooth bokeh and is tack sharp at the same time. At f 1.4 it is a touch soft in the focused areas, but stop down to f1.6 and it is completely sharp. The transition from sharp to blurry is very slow and smooth like Zeiss, not hard and abrupt like Canon L's.
There are some some downsides. The materials are good, but not Canon L or Zeiss good. More like standard Sony. The AF is a bit slow and the lower the light the worse it gets. It still focuses fine at lighting requiring 12,800 ISO....it just may take a quarter second to get there. In good lighting it is much faster. It can do eye af without issue. Lastly, the AF motor is noisy like Canon aps-c lenses....not distracting or audible if in quite room really, but it will be picked up in an internal mic if shooting video.
Despite the minor shortcomings, this lens is well worth it for the price. The images it takes are stunning.
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This Item  Rokinon AF 35mm f/1.4 Auto Focus Wide Angle Full Frame Lens for Sony FE Mount, Black (IO3514-E) |  |  |  | |
| Price | — | $579.00 | $399.00 | $278.03 |
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| Sold By | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | 17Photo, Electronics and Outdoors | Amazon.com |
| lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle |
| compatible mountings | Sony A | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E |
| lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| focus type | Auto Focus | Auto/Manual | Auto Focus | Auto Focus |
| minimum focal length | — | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — |
| max focal length | — | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — |
| fixed focal length | 24 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 12 millimeters |
| model name | IO3514-E | series ii | ROIO2418E | ROIO12AFE |
| min aperture | — | — | 22 f stop | 22 millimeters |
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AF 35mm F1.4 FE Lens
Uses the world’s first DLSM (Dual Linear Sonic Motor) for quiet, fast, and accurate auto focusing. With a 35mm focal length and F1.4 aperture value, it guarantees unmatched image quality and highly professional performance.
Full-Frame, Wide Angle
Versatile Aperture
Excels in difficult lighting conditions and provides shallow depth of field for greater point of focus control. The circular 9-blade diaphragm delivers pleasing bokeh at all settings.
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Architecture
With an ultra wide angle, this lens captures complex spaces without bending the perspective.
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Wide Angle View
Perfect for travel, nature portraits, stealthy street shooting, and landscapes.
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Low Light Photos
With a fast f/1.4 aperture, shoot late in the day, or indoors, without additional lighting.
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Lens Construction
Constructed out of 11 specialized elements, including 2 ASP and 2 HR.
1 Architecture 2 Wide Angle View 3 Low Light Photos 4 Lens Construction
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Great lens for price, won't focus at 120fps on A7SII
Overall, I really enjoy this lens. I use it on my A7RII for stills and A7SII for video. Tack sharp at the center. Great bokeh. Pretty fast AF. Solid build quality. The sound the AF motor makes is somewhat noticeable, but I use a shotgun mic so it doesn't matter to me. The only issues I've run in to are the chromatic aberration and the autofocus when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII.The chromatic aberration isn't bad, but if you're pixel peeping (hard not to do with the A7RII) you will notice it. Lightroom doesn't have a profile for it yet but with your own tweaking, can fix it quickly.The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that it will not autofocus properly when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII. It's as if it's trying to focus on something 3 inches in front of what I need it to. It focuses just fine in 4K and at 1080 60fps. I tested this issue on the A7RII at 120fps (the A7RII does 120fps at 720, not 1080) and it worked better, but still not perfect. My lens came with v.02. I changed the focus area to everything available to no avail. If I wanted to use manual focus, I would have bought it's cheaper counterpart.Besides that, it's a great lens for the price.EDIT: I talked to the people at Rokinon and there is no fix for the inability to focus at higher frame rates. Their response was, "The 35mm F1.4 AF lens isn’t made for video and manual focus is normally recommend..." I still recommend this lens, just be prepared to use manual focus at the high frame rates.
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The chromatic aberration isn't bad, but if you're pixel peeping (hard not to do with the A7RII) you will notice it. Lightroom doesn't have a profile for it yet but with your own tweaking, can fix it quickly.
The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that it will not autofocus properly when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII. It's as if it's trying to focus on something 3 inches in front of what I need it to. It focuses just fine in 4K and at 1080 60fps. I tested this issue on the A7RII at 120fps (the A7RII does 120fps at 720, not 1080) and it worked better, but still not perfect. My lens came with v.02. I changed the focus area to everything available to no avail. If I wanted to use manual focus, I would have bought it's cheaper counterpart.
Besides that, it's a great lens for the price.
EDIT: I talked to the people at Rokinon and there is no fix for the inability to focus at higher frame rates. Their response was, "The 35mm F1.4 AF lens isn’t made for video and manual focus is normally recommend..." I still recommend this lens, just be prepared to use manual focus at the high frame rates.
Great lens for price, won't focus at 120fps on A7SII
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
Overall, I really enjoy this lens. I use it on my A7RII for stills and A7SII for video. Tack sharp at the center. Great bokeh. Pretty fast AF. Solid build quality. The sound the AF motor makes is somewhat noticeable, but I use a shotgun mic so it doesn't matter to me. The only issues I've run in to are the chromatic aberration and the autofocus when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII.Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
The chromatic aberration isn't bad, but if you're pixel peeping (hard not to do with the A7RII) you will notice it. Lightroom doesn't have a profile for it yet but with your own tweaking, can fix it quickly.
The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that it will not autofocus properly when I shoot at 120fps on the A7SII. It's as if it's trying to focus on something 3 inches in front of what I need it to. It focuses just fine in 4K and at 1080 60fps. I tested this issue on the A7RII at 120fps (the A7RII does 120fps at 720, not 1080) and it worked better, but still not perfect. My lens came with v.02. I changed the focus area to everything available to no avail. If I wanted to use manual focus, I would have bought it's cheaper counterpart.
Besides that, it's a great lens for the price.
EDIT: I talked to the people at Rokinon and there is no fix for the inability to focus at higher frame rates. Their response was, "The 35mm F1.4 AF lens isn’t made for video and manual focus is normally recommend..." I still recommend this lens, just be prepared to use manual focus at the high frame rates.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2018
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J L.
Sharp, fast and a cut above for build quality
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2022