Yogi staring at the camera

Rokinon 12mm Test Canon mount Rockport Reservoir Utah

Bessaflex, Rokinon 55/1.8

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Home of the first American Nobel Prize winner

Fuji X-E1

Plaza de Toros de Valencia

Taking photos of cool things I happen to see from my deck is my normal default these days. Though I've had a good handful of lucky surprises that way, I'm starting to push myself to explore the wooded surroundings a bit more.

Sala en la Estación del Norte de Valencia

Pulled out the Rokinon 85mm and put it on the Canon 5dMk3 to do some fun shooting in the yard.

This is an all-manual lens. Everything was shot at f/1.4 (because it can), and handheld.

I used Continuous (burst) mode with LiveView and used the magnify to focus on the target flower.

I purposely challenged the lens (and myself) and on the outer edges in low light I see some lens aberration, but the shots look great when zoomed back out to normal viewing distance.

I particularly like the color and contrast characteristics of the lens, as well as sharpness.

NEXT TIME I USE A MONO-POD OR TRIPOD. The lens is heavy, and in low light (10 minutes before sunset) it's hard to handhold at ISO 100 (I boosted it to ISO 200 toward the end).

I'm surprised how well I was able to focus, and keep the camera steady. I think on a mono-pod would increase performance/sharpness.

Rokinon 12mmF2 NCS

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More experiments with the fisheye lens. Shot out my front door at night.

Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye

Pulled out the Rokinon 85mm and put it on the Canon 5dMk3 to do some fun shooting in the yard.

This is an all-manual lens. Everything was shot at f/1.4 (because it can), and handheld.

I used Continuous (burst) mode with LiveView and used the magnify to focus on the target flower.

I purposely challenged the lens (and myself) and on the outer edges in low light I see some lens aberration, but the shots look great when zoomed back out to normal viewing distance.

I particularly like the color and contrast characteristics of the lens, as well as sharpness.

NEXT TIME I USE A MONO-POD OR TRIPOD. The lens is heavy, and in low light (10 minutes before sunset) it's hard to handhold at ISO 100 (I boosted it to ISO 200 toward the end).

I'm surprised how well I was able to focus, and keep the camera steady. I think on a mono-pod would increase performance/sharpness.

Rokinon 300mm F6.3 Reflex,

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Rokinon 12mm f/2. Canon EOS M6.

Pulled out the Rokinon 85mm and put it on the Canon 5dMk3 to do some fun shooting in the yard.

This is an all-manual lens. Everything was shot at f/1.4 (because it can), and handheld.

I used Continuous (burst) mode with LiveView and used the magnify to focus on the target flower.

I purposely challenged the lens (and myself) and on the outer edges in low light I see some lens aberration, but the shots look great when zoomed back out to normal viewing distance.

I particularly like the color and contrast characteristics of the lens, as well as sharpness.

NEXT TIME I USE A MONO-POD OR TRIPOD. The lens is heavy, and in low light (10 minutes before sunset) it's hard to handhold at ISO 100 (I boosted it to ISO 200 toward the end).

I'm surprised how well I was able to focus, and keep the camera steady. I think on a mono-pod would increase performance/sharpness.

Rokinon 12mm Test Canon mount Rockport Reservoir Utah

Rokinon 14mm f2.8 on Pentax K3