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Samsung 45mm vs Rokinon 85mm?

Started Apr 20, 2015 | Questions thread
causey Regular Member • Posts: 143
Re: Samsung 45mm vs Rokinon 85mm?

DoF depends on focal distance too. One could get the same DoF with different combinations of aperture and focal distance. 85mm is significantly different from 135mm, imo...

I have the Rokinon 85mm, which I also had in Pentax mount before switching to Samsung NX. With a bit of practice and the help of focus peaking, it can produce great photos fairly easily. It is a better portrait lens than the 45mm, since it allows a more pronounced subject isolation at convenient "portrait" focal distances. But, obviously, it lacks AF, so if you need to click fast, pick the 45mm...

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