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Samsung 45mm vs Rokinon 85mm?

Started Apr 20, 2015 | Questions thread
OP dgrogers Veteran Member • Posts: 7,243
Re: Samsung 45mm vs Rokinon 85mm?

The NX20 doesn't have focus peaking.  How difficult is it to use with zoom type focus aid?

causey wrote:

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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