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Value wide angle prime: Rokinon 12mm - Any alternatives?

Started Jul 3, 2017 | Discussions thread
Sjak
Sjak Veteran Member • Posts: 7,318
Re: Value wide angle prime: Rokinon 12mm - Any alternatives?

In my recent thread, the Rokinon 12 2.0 is also discussed:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4174979

I found a newlike for 290 euro on the german Amazon. Seems hard to beat, looking at the alternatives at around 12mm FL.

Nokinon/Samyang/Walimex/whatever other branding it may sell also have 10mm and 8mm options.

I do agree that the 18mm FL seems pretty close to the 23mm, the exact reason I also went for something significantly wider.

Re. the 27 2.8: it is a convenient lens for a more stealthy and/or pocketable setup. For this reason, it is a keeper for me. And it's resale value (at least here) is not impressive. But for me, it complements the quite large (and expensive) 23 1.4. Maybe it is less of a consideration to you.

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