Rokinon 85M-O 85mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens for Olympus (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)BUT unless you have very good eyes and you know VERY WELL HOW to set upthe cam MANUALLY, DON'T BUY IT. The cam don't get ANY infos from the lens, and IS is not gonna work AT ALL, unless you buyan AF Confirm / IS Programmable chip(ebay sells them for $20 +5 for shipping) or at least a Dual Split Image Focus Screen. At 1.4 (where this lens must be used the most, (otherwise why buy an 1.4?)the depth of field is very narrow that unless your focusing is very accurate, DON'T BUY IT.
Build quality looks OK, (I would say very good for the money), image quality is amazing- BOKEH, SHARPNESS, etc- + on an Olympus body this lens will be 170/1.4- something unheard before. Sigma don't make 85/1.4 for third party -yet (shame to Sigma) and even if they make it you have to pay over 3 times more, and I doubt the image quality would be any better AT 1.4! See a comparison between Leica Summilux 80/1.4 vs Rokinon 85/1.4
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also with Canon 85/1.2
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Zeiss vs. Vivitar 85mm f/1.4 for Nikon
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See also the reviews on B&H, under Vivitar/ Bower 85/1.4.
I also seen a comparison with Nikon 85/1.4 (that I cannot find it now)- and Rokinon is a LOT SHARPER AT 1.4!
Hope you find IT for yourselves.

Look at my pics - all at 1.4-,all hand held & without IS. I'm waiting for the chip to come, (see how is gonna work)- UPDATE:The chip came, is just a piece of junk,NOTHING WORKING as advertised. (lost $30)
Instead I'm using a split image now, that helps me better, still the LIVE VIEW IS THE BEST.
Hope my review will help, thx

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Product Description:
The Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Manual Focus Lens for Olympus 4/3 is an ultra-bright lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. Although you can only use this lens in manual focus mode, it is fully compatible with the automated features available with digital SLR cameras. It is compact and lightweight, and offers the ideal focal length and bright aperture for use as a portrait lens.

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