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Rokinon 135mm F2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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Brand | Rokinon |
Focal Length Description | 135 mm |
Lens Type | Telephoto |
Compatible Mountings | Nikon F (FX) |
Camera Lens Description | 135 month |
About this item
- Full frame compatible with an 18.8 degree angle of view on full frame cameras and a 12.4 angle of view on APS-C cameras
- Rokinon Ultra Multi-Coated (UMC) Optics & features built-in Nikon AE chip for auto metering and auto exposure with your camera
- Minimum Focusing Distance of 2.6 ft. with fast apertures of f2.0 - f22
- Features 9 diaphragm blades and includes a removable lens hood
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Picture quality | 4.7 | — | — | 4.7 | — | 4.6 |
Quality of material | 4.7 | — | — | 4.9 | — | 4.5 |
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lens type | Telephoto | telephoto-prime | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto |
compatible mountings | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon F (FX) | Canon EF | Nikon FX | Nikon F (FX) |
lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
focus type | Auto Focus | Manual Only | Manual Only | Manual Only | Micromotor | Manual Only |
fixed focal length | 135 millimeters | 135 millimeters | 135 millimeters | 135 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 135 millimeters |
model name | 135M-N | — | DS135M-N | 135M-C | 270306 | — |
max aperture | 2 f stop | 2.2 f stop | 2.2 f stop | 2 f stop | 2.8 f stop | 2 f stop |
diaphragm blades | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
image stabilization | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital |
From the manufacturer
FULL FRAME TELEPHOTO
135mm F2.0
The 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Rokinon is a manual focus telephoto prime lens useful for portraiture and most telephoto applications. Its fast f/2.0 maximum aperture is effective in low light and enables shallow depth of field control.
FULL FRAME TELEPHOTO
135mm F2.0
The optical design includes one extra-low dispersion lens element to control chromatic aberration, contributing to sharp, color-accurate imaging, and each of its lens elements features Ultra Multi-Coating to improve light transmission and reduce ghosting and flare.
Technical Specifications
Coverage | Full Frame |
Aperture Range | F2.0 to F22 |
Diaphragm Blades | 9 |
Coating | Ultra Multi-Coating |
Minimum Focusing Distance | 2.6' (0.8m) |
Lens Hood | Removable |
Maximum Diameter | 3.2” (82mm) |
Filter Size | 77mm |
Optical Construction | 11 Elements in 7 Groups |
Special Elements | 1 ED |
Angle of View | Full Frame: 18.8° / APS-C: 12.4° / Canon APS-C: 11.7° / 4/3: 9.5° |
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Product Dimensions | 4.71 x 3.2 x 3.2 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.8 pounds |
ASIN | B00T48CEEE |
Item model number | 135M-N |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #850 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 1, 2015 |
Manufacturer | Rokinon |
Country of Origin | Korea, Republic of |
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Product Description
On the heels of the recently introduced Rokinon 12mm Fisheye and 50mm F1.4 lenses, Rokinon expands its already impressive Full Frame Prime Lens lineup with the Rokinon 135mm f2.0 ED UMC Digital Telephoto Lens. This high speed telephoto feature a circular 9-blade diaphragm for superb out-of-focus highlights (Bokeh), a non-rotating filter mount, high performance ED glass elements, UMC anti-reflective Ultra Multi-Coating, close focusing to 2.6 feet and is tightly color matched to the Rokinon lens system. The Rokinon 135mm f2.0 is available in lens mounts for Canon EOS, Nikon (With AE Chip), Sony E, Sony A, Pentax K, Micro 4/3, Fuji X and Samsung NX.
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Customers like the sharpness, build quality, and value of the camera lenses. For example, they mention that it produces tack sharp subjects and that the build quality is comparable to vintage Nikon glass from the 70s. They appreciate the performance, and versatility. That said, some complain about the weight and disagree on autofocus.
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Customers find the lens to be sharp even at f/2.0. They say it produces tack sharp subjects that pop out of an indescribably creamy smooth background. They also say the lens renders bokeh just as beautifully. Customers say it's capable of producing wow images.
"...shots and can confirm that the 135mm f/2 by Rokinon is incredibly sharp even wide open. To me, the 100% crops are jaw dropping...." Read more
"...Leica lenses and this thing is just as sharp and it renders bokeh just as beautifully...." Read more
"...Very nice bokah and with the F2 aperture you can really create that narrow depth of field to highlight your subject...." Read more
"...-Gorgeous Bokeh.-Capable of very sharp images, especially on 5-axis stablized Olympus platformCons:-Cost. $550-600...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the lens. They mention that it is comparable to vintage Nikon glass from the 70's, the exterior is made of high quality plastics, and it is built solid out of metal, glass, and a tough modern impact-resistant polymer. The quality of bokeh and subject separation are just incredible, and the lens feels well put together.
"...The quality of the bokeh and subject separation are just incredible and the sharpness wide-open leaves nothing to be desired...." Read more
"...I love the quality of this lens and at this price I feel like I stole it. It has been looking at the 85mm and the 50mm versions now." Read more
"...Pros:-Nice build quality comparable to vintage Nikon glass from the 70's or 80's. Reminds me of Cosina Voightlander products...." Read more
"...Wide enough to fit several deep sky objects in a single frame. Build quality is nice, lots of metal components and feels well put together...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the lens. They say it is an excellent value for money, with good image quality and high build quality. Some say the lens is hefty but worth its weight.
"This is an amazing affordable lens for what it is able to do. Astrophotographers love it and it's easy to see why on Astrobin...." Read more
"...they are intended to fill a niche of back to basics for a reasonable price...." Read more
"...The lens is well worth the asking price for what you get." Read more
"This lens fits my needs for astro photography. It is hefty and well made and I can find a good infinity focus." Read more
Customers like the quality of the lens. For example, they say it's a truly great lens, does not disappoint, and is a pleasure to use.
"...I am a 135mm fanatic and this lens does not disappoint at all...." Read more
"...By any standards, this lens is incredible. I hate to say "for the money" because, it's just awesome period...." Read more
"This lens is spectacular, it doesn't matter if you are not a professional photographer. Definitely a lens to try!!..." Read more
"...bokeh is absolutely silky and the focus ring is smooth and a great pleasure to use and makes focusing this manual lense a treat...." Read more
Customers are happy with the performance of the camera lens. They mention that it works great, is built well, and works perfect with Nikon. The IBIS seems to be working as well, it performs best at f5.6, and has very little distortion or CA.
"...The bokeh is amazing and it works flawlessly on a Nikon Z6 with the adaptor as well as seamlessly on a Nikon D780." Read more
"...Quite workable actually especially with continuous shooting because the focal plane shifts ever so slightly between shots and this way you can get..." Read more
"...IBIS seems to be working as well." Read more
"...OM-D III with the manual focus assist enabled and I am very happy with the results...." Read more
Customers are impressed with the versatility of the lens. They say it's great for telephoto shots, as well as portraits, and astrophotography. When a focused image is produced, the results are incredible.
"...It's telephoto and portrait ability is also great...." Read more
"...lens it let's lots of light for a MFT sensor and it is possible to get wonderful images...." Read more
"...All that said, I really like this lens. It is great for telephoto shots and takes great photos all the way down to F2...." Read more
"...Truly sharp even at f/2.0. It is a manual lens but it will shoot flawless pictures if you get the hang of it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the autofocus of the camera lenses. Some mention that it's very sensitive, allowing for excellent manual focus, with smooth well-dampered focusing. However, others say that it doesn't autofocus, but the auto-exposure and focus indicator work. Some gripe with the lens is how hard the focus ring turns and that the focus information is not visible from the top of the cam.
"...The focus ring is still buttery smooth and the quality of the photos I get from this lens is consistent...." Read more
"...This lens can obliterate out of focus areas...and it does it so smoothly. Buttery bokeh. Even without the Speed Booster, it still looks great...." Read more
"...The focusing ring has an excellent and solid feel to it...." Read more
"...very smooth and long so it is great for those fine focus needs but it isn't quick. This is not for those fast moving or rapidly changing situations...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the weight of the lens. They mention that it's a bit heavy on their Sony A7rii, and too heavy for e mount astrophotography.
"...go (and my recently purchased a7ii in particular), it's too front heavy for the camera IMO...." Read more
"...I am returning it, the only drawback for me is, lot of metal and heavy." Read more
"...Sadly, it appears to be pretty heavy in combination with my Sony A7R3, which is why I returned it...." Read more
"It's a bit heavy on my Sony A7rii but it sure is bokeh-alicious. Probably not a lens if your a runner and gunner kind of shoote...." Read more
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UPDATE 1 (04 March 2015): After taking more shots with this lens I can still confirm that it is tack sharp. It is not Zeiss APO sharp corner-to-corner but still, you are getting A LOT of bang for the buck. I took shots of stationary birds at f/2.0 using this lens on an A7ii and the feathers of the birds were still clearly visible and sharp after heavy cropping. The colors that this lens renders are good but I won't call them great compared to the more expensive primes by Zeiss (could be the coatings); I find myself always increasing the saturation in Lightroom for more pop. When shooting wide open, I did notice dark vignetting at the corners but that is easily corrected in post processing and it is something that you can find in much more expensive lenses. This does not bother me at all. So far, I did not notice fringing or chromatic aberration which, in comparison, is something you will notice right away if you are using the Sony Zeiss 135mm/1.8 made for the Alpha mount (which sells for three times the price of this lens). Again, I've had the Rokinon 135mm lens for less than 3 weeks but I just wanted to provide a quick update of my experience with it after using it for taking more than 200 shots. Considering the price and the performance, I still think that this lens is worth my five stars rating. If it was selling for double that price I might have just docked one point and gave it 4 out of 5 for the vignetting, colors (kinda!), and lack of weather sealing.
UPDATE 2 (02 January /2016): This is actually my third update but, for some reason, Amazon never published my second one which I tried to post some months ago. Anyways! I am happy to report that after using this lens for more than 1000 shots, I still find it an absolute gem. I am a 135mm fanatic and this lens does not disappoint at all. Wherever I go, I make sure that it is in my camera bag; always picking it over the more versatile and much more expensive 70-200. The quality of the bokeh and subject separation are just incredible and the sharpness wide-open leaves nothing to be desired. After using it extensively, I found that its main weakness is that the contrast drops when you focus on far bright subjects close to infinity (i.e. the sky). For portraits though, I still find this lens to be unbeatable unless if you are willing to pay four times the price to get the Zeiss 135mm APO (as I said above). In the past, many people slammed rokinon/samyang for low quality control, but so far, I had no issues whatsoever with this lens. The focus ring is still buttery smooth and the quality of the photos I get from this lens is consistent. I attached few of the shots I took with this lens, all at f/2.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015
UPDATE 1 (04 March 2015): After taking more shots with this lens I can still confirm that it is tack sharp. It is not Zeiss APO sharp corner-to-corner but still, you are getting A LOT of bang for the buck. I took shots of stationary birds at f/2.0 using this lens on an A7ii and the feathers of the birds were still clearly visible and sharp after heavy cropping. The colors that this lens renders are good but I won't call them great compared to the more expensive primes by Zeiss (could be the coatings); I find myself always increasing the saturation in Lightroom for more pop. When shooting wide open, I did notice dark vignetting at the corners but that is easily corrected in post processing and it is something that you can find in much more expensive lenses. This does not bother me at all. So far, I did not notice fringing or chromatic aberration which, in comparison, is something you will notice right away if you are using the Sony Zeiss 135mm/1.8 made for the Alpha mount (which sells for three times the price of this lens). Again, I've had the Rokinon 135mm lens for less than 3 weeks but I just wanted to provide a quick update of my experience with it after using it for taking more than 200 shots. Considering the price and the performance, I still think that this lens is worth my five stars rating. If it was selling for double that price I might have just docked one point and gave it 4 out of 5 for the vignetting, colors (kinda!), and lack of weather sealing.
UPDATE 2 (02 January /2016): This is actually my third update but, for some reason, Amazon never published my second one which I tried to post some months ago. Anyways! I am happy to report that after using this lens for more than 1000 shots, I still find it an absolute gem. I am a 135mm fanatic and this lens does not disappoint at all. Wherever I go, I make sure that it is in my camera bag; always picking it over the more versatile and much more expensive 70-200. The quality of the bokeh and subject separation are just incredible and the sharpness wide-open leaves nothing to be desired. After using it extensively, I found that its main weakness is that the contrast drops when you focus on far bright subjects close to infinity (i.e. the sky). For portraits though, I still find this lens to be unbeatable unless if you are willing to pay four times the price to get the Zeiss 135mm APO (as I said above). In the past, many people slammed rokinon/samyang for low quality control, but so far, I had no issues whatsoever with this lens. The focus ring is still buttery smooth and the quality of the photos I get from this lens is consistent. I attached few of the shots I took with this lens, all at f/2.
Like many other reviews, I was blown away by the quality of this lens. I showed it to my photographer friends and they were amazed. My other friend bought one the same day after seeing mine.
I recently picked up the Rokinon 85mm F1.4, but I wasn't impressed with it. I'm going to send it back. It is nothing like this lens. It was not sharp wide open and the bokeh was "rough".
This 135mm F2.0 combined with my Metabones Speed Booster gives me a 35mm equivalent of a 96mm F1.4 lens (192mm F2.8 taking the 2x crop factor into account.) I can finally get that full-frame looking depth of field with this micro-four-thirds system.
This lens can obliterate out of focus areas...and it does it so smoothly. Buttery bokeh. Even without the Speed Booster, it still looks great. A bit sharper and smoother bokeh actually since it doesn't have the additional lens element. It's just harder to use because it acts like a 270mm F4 on a full frame camera. In-body stabilization on the Olympuse E-P5 helps a ton though.
I included some photos. Sorry, mostly vape-related because I do product photography for some companies. Hopefully you get the idea what this lens can do on a Micro43 system.
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016
Like many other reviews, I was blown away by the quality of this lens. I showed it to my photographer friends and they were amazed. My other friend bought one the same day after seeing mine.
I recently picked up the Rokinon 85mm F1.4, but I wasn't impressed with it. I'm going to send it back. It is nothing like this lens. It was not sharp wide open and the bokeh was "rough".
This 135mm F2.0 combined with my Metabones Speed Booster gives me a 35mm equivalent of a 96mm F1.4 lens (192mm F2.8 taking the 2x crop factor into account.) I can finally get that full-frame looking depth of field with this micro-four-thirds system.
This lens can obliterate out of focus areas...and it does it so smoothly. Buttery bokeh. Even without the Speed Booster, it still looks great. A bit sharper and smoother bokeh actually since it doesn't have the additional lens element. It's just harder to use because it acts like a 270mm F4 on a full frame camera. In-body stabilization on the Olympuse E-P5 helps a ton though.
I included some photos. Sorry, mostly vape-related because I do product photography for some companies. Hopefully you get the idea what this lens can do on a Micro43 system.
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É completamente manual (foco, abertura e sem estabilização). Esse modelo vem com chip pra auxiliar foco e abertura na câmera, porém não funciona com todos os modelos, na minha D3500 não é reconhecido e não é uma questão muito clara, pois teoricamente deveria funcionar com todos os modelos Nikon (esse problema não é nenhum defeito nem da lente nem da câmera, através de uma pesquisa descobri que os modelos D3400 e D3500 não reconhecem o chip, mas foi bem difícil encontrar essa informação e não tem nada de concreto).
Mesmo assim recomendo bastante, ela é muito boa pra retratos e astrofotografia, só precisa de bastante treino pra se acostumar a focar manualmente. Pelo preço comparando com lentes similares tem um bom custo benefício.
However Len is quite hefty and keeping it steady need some effort.
Some things to note if you are considering purchase for a Sony camera -
1. On Sony cameras with Focus Peaking and Focus Magnification, manual focus works very well. I use both - peaking to get 'in the range' of focus and magnification to fine tune.
2. You need in body stabilzation or a steadier hand if hand holding to shoot. Otherwise, a tripod is needed. NOTE: For effective in body stabilization (when the Sony camera body has it) you need to set it to 'manual' Steady Shot with the specific focus length (this is done in the 'menu'). Without doing this, the camera does not connect with it on 'auto' because there are no electric contacts meaning no Steady Shot! This stabilization helps a lot for hand holding shots and focusing. Without it, it would be a more questionable option without a tripod, Once I learned this, it made focusing with the magnifier MUCH easier.
3. Exposure is determined in 'M' mode. You choose your aperture on the lens then adjust shutter speed until ISO Auto stops blinking. You don't see anything other than your shutter speed in the viewfinder. This means slowing down a bit, which is why I say it is more for artistic shooting. But very workable and the f2 is nice and bright. It just takes a bit of extra time.
4. From what I read about weight and the focus ring - the weight doesn't bother me, it feels solid. I don't believe it is weather sealed but still has a quality feel build wise. And unlike some reviews, I did not find the focus ring either tight nor 'grinding'. Mine is nice and smooth and works very well.
5. Hood is included and fits loosely. This is not great but looks like at least it will do the job without falling off. The lens also comes with a very soft pouch which you may or may not find useful. Could help to prevent scratches but not padded so not protective in that regard.
6. Excellent value in price for the optical quality. One of the sharpest lenses in this focal length of any manufacturer for a fraction of the cost of many of them.
7. Photos of this lens can be a bit misleading regarding the mount - there is an additional silver part added to the lens to make it Sony e-mount. You do not have to purchase anything additionally, it comes this way and works beautifully. It just tends not to be shown in product images because it is not part of other mounts. But fear not, it comes ready to rock the Sony e-mount.
8. Amazon's delivery was excellent - fast and well packed!
To sum up - highly recommended for the right usage. Better for Sony camera bodies with focus magnification, peaking and in-body stabilization. I really like this lens and look forward to shooting when I have time to utilize the optical benefits of this lens. Samyang (parent company just a different name) is coming out with AF versions of their 50 f1.4 and 14mm. f2.8 later in 2016. I will be very interested in these and who knows, maybe an AF version of this 135mm. f2 will follow next? If so, that would be a huge attraction in the Sony market!