Reddit Reddit reviews Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black)

We found 45 Reddit comments about Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black)
Ultra wide-angle 14mm lens with an approximately 90° angle of view using an APS-C camera, for dramatic effectsLens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.9' (28 cm) for enhanced close-up shots. Lens includes a built-in petal-type lens hoodMaximum Diameter: 3.4”(87mm). Aperture Range: F2.8 to F22Focal Length: 14mm. Mounts : Canon: FE14M-C, Nikon AE: FE14AF-N. Pentax K: FE14M-P. Sony α: FE14M-S, Fuji X: FE14M-FX, Samsung NX: FE14M-NX, Sony E: FE14M-E, Four Thirds: FE14M-O, Micro 4/3: FE14M-MFT, Canon AE : AE14M-C
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45 Reddit comments about Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black):

u/BrainSlurper · 7 pointsr/photography

>I would suggest giving the 50mm a try

That is not a good idea. You don't want the largest aperture, you want a fast wide lens. When you put on a closer lens like the 50mm you then have to cut your shutter speed down to keep the stars from trailing, so in effect you aren't doing much better than you would be at 18mm, and you have a worse picture as a result because you are capturing less of the milky way.

Here are some good cheap lenses well suited to this

http://www.amazon.com/Samyang-SY16M-C-Aspherical-Angle-Cameras/dp/B00DEI38PY/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=2.0

http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=rokinon+2.8+14mm

u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/photography

try a rokinon. theyre a manufacturer than makes a bunch of manual focus lenses that are great quality and perform very well for DIRT CHEAP.

$340 for a 14mm 2.8:
http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG

plus you dont really need af for wide angles anyways because you (at least i do) focus at infinity for most things i shoot with a wide or at small apertures

u/-Slugtastic- · 6 pointsr/EarthPorn

For those looking to try this, the cheapest lens that'll give you solid photos would likely be this one: Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black) - Fixed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VSGQPG/

If you don't need a wide angle and are ok either stitching multiple photos or getting small shots, there are plenty of 50mm 1.4s that will give beautiful, albeit small framed, shots.

u/thatguyron · 4 pointsr/canon

It might be possible but I can't come up with anything under $200.

The best I can come up with are:

Used Tokina 12-24 mm for $278 categorized as "EX" (excellent) condition
A used and rather beat-up Sigma 10-20 mm for $268 categorized as "BGN" (bargain) condition
A used Rokinon 14 mm for $276.21 (but realize this one is manual focus and doesn't zoom)

u/tjl_p · 3 pointsr/Cameras

The Rokinon 14mm might work. It's around $250 new but it's manual focus. That being said, I was planning on selling my Canon 10-18. I bought it, used it twice, then immediately switched to Fuji so I'm looking to get rid of it. PM me if you're interested, it should be what you're looking for.

u/lukearens · 3 pointsr/photocritique

I shoot almost exclusively at night. This photo isn't sharp because it is slightly out of focus. In-focus stars will look like this and your foreground at that distance should also be in focus. Focusing at night is obviously problematic. What I've learned to do is to find a bright star or a light on the horizon and use live view to focus on it. That should put your lens at infinity and if your foreground is far enough, it should be sharp as well.

If you stop down, don't go much lower than f5.6 or f8, any lower than that and you will have to compensate with longer exposures, turning your stars into streaks. Wider lenses are better for star shots generally, as they can see more of them while increasing. I use this great cheap 14mm f2.8 prime. A general rule to follow for exposure time on a crop sensor is 400/focal length, 600/focal length for full frame bodies. Sticking near this number will help prevent your stars from "pilling" or stretching out.

Shoot RAW if you can. If you can get Camera RAW with Elements, it will allow you tons of ways to adjust the image, most importantly white balance.

u/opus-thirteen · 3 pointsr/canon

There's really not much out there for $300-$400 without doing a whole lot of scouring on the used market.

If you can wait a bit more I personally love the Rokinon [email protected], which they do make in an AF sensor and non AF sensor versions (both are manual focus though). The version that doesn't have the focus indicators is pretty risky to use,

From Rocky Mountain National Park a couple months ago:Img #1 Img #2 Img #3

u/OneLegAtATime · 3 pointsr/photography
u/bobloadmire · 3 pointsr/photography

I purchased a 14mm lens, but I just realized it doesn't accept threaded filters. (https://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1493230524&sr=8-3&keywords=14mm+lens)

Can I just buy a sheet of polarized paper and rotate it infront of the lens when I shoot? Any better options? Filter holders won't work because you can't rotate the filter, correct?

u/Pretereo · 2 pointsr/askscience

Umm, I'm sure there are, but I'm not aware of any. I think I just googled some articles on how to do it. I already had the camera with a wide angle lens. I think the main thing you need to consider are:

  1. It should be able to take RAW format pictures so that you can get the most out of your editing.
  2. It should have the feature of either setting up a remote so that you can take the picture without touching the camera, or have a delayed picture setting that will let you take the pictures a couple seconds after pushing the button (this will prevent you from shaking the camera when you go to take the picture).

  • One of the hard lessons I learned early on is that auto focus doesn't really work for these shots because they are at night, so you need to take a photo during the day to figure out where the lens focusing so that you can put it on that same setting at night. I wasted a whole night because I was trying so hard to figure out the focus.

  • Time of the month and location are pretty important. You want to shoot in a place with low light pollution away from the city, and you want to time your shoot based off of the moon cycles. Pick a night with no moon because the light from the moon will ruin your pictures. Here is a chart of this month: http://www.calendar-12.com/moon_calendar/2016/june
    As you can see, the best time to take a picture this month would have been on the 4th or 5th. 1-2% moon light on both nights.
  • Once you get all that stuff picked out, just start playing around with long exposures from 15-30 seconds. ISO (film speed at 1500-3000).

    There are tons of people that are probably better at it than me out there on the internet, but I thought I'd share my experiences (especially some of my mistakes) to help you out. If you end up getting some good shots, I'd love to see them. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'd be happy to answer them for you.

    -Phil
u/Wob_Wob · 2 pointsr/AskPhotography

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003VSGQPG?cache=100bccda347ddf630eacf46b0eb77331&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&qid=1405376104&sr=8-4#ref=mp_s_a_1_4

What about that? You could snag a 2.8f for that budget easily enough, but another $50-100 more and you could get the lens you want.

u/NotDrKevorkian · 2 pointsr/photography

New lens buying advice for Nikon

I'm looking into buying a new lens to move beyond my kit lens from the Nikon D5300, my kit lens is 18-55, 3.6f.

I need advise on what new lens I should get... I do lots of night photography, long exposures and whatnot. I'd love to have something with a wide angle and large aperture size. Preferably keeping the price under $300. I dont mind a cheap feel or manual focus lens as long as the quality and functionality is great.

So far im considering the "Ultra Wide Angle" Rokinon 14mm 2.8f but I'd love something similar with a larger aperature but I havent found anything as of yet, any advise on what other lens I should look at?

Rokinon for those that are interested
http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG

u/Matingas · 2 pointsr/photography

Wait... what?!

Rokinon

Samyang

They are the same thing?! The Rokinon is much cheaper...

u/user10110010 · 2 pointsr/telescopes

There are some ~ $500 options that might be good for a photographer that already has a camera.

You can do /r/landscapeastro with a basic tripod and a wide angle lens. The Rokinon 14mm and the Rokinon 24mm are great lenses for Milky Way (widefield) astrophotography. With the camera locked down on a tripod you can do long exposures up to 30 seconds or so. You can shoot multiple exposures and stack them to reduce noise and bring out details. The lenses I linked to are fast and wide and have aspherical elements that makes them good for astrophotography.

The trick with shooting individual objects with a telephoto lens is that as the stars "move" across the sky during the night that motion is magnified in the viewfinder, so you have to shoot 1 or 2 second exposures so that the motion doesn't cause the stars to trail.

If you want to shoot with a telephoto lens you need a tracking mount. The motorized mount slowly moves the camera at the same rate as the sky, keeping the subject still in the viewfinder. This allows for longer exposures and better results.

There are some interesting low cost tracking mounts for cameras with lenses up to 300mm. I haven't used these (ended up getting a bigger mount) but I've seen some good results posted on the forums.

/r/astrophotography and /r/landscapeastro

SkyWatcher S20510 Star Adventurer Astro Package

Vixen Optics 35505 Polarie Star Tracker

iOptron SkyTracker Pro Camera Mount with Polar Scope, Mount Only

I was looking at this type of light duty tracking mount and what I didn't like is that you can't go "up" size-wise from there.

The next step up is a medium duty tracking mount like the

Celestron Advanced VX Mount

What I like about getting into a mount like this is that it can handle a decent size (and quality) telescope if you want to add that later. It uses the German Equatorial Mount (GEM) design that all top-of-the-line mounts use. So you're getting into a better class of mount that has tighter mechanical tolerances. You can use it with wide or telephoto lenses on your camera for now, and with a nice telescope later.

I recently bought a big ol' Atlas EQ-G tracking mount. It's $1500 new but I found a used one for $700. It didn't come with a tripod so I got a used Meade Field Tripod ($150) and an adapter plate ($120) so it was about $1,000 for that particular mount setup. I plan to use that with my Canon 400mm telephoto lens and expect to get decent pictures of Andromeda galaxy, Orion nebula and other deep sky objects (DSO). I need to tap some threads in the tripod and DIY a spreader and I'll be good to go. I guess my point is I got a heavy duty mount that will work with my existing gear and with a good sized telescope in the future. Worked for me, ymmv.

Check the classifieds at Cloudy Night forums for used equipment.

https://www.cloudynights.com/

Good luck!

u/vero358 · 2 pointsr/itookapicture

I can try to tell you off the top of my head. The originals are at home on my laptop. Edited using Adobe Lightroom.

T3i in manual mode
Rokinon 14mm

ISO 100
F5.6, might have even been F8
1/400"

The sun was behind the trees around 3:30 in the afternoon, so I positioned myself where the top of the main part of the tree was blocking the sun.

u/cryptical · 2 pointsr/astrophotography

If you can swing it, don't overlook the 550d. It does very well as at widefield shots, DSOs, and has the added benefit of Movie Crop Mode which you can use for planetary imaging. The 18-55-IS lens is a nice little lens, and despite being a little slow, it's definitely enough to get you going.

The cool part is, if you end up upgrading your mount and getting a scope, it's versatile enough to where you don't need another camera to learn the basics of a different type of AP.

It also does HD movies and is a nice daytime cam.

There are a lot of lenses worth buying. The 50mm 1.8 is cheap, fast, and tack-sharp. I'd definitely recommend that one. All the other lenses I want are pretty expensive. For widefield/milky way shots, a lot of people seem to be using the Rokinon 14mm which seems like a lot of lens for the money. Haven't tried it out personally, but it gets good reviews.

u/notaneggspert · 2 pointsr/AskPhotography

I would go with a Canon t3i or t2i in your case over a D5100 only because of magic lantern. The pixel difference between 16 and 18 doesn't matter. If you go with Nikon you'll be just as happy and appreciate the boost in dynamic range.

As for lenses I'd recommend getting a Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 only $350 new on amazon. Manual focus only but much wider and faster than the kit lens. Abandoned buildings don't move very fast and It's available Nikon and Canon.

Canons 50mm f/1.8 are cheap and fast but pretty tight on a crop sensor for shooting indoors but worth $100.

A good tripod is also a good investment, and if you buy your camera body used you'll have more money to spend on one. Fredmiranda is a good forum to buy used.

u/WGeorgeCook · 2 pointsr/photography

The Rokinon 14mm 2.8 is $300 and works pretty well. Since it's fast and manual you can control everything really well while still letting in a decent amount of light. However it's pretty heavy and 100% manual, so you probably won't use it for anything that you don't have time to shoot.

Otherwise, the Canon 10-18mm is nice and wide, especially for $300 also. It has IS and focuses really quickly. On the flipside it's really, really slow and doesn't have a focus distance scale marked on it.

u/PastramiSwissRye · 2 pointsr/videography

This is the EF-mount one that I recommend for your focal reducer: https://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG

u/zyclon7 · 2 pointsr/photography

Thoughts on Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for astro & landscape photography?

I have a Canon t3 with the kit lens and I'm looking at getting another lens that would be better suited for astrophotography and landscape photography when I go camping / hiking. I was searching around for a budget lens and came across this one. Does anyone have it / use it for the intended purposes mentioned above? Is it a good bang for the buck? Other suggestions are welcome.

https://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG

u/r08 · 1 pointr/photography

according to http://camelcamelcamel.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/product/B003VSGQPG?active=price_amazon&context=home_alerts

It appears as though it lasts just a day or two. Unsure from the level of detail in that graph.

www.camelcamelcamel.com is a really silly name, but very helpful tool for getting a good price on a big ticket item, if you have the time to wait.

u/trikster2 · 1 pointr/SonyAlpha

Looking at your album all but one picture is taken at 16mm.

So the question is, is that perfect for you or would you get significant use out something much wider like the 12mm lens?

In the middle of this article there is a nice picture of a forest that if you hover over the numbers on the bottom will let you switch between 10 14 17 22 mm.. This is on a canon 1.6x crop sensor so on sony's 1.5x sensor the 14 will be closer to 15mm.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-f-3.5-4.5-USM-Lens-Review.aspx


Another alternative if MF is ok would be Rokinons 14mm F2.8. It's a few bucks cheaper than the 12 mm and Folks seem to love it for astrphotgraphy and it may be more useful as a walking around lens:

https://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/product-reviews/B003VSGQPG/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_search_rgt?filterByKeyword=astro+photography&search-alias=community-reviews

u/provideocreator · 1 pointr/videography

Since you need to be doing photography and not video, you need a camera that's better for that. A Canon 6D would be one of your cheaper options to go full frame, which I would recommend for this. Otherwise a Canon T6i can work too with the right lens. I would go for the full frame camera if you can for this situation for sure though.

For the lens, others have recommended Rokinon and they're absolute correct for this. Go with the Rokinon 14mm f2.8 if you'll be shooting stars. That's a wide angle lens for these cameras and it lets in lots of light.

Then you'll definitely need a tripod. Just get something solid if you don't have one already. You don't want it shaking or getting blown around if it's windy. That will ruin your images.

The last thing is an intervalometer. That will allow you to select your shutter speed at take pictures continuously. You don't want to be touching the camera when shooting at night, since it will move slightly and the image won't be quite as sharp. Use this one if you choose the 6D and this one if you choose the T6i.

Lastly, as recommended, try to get good at night photography before jumping into the timelapse video area.

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u/sunofsomething · 1 pointr/photography

Hey I'm looking to buy a new DSLR. Old one was a loaner Canon 20D, I'm looking at T2is, T3is or some other X0D to get.

Budget is around 200-400 CAD. I have a sigma kit lens so I'd be cool getting just a body, and for that reason I'd probably prefer to stick to Canon since I already have a lens. Although if you could recommend a different brand that might be better for the uses I'd like it for, then I'd be happy to hear it. I'm sure I could find an equivalent on Kijiji with a lens.

I'm into shooting landscapes and astro landscapes. I'm wondering how the night time capabilities of the Txi series is, or if there are any other series from other brands that you think would be better for those uses.

I'm also wondering if anyone has any experience with the Rokinon 14mm, I'd probably be interested in getting it for landscapes and astro shots.

u/SolMarch · 1 pointr/SonyAlpha

Depends on what you shoot, your budget, and how soon you want it.

A wide angle is not my primary focal length, so I probably wouldn't break the bank on a single lens. As such, I'd probably pick up a Canon FD or Nikon AI 24mm f/2.0 prime ($200-300) and an inexpensive adapter ($15-20). If f/2.8 is no biggie, you can get a 24mm f/2.8 for under $125.

Wider? I'd check out [Rokinon's 14mm f/2.8 prime](http://amzn.to/2cl3xoj "Rokinon 14mm f/2.8") (with an appropriate adapter).

Again, a wide-angle isn't my main lens, so if it's your bread and butter, you may want to look into fancier options. That said, these options deliver good performance and may allow you to get shooting sooner thanks to their lower price point.

u/tecnic1 · 1 pointr/bmx

This

Its manual focus, but set it at 1 meter and f5.6 or so and you'll have plenty of DOF.
I use the shit out of mine for non-bike stuff too.

u/noimnotnick · 1 pointr/AskPhotography

Alright so unfortunately I wont be able to get the Tokina 11-16mm because there really no way I can afford it at the moment. But I came up with a new set i'm trying to choose from, a couple from the ones you showed me and one I found after googling.

I don't know if me telling you this will help you help me at all but i'm mainly going to be using the lens I buy for video. I am starting to be a cameraman for a friend of mine and I go with him to his performances on stage and record him. I'm also going to use it for music videos. So any lens that's good for that and is wide angle is what I want.

Anyway, the lens are:

Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8
(I have this one first because I found this video on youtube and I was pretty amazed by the quality of the video, I don't know if it's because the camera is a T3i or what, I like it.)

[Tamron AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G7PIBC)

and the Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4

u/eggongu · 1 pointr/Astronomy

How would this lens work? link

u/throwawaywhiteguy333 · 1 pointr/astrophotography

Is this the one?
Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003VSGQPG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_i2b2DbJTN0ZCB

u/unrealkoala · 1 pointr/photography

Why not the Rokinon 14 mm?

u/Raichu93 · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Until then, you can get the Samyang/Rokinon 14mm for the Canon. It's more than a stop faster and just as good optically. A lot bigger and heavier though for sure.

u/opticrice · 1 pointr/photography

I think the part about the AF is to eliminate third party lenses such as this

I'll look into the 12-24 but I doubt that would be acceptable in their eyes because they did say they wanted L lenses

Also there's the Canon 14mm f/2.8 L, but for some reason I can't justify $2,159

u/darkm0d · 1 pointr/photography

The "Nifty fifty" is a must-have lens for all photographers. You are right in the crop factors though, but it's just how it goes. You'll use it for portraits and other subject photography. You'll probably never use it for landscape photography, so don't worry about the crop zoom factor, it's a must-have lens.

For a VERY afforable ultra wide lens, I'd recommend this one. Not 100% sure if you can find it on amazon EU, which I am assuming you might need to use because the 550D appears European. Either way, it's totally safe to look for cheaper auxiliary brands of lenses like Rokinon and Tokina, as long as they are APS-C ready.

u/Skalpaddan · 1 pointr/photography

Landscape isn't really something that I shoot all that often but for capturing wide landscapes or grand night skies I know that many people use the Rokinon 14mm. I haven't tried it myself but many people swears by it and for a wide angle lens it has a large aperture (which is great to have when capturing the night sky). It's manual focus only but that doesn't really matter when it's this wide. If your shooting landscapes you'll stand still or have the camera on a tripod and should use manual focus anyway.

It's also sold as the Samyang 14mm but it's the same lens, just a differnet name.

u/StylishUsername · 1 pointr/astrophotography

How does this setup look?


EOS T7i
iOptron
Rokinon
Remote
Tripod

u/cinderlion · 1 pointr/photography

I forgot about this site. Just read through it and did some digging. From the advice given and the website, I should be looking for this instead?

I can't for the life of me see what kind of mount it has, though. FE14M? Presumably that'll be in need of an adapter for the EF?

u/cexshun · 1 pointr/photography

Can anyone recommend a good lens for firework photography? I'm shooting with a Canon T6S with crop sensor. I'm leaning towards the Canon 10-18 f4.5-5.6 or maybe a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 since I don't need AF nor IS for this purpose.

The pics won't be traditional firework photography like most people here do with items in the foreground to balance it out. I'm a member of the Pyrotechnics Guild International and participate in many competitions. So the photos will strictly be of the fireworks and firework displays.

Here's some images that other members took of shows that our crew shot. These are not great images, but gives a good idea of the framing I'm going for.

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    I'd prefer a prime lens, but if a zoom does the job then so be it. Prefer to keep it under $500 new, but I still need a good tripod so the less expensive the better.
u/BearclawMohawk · 1 pointr/canon

Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VSGQPG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ovBxCbN0N4H7E
So I tried to do some research on your lens, and if I found the right one a review site said it will work with both. So I went to Amazon to make sure and appears people use this with a 6D and love it. If that's your lens than you are in luck :)

u/octoberlanguage · 1 pointr/EarthPorn

He is using a Roniken 14mm.

www.amazon.com/dp/B003VSGQPG/

u/BWeidlichPhoto · 1 pointr/AskPhotography

Rokinons 14mm f/2.8 is less than $400 new on amazon. manual focus only but the interior of buildings don't move vary fast. Works fine on full frame you'll just have to correct the vinette.

Edit: had the pricing completely off $200 cheaper than I remember.

u/aatdalt · 1 pointr/astrophotography

This 14mm manual focus Rokinon is a popular AP lens: https://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-FE14M-C-Ultra-Canon-Black/dp/B003VSGQPG And it's pretty dirt cheap for a quality DSLR lens.

Unless you see yourself really needing AF for daytime work, you'll never use AF for AP. And 14mm is very forgiving for focus in the daytime.

u/GodOfFap · 1 pointr/photography
u/Newfangled · 0 pointsr/astrophotography

That does seem like a solid lens for the money and the pics are great! Nice job.

I was shooting with a Nikon the other night, but I'm in the Canon camp. But I did check to see if there was a Canon equivalent (sort of - an f/2). I did more checking and I think I've decided to go with the 50mm f/1.8 and the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8. If I budget right, I'll be able to get both instead of just the one.

And seriously, that Orion pic is awesome.