50mm lens for Rokinon

Paul Hudson

Paul Hudson

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Does anyone have a suggestion for a 50mm lens that would cut well with the Rokinon lenses? I have a package going to a rough environment in the Middle East and would like to send these cheap lenses instead of Ultra Primes or even CP.2's.

The problem is the hole in the set at 50mm and a 100mm would be nice as well.
 
My suggestion would be a m42 (with adapter) Takumura 50mm F1.4 ......sharp, small, fast & cheap about $120 or so of ebay.
 
Thanks for the suggestion but I should have mentioned this is for a RED Epic, so I need full frame.
 
I have the Rokinon 35mm and 85mm cine lenses that I use on my full frame vg900, for 50mm I use a Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM which is also full frame. It's about $450 new.
 
joker454 said:
I have the Rokinon 35mm and 85mm cine lenses that I use on my full frame vg900, for 50mm I use a Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM which is also full frame. It's about $450 new.
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I checked out the Sigma but what I am looking for is a manual lens with hard stops.
 
I've been using a 50mm F2.0 SuperTakumar in M42 mount. Its reversed focus, but it cuts well. A touch warmer but the sharpness matches up wide open to the Roks @ F1.4 and F2.0, but They separate at F2.8, the Takumar is MUCH sharper.
 
Nothing I have seen matches very well, but you could probably slap an EF adapter onto an older Nikon or Contax and get close for little change. I had thought about picking up a set because they are so darn cheap, but have avoided so.
 
David W. Jones said:
Nothing I have seen matches very well, but you could probably slap an EF adapter onto an older Nikon or Contax and get close for little change. I had thought about picking up a set because they are so darn cheap, but have avoided so.
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I really consider these lenses to almost be expendables. They are so cheap I can take them into unfriendly environments and not worry too much if they are damaged.
 
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