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Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Aspherical Canon EF Review

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Aspherical

Main Features

  • 24mm Focal Range
  • F1.4 Max Aperture
  • Filter Thread: 77mm
  • Max Format: 35mm FF
  • Canon EF Mount
  • Weight: 580g.
  • Diameter: 83mm
  • Length: mm
  • Min Focus Distance:0.25m
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Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Overview

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras. Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is also sold under the Samyang 24mm f1.4 Aspherical name in some countries.

What type of photography is the Rokinon 24mm f1.4 lens good for?

The type of photography that you are planning to use the Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:

Photography Type Suitability
Bird/WildlifePoor
SportsPoor
PortraitFair
TravelAverage
StreetExcellent
WeddingFair
Walk AroundAverage
VloggingVery Good
LandscapeGood

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Reasons to Buy Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Aspherical Lens

Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Aspherical lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.

PROs
Aperture Ring
Distance Scale
DoF(Depth of Field) Scale
Very Fast Aperture
Covers Full-Frame Sensor
Minimum focus distance of 0.25m / 9.8 inch
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CONs
No Weather Sealing
No Autofocus

Lens Mount

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is also available in Nikon F (FX) , Four Thirds, Pentax KAF, Sony Alpha and Samsung NX mounts.

Size, Weight and Filter Thread

Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Rokinon 24mm f1.4 has a maximum diameter of 83mm and total length of mm. It weighs 580g / 20.5 oz.

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 has a filter thread of 77mm.

Focal Range

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 has a fixed focal length of 24mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 38.4mm.

Optical Image Stabilization

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).

Alternatively, you can check the Canon 24mm f2.8 IS USM , Canon 28mm f2.8 IS USM in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.

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Aperture

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.

Optical Formula

Rokinon 24mm f1.4's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:

  • 4 ED glass elements
  • 2 aspherical elements

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Body Colour

Rokinon 24mm f1.4 is available in Black color.

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Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Rokinon 24mm f1.4 amongst Camera Decision readers.

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Rokinon 24mm f1.4 Detailed Specifications


General
Brand Rokinon
Lens Type Prime
Lens Type Wideangle Prime
Lens Mount Canon EF
Max Format 35mm FF
Focal Range 24mm
Image Stabilization No
Colour Black
Zoom Method No Zoom
Power Zoom No Zoom
Zoom Lock No Zoom
Zoom Ratio 1.0X
APERTURE
Max Aperture F1.4
Min Aperture F22.0
Aperture Ring Yes
Diaphragm Blades unknown
Optics
Optical Elements 13
Optical Groups 12
Special Elements 4 ED glass elements, 2 aspherical elements

FOCUSING
Min Focus Distance 0.25m
Max Magnification unknown
Autofocus No
AF Motor Type None
Full Time Manual N/A
Focus Method Unknown
Distance Scale Yes
DoF Scale Yes
PHYSICAL SPECS
Weight 580g
Diameter 83mm
Length Unknown
Weather Sealing No
Filter Thread 77mm
Filter Notes -
Tripod Collar No
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