Still loving the Rokinon Cine lenses. I have three now: the 24mm, 35mm for a few months and the 85mm just came in last week. All the lenses are at a T1.5 max exposure.
The 85mm is a little smaller than the 24 and the 35. It still has both an iris gear and a focus gear. Very handy for jib work. Since this one just came in, I haven’t had a chance to test it in the field yet – but plan to in January.
The build quality is just as amazing. The markings are nice and bold (although still only on the driver’s side). The gears seem to work nicely with my FF. And… the 85mm has a deep filter thread. I ordered from B&H so I also ordered a Tiffen UV filter to go with. The pair shipped as one and I knew that I would have the lens protected as soon as it arrived.
I’m hoping the rumors about a 50mm Cine lens are true. I would like to round out my basic prime set now and then start adding T&S lenses and other more specialized glass later in 2013.
I’ll keep you posted as I put this one through it’s paces on the F3 and the 5D2…
Until next time, good shooting.