{"id":4724,"date":"2011-07-31T20:50:46","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T10:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2011-08-01T22:13:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T12:13:46","slug":"in-celebration-of-the-wonderfully-smooth-bokeh-of-the-rokinon-85mm-f1-4-manual-focus-lens-another-demonstration-of-its-amazing-qualities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4724","title":{"rendered":"In celebration of the wonderfully smooth bokeh of the Rokinon 85mm f\/1.4 manual focus lens – another demonstration of its amazing qualities"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
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Compare all 6 images from this series – see them on my Flickr set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The amazingly cheap Rokinon 85mm f\/1.4 manual focus lens<\/strong> on a Micro Four Thirds camera<\/a> (The Panasonic GH-1) bokeh and CA test on an extremely challenging subject – a strongly backlit wax mannequin with a multitude of highlights on the pearls – a challenge for any lens wide open – but this lens passes it easily – even with a cheap UV filter and no lens hood!<\/p>\n

This image is to show how good the rear bokeh is for out of focus areas at f\/1.4 but at closer focus than the others in this series to give even shallower depth of field – look at the pearl highlights in the rear.<\/p>\n

AWB in artificial light.
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This len gives me similar imagery to my Canon EF 135mm f\/2.0L lens at f\/2.0 on my Canon 1D Mark III camera<\/strong> at 1\/5th the price and less than half the weight (see here for my comparisons<\/a>) – no wonder my Canon stays at home now!<\/p>\n

The amazing 1920’s flapper styled wax mannequin and pearl-beaded head piece belong to Ken Gray and Alister Reid Gallery of Melbourne<\/a> who created the pearl jewelry and kindly consented to me photographing it in their store, as well as creating unique, high quality, individualised jewelry which can be re-fashioned from your existing jewelry – if you are in Melbourne, check their work and gallery in Collins St.<\/p>\n

As I love this lens so much, I bought another one from Ebay tonight – this time in a Nikon mount so I have greater versatility:<\/p>\n

I can let my friends use it on their Nikon (it is better than my friend’s mark I Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4)<\/p>\n

I can use it with AF-confirm adapter on my Canon 1D Mark III as a 110mm field of view f\/1.4<\/strong> (it is way better wide open than my Canon EF 85mm f\/1.8 lens)<\/p>\n

I can use it on my Four Thirds dSLR and gain image stabilisation as well as AF confirm giving me an effective 170mm field of view f\/1.4 IS lens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I can use it on my Micro Four Thirds and have easy live view magnification, and if I want, via the LensBaby Tilt Transformer<\/strong>, I can convert it into a tilt lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Compare all 6 images from this series – see them on my Flickr set. The amazingly cheap Rokinon 85mm f\/1.4 manual focus lens on a Micro Four Thirds camera (The Panasonic GH-1) bokeh and CA test on an extremely challenging subject – a strongly backlit wax mannequin with a multitude of highlights on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,3],"tags":[223,18,149,134,214],"class_list":["post-4724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lenses","category-photography","tag-bokeh","tag-four-thirds-micro","tag-lens-tests","tag-portraits","tag-rokinon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t