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Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 CS Lens for Sony E

SKU: RK122SE MFR: RK12M-E
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Key Features

  • Capture stunning landscapes with the Rokinon 12mm lens's ultra-wide 98.9° angle of view.
  • Enjoy bright, clear images in low light with the fast f/2.0 maximum aperture lens.
  • Create unique perspectives and dramatic shots with this compact wide angle 12mm lens.
  • Achieve sharp, detailed images with the lens's advanced optical design & build quality.
  • Perfect for astrophotography, get pinpoint stars thanks to the wide aperture lens.
  • Manual focus allows precise control for creative focus effects with this Rokinon lens.
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Tiffany L : I'm familiar with manual focus on my Sony NEX7, but not manual aperture. Do I need to change settings on the camera to manually control the aperture with the lens ring?
FRANCISLEY S : I bought one for my sony a7r4 yesterday, but show not full frame when I put the lens, this is normal  ?John V : Yes, because your camera is the full frame Sony FE mount, this lens is the APSC-sized E mount. So it fits on the mounting ring, but the lens opening is smaller than a full-frame lens and so the light falls only on the center portion of the image sensorBrandon S : This lens is for a crop sensor camera.
Haydee L : Will this work on my a6400?JAE THOMAS S : Yes!STEPHANIE S : Yes, it does. It's a manual focus lens and processing software doesn't recognize it, but the lens works just fine.JEAN S : Of course ir Will Works on tour 6400. Irnos a manual focus lens but because it si à Wide angle lens thé focus us Quick and easy

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Review Summary

2022-03-08T13:40:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Fast, ultra wide angle lens

Got this lens as a fast, ultra wide angle option to my 16-80mm F4.0 zoom. Manual focus is easy to execute with focus peaking option on my X-T4, plus the camera's IBIS means that there is no issue no having IS in the lens. In addition, most landscapes would be essentially in focus at infinity in any case. The lens feels very well constructed and comes with a reversible hood and also includes a string pull storage pouch. Plan on using this for right city shots and wide angle landscapes. The fast aperture will be useful in low light conditions, but I have not had an opportunity to use it in this scenario. I also appreciate the clicked aperature ring, as I shot mainly in aperture priority and don't want the aperature changing inadvertently. Rokinon also has an auto-focus version of this lens for X-mount, but at twice the price, I can't see the value, seeing how easy it is to focus this lens manually and that my intended subjects are not moving.

DREW N.

2021-11-16T13:14:40

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent Value for Astrophotography

Excellent lens, purchased for night sky photography. Stars are nice and sharp, out to the edges, with minimal chromatic aberration. Excellent value for the price.

TODD D.

2021-05-21T08:51:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens at a great price

So far I?m really impressed with this lens. It feels pretty solid (yes some of it?s plastic, but the body is not) and isn?t overly heavy. I was a little concerned about it being manual, as I?m fairly new to photography (outside of iPhone shooting!!), so wasn?t sure how I?d get on with it, but honestly I love having ultimate control over the shot, and also knowing that there is no way o can rely on automatic mode! I don?t think the dial stops are 100% accurate, but it?s certainly not a deal breaker, and honestly, I?m not looking at the dial when I turn it anyway! I got this primarily for Astro shots as a lot of people recommend it for that.

LAURA C.

2021-05-14T13:50:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect fit

Perfect addition to my Sony A650O. The lens has Manual focus which gives you more control. The infinity use is easy to find because of the markings. Will enjoy this lens while traveling.

HOLIDAY T.

2021-04-25T20:20:56

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice Manual Focus Lens

Very nice, relatively inexpensive manual focus lens. As wide angle don't need precise manual focus. As you need to get close to foreground subject 3' works most of the time. Nice sharp images. Not a heavy lens but not a lightweight either. Capleash interfers with focus ring (and lens cap is relatively large) so capleash got donated to another lens with AF and a tiny lenscap. Wish that Adorama included one very good lens protecting UV filter instead of sending a trio of mediocre filters.

Jay K.

2021-03-23T11:22:07

Rated 5 out of 5

Incredible wide angle lens

One of my favorite lenses.

Reginald C.

2021-03-21T11:44:27

Rated 5 out of 5

This wide angle lens widened my horizons

As a total newb I had no idea what I was in for. I read some other reviews and thought people just got it because it was “less expensive” This lens is awesome and really helps perfect the manual focus technique and the photos come out great. Recommend forrrr surrreee.

RYAN C.

2021-02-26T07:12:58

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little lens!

Amazing little lens for the money! And a fast f2.0. It's gotten me out of a tight corner several times now!

DANIEL A.

2021-01-31T15:36:49

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice lense fo multiple purposes

I bought this lense for astrophotography but weather has not cooperated. But it also take beautiful landscape photos. Also fairly light to carry around.

DAVID H.

2020-12-26T06:40:55

Rated 5 out of 5

Impressive!

Very impressed with this lens. Wide open it’s going to give you great results.

PAULA L.

2020-09-24T09:17:31

Rated 4 out of 5

Wide angle and it takes beautiful pictures

Good lens for the price

Richard A.

2020-08-18T08:40:18

Rated 3 out of 5

If you are OK with manual focus, then this is an OK lense

It doesn't have auto-focus, so most of the time you may get pictures out of the focus.

ARTUR K.

2020-08-11T11:48:57

Rated 5 out of 5

Very wide

It's okay for the money

TREVOR O.

2020-07-25T09:28:42

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome

Great lens!!

Brad H.

2020-07-24T10:06:34

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens and great service from Adorama!

Great lens for what I needed it for. Super fast shipping and great customer service.

MICHELE L.

2020-07-24T08:29:48

Rated 5 out of 5

Can’t beat the price

Good quality comes with lens cap and storage bag. Can’t really beat it for the price, good for beginner astro photography.

LORENZO P.

2020-07-12T17:50:28

Rated 5 out of 5

Fast and Cheap Thrills

A very well built and great performing lens for a fantastic price. If you don't already have the Fuji XF10-24, this is a very affordable way to get a wide lens for landscapes, interior architecture shots, astrophotography, etc. without breaking the bank, and I highly recommend this lens as part of a Travel Lens Kit, I have it as an extension of my 18/2 - 23/1.4 - 35/2 Fuji Primes kit, but even if you just want to have Zoom Lenses in your kit, this lens gives you an interesting 18mm Full-Frame field of view, that most zooms can't reach. The lack of AF is not an impediment at all, Manual focus is a snap with Fuji's Focus peaking, and at 12mm you're not really worried too much anyway - close up the aperture to f4-f8 and set it to infinity, and just shoot away. The Lens is made with very good quality plastics, and what appears to be chromed Brass at the mount. The controls work well, and the aperture ring is clicked - which I prefer, since I don't do Video - but i think it'll probably shoot great video.

Puneet S.

2020-07-02T03:56:07

Rated 5 out of 5

Osama A

Amazing Colors Excellent sharpness with amazing colors. This is a fully manual lens and is a great way to improve your camera skills. This lens is very wide on my a6400 as well. I would have liked to see more controlled lens flare, but you can often work around this by not shooting directly into light sources and the sun

Dr A.

2020-06-09T08:59:42

Rated 4 out of 5

definitely recommend

great lens especially for the price! The only reason I gave it 4 stars is I have to remember to switch to take picture without lens for my Fuji TX2, great pictures

SHERYL N.

2020-06-08T15:06:33

Rated 5 out of 5

Rokinon 12mm lens

I am very pleased with my Rokinon 12 mm lens. Its manual focus and is everything I heard. If you sport a fujifilm remember to set your camera to "shoot without a lens". Great product.

KURT J.

2020-02-26T14:49:54

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent Value

This is a very good lens, and an excellent value. If you take the time to focus properly, you'll get great results.

John J.

2020-01-23T04:27:24

Rated 4 out of 5

Great cheap & fast wide angle

Excellent quality at the price.

RALPH H.

2019-11-30T05:27:57

Rated 3 out of 5

Low-cost, good ultra-wide (19 mm full-frame equiv.) with a fast aperture

I initially bought for the purpose of having a fast aperture wide lens for getting star-field shots at night. And while the center is good at f/2, the corners exhibit a good deal of coma, making it less useful for that purpose, unless you plan to crop. On the other hand, if you're shooting indoor scenes at night, where your primary subject is towards the center portion of the image, the lens is very useful. F/2 buys you some leeway on shutter speed and ISO so that you can get candid shots in a dimly-lit restaurant or night club. Stopped down, the coma issues mostly disappear so that by f/5.6 or f/8, it is very good, making it a suitable ultra-wide landscape and city-scape lens. For night-time cityscapes, bring a light tripod or otherwise steady the camera and stop down.

THOMAS W.

2019-10-25T12:39:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Value

Very sharp, excellent quality for this price range!

John J.

2019-10-01T08:14:54

Rated 5 out of 5

a good lens

I am using it on the bmpcc4k. I use it with focus assist and it seems to me to be very sharp. It's also not too heavy which is good because I use it on a gimbal sometimes. All in all, I'd say it was a decent purchase.

DISMAS W.

2019-09-10T10:47:20

Rated 5 out of 5

Affordable, wide, fast

Very happy with my new Rokinon 12mm lens. I'm shooting with Fuji XT10, so not the fanciest camera body. The Rokinon lens has performed great for shooting landscapes, and the Milky Way. The glass clarity is not as high quality as my other Fuji lenses, but I plan to take this lens mountaineering in South America so if I damage it, I'm not out as much $$. Remember to use the "Shooting without lens" setting. I like the solid F stop clicks and that infinity is marked on this lens. There is some vignetting at the edges.

Keshari T.

2019-08-21T22:14:53

Rated 4 out of 5

I will use this lens as my primary along with my Sony 35mm 1.8 autofocus when I travel.

I have the Rokinon fisheye 1.8 which is great but I wanted a lens that didn't have so much lens distortion. In Adobe Camera Raw I clicked the default settings for lens correction and entered the Rokinon 12mm. Then I transformed to. “Upright”. The final cropped image has ~50% of Topaz Studio “Dramatic HDR” filter applied. I will use this lens as a primary lens when we travel but will still take my Sony 35mm 1.8 b/c it has auto focus. The “peaking” feature helps. The photo was taken on the 2nd level of the San Francisco Ferry Building w/the Sony 6000. ISO 100 aper:8 @ 1/60 sec.

CAROL G.

2019-07-24T12:18:41

Rated 5 out of 5

Good lens

Nice, wide lens, extremely sharp. Too bad it does not work with autofocus on Sony but it is so wide that it is not so hard to make everything in focus.

ROBI F.

2019-07-10T16:10:22

Rated 4 out of 5

A potentially good choice.

This is a fast, sharp lens that does not communicate with the body of the camera (in my case, a Fujifilm X-T30). I recommend it if you know the following: you will have no EXIF data. You will need to shoot with the setting “Shoot without lens.” Beyond needing to focus manually, if you do miss focus with this lens, your image will be largely unusable. I have had an easy time nailing focus with this lens, so it has been a good choice for me. For me, the choice regarding this lens comes down to two key factors: 1) do you need to shoot at 12mm?, and 2) does your budget preclude alternatives? I am happy with my purchase, but I don’t know if I would buy this lens again, as I purchased the absolutely sublime Fujifilm XF 16mmF1.4 R WR at the same time. Yes, there is a difference in angle of view between 12mm and 16mm. However, there’s a big difference between F2 and F1.4, no autofocus and extremely fast autofocus, good glass and genuinely fantastic, legacy level glass. Choose wisely.

JASON M.

2019-07-10T16:05:46

Rated 4 out of 5

Ok

Good lens for astrophotography. Not as sharp as other re views claim but for the price I can't complain much

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Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 Specifications

General

General

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  • Brand

    Rokinon

  • Lens Series

    None

  • Color

    Black

  • Lens Type

    Wide Angle

  • Lens Mount

    Sony E (APS-C)

  • Format Compatibility

    APS-C

  • Focus Type

    Manual Focus

  • Closest Focus Distance

    7.87" / 20 cm

  • Focal Length

    12mm

  • Angle Of View

    98.9

  • 35mm Equivalent Focal Length

    18mm

  • Maximum Aperture

    f/2

  • Minimum Aperture

    f/22

  • Maximum Magnification

    #N/A

  • Filter Size

    67mm

Construction

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  • Lens Elements / Groups

    12 Elements / 10 Groups

  • Diaphragm Blades

    #N/A

  • Dimensions Diameter x Length

    2.85 x 2.33" (72.5 x 59.1 mm)

  • Weight

    8.64 oz / 245 g

Features

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  • Image Stabilization

    None

  • UPC Code

    084438762549

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Designed For Use With:

  • Sony A6000
  • Sony a6100
  • Sony a6400
  • Sony a6600
  • Sony a6700
  • Sony ZV-E10
  • Sony ZV-E10 II
  • Sony A3000
  • Sony a5000
  • Sony a5100
  • Sony a6300
  • Sony a6500
  • Sony NEX C3
  • Sony NEX-3
  • Sony NEX-5
  • Sony NEX-5R
  • Sony NEX-5T
  • Sony NEX-6
  • Sony NEX-7
  • Sony NEX-F3

Compatible With Restrictions:*

* If using a APS-C Lens on a Full Frame Camera OR Full-Frame Lens on a APS-C Camera then Image sensor will be narrowed down to APS-C size.

  • Sony A7
  • Sony a7 II
  • Sony a7 III
  • Sony a7 IV
  • Sony A7C
  • Sony a7C II
  • Sony a7CR
  • Sony A7R
  • Sony a7R II
  • Sony a7R III
  • Sony a7R IV
  • Sony a7R V
  • Sony a7S
  • Sony A7S II
  • Sony a7S III
  • Sony a9
  • Sony a9 II
  • Sony a9 III
  • Sony Alpha 1
  • Sony ZV-E1

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About Rokinon 12mm f/2.0

FEATURED REVIEWS

Sharp light and cheap

By Brian M.

This is a FANTASTIC astro photography lens. It feels very well made. Yes it's manual focus, but raise your hand if your autofocus worked pointing the camera out into space. Don't pay for features you aren't going to use. That's why the price point on this is great. It's a fast, wide, sharp and well made prime, made for mirrorless systems. The focus ring has great dampening and you can turn it with confidence even with gloves, and the aperture ring has satisfying clicks. It is very easy t...

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Exactly what I needed

By Julius S.

I used to carry around a really expensive Fujifilm 10-24mm, stabilized, F/4 lens. I would use it for landscapes on occassion and frequently would take a small number of shots with it at events, concerts or weddings. I don't think I ever went past 10mm. This lens is lighter, almost exactly the focal length I was shooting at before, several stops faster, and costs less brand new than it did to repair my delicate Fujifilm lens after a minor impact cracked an internal element. And if you have a m...

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What sets the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens apart is its unique design, specifically tailored for APS-C mirrorless cameras, offering an expansive angle of view and exceptional brightness. This lens is optimized for cameras equipped with high-resolution sensors exceeding 24 million pixels, ensuring crisp, detailed images.

Rokinon has a reputation for delivering high-quality optics at a competitive price point, and this lens is no exception. The 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens boasts technical specifications and performance capabilities that rival some of the best wide-angle prime and zoom lenses on the market.

The lens provides a wide angle of view, reaching up to 98.9 degrees, and features a rectilinear image mapping function. Its large aperture range of f/2.0 makes it a versatile tool for various shooting conditions, delivering high-quality images even in low light scenarios.

The optical construction of the lens includes 12 elements arranged in 10 groups. These elements feature one aspherical lens (ASP) and one hybrid aspherical lens (H-ASP), along with three lenses made of ED glass with an extremely low dispersion factor.

The Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens is one of the most technologically advanced products in the Rokinon lineup. It features nanocrystal anti-reflective coating applied to two lens elements, which offers superior light transmission, higher resistance to reflections, and enhanced contrast, thereby improving the optical resolution of the lens.

This lens is an excellent choice for landscape photography, and it also excels in interior, architecture, and astrophotography. It comes with a removable lens hood and a 67mm filter mount. Weighing in at just 245g and boasting a compact design, it's a perfect match for smaller mirrorless cameras.

When attached to a camera with an APS-C sensor, its field of view corresponds to a small image lens with a focal length of 18mm. Combined with an aperture of f/2.0, this lens is a valuable addition to any non-full frame camera setup.

Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 Features

  • Prime wide-angle lens provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 18mm, making it ideally suited for architectural and landscape subjects.
  • Fast f/2.0 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions.
  • Three extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements reduce chromatic aberrations and distortions in order to produce sharper images.
  • Nano Coating System improves light transmission and suppresses lens flare and ghosting for more contrast-rich, color-neutral images.

Warranty Information

This product has a limited warranty of 12 months.

Key Features

  • Capture stunning landscapes with the Rokinon 12mm lens's ultra-wide 98.9° angle of view.
  • Enjoy bright, clear images in low light with the fast f/2.0 maximum aperture lens.
  • Create unique perspectives and dramatic shots with this compact wide angle 12mm lens.
  • Achieve sharp, detailed images with the lens's advanced optical design & build quality.
  • Perfect for astrophotography, get pinpoint stars thanks to the wide aperture lens.
  • Manual focus allows precise control for creative focus effects with this Rokinon lens.

What's in the box:

  • Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Lens
  • Front and Rear Lens Caps
  • Removable Lens Hood
  • Instruction Manual
  • Rokinon 1 Year Limited Warranty