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I don't think those for the most part are all that great, are they? At least I never thought they were supposed to be. Except maybe Rokinon, I don't remember Samyang even being around til recently (as in, the internet).
I don't get either what it would mean that a lens would be good if you got a 'good' copy. There's probably a reason if they're cheap. Not really any guarantee buying on Facebook is there if it doesn't work out.
Lens rentals.com used to refer to the "samyrokibow" lenses, and also included the Vivitar brand names. I think Sparky above nailed it… The names are typically importer or trade names, not names of the specific manufacturer. Over the past few years " Rokinon" has gained a reputation as offering for sale a remarkably good 14 mm lens, as long as you get "a good copy "...and according to lensrentals.com a few years ago,these inexpensive lenses had some of the worst reliability records of all the equipment that they rented, with some of the shortest mean time before failure---if my memory serves me correctly, and I think that it does, it was at one time three months on average that these cheap lenses held together. Really, really poor reliability, but compare a $1500 Nikon or Canon 14 mm F2.8 with a $275 14 mm F/2.8 manual focus lens of offbrand origin… For many people the low price would outweigh issues of reliability. Many people were using the 14 mm F/2.8 off brand lenses as star shooters, and were extremely pleased with the results. I am speaking of 'The time around 2010-2013… Since then interest has shifted away from these lenses to other things,and now people are talking more about mirrorless cameras and such.
That sounds familiar, that Vivitar sold out or something and their lenses went downhill.
So Derrel what is meant by a 'good' copy?? Isn't it the same lens that the manufacturer made over and over again? How are some of the same lens good and others not?
Think Soviet Russia on a Wednesday.That sounds familiar, that Vivitar sold out or something and their lenses went downhill.
So Derrel what is meant by a 'good' copy?? Isn't it the same lens that the manufacturer made over and over again? How are some of the same lens good and others not?