This keeps the lens very well balanced on the relatively small sized A6000 series camera. This gives you another form of input for determining focus, especially useful in lower light levels.Īnother nice feature of this lens is that the focusing is all internal, meaning the lens barrel does not move while focussing. When the lens is in focus according to the camera’s AF sensor, a focus confirmation indicator lights up. A chip also is linked to the focusing control.
The electronic exposure control is not the only electronic communication of this manual focus lens with the camera.
It also has a fairly long throw in the focus ring so you can fine tune your focus. Manual focus is easy to accomplish because the longer telephoto focal length and very fast f/1.4 aperture lets you see exactly when the lens is in focus.Ī term that comes to mind is that it “snaps” into focus. Manual focus control makes this lens very interesting to use on modern cameras such as the Sony A6000 line of APS-C format digital cameras. Rokinon has developed a fine reputation in recent years under its own brand name.
Which explains why the brand name may sound unfamiliar to some photographers. Rokinon is a third party lens manufacturer that has made lenses in their factories for many years under the names of various other brands including house brands. If used with a camera such as the A6600 or A6500, the fast f-stop and 5 axis camera stabilization should allow some interesting low light level use. Since many of the newest cameras have that feature built-in, this is not a huge issue. Focusing is quick and fairly silent, making this usable for video recording as well as still imaging.Ībout the only drawback for this fine lens is that it has no built-in image stabilization. Since it is a pretty fast telephoto, it is not exactly compact, but since it’s an APS-C lens, it isn’t huge either. Any small distortion seen at widest aperture is virtually gone just two stops down. As with most prime lenses, it is very sharp and has minimal distortion, even to the edges and corners. The 56mm f/1.4 lens has robust construction, suitable for heavy use in demanding conditions. This continues to hold true with new lenses made for mirrorless cameras. Sigma has been a third party lens manufacturer for several decades in photography, and many of their lenses are every bit as good as OEM equipment from the major camera lines. It’s a a really good value portrait lens for your A6000 series camera. Price is relatively high for a lens of this focal length and aperture, but not so high as to make this a specialty lens. So not only will it react very quickly within a portrait session, it is also a very good choice for recording video. The OSS focus motor operates virtually silently and very quickly. It’s a heavier duty lens, built for more rugged use. Size and weight of this lens is more than the other Sony 50mm f/1.8 lens. On the Sony A6300, A6400, or A6500, this shows me a short telephoto lens view. I usually try to not think about crop factors and just accept what the lens shows me. There are a lot of articles about this if it still seems confusing. For some of us it takes a little bit to get used to this number shift.
So, if you are used to the numbers involved in 35mm film photography, that means this lens will act on the smaller APS-C format the same way a 75mm lens would behave on the full frame format.
The crop factor from Full Frame to APS-C is 1.5X.