Rokinon HD8M-N 8mm
Focal length 8mm
Aperture f/22
Mount Canon EF
Weight 428 g
af type manual focus only
lens type fisheye
41 Overall Score
Price CA$354
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average bokeh (7th percentile)
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average aperture (24th percentile)
- Below average versatility (34th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | fisheye |
| Focal Length Min | 8 |
| Focal Length Max | 8 |
| Elements | 10 |
| Groups | 7 |
| Aspherical Elements | 1 |
| Coating | super multi-layer coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/3.5 |
| Constant | No |
| Diaphragm Blades | 6 |
Build
| Mount | Canon EF |
| Format | APS-C |
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 67 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 305 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Rokinon HD8M-N 8mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR | Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 8mm | 16-300mm | 18-300mm | 28-200mm | 16-85mm | 50mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 | f/4 | f/3.5 | f/1.8 |
| Mount | Canon EF | Sony E | Fujifilm X | L-Mount | Nikon F | Panasonic Sigma L |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | false | true | false | false |
| Weight (g) | 428 | 615 | 92 | 413 | 59 | 297 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | VXD linear motor | Autofocus | AF-S | STM |
| Lens Type | fisheye | zoom | zoom | macro | zoom | prime |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokinon HD8M-N 8mm | 15.2 | 6.9 | 55.8 | 64.4 | 50.8 | 24 | 34.1 | 73.8 | 35.6 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.7 | 83.9 | 58 | 86.5 | 98.8 | 76.6 | 99.6 | 83 | 99.1 |
| Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Compare | 98 | 74.7 | 96.3 | 88.4 | 73.6 | 76.6 | 99.2 | 83 | 80.5 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.7 | 77.5 | 73.9 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 71.1 | 95.6 | 75.4 | 99.4 |
| Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Compare | 54.7 | 74.7 | 98.4 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 76.6 | 94.3 | 88 | 92.2 |
| Meike 50mm F1.8 Full Frame STM Auto Focus Prime Compare | 85.4 | 95.8 | 71.3 | 96.2 | 57.2 | 92.9 | 34.1 | 49.9 | 80.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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