Anyone have experience with the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide II lens on a Fuji X camera?

<p>Greetings, fellow photographers! <br>

As a Fuji X-System user, I am totally pleased with the build, ergonomics, and of course, image quality I'm seeing from the XT-1 and the superb Fujinon optics! I recently came across some good reviews of the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide II Fish-eye lens, and was wondering if anyone had used it on an XT-1, and what their general impressions were. Obviously, one of the main "draws" is the price (under $300), and that it's supposedly quite sharp and well-built. I wonder if it's the equal of the Fujinon 10-24 in terms of sharpness. (I've always been an "OEM" guy in terms of lenses, so totally unaccustomed to even considering a third part optic like this Rokinon.) Thank you. </p>

<p>One of the things you might try is searching flickr for that lens and camera combination and perhaps reach out to people who have it from there Here is a search that i did:<br>

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Good luck and report back if you make this purchase!</p>

Excellent suggestion, Christopher, thank you!

And yes, I did just receive this lens last

weekend, and am quite anxious to test it on

an XT-1. Frankly, I'd be quite pleasantly

surprised if the sharpness is even in the same

ballpark as that from the superb Fujinon

lenses. Thanks again sir!

<p>A little nitpicking first, the 8mm is a fisheye, not an ultrawide lens :). I have one, but I use it on a Sony mirrorless body, and I like it. The build quality is good and so is the picture quality - as long as you close the aperture down at least one stop! Wide open, your pictures will look fuzzy, as if everything is wrapped in alpaca sweaters.</p>

Hi L.M.

Yes, you are correct, however, "ultra-wide" is a

descriptive term that can indeed apply to this

8mm "Fish-eye" lens, because the focal

length (8mm) is smaller/shorter than the short

side (15mm) of the dimensions of an APS-C

sensor. In any case, it's damn wide! ;-)

I also agree with your assessment of its image

quality...it seems quite sharp around f/3.5 to

f11, though I'm not sure its sharpness equals

that of FujiFilm XF lenses, realizing of course

that Fuji doesn't make an exact 8mm

equivalent. I do find the Focus ring a bit on the

"tight" side, but that's a minor point with this

otherwise well-built lens. More testing is

anticipated on my end, including using some

"de-fishing" techniques in post. Thanks, and

have fun with its 180 degree angle of view!