[f/22] I spent a lot of time researching this lens, and thought for the price, why not buy it. Declicked it myself, added a follow focus ring and took it onto a shoot 2 days after receiving it. It was going to be used along side a Zeiss 50mm. After comparing the footage between the two lens, it was almost impossible to tell the difference. Since buying this lens I will be investing in the remainder of there cine primes until I upgrade to PL primes.

[f/1.4] I've had this lens for about 8 months and am so surprised by and happy with the performance. Sharp, beautiful bokeh, smooth focus ring, hefty build quality, all for such an affordable price. If you don't need auto focus, this thing delivers. It's also very small and discreet for such a long range.

[f/1.4] The term best bang for your buck still does not define the quality that you get with this lens for the very little money you put down. Images are sharp wide open and become bitingly sharp stopped down. Bokeh is beautiful with out of focus highlights rendered in such high quality you'd think you'd spent 2 grand on the lens! Even the build quality is good! (though it aint L lens good). If you can manual focus, or if you have a camera that can aid you when manual focusing, then you can't go wrong with this lens in your arsenal.

[8] I've been testing this lens with video on my Nikon D600 and is awesome, the bokeh is super beautiful, very sharp. The confirmation chip is wonderful.

[72 mm (Front)] I recently purchased my 1st DSLR (Pentax K-30) with a couple of kit lenses. While I have had some great results with them outside, I quickly realized I needed faster glass for indoor sports shooting and I'm on a budget. Rokinon met the need. I've never manually focused but quickly learned how to get some sharp images with this lense. What I did was put the camera in drive mode (6fps). I would focus on the subjects as best I could through the view-finder, start snapping pictures and slowly walk the focus through the subjects. Out of every burst, I got at least 1 very sharp image and sometimes 2. Honestly, I'm barely getting that level of sharpness with my other auto-focus lenses when shooting fast action. I've actually put some of my other lense on manual focus for fast action because of what I learned with this lense. Additionally, this is by FAR the highest quality lens I own now. I would definately buy another Rokinon lense! Very impressed!

[14.4°] I am semi-pro with both Pentax and Nikon equipment. I thought this lens was very sharp from day one but Sunday I matched it with the well respected Nikon 105mm f2.8 pro lens. The Rokinon did excellent against this $$ lens, only loosing a bit in th corners, and that was hardly noticeable. I also preferred the color rendition of the Rokinon. So I am very happy I bought it considering its quality, balance, workmanship and specially sharpness. This lens will work with my future full frame Pentax and as a portrait lens an 85mm makes more sense that a 105mm in digital crop frames. By the way, I love B&H ! Keep up the good work !

[Manual Focus] Very sharp, easy manual focusing, good build quality.Definitely a good addition to the kit bag.

[f/22] Most of my work is portrait so I need a good prime lens around this focal length. I considered the Nikkor equivalent but after reading various reviews I decided to give this one a try. I'm glad I did. Wide open the DOF is almost non-existent at close focus. You can use that to your advantage of course but it comes at a price since there's no AF to rely on. That's no problem for me as I've been using MF lenses for years and I trust my eye. But if you're not a MF veteran you may find the need to focus inconvenient. (Like other reviews have said the focus confirm chip isn't always accurate. I suspect there's a manufacturing spread on this and you may get lucky and receive one that is always accurate.) Technically the optical quality is outstanding and I can't add anything new here to what others have already posted.

[f/22] Smooth focusing makes this lens great for both photographers and videographers. This allows you to get close up shots of a person, but it doesn't quite make it for Extreme close up shots (min focus distance). I am wondering if a close up filter could help with that...

[Manual Focus] I am a semi-opro owning both Nikon and Pentax equipment. I bought the 85 mm for the Pentax as I use that camera more and more. It is very sharp and the colors and Bokeh are beautiful. You cannot go wrong for the price of this lens. I did not need it as I own the Kikon 105 mm for model shoots etc. But again, for the money this lens is outstanding, and it would be superb at any price really. Criticisms of the lens have revolved about the flimsy lens cap and hood. I solved that by buying a Sensei (generic) lens cap with the pinch buttons in the middle and now I can keep the lens hood on all the time with the cap on or off. And last but not LEAST.....the focus indicator led works on my Pentax when in focus!!!!!