Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Removeable Hood for Canon DSLR (HD8M-C)

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This is Rokinon's newest fisheye lens for Canon. It features some great new featurers that are not available on Rokinon's first highly rated 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens. Optics and glass are high definition (HD) with very clear & sharp images.

This is Rokinon's newest fisheye lens for Canon.  It features some great new featurers that are not available on Rokinon's first highly rated 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens.  Optics and glass are high definition (HD) with very clear & sharp images.  This lens also features a removeable hood which can make it easier for use on full frame cameras.  While this lens is designed for APS-C sensors, full frame users can now use it without the hood.  On APS-C cameras like the Canon 60D, 7D and T3i, the pictures will fill the entire frame or screen.  On full frame cameras like the Canon 5D, the lens will produce pictures with a semi-circular image and close images will appear proportionately large for a dramatic effect.

Product Details:

  • Manual focus
  • Aperture range of F3.5-22
  • 10 Elements in 7 groups (1 aspherical lens)
  • Minimum focusing distance of 1 ft (12 inches)
  • Removeable hood allows for full 180? angle of view
  • Features improved HD optics for the sharper images
  • Includes front & rear lens caps
  • Lens pouch
  • 1 year Rokinon warranty
8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens w/ Removeable Hood for Canon (HD8M-C)
Front & rear lens caps
Lens pouch
1 year Rokinon warranty

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Reviewed by 27 customers

Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens

Submitted 11 years ago

By Mxban4

From Plymouth,MA

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Comments about 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Auto Aperture Chip and Removeable Hood for Nikon

Pros: Great little lens, use it all the time and the pictures come out really great. Good colors, love the 180 degree view and it gave a new perspective of viewing nature. Cons: hard to put it on, don't see a mark where I have to attach it, I have to overexpose the picture . Other thoughts:

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Excellent

Submitted 11 years ago

By Undisclosed

From Undisclosed

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Pros: Cons: Other thoughts:

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend to a friend

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Rokinon 8mm F/3.5 lens for Sony A7r

Submitted 11 years ago

By Ray1940

From Pembroke Ontario Canada

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Comments about 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Removeable Hood for Sony E-Mount DSLR (HD8M-NEX)

Pros: This is a fun lens but I can't see how it could be used in a documentary setting. Like any other fisheye lens, it distorts perspective too much but it is still a lot of fun. The build is high-quality and the pictures are 'sharp', within the constraints inherent to any fisheye lens. Cons: Hard to 'focus', but this is inherent to any fisheye lens. When I use the Sony's focusing help for manual lenses, almost everything is shown as 'focused'. You might just as well estimate the distance with your own eyes and set it yourself on the lens itself. You need an expensive software like DxO to correct the perspective (somewhat). The publicity was misleading and gave the impression that this was a full-frame lens. It is not. You should set the Sony's sensor to APC-S. If you don't, then you WILL get a picture but with a lot of vigneting. Other thoughts: Delivery was fast and problem-free.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Excellent performance for the price!

Submitted 11 years ago

By SJ

From San Ramon, CA

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Pros: Almost 180 degrees coverage. Photo quality is great. Price is certainly the best anywhere you could find. Cons: Other thoughts:

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great specialty lens

Submitted 11 years ago

By MJSfoto1956

From Boston MA

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Comments about 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Auto Aperture Chip and Removeable Hood for Nikon

Pros: Sharp (especially in the center 75% of the image area), renders a full 180 degrees (circular image area is clipped at the top and bottom on full-frame cameras). Removeable hood allows use with full-frame cameras. Works well with crop-sensor cameras by filling the entire crop-sensor area. Cons: as you get close to the edges of the image, chromatic aberrations start becoming significant. Other thoughts: This is a specialty lens. I'm very happy with it as I crop the image square then defish to 'fill in the corners'. Makes for excellent 20'x20' prints from my Nikon D800.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Amazing lens!

Submitted 11 years ago

By Eskdesign

From Cincinnati

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Comments about 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Auto Aperture Chip and Removeable Hood for Nikon

Pros: Clear Fun Cons: A bit heavy Other thoughts: I cannot put this lens down! It's pretty much all I've been using for the last month. Works perfect for architectural videos and traveling in the city.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Ok fun on a full frame body

Submitted 12 years ago

By aleunge

From Vancouver

Pros: - neat lens and effect on a full frame body - still quite fisheye on a cropped body - sharp for its price Cons: - manual focus - not complete circular fisheye on full frame Other thoughts: I've owned the Zenitar 16mm as well as the Sigma 15mm fisheye and decided to thin down the camera bag with this cheaper replacement. And for the times you need a fisheye for the job, it's absolutely fine. Keeping the Sigma with its AF and higher price tag didn't seem the best for me and with the high mega pixel count on current full frame bodies, images from this 8mm lens can be cropped to show no vignette (like the Zenitar) while still giving the option of a circular fisheye when needed (doing video work is trickier though since you can't simply crop out the black corners so move to a cropped body for video work). Sharpness is good (most fisheyes are) and the fisheye effect is fun. For what it is, it's great. For people who do not rely on or often need a fisheye, it's perfect. And dudes and dudettes, make sure to get the version with a removable hood for full frame bodies unless you want the inside of the hood in your photos :-D

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great Lens, Great Price!

Submitted 12 years ago

By Vespatime

From MD

Verified Buyer

Pros: Great price, Very Good IQ and Contrast. Cons: No AF Other thoughts: One of the best values out there.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great for the price!

Submitted 12 years ago

By Lola

From San Francisco

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Pros: The lens is everything I expected and some more. Very well made and images are very good. Just a great deal on a lens you will probably find yourself using more than you thought. Straighten all those curved lines in post for a very natural view or leave as is for an effect. I do prefer this model over the one with the fixed hood as I just upgraded to a FF body. I actually like not having auto exposure. It forces you to think a bit and you will notice that it eventually sinks in. At ISO 100 at 1/100th, in full sun the aperture will be about f11. Open shade 5.6. Just play around with it and with your other lenses you should have a pretty good idea what the aperture and shutter speeds will be in a given lighting situation without the meter. Enjoy! Cons: None that I have found. Others complain about the lens hood, but it works just fine for me. Four stars only as the IQ probably does not compare with a Canon L series lens, but, hey, look at the price! You will love it! Other thoughts:

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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lens

Submitted 12 years ago

By Undisclosed

From Undisclosed

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Pros: Price Takes great pictures Cons: Affects camera settings Manual lens feature doesnt all you to use the features on the camera. Other thoughts:

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Specifications

General Information
ManufacturerElite Brands, Inc
Manufacturer Part NumberHD8MC
Manufacturer Website Addresshttp://www.elitebrands.com
Brand NameRokinon
Product Name8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens w/ Removable Hood for Canon EF - 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye HD
Product TypeLens
Technical Information
Lens TypeFixed
Lens Type DetailFisheye
Maximum Focal Length8 mm
Maximum Aperturef/3.5
Minimum Aperturef/22
Minimum Focus Distance12"
Lens Mount TypeCanon EF/EF-S
Lens Construction10 Elements in 7 Groups
AutofocusNo
Field of View167° to 180°
Physical Characteristics
Height3"
Diameter3"
Weight (Approximate)1 lb
Miscellaneous
Application/UsageDigital Camera
Package Contents
  • 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens w/ Removable Hood for Canon EF - 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye HD
  • Removable Hood
CompatibilityCanon Digital SLR Cameras