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After weeks of rumors, Rokinon has officially announced their 135mm f/2.0 lens. The lens is available in 10 mounts: Canon, Canon M, Nikon, Pentax, Sony A, Sony E, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Four-Thirds, and MFT, which makes it extremely versatile in terms of camera systems. And, of course, like the rest of Samyang’s lens lineup, it’s manual focus only.

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Other features include 11 glass elements in 7 groups, a minimum focal length of 0.8m, an f/2 to f/22 aperture range, a circular aperture with 9 blades, a detachable petal-shaped lens hood and multi-coated glass to minimize flare, and an extra-low dispersion element to reduce chromatic aberrations.

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The Rokinon 135mm is available for preorder from retailers like B&H for $549. At that price, it’s decidedly cheaper than other 135mm portrait lenses, so if you’re willing to forego autofocus, it could be a really great headshot lens. Once a final version is available, we’ll bring it into our test lab to see how it stacks up against the competition.