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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
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Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine Lens
Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine
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Rokinon recently announced that all of their cinema lenses would be available for NEX cameras, and then one day the entire lineup was all set and ready. While reviewing the Sony NEX 5R, we called in the Rokinon 24mm T1.5 cinema lens to test. Why specifically on the 5R? The BBC used the camera's predecessor to film a web series and many people who purchase the 5 series of cameras usually end up using it as a video camera.Read more
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General

Lens typeTelephotoTelephoto
  • Telephoto
  • Normal
N/A
Lens mountCanon EFCanon EFCanon EF-SSony E

Image properties

Max Format size
Full-frame
Full-frame
APS-C
N/A
Focal length70 - 20070 - 20055 - 250< 24
Maximum magnification0.21 x0.17 x0.31 x
N/A
Image stabilisationyesyesyes
N/A
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent
N/A
N/A
88 - 400
N/A

Aperture

Aperture max2.82.84-5.61.5
Aperture min323222-32
N/A
Aperture ringnonono
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Number of diaphragm blades887
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Aperture features
N/A
N/A
Rounded diaphragm
N/A

Optics

ConstructionZoomZoomZoomFixed
Elements232312
N/A
Groups191810
N/A
Special elements / coatings
  • Fluorite element
  • UD element
4 UD elements
  • Super Spectra coating
  • UD element
N/A
Power zoomnonono
N/A
Zoom methodInternalInternalExpanding
N/A

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