Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount
Ultra Wide-Angle Cinematic Excellence
The Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount is a professional ultra-wide-angle cine prime designed specifically for filmmakers and videographers shooting on Sony’s full-frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras. This lens delivers a remarkably wide 115.7° diagonal field of view on full-frame sensors, giving filmmakers creative freedom to capture immersive landscapes, dynamic interiors, and expansive establishing shots with stunning optical precision and cinematic image quality.
Ultra-Wide 14mm Focal Length for Immersive Visuals
With a 14mm focal length, this lens renders an ultra-wide perspective that masterfully captures vast scenes while maintaining clarity and sharpness across the frame. On full-frame Sony cameras, it offers a breathtaking 115.7° diagonal angle of view, ideal for cinematic establishing shots, architecture, and large group scenes. When mounted on APS-C cameras, the effective focal length becomes roughly 21mm, still wide enough to create impactful visuals with rich depth and spatial awareness.
Bright T3.1 Maximum Aperture
The T3.1 aperture is bright enough to facilitate shooting in low-light conditions while providing creative control over depth of field. Although ultra-wide-angle lenses naturally capture much of the scene in focus, this aperture enables filmmakers to achieve some subject separation and smooth background falloff creatively. Additionally, the 9-blade rounded diaphragm helps deliver smooth and pleasing bokeh in areas outside the depth of field.
Advanced Optical Design
The lens boasts a complex optical construction of 14 elements arranged in 10 groups, including multiple high refractive index, extra-low dispersion (ED), hybrid aspherical, and aspherical elements. These sophisticated components minimize chromatic aberrations, distortions, and lens flare to produce sharp, high-contrast, and color-accurate images essential for professional 4K and higher resolution video productions.
The Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) applied to the lens elements significantly reduces flare and ghosting, ensuring clean, contrast-rich imagery even in challenging lighting situations like backlighting or bright highlights.
Cinema-Standard Manual Controls
Designed for the needs of cinematographers, the lens features industry-standard 0.8 MOD gear pitch rings on both focus and aperture, allowing smooth compatibility with follow focus devices and iris motors widely used on professional film sets. The focus ring offers a generous rotation angle of approximately 200°, enabling precise and repeatable focus pulls. The aperture ring is fully de-clicked for silent and seamless iris transitions during continuous filming, crucial for maintaining audio and visual continuity.
Dual markings of T-stops and focus distances are printed on both sides of the lens barrel, coated with glow-in-the-dark paint to assist low-light or blackout shooting environments in stout professional setups.
Compact Build Optimized for Sony E Mount
Despite the ultra-wide focal length, the Rokinon 14mm Cine ED AS IF UMC lens retains a compact form with an 87mm maximum diameter and weighs approximately 640 grams. The robust yet manageable design is perfect for handheld shooting, gimbal stabilization, and studio rig usage.
The lens accepts 77mm filters, which facilitates the use of ND filters, polarizers, and other creative filter accessories without difficulty.
Detailed Specifications Summary
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Focal Length: 14mm
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Maximum Aperture: T3.1
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Aperture Range: T3.1 to T22
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Optical Elements: 14 in 10 groups
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Diaphragm Blades: 9 (rounded)
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Minimum Focus Distance: 0.28 m (0.92 ft)
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Filter Size: 77mm
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Lens Mount: Sony E
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Angle of View: 115.7° (Full Frame) / 93.9° (APS-C)
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Focus Ring Rotation: Approx. 200°
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Weight: ~640 g
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Maximum Diameter: 87mm
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Conclusion
The Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount is an exquisitely engineered ultra-wide cine prime that empowers filmmakers to capture expansive and cinematic visuals with excellent sharpness, low-light capability, and smooth manual control. Its extensive optics, bright aperture, and cinema-grade handling capabilities make it ideal for shooting immersive environments, dynamic action scenes, and innovative narrative footage.
With advanced coatings to reduce flare and ghosting and detailed markings supporting efficient workflow on professional sets, this lens is a versatile and reliable artistic tool. Available now at MojoComputers, it is the perfect addition to Sony E-mount cinematographers' toolkits aspiring to elevate their creative storytelling.
