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Style: Sony E
Color: Black
Features
- ADVANCED OPTICS FOR SHARP IMAGES: Built with 12 elements in 10 groups, including 3 ED and 2 aspherical elements, it ensures crisp image quality, reduced chromatic aberration, and minimized distortion across the frame.
- CAPTURE SCENES IN FULL WIDTH: Designed for APS-C sensors, this 12mm lens delivers an ultra-wide 98.9 angle ideal for landscapes, cityscapes, and real estate interiors without distortion at the edges.
- NANO COATING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CONTRAST: The lens features Rokinon's Nano Coating System, which suppresses flare and ghosting for accurate color reproduction and improved clarity in backlit or high-glare conditions.
- FAST f/2.0 APERTURE FOR LOW-LIGHT PERFORMANCE: With a bright f/2.0 aperture, this lens excels in dim environments, capturing vivid, detailed images at night or indoors without needing a flash or tripod.
- LIGHTWEIGHT & COMPACT DESIGN WITH MANUAL PRECISION: Weighing under 9 oz and featuring a long focus throw, this lens provides precise manual focusing while being highly portable for on-the-go photography.
- OPTICAL DESIGN & COMPATIBILITY Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 CS Lens for Sony E, combining the listed focal length, aperture, focus, and mount configuration in one purpose-built lens.
Description
The Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Wide Angle Lens for Sony E is a high- performance, manual-focus prime lens designed for mirrorless APS-C cameras. With a full-frame equivalent focal length of 18mm, it’s ideal for landscape, interior, and architectural photography. Its fast f/2.0 aperture allows for bright, detailed image capture in low-light conditions without the need for external lighting. From tight indoor spaces to dusk cityscapes, it performs reliably in challenging environments. The optical design includes 12 elements in 10 groups, featuring three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) and two aspherical elements (1 ASP, 1 hybrid ASP) to reduce chromatic aberration and distortion, delivering sharp, color-accurate results across the frame. Rokinon's Nano Coating System enhances light transmission while reducing ghosting and flare, improving contrast and color fidelity—especially in bright or backlit settings. Despite its advanced optics, the lens is compact and lightweight, measuring just over 2.3 inches and weighing around 8.6 ounces. Its long, smooth manual focus ring provides precision control for accurate focusing, whether capturing wide landscapes or close-up compositions. Compatible with Sony E-mount APS-C cameras, it offers a sweeping 98.9° angle of view—perfect for capturing expansive scenes. A close minimum focusing distance of 7.87 inches (0.2m) also enables creative wide-angle close-ups. Included is a removable petal-shaped lens hood to help minimize flare and protect the front element. The 67mm front filter thread supports a wide range of filters for greater shooting versatility.
Brand: Rokinon
Focal Length Description: 12 millimeters
Lens Type: Ultra-Wide Angle
Compatible Mountings: Sony E
Camera Lens Description: Sony E (APS-C)
Focal Length Description: 12 millimeters
Lens: Ultra-Wide Angle
Compatible Camera Mount: Sony E
Maximum Focal Length: 12 millimeters
Minimum Focal Length: 12 millimeters
Lens Design: Prime
Focus Type: Manual Focus
Lens Fixed Focal Length: 18 millimeters
Lens Coating Description: Ultra-Wide Angle
Zoom Ratio: 11
Image stabilization: digital,optical
Real Angle Of View: 110 degrees
Number of Diaphragm Blades: 6
Compatible Camera Models: Sony E-mount cameras
Photo Filter Size: 6.7 centimeters
Lens Mount: Sony E
Screen Size: 6.7 centimeters
Color: Black
Compatible Devices: Sony E
Exposure Control Type: Manual
Maximum Shutter Speed: 1/4000 seconds
Media Type: ProductImage
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Brand: Rokinon
Camera Lens: Sony E (APS-C)
Model Name: RK12M-E
UPC: 084438762549
Number of Items: 1
Manufacturer Part Number: RK12M-E
Global Trade Identification Number: 49
Unit Count: 1 Count
Built-In Media: Components Parts, Lens
Item Weight: 272.15 g
Manufacturer: Rokinon
Warranty Description: Limited 1 Year Manufacturer
Model Number: RK12M-E
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Style: Sony E
Color: Black
This lens is fantastic. It is very sharp and contrasty from wide open and has minimal distortion and light falloff for such a wide angle lens. I expected it to be good from reading reviews but it as exceeded my expectations. After purchasing a Sony A7, I was worried I'd never use my Nex-6 again, but this lens has given it new life. It feels very well built, with a solid metal mount, and a very high quality plastic body. Would I have preferred metal filter threads? Of course, but it's hard to complain for the price. This has become my goto landscape lens, and I also made good use of it at a poorly lit wedding wide open without flash. I'm looking forward to trying some astrophotography with it as well. If you need an excellent ultra-wide angle lens for your aps-c sony mirrorless, you just can't do better than this. Things to keep in mind: You must enable the "release w/o lens" option in your sony camera menu for this to work It does not autofocus, focus and aperture adjustmnents are manual only. I like to put the camera in S mode, adjust the shutter speed and aperature, and let the camera decide iso for general shooting. This lens is an absolute bargain compared to the sony 10-18mm and zeiss 12mm options. This lens is faster, and based on other reviews outperforms both other options optically. I can not recommend it highly enough.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2015 by Andrew Martin
Style: Sony E
Color: Black
I love this lens! I got this for use with my a6000 and it doesn't disappoint. It's about 18mm f/2 equivalent and it's actually pretty nice wide open - which isn't an easy task. It's small, light and produces great images considering the price. Images need some correction in post if you need straightness throughout, but big whoop. Look forward to finally taking a true wide to Africa this summer. The locking fit isn't perfect on the Sony E mount (tad bit of play). The focus ring is smooth, but a little tight. Having recently purchased the Rokinon 135mm f/2 Cine DS, I wish I had done the same with this one, though the price would have been slightly higher. The focus ring is a bit smoother, but the 0.8mm pitch of the teeth on the Cine make for easier gripping and if I do want to use it with follow focus later, it would be easier. If you like a grippier focus ring (this is not rubber coated, rather plastic), you might want to consider the Cine as well, though the aperture ring can be shifted MUCH easier accidentally on the Cine. Pros: - Wide - Fast - Sharp (even wide IMO at the price) - Very good lens hood and locks well into place, both ways - Excellent value Cons: - MF only (duh) - Focus ring is snug and not grippy - No electronic chip, so the aperture value doesn't report to the EXIF data, so use the cell phone app/note pad if that's important to you - Mount doesn't lock quite as securely as a native lens, leaving a slight bit of play so when you focus, the lens moves with it ever so slightly If you have an APS-C E-mount camera and can't afford the 10-15mm f/4 Sony, this is a great option. The Sony has AF, OSS, is wider and can give you some reach, but is almost triple the cost and a stop slower. Up to you. Some random samples below. The two of the dogs are around f/4 I think (again, no EXIF data) and the scapes in the 11+ range I think. NOTE: The two underexposed sun star images were loaded to help a buyer who asked. They were NOT taken with the Sony mount version of this lens like the other images I posted. The sun stars were taken with the CINE version for the Fuji X system and I've yet to add a review of that lens for that mount. Cheers
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2015 by One Degree Life
Style: Sony E
Color: Black
This lens really stands out as a high quality and inexpensive lens in comparison to the competition in this focal length. Your other options are the Zeiss lens with slightly better optical quality for a lot more money or the Sony zoom that is lower optical quality and still expensive. This one is the obvious answer is you can deal with manual focus and manual aperture. If you shoot landscape or astro, you're likely focused at infinity all the time, so manual focus is not a big issue. However, it seems that Rokinon has poor quality control resulting in some lenses in the market that are not meeting the expectation of high optical quality. If you get a good copy, I highly recommend this lens. The first one I purchased felt like the infinity stop on the focus ring was not quite at the right location, resulting in shots that were passable but not quite sharp enough. I got it replaced for free through Amazon in two days. The replacement was sharp edge to edge but noticeably about one stop darker in only one corner, which is not acceptable to me. Pros: - A steal in comparison to other ultrawide lenses in the market - Good build quality will likely survive a few drops - Relatively small and lightweight - F/2.0 for this price, great for astrophotagraphy but not important for other disciplines like landscape - Focus ring feels great, not squishy or hard to get very precise focus - Can use screw on filters unlike some other Rokinon wide angle lens In the middle: - Manual focus, you're probably parked at infinity anyway, but with focus peaking I can nail the focus fast - Manual aperture, I was shooting in A or M anyway, I actually prefer an aperture ring - No image stabilization, with such a wide and fast lens, image stabilization is not really needed, so why bother designing in an expensive feature? Cons: - No exif data because it's fully manual. It would be nice to have, but not absolutely necessary - Poor quality control!!! Make sure you get a good copy If you're interested, here is cheap lens case that fits well (size small) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075LRNW8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018 by ClimbHigh
Style: Sony E
Color: Black
I don't think this is 100% distortion free, but I've never felt the need to fix it in post, and the edges do look pretty straight right up to the edge of the screen. There is no discernible fisheye affect, and while you can tell it's a wide angle, the image doesn't really look like a wide-angle in my opinion. It doesn't hae that gopro view feel. Stretching at the corners is present but not as bad as my rokinon 14 mm full frame. I'm using this for real estate videos and it's working out great on my a6500. Even wide open, you can get enough in focus that you don't need to worry about adjusting focus during the shoot. It is very light so my older gimbal does not vibrate the whole time like it did with my full frame wide-angle lens. The Lauwa 9m no distortion lens was tempting me, and I almost thought about sending this back to get that just to go that one step wider, but this one has been super usable, and when you move around with that other one, it's looks too disorienting for Video. This one doesn't draw any unwanted attention to itself for how wide it is, and it is great image quality. For about $250, this was a great purchase. I'm not sure even for a lot money I could've found something that I like more in this 12 mm range. If I lost this one, I would buy this same one again.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019 by Pch Enterprises Inc
Style: Sony E
Color: Silver
What an awesome lens... This fits perfectly in my growing collection (so far a 16-50PZ and 35mm f/1.8), and I couldn't be happier with it! If you camera supports focus peaking, manual focus becomes pretty easy to work with. Also worth noting that most people are probably going to be shooting landscapes and architecture with this, in which case this can become a set it and forget it lens. At 12mm, this lens has such a wide DOF that you rarely need to mess with the focus ring. for example, at f/5.6 and the focus ring set to around 4 ft, basically everything from 2.5 ft to infinity will be in focus (look up hyperfocal distance). Build quality is good enough, the focus has a nice damped feel to it, and the aperture control is smooth and solid feeling. If there is one thing that I want to emphasize more than anything though, it's that this lens is SHARP! It totally blows away the 16-50 at the edges at 16mm. I've attached a comparison image - nothing scientific, just a quick example to show just how sharp it is compared to the kit lens. Buy this lens if you want a wide angle for your mirrorless camera!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016 by Unknown Artist
Style: Sony E
Color: Silver
I took this lens out for the first time last week at Glacier National Park. I have to say, I'm very impressed by the photo quality of this lens for the price. It is the cheapest lens I own and I already know that it will get some heavy use. I shoot on a Sony A6000 and the lens fits perfectly. Because it does not have autofocus or digital aperture, you have to enable a setting called "Release Without Lense". The camera thinks that there is no lens attached to the body because there are no digital pins attached to it, so this is the only way to make the lens work. If I am doing astrophotography, I will use manual mode, but for any other photography, I would recommend using aperture priority (the setting on the wheel labeled "A") so that your camera does not try to change aperture settings and instead auto-changes your shutter speed. Even though this lens is 12mm, I have not noticed much image distortion around the edges of my photos. I was worried a 12mm might have somewhat of a fish-eye effect, but that does not seem to be an issue with this lens. Overall, I am very pleased with this product and I hope to use it for years to come.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2019 by David Dodd
Style: Sony E
Color: Silver
Summary: This lens is an excellent budget option. An 18mm equiv is super versatile when you need wide angle, but not so wide that things get crazy. I carry it everywhere with my camera now, along with the 35/1.8 and 55-210. Good: Price: Obviously. For wide angle E-mount lens, under $300 is amazing; the Sony 10-18 would set you back $750, and it can't shoot at f/2. I haven't tried other Rokinon lenses yet, but it doesn't seem like this price can be beat. Build Quality: Is plasticky, but very durable. Mine has taken quite a few knocks with no visible dents or scratches. It feels solid. It's also surprisingly compact for a wide-angle. Physically it is about the same size as the 35/1.8 only the front bulges outward. The lens cap and hood fit very tightly. Image Quality: Is superb at the price point, with one drawback (chromatic aberration: see below). It is sharp and performs extremely well in low-light. I couldn't see any distortion in the images whatsoever. The ability to shoot at f/2 is obviously great, especially at night. I feel comfortable shooting at f/2, but the sharpness really peaks around f/4-5.6. The manual focusing doesn't get in the way, either. In most cases (if you're more than 3 feet away from your subject), you can set it to infinity and forget about it. Bad: Chromatic Aberrration: This is my major complaint about the lens. At night C.A. becomes quite noticeable even without pixel peeping. At f/2 it's at its worse, but it's still visible down to f/8 and beyond. It's probably correctable in Photoshop, but still an annoyance. Focusing Ring: Is uncomfortably stiff. I feel like I'm straining the mount whenever I rapidly change focus. The focus at infinity is also not all the way to the right, but very slightly left of that. This is easy to get used to, though. Manual: It's a completely manual lens, like all other Rokinons. That means you won't get any EXIF data on your photos. For example, I have to take my best guess from memory for aperture I used for the photos below (although it's usually f/2). Let's look at some photos. (Note: I am not a very good photographer) The first shows the worst of the C.A. Without even zooming I can see purple edges on the rafters. I could have made conditions better for myself by lowering the ISO or stopping it down but isn't the whole point to be able to shoot wide open? (ISO 2000, 1/80 sec, f/2) The second shows what a close up shot looks like. It is difficult to get bokeh from a wide-angle lens and this is about the best I could do. In this picture the lens is about 12 inches away from the drum! (ISO 1600, 1/80 sec, f/2) The third displays some flare coming in from an extremely bright sun. If I had used a filter, or just rotated left, it wouldn't be nearly as visible. (ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/8) The last is just a photo I thought was nice, and confirmed that I had made a good choice in purchasing this lens. (ISO 1600, 1/200 sec, f/2) Conclusion: get it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016 by Austin
Style: Sony E
Color: Silver
whuaaaaa, this is my favorite lens on the nex-6. i love it! i use it mainly for landscape, so setting focus is no issue (i made a mark for infinity on the lens), it's even better, no focus failures anymore. i have the sigma 8-16 and 10-20 a-mount for my A's (55/58/77) and i use them manually for landscape as the focus is usually only just almost right, so using the rokinon on my nex-6 is nothing uncommon for me. the rokinon 12mm is already sharp at f2.0 but the contrast is a little poor, it's improving clearly at f2.8 and it excellent past f4.0, the same for sharpness, the corners at f2.0 are OK, at f2.8 good and past f4.0 corner to corner sharpness is whuaaaaaaaaa :-)) it's solid built, takes filters, it's small. i think you won't get more IQ by buying the 12mm zeiss touit for nex or a fujinon 14mm for a fuji system-cam, but you will spend far more $$$. btw: i also own the SEL 10-18 f4, but i find myself using the rokinon far more often (as the sony has no distance scale on the lens, and that makes it hard to use it manually, forget focus peaking for landscape, it's a great tool but not for lanscapes and especially not in low light conditions, e.g. city at night or astro) here you'll find some crops of a pic taken with this lens: http://www.amazon.de/Walimex-Pro-12mm-CSC-Weitwinkelobjektiv-Gegenlichtblende/dp/B00JF0DLAC/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header
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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2014 by Antonio