My favorite aspect of Samyang lenses is their smooth/dampened focus rings. My Sigma 30mm 1.4's focus ring is absolutely terrible, very stiff and has a very short throw. My Rokinon 35mm is much preferred over the Sigma for smooth and controlled focus pulls.
I now own the 8mm, 14mm, 35mm and 85mm from Rokinon and definitely plan on picking up this 24mm. The Lenstip.com review really threw everyone off and caused many to cancel their pre-orders. I did, but more reviews are coming out in a positive light and I'm becoming more certain Lenstip received a lens with mechanical issues.
Would love to see some more example pictures at the wider apertures (1.4-4) as well as some video clips. Thanks for all the work you put into this blog/site. It's on my daily list of blogs to check for new quality content.
Here's a link to a forum post with links to download raw files testing this 24mm lens if anyone is interested. They put it up against the Canon 24mm 1.4LII and the Zeiss 35mm 2. Comparing side by side the Samyang definitely holds its own. There are pros and cons to each lens but I actually preferred the distortion and color the Samyang produced with the building they were photographing.
