Rokinon Cine 10mm T3.1 ED AS NCS CS II (DS) Manual APS-C Lens for MFT (Micro Four Thirds) Mount, Black Review

The Rokinon Cine 10mm T3.1 is a manual wide-angle prime designed for APS-C sensors on Micro Four Thirds cameras, delivering a 20mm full-frame equivalent field of view. At $169, it sits at the budget end of cinema lenses, offering declicked aperture and geared focus and iris rings for video work. The DS (Dual Sidedness) version features aperture and focus markings on both sides of the barrel, useful for follow focus setups.

This lens targets shooters who need affordable wide-angle coverage for video on MFT bodies without breaking into the four-figure territory of native Olympus or Panasonic glass. The T3.1 maximum aperture is modest but typical for budget cine glass. Build quality and optics are functional rather than premium, with Extra-low Dispersion and aspherical elements aimed at controlling distortion and chromatic aberration. Manual-only operation means it's strictly for deliberate, controlled shooting rather than run-and-gun or stills photography.