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Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Samyang |
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| Model | 85 mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF |
| Lens style | Telephoto |
| Focal length | 85 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.4 |
| Angle of view | 28.3 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 1 m |
| Maximum magnification | |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 8 |
| Auto focus type | MF |
| Lens Construction | 9 elements / 7 groups |
| Filter diameter | 72 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Canon EF Nikon F Sony A / Minolta Pentax K Four Thirds Samsung NX |
| Dimensions | 78 x 72.2 mm |
| Weight | 513 g |
| Additional information | 1 aspherical lens. |
Average rating (6 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 4.33 |   |
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| Optical quality | 4.17 |  |
| Value for money | 5.00 | |
| Overall | 4.50 | |
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 275euro
User profile: Semipro
Cons: No AF.,
Pros: Very sharp,even full open.Very low priced.good build quality.Ate 1.4 very usefull .It was cleary designed and build and focusest for portret and full opening usening.
Summary: Center and corner sharpning almost the same ,whitch it makes it very usefull for portret and low light fotography which it ofcource ment to be fore.
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Owner since: 1 year
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User profile: Semipro
Cons: Nice bokeh. Sharp fully opened. Not prone to doubling of lines. Convenient focusing ring with enough movement.
Pros: There is no automatics of any type for Sony mount. There could be at least automatic lens mimics chip (as exist for all adapters). Automatic aperture control would be preferred. Lens contrast falls down if opened against light even with shade. Diaphragm blades are not circular - it is seen starting from f2.8 in light spots. MDF could be less than 1 m. Bokeh can have rather sharp out-of focus lines in some conditions. Green (far field) and purple (close field) fringing in out-of-focus areas.
Summary: Samyang 1.4/85v is a great lens for the money. If one is ready to struggle manual focusing and aperture, that lens is a very nice portrait lens. The pros above could be significant if the lens cost several times. They are mostly a sign to the company as a request for improvements.
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Owner since: 6 months
Price: ~250 eur
User profile: Semipro
Cons: The manual focus is killing me... Although I found out a way to focus using the live view finder + digital zoom, it takes way too long to take a shot. (not sure if this is a con... but if you get the focusing right, every photo is a master piece... regardless if you're a good photographer or a guy that never held a camera in his life)
Pros: Astonishing restuls. Basicly you can point it on any garbage and you'll get a work of art.
Summary: It's an amazing lens... but currently I'm researching for an autofocus alternative for it.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: good
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Cheap lens hood and lens caps, flare prone lens, little bit of CA wide open in extreme conditions, huge (1,2m) minimal focus distance
Pros: good build- lot of metal and glass, optically strong perfomer, sharp wide open, nice bokeh, price
Summary: It is very good lens with some weak points. There will be problem to shoot shoulder-head portraits with fullframe camera due to big MFD. On APS-C cameras it is real gem.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: 320 USD
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Not-circle light spots starting from F 2.8, thought it is only visible at large prints MDF could be less The cap is difficult to put on and off if the shade is put on Once the diaphragm stopped moving while the ring moved, but it has gone
Pros: Very good optical quality. Nice picture, very suitable for portraits, pleasant backgrounds Good sharpness Comfortable focusing ring with enough moving path
Summary: Very good lens. Fast, sharp, with a nice bokeh. The closest competitors (though with AF) cost several times higher. Some wishes to Samyang: there are two things I miss all the time. The first is a PCB to tell the camera the lens is on. Sony cameras only shoot in M mode with lenses without a chip, so the built-in camera stabilization doesn't work either. If the manufacture start to sell the chipped fitting flange to customers who already have bought the lens I will be happy! The second wish requires lens re-design. If it is impossible to control aperture from the camera, the lens could have a dedicated ring (or button) for instant diaphragm closing from 1.4 to selected aperture. Such design was used in some M42 lens before they obtained automatic diaphragm.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: $420AUD
User profile: Semipro
Cons: lens flare, slight CA wide open, minimum focus distance is huge, circular aperture is gone by f/3.5
Pros: focus ring is perfect, usable wide open sharpness and extremely sharp by f/2.8, neutral colours, nice weighting
Summary: build quality is much higher than i expected, especially the focus ring, it has a nice oiled feel. . . like a proper old lens. no matter what the numbers say, this lens is extremely sharp in the real world, comparable to my carl zeiss 24-70 f/2.8 even. very happy with this purchase! for the price i could not think of a better bang for your buck lens!
