Mitakon Speedmaster 85 mm f/1.2 review - Distortion

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Mitakon Speedmaster 85 mm f/1.2

10 July 2015

Arkadiusz Olech

6. Distortion

The chart below shows how the Mitakon Speedmaster 1.2/85 and other fast 85 mm devices fare in this category both on the smaller APS-C/DX sensor and on full frame.

	Nikkor AF-S 1.4/85	Mitakon 1.2/85	Canon 1.2/85 II	Samyang 1.4/85	Zeiss 1.4/85	Otus 1.4/85
APS-C/DX	−0.19%	−0.19%	−0.28%	−0.11%	+0.05%	+0.06%
FF	−0.41%	−0.70%	−1.03%	−0.43%	−0.73%	−0.04%

The Mitakon’s results are not as sensational as those of the expensive Zeiss Otus which practically has no distortion at all. The tested lens is also a bit weaker than the Nikkor and the Samyang. Still it can compete on equal terms with the Zeiss Planar 1.4/85 and once again it wins a duel with the Canon 1.2/85 II although only slightly so.

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It must be emphasized, though, that all the lenses listed in our chart have low distortion levels which would be very difficult to notice in real life photos.