Samyang AF 85mm F1.4 Autofocus Lens for Sony FE

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Get the latest photography news straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter. Newsletter Signup Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or blue fringes along contrasty edges, were not too much of a problem in our test shots, as shown in the examples below. Optical construction is 11 elements in 8 groups, including 4 HR (High Refractive Index) and 1 ED (Extra Low Dispersion) elements. UMC coating is Samyang's own version of Ultra Multicoating. There are 9 blades in the diaphragm, to assist in producing smooth bokeh; the quality and gradation of the out of focus areas in an image.

The sharpness is very good wide open and excellent as of F2 and skin rendering is very good but maybe a bit too contrasty sometimes There is no hyperfocal distance scale, or hard infinity stop, which is unusual for a lens like this, which uses no low dispersion glass in its optical design. This fully manual lens is designed for the latest, high-tech Canon and Nikon mirrorless full-frame cameras. As well as being manual-focus, you can’t set the aperture from the camera body, so have to use the control ring on the lens itself. As with other manual lenses, the availability of a focus peaking display in the electronic viewfinders and rear screens of mirrorless cameras helps with accurate manual focusing, which can be critical considering that the depth of field can be tiny at 85mm with an aperture of f/1.4. IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization) is available in Nikon Z 6 and Z 7 cameras, if you enter the Non-CPU lens data in the Setup menu. It’s a fun lens to use, great value at the price, and delivers impressive image quality with beautiful bokeh. How we test lenses The Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE has a very wide focus ring given the overall size of the lens. There are no hard stops at the ends of the range, making it more difficult to set focus at infinity. Polariser users should be pleased that the 77mm filter thread doesn't rotate on focus.La résistance au flare est juste bonne , on peut en avoir facilement du flare en pointant l’objectif vers le soleil Four HR (High Refractive) elements, made of special materials with an outstanding refractive index, improve optical performance and enable a compact optical design. The AF 85mm F1.4 FE was designed from the ground-up with this technology, to lessen its users’ burden with a shorter length and smaller size. The manual 1.4/85 lens designed for reflex cameras was one of the first models in that company's line-up and over the years it has undergone an evolution, being offered in bigger and bigger number of mounts. Lenstip Visit us and you'll always find a friendly welcome. Our policy is to treat our customers as we would like to be treated ourselves, a simple ideal that we try hard to live up to.

The 85mm captures quite a bit of light, though, and covers full-frame image sensors, so it's a little big for a prime. It measures 3.9 by 3.5 inches (HD), weighs 1.3 pounds, and supports 77mm front filters. A reversible lens hood, the only plastic component, is included, along with a carrying pouch and the standard front and rear caps. Optics are strong, too. When the lens hits focus, it's incredibly sharp. But there is some false color visible, a concern for Raw photographers, and autofocus isn't as consistent as you get with name-brand alternatives. Quand on ferme , dès F2 on voit les 9 lames du diaphragme et dans certaines occasions des franges sur les bordsOptical construction is 11 elements in 8 groups, including 1 ED (Extra Low Dispersion) and 4 HR (High Refractive Index). The diaphragm comprises 9 blades and produces a circular aperture, to improve the bokeh. Samyang also claims that the absence of aspheric elements in the design means that there is no distortion to the bokeh, resulting in perfectly rounded, out-of-focus highlights.

Lateral chromatic aberration is reasonably well controlled at f/1.4 but can be rather noticeable at narrower apertures. It’s rather worse than in most competing 85mm prime lenses. Distortion: 1.16The amount of distortion present is not enough to create any real issues, and can have the unintended benefit of making subjects look slightly slimmer in a portrait lens. This is not a meaningful issue. The vignette is also not significant for a portrait lens. I manually corrected it with a +33 value (low end of moderate) but with an 11 on the Midpoint scale (which means the shading, while mild, extends fairly far into the frame. The vignette seems quite linear in nature, so I actually haven’t found it objectionable in any kind of real world situation even without correction. Rokinon doesn't include f/22 as an option—it's not typically included in f/1.4 lenses. If you're pairing the lens with a sensor with less resolution, like the 42MP a7R III or the 24MP a7 III, we expect you to see less of a drop in clarity at f/11 and f/16. I'd feel comfortable using it down to f/11 on pretty much any camera if I was going for a shot with a wide depth of focus. Regardless of the brand name and barrel style, the optics are the same. And Samyang sells the 85mm for every major camera system. You can get it for Canon, Four Thirds, Nikon, Pentax, or Sony SLRs, as well as for Canon, Fuji, Micro Four Thirds, Samsung, and Sony mirrorless cameras. The Nikon version of the lens, which we received for review, supports electronic aperture control, but other mounts only support mechanical aperture control. The lens is not optically stabilized, but it's not a feature that's usually found in 85mm prime lenses. In this video, adventure photographer Benjamin Jaworskyj is out in the woods with the new Samyang AF 85mm F1.4 lens for Sony E-mount, testing it on his a7RII. Benjamin Jaworskyj