Samyang has long been known for making affordable, sharp lenses, and in recent years they’ve added autofocus to a wide variety, increasing their appeal. One such lens is the AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II, which offers a popular combination of classic portrait focal length and wide maximum aperture. And at $799, it’s much cheaper than many comparable lenses. Can it keep up with other options? This great video review looks at the performance and picture quality you can expect from it in real life.
Coming to you from Julia TrottiThis excellent video review looks at Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II . Lens for Sony E-mount cameras. While the first version of this lens offered impressive image quality for the price, autofocus performance was a bit erratic. Looks like Samyang has fixed that in this second iteration while maintaining that image quality. Meanwhile, at $799, the Samyang is arguably one of the most competitively priced lenses on the market, especially when one considers the fact that many 85mm f/1.4 lenses cost around $1,500. dollars or even over $2,000. Check out the video above for Trotti’s full thoughts on the lens.
