Samyang F1.4 Aspherical High Speed Lens For Sony E-Mount Cameras 85Mm Sy85M-E

Manual focus is slow turning and precise. Good value for money very sharp. Infinity focus is not fantastic but a really good portrait lens.

Man muss sich ein bisschen an das Manuelle fokussieren gewöhnen aber dann Top für denn Preis

جوده ضعيفه

Muy buen producto y excelentes resultados, a un buen precio, es de ajuste de enfoque manual, sin embargo para un retrato cumple con todas las espectativas que esperaba. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

I jumped on this lens when i saw it on amazon wearhouse deal (used) for 209$. I always wanted 85MM lens but its one of those focal lengths I use only for slow portraits outdoors or video. Samyang makes an AMAZING 85 autofocus lens which costs 800$ (sony mount) but I am not willing to pay for that price tag so after hearing good reviews for the manual focus version, i bit the bullet at 209$ I dont use this 85mm focal length as often as my 55MM zeiss so I was willing to deal with manual focus because for video, i almost always shoot manual, and for outdoor portrait, i'm pretty OK with manual focus using sony a7-III focus peaking function (which works amazing btw). Build quality is just amazing. All-metal construction, totally solid tank-like feel. Metal mount. Aperture ring clicks for that affirmative feel. Focus ring is VERY well balanced with just enough tension to make a precise dial to focus -- not loose, not too stiff that it ruins MF on video. The weight's hefty but not too bad. Balances very well on the hand. I find it easy to carry. AF is dead simple with focus peaking on sony a7-III as i said. I do find it reasonably sharp wide open f1.4 on center and pretty good on corners as well but I think my 55MM zeiss lens is sharper across the field. I will use this lens mainly at f1.4 for portrait and f4-ish for video. One thing that is a bit annoying is the color fringing. You can see that on the third image visibly (no correction applied)... the white letters before and after the focal point show the purple and blue chromatic aberration. A bit hard to correct on lightroom IMO but doable via the MANUAL sliders in adobe LR. Bokeh is really buttery and pleasing at f/1.4. Overall at 209$ I'm over the moon for this buy. New pricetag isnt too bad either at 335$ but at that price now youre hitting 500$ mark where you can get an excellent off-branch AF 85mm (viltrox 85 f1.8) . I highly highly recommend this MF lens if you can find a deal here. If youre like me and use 85 rarely OR use it exclusively for VIDEO with MF, you really cannot go wrong with this. I cant think of anything bad other than the chromatic aberration issues (which is correctable with lightroom with one minute of correcting at post.... happy shooting Update.... If you're using this with Sony a7-iii , use MF magnification along side focus peaking ... It makes focusing wayyyy more sharp. Also make sure you goto settings for inbody stabilization and manually set the Ibis to 85mm. Makes in body stabilization set to proper amount for ultra steady shot. Images are sooo sharp with all of the camera assistance. Update.:. More I use this lens. The more I am really loving the value. If you learn to use MF , you're really going to love this lens. Excellent for even video