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Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF Lens

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Optical design

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Prime lens

Focusing: Manual Focus (MF)

Lens mounts: Canon EF, EF-S, Sony A / Minolta A, Nikon F (FX, DX), Pentax K

Optical design: 9 elements in 7 groups (1AS)

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Photos (11)

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Owners (19)

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Average price: $383

Specifications:

Focal length	Max. aperture	Min. aperture	Blades	Min. Focus (m.)	Filter Ø (mm.)	Weight (gr/oz)	Length (mm/in)
85mm	f/1.4	f/22	8	1	72	516/18,2	78/3,1

Additional information:

The Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF

Diagonal angle of view 28.3°
The optic scheme include hybrid aspherical lens.
Multilayer anti-reflective coating
Diameter 72.2 mm

The Samyang85 mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF is a portrait full frame fast prime lens with manual focusing. It is remarkable for its high resolution and low price.

It is based on the Vivitar Series 1 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF lens.

Vignetting at maximum apertures reaches 1.8EV. Chromatic aberration is slight Resolution at the edges of the frame drops at f/1.4-2.8, but nevertheless remains at a high level.

The new version of the Samyang AE85 mm f/1.4 AS IF UMCis designed for the Nikon F bayonet mount only and has contacts to transmit exposure settings data to an EXIF file. Its optical scheme has not been changed.

Samyang lenses may come under other brand names: Walimex , Rokinon, Opteka, Falcon, Vivitar, Bower.

Links to online resources:

PDF Files:

Instruction manual (Russian) (views: 69)
Corporate brochure with the specifications of Samyang 85 / 1.4 Aspherical IF for different mounts (views: 125)
Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF (views: 48)

Posted by: dv Date of publication: 24.02.2011

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Mechanical quality	4.27	15
Optical quality	4.40	15
Usability	4.20	15
Pricing / Value	4.79	15
Bokeh	4.66	15
Overall lens rating	4.46

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Owner reviews: Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF

NerveNet 26.06.2017 00:01:56

Period of use: 1 year

Strengths:

Smooth bokeh, smooth focus ring.

Very fast lens (f/1.4).

Very affordable for portraiture (for example).

Weaknesses:

Missing focus chip, aperture is handled manually.

All made of plastic, feels cheap in hand.

A bit soft wide open.

Comments:

A nice cheap 85mm fast prime lense.

I use it mainly for portraits, but I tried to use it in sports and landscape photography.

Wide open, the lens has a very nice and smooth bokeh, but lacks a bit of contrast and sharpness in center, closing it two stops (f/2.8) helps to improve center sharpness.

As the DOF is very thin at f/1.4 I recommend to use lifeview or having installed a high precission focusing screen in the camera, or you will missfocus a lot of photos.

If you cannot get a prime with autofocus this is a nice option.

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Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF Lens

Owner reviews: Samyang 85 mm f/ 1.4 Aspherical IF