Is this Batis85 - looks very good. However, there is some harshness in the blurry background.I love bokeh and I'd love the 85GM because I would shoot at f/1.4 often. I hate large size in a lens and the Batis 85 is about as big as I want for walking around using a wrist strap (and it pushes my limits). I'd love to have both lenses, but that's just in my cards.
That being said, the bokeh of the Batis 85 is largely very pleasing to my eye.
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How was the focus speed and noise? Those seem to help the two biggest complaints.Just to clarify, I do OWN the Samyang...and love that lens.
85GM seems to be a clear winner when bokeh is considered. Further, I like color rendition of GM.So I just went to a local store that luckily had one of each. Sadly it was a bitbusy at the store and I dont feel comfortable taking too long testing a lens if I am not planning to buy right this time so I was not able to take as many samples and as controlled as I wanted but here are 3 shots for anyone curious.
I do not see the color differences anywhere near as dramatic as on the video I linked. In fact as I mentioned, that is the only video where I have seen the colors so different. Like on Jason Laniers comparison they were more similar for example.
I am wondering if the guys had different White Balance settings on their two A7Riis or something
Anyways...not much of a comparison so take it lightly.
How was the focus speed and noise? Those seem to help the two biggest complaints.Just to clarify, I do OWN the Samyang...and love that lens.
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That's because I wanted harshness and increased the clarity a ton (I hated the bright background behind the tulip and decreased highlights there as well a bunch). I like to have a contrast between light and dark with colors popping. Here is the original. I am sure some people prefer this, but this also gives you a better sense of the blurry background from the lens without PP.Is this Batis85 - looks very good. However, there is some harshness in the blurry background.I love bokeh and I'd love the 85GM because I would shoot at f/1.4 often. I hate large size in a lens and the Batis 85 is about as big as I want for walking around using a wrist strap (and it pushes my limits). I'd love to have both lenses, but that's just in my cards.
That being said, the bokeh of the Batis 85 is largely very pleasing to my eye.
I like it better two as that lighter area behind the main subjects makes for a more pleasing overall image in my book
That should not make the drastic difference in color though since both were from the same video but I am sure they mess some settings up.
I have seen many samples and of course 1.4 will be softer but that video shows unrealistic huge differences compared to other tests and what I have seen myself in the amount of blur, not talking about the creaminess of the bokeh now.
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Oh of course my Samyang 135mm F2 will be my best choice WHEN possible and even more my FD 300mm F2.8 but of course is not always possible due to space, or one my need the speed and accuracy of Continuos Eye AF, AF...etc so just looking for possible options.
I think 85L II + Batis 85 is killer combo !!!
