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Canon 85mm f2 macro IS vs Samyang 85mm f1.4

Started Jul 10, 2020 | Polls thread
sobrien
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Re: Canon 85mm f2 macro IS vs Samyang 85mm f1.4

tkbslc wrote:

mrphotography wrote:

Francis A wrote:

With the canon coming in at 599 against samyang's 699 (B&H price), which one would you get?

Samyang can't compete, I wouldn't touch their glass at those prices.

Why would you say it can't compete?

Samyang has:

  • weather sealing
  • internal AF
  • full stop faster
  • very sharp with great bokeh (based on Sony version)
  • all for similar length and weight as the 85mm f2

Canon has:

  • IS
  • Macro
  • tiny bit cheaper (although the Sony mount Samyang is often on sale for $599)
  • Availability of optimised lens corrections (DLO) in jpeg and for raws with DPP4.

I’ll be having a close look at both of them in due course. Suspect the Canon will prove more appealing though too soon to tell.

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