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

Started Jul 10, 2020 | Polls thread
poipoipoi_2016 Senior Member • Posts: 1,158
Re: RF85/2 | I keep reading mixed reviews on the Samyang

tkbslc wrote:

NowHearThis wrote:

Francis A wrote:

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

The other reason I would pick the Canon over the Samyang is because I see to many conflicting reports on the Samyang and for some of the reviews it seems like I'd be stopping the lens to F2 at least anyway.

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**Review of the Samyang AF 85/1.4 for EF** (I'm assuming the optical formula is the same)

It's not the same. It's the same as the Sony E version. Dustin Abbot and Christopher Frost are the only two reviews of the new RF version that I have found and they say it's an outstanding lens.

Dustin Abbot compares it with the RF 85 1.2L and says it is "surprisingly competitive", "quite sharp from f1.4 on" and "near perfect for portrait work".

He also said he was not as happy with the EF version.

Christopher Frost's video summary was, "I love it".

As someone with the E-Mount version, the sunstars are trash and I love it for everything else.

If the RF-mount version avoids the early AF issues and you get a good copy, it's an astounding lens that's on the lighter end of my usual zoom kit, but also my heaviest/largest prime.

/Not a bad thing as I stabilize on 67/77/82mm lenses and use 2 step-up rings.

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