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

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

stevvi wrote:

Francis A wrote:

ntsan wrote:

Samyang's AF sucks for video, so Canon all the way.

I don't really shoot much video but this is still a bummer. Will have to wait for more reviews. Thanks for the heads up.:-)

I think it would be wise to wait for more reviews, and read/look at some more on the Samyang as ntsan comes out with a big statement here but neglects to give any reasons for that statement, which usually indicates something suspect.

Actually I have seen a review on youtube by a not so well-known reviewer (don't remember who) who tested the video AF and it was bad. Took forever to focus. But I'm 70% sure that was FE mount though. Will have to check on that again.

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