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Canon EF 85mm 1.4 vs Samyang RF 85mm 1.4

Started Sep 10, 2020 | Questions thread
davel33 Senior Member • Posts: 2,974
Re: Canon EF 85mm 1.4 vs Samyang RF 85mm 1.4

I was tired of waiting for Canon to come out with a good 85 or 50 IS at a good price, so I found a good price on a 85mm f1.4 L refurb from Canon for $1199.  Same warranty as new, 1 year.

After reading your post I went back and checked my pics taken with the EF 85L and found one with very minor CA, corrected very easy in LR.

I have had trouble with CA  with the Canon 85mm 1.8, 28mm 1.8 and Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX.  Two copies of the 85 1.8 both the same with lots of CA and erratic focus, could just be bad luck.   Back in the early days of LR, CA was a real pain to correct

My problem with the Samyang is no IS, at 70 I really like IS   I had my finger on the button for the Tamron more than once but stopped myself.  Tamron lens I have had in the past did not have good resale.  It seems that in the NW it really needs the name Canon and a Red ring for good resale.

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