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My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
antonio-salieri Regular Member • Posts: 208
Re: 135mm f2

atolk wrote:

Paysen wrote:

One more vote for the samyang RF 85 1.4 AF. It is lightweight and has a great bokeh. Sold my RF 85 f2 for it. The EF 85 1.4 is also great, but you need an adapter. RF 85 1.2 is the best lens you can buy, but it is also much more expensive.

Where/when did you get the Samyang RF 85mm? Do you show it as being available now?

The Samyang RF (AF) 85mm f/1.4 is no longer sold by Samyang/Rokinon (though still listed on the Rokinon website). You may be able to find a used copy somewhere but there aren't a ton of copies of that lens.

You can see some images here from the Samyang RF option: https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Rokinon-Samyang-AF-85mm-F1-4-Lens-for-Mirrorless.aspx. There is very significant color separation/fringing, some of the strongest I've seen. Otherwise it looks decent, though not superlative, from those test shots. Not that I own it myself. I'll also note that apparently there were some issues with the Samyang RF lenses with firmware/new cameras, so YMMV on future bodies.

There is also an EF 85mm f/1.4 from Samyang/Rokinon... it also suffers from major fringing issues. I wouldn't go for either Samyang lens personally.

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