13 July, 2010

Samyang 85mm f1.4 AE IF UMC Aspherical

I've been using the 2nd version of the popular Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens with electronic chip for over a month, and as you can see from the pics below, the lens screams bokeh! I bought mine for 300€ and got the Samyang UV filter for free. At the same time my dealer was selling the Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4D for 1200€ while used copies of the Ais version were going for 800€, so as you can see, the Samyang is a realy cheap investment. The question is how does it perform?