When it comes to lens reviews I don't trust anyone as much as you. They are well informed by not over technical, thank you.

@boxeriain

Жыл бұрын

6 years later - I agree

hi Christopher. just want to say u have the most professional and regular method of reviewing lenses in youtube. always my choice when in doubt. Amazing channel keep it up!

@postproduction6631

5 жыл бұрын

true

@tiktokmexico9501

4 жыл бұрын

Somehow I have the feeling he is Samyang's guy

@stevegibbons7452

4 жыл бұрын

TikTok Mexico he’s just doing an impartial review!

Every lens I have interest in has already been reviewed by you, and your reviews are consistent and insanely helpful. I thank you very much.

Chris your lens reviews are among the best.

Great review. I've had this lenses for a while don't let the manual focus put you off its a fantastic lens.

I bought mine learning from this review, for my Canon beginner's camera 1100D. The results are indeed astonishing (with accurate precision and angle of shooting though!). Keep up the good work!

Nice review, as always!!! I've had this lens for around 3 months on 60d, and i'm really happy with it. I use magic lantern's focus peaking and magic zoom to manual focus, and they're really2x helpful to nail the focus.

Many thanks Christopher for your very informative review. You are my 'go to' reviewer. I love your no nonsense style. Keep up the great work.

I did my first shoot with a model using this lens on a Canon 6D on Saturday. I love it, well worth the money and amazed with the results. Great review, thanks Christopher! Keep up the good work, God bless ya!

these days you can get this lens for 250$ easy, 200$ if you bargain hunt. if you are looking for a deal, there are tons of rebranded versions of this lens that have exactly the same optics and very comparable build. a couple brands to try searching for are: Vivitar 85mm f1.4 Opteka 85mm f1.4 Bower 85mm f1.4 Rokinon 85mm f1.4 Polar 85mm f1.4 Falcon 85mm f1.4 Sakar 85mm f1.4 Pro-Optic 85mm f1.4 Bell + Howell 85mm f1.4

@motebike

7 жыл бұрын

There's also the Walimex Pro version.

@ZevHoover

7 жыл бұрын

Larry Johnstone noted

@ronkumar1093

6 жыл бұрын

What do you think is best one for portraits on Sony a7II just for beginner hobby use

@slammermx

6 жыл бұрын

I have the 10mm f/2.8 on my Pentax and am looking for a good 85mm, this lens looks like it fills the bill.

@k.skyl1n3zz

4 жыл бұрын

I would go for the most best popular brand at that specs

The Rev Christopher Frost is the only guy I listen to when it comes to lenses. Bless you!

cheers Christopher. ive watched most of your video,s and now own the 14 mm and last few days the 16mm apsc. superb lenses

My last video with Hélène Schmitt was filmed with this lens. Of course, I came to your for your review before buying it. I'm glad I did both of these things. Quite happy with the results. I didn't even need to do any colour grading... Thanks Christopher !

thank you for this review. your reviews are very detailed and concise.

I love your reviews. Thanks Chris!

Hi Chris, i own this lens and i really like the results i can get out of my Fuji X-E2 and this gem. As you've told down in the post, fringing and chromatic aberration can be easily fixed in Lightroom. Awesome review, thanks !

Pretty good image quality 📷 Thanks for the review 😀

Thank you sir for your good reviews! I've never been dissapointed by lenses you recommend. I founded this one for about 150 euros second hand in good conditions. It can offer absutely amazing images!

I have the Minlota/Sony A-Mount version, use it on my Sony A99 & adapted on my Sony A7r. Superb image quality and color. Great review.

I've been waiting for this!

Hi Chris, I have watched a lot of your reviews now, and I've decided it was high time I subscribed to your channel. You, young sir, are the most consistent and thorough review creator on KZread. Unbiased, but obviously excited when something exceeds your expectation. Like this lens, I will probably buy one now based on your review. My friend just bought a Canon 85mm f/1.2L and I need to show him that for a 1/6 of the price, I can get half the performance, which is a net X3 win! keep up the great work.

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you find the channel helpful.

Just a quick line to say your reviews are appreciated. a great channel.

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Bought one of these recently, strapped it onto my D7100, and haven't taken it off since. I became a true believer in Samyang starting with the first shot I took.

@giovaniprodan3

8 жыл бұрын

I want to use this on a d3300, manual focusing isn't a con for me, would you recommend it for portrait photography, and will it be useable at f1.4 regarding sharpness?

@V0idFace

7 жыл бұрын

Prodan Giovani It will be great for portrait photography, though focusing on the tiny viewfinder of the D3300 will be difficult. With my D7100, it has a virtual rangefinder which tells me when the spot I'm focusing on is in focus. It might be useable on the D3300, but it won't be easy.

@gur262

7 жыл бұрын

yes. twice.

@ByAdrielSniper

6 жыл бұрын

And how is the autofocus on Nikon d7100?

@daniyalquddus8533

6 жыл бұрын

JoshSP2022 can you send the link

Hi Chris thank you for this review cause i was sold and bought myself this lens and it is so super sharp even in low light.. Thanks man! Cheers from Ph!

@AdrianBigyes

8 жыл бұрын

Do you have an fb? Gusto ko sana makita kung meron kang sample shots.

I've had this lens for a couple years and I love it. I also have their 14 2.8 and I'm very interested in the new 135 2.0 and 100 2.8 macro.

Your channel and angry photographer are the only channels I do trust when it comes to gear reviews.

I never buy a lens without watching your videos first! Thank you!

Great review mate!!

Thank you for another amazing review.

Awesome review Chris..

Great shots of Cardiff!

Great review, thanks

Just bought this and Sony FE 28-70 for my Sony A7 for 350€ and getting the Sony FE 50mm 1.8 too for about 100€, all in good shape. Can't wait to get my hands on this Samyang 85mm!

Watched this video several times. Just bought this lens 20 minutes ago! Thank You Sir !

@sheldonmurphy6031

3 жыл бұрын

This Lens Is Fantastic!!! Wow!

@mkaterr

3 жыл бұрын

Tought i was the only one who watched the same product review several times before deciding if i was going to buy the product… Good to know im not the only one. I’ve never used manual focus lens before, but if i can pay half the price for the same picture quality, i better put my ass to work and get used to it.

7:50 sums it up pretty well.

I got this lens because I was on a budget and wanted a 1.4. I love it to death, almost entirely due to its absolutely gorgeous rendering and bokeh. There are certainly sharper alternatives out there, but as long as it isn't obviously soft at normal magnification levels, I really don't give a shit. I got a couple of more expensive lenses when I upgraded to full frame and expected this one to be retired, but I still find myself using it most of the time...This lens really taught me not to obsess about 'lab' tests - the overall look of the image is far more important, as long as there aren't any serious problems. If I could choose one thing to improve, it would be its tendency to flare. Luckily that's not an issue for the vast majority of shots. I cannot recommend this lens highly enough.

Hi Christopher! Im a fan of your channel.. can you do a review of Kelda 85mm f/1.8 Manual Focus Portrait Lens?thanks

I love this lens - Great for astrophotography Samyang lenses as they are fast and manual. Have the 8mm, 35mm , 85mm and 135mm My best is the 85mm as gives the least Coma at 30sec exposure of the the night sky and stars are sharp.

@HoiMackoi

8 жыл бұрын

+David Cocklin owned the 85mm, and haven't tried long exposure lately. what f stop do you shoot?

@davidcocklin2109

8 жыл бұрын

F2.5. for about 20sec and works well. You can push it up 30sec but might get some coma only at the top left and the bottom right.

@genysys1511

5 жыл бұрын

Is 35mm 1.4 samyang compatible with 80d canon? Thanks in advance.

I hand shoot the 135mm f/2.0 Samyang lens and the focus ring is extremely good. It lets me get things in focus easily, even animals and other moving things

I'm new to this channel, I enjoyed your video.

It would be interesting to compare this side by side with the 1.8 version.

Hi Chris! Your review is very hepful for me because I thinking about buy this lense for video. I'm little bit worried about the vignette but if I work at f4 o 5.6 there is no vignette. Thanks!

Great as usual

I bought it. I love it. Thanks for the review.

I shot with lens again today... I really like this lens a lot...worth every cent... I also have a Canon 28-135mm and I found that I have only used the AF prob less than 6 times in last 3 or 4 months. (500-1500 spw)

Im watching this video for the 15th times now... its still a great video

please make a review of the newly released 50mm/f1.2

I heard that the T value of this lens is f/1.7 (Matt Granger's Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 review).

On APS-C, it's the equivalent of a 127.5 lens - admittedly, a focal length never made (TMK) for 35mm cameras, but 127's were used for120 [6x7, 6x9] , 3.25x4.25 and 4x5 sheet film sizes - (respectively, a "long focus", a normal, and a wide angle...) 135mm is (perhaps...) the closest lens made in a "prime" lens.

On my A6000 (APS-C sensor) I've been using the Sigma 30mm 1.4 and considering its a very similar price its a good alternative with a shorter focal length but you get to keep that fast aperture. Its also really well made and has AF.

@gur262

7 жыл бұрын

its not an alternative cause 30mm is not 85 and vice versa

Hi chris thank for amazing video,in my country is so hard to get this lens for e mount,i think to buy a canon mount and use it with adapter for sony a6000,do you think this adapter will reduce Tstop and sharpness??

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+Emad nejati It /should/ perform as normal for an APS-C camera

My experience (mainly using on a video camera) is that this lens has great optics and is lovely for portrait shots... but it's quite poorly made mechanically. I've had to return two within warranty as the focus ring became very noisy and graunchy on both. My supplier told me that it's a very common complaint and only affects the 85mm, not other Samyangs. It's due to poor plastics used internally. Somehow I don't think we'll be using these lenses in 40 or 50 years time the way you can with old Canon, Rokkor and Nikkor glass.

Hi Christopher! I love your video! I wonder if you can do a comparison video on this Samyang 85mm 1.4 and Canon 85mm 1.8? I want to get a 85mm but cannot decide which one.

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

I won't make a whole video. But if you take a look at my review of that Canon lens you'll be able to compare the image quality :-)

HEY Christopher thanks for your great work.your suggestions are very valuable for me .I saw the review of samyang 85mm f 1.4 and sigma 85mm 1.4 EX DG. my primary concern are sharpness ,vinyatin ,chromatic abreation and colour fringing. please help me by choosing a best lense in this. thanks. is the samyang and ROKINON same.

Fantastic review as always, Chris. Will you also review the Samyang / Rokinon 135mm f/2 someday?

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Hopefully - I've been hearing good things about it

Great review

Hey Chris, I'm looking to get a taste of portrait photography and was wondering between this lens (Samgany 85mm f/1.4) and the Canon f/1.8 (used) which one you would recommend. Normally I'd jump for a 1.2, but I'm saving for a 70-200L f/2.8 IS ii. I shoot on a 5D Mark ii. I currently have a Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 and 24-105L F/4. Thanks for your input!!!

i own this lens...i love it.works find of my nikon d7000.

Hi I always follow your videos and appreciate your advises. I would like to ask your opinion bet this Samyang 85mm vs Rokinon 85mm. Thank you

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

They're the same

Hi Christopher, would you prefer this lens or the canon 85mm f1.8?Thank you

Hi Chris can you do a review of the Samyang 14mm f/2.8? Thanks

hy,, thank's for your great lens review... i have a question i found this lens on the market with yellow gold label,... what is difference betwen yellow or red label?? thank you

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+om jahat No difference - the red one is just Samyang rebranding

Got one today. Its a fun lens. Using it with a D7000.

Do you have any plan about reviewing the Samyang AF 85mm F1 4 Canon EF ?

Great Review! Can someone give me a comparison with Nikkor 85mm 1.8D and 1.8G, aside the obvious difference with the AF. Is the Samyang better at making the subject stand out and some opinions with regards to the sharpness?

I think this lens looks amazing for stills!

Hello thank you for your review! I think I'm gonna buy this lens actually. Just a little question... I have a sony a58 with built in autofocus motor, does this mean I can use autofocus with this lens even though the lens itself doesn't have a autofocus motor?

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

No, it won't autofocus I'm afraid

for me as a Sony a6000 user with crop sensor, do you recommend this or a 50ish mm lens that keep some space of background? thank you for the great review.

@gur262

7 жыл бұрын

I Adiga buy it. you need more than 1 lens anyway. for a50, a helios44 might do. dont buy emount so you can add focal reducers or shift Adapters.

Thank you for your video! Are these lens same as Samyang Optics / Rokinon AF 85mm F1.4 FE ? Do they both fit sony e-mount?

Good Day Sir! I would like to ask about the lens. I have it on my fujifilm xt20 can I use it on Sony a7iii particularly? would it work or do I have to buy some adapter for it and which Brad Sir? Thank you for your immediate response.

Great review! what lens was used to shoot this video?

Great review, Chris could you please make a video comparison between Samyang 85mm f1.4 vs Canon 85mm f1.8, I have a Canon 70D and also in the market for this kind of lens. Thanks.

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Cimol Cam Check out my review of the Canon lens, that will help you decide. All the best!

Hey Chris, I love your video and I know this particular review is from a couple of years ago, but do these lenses give a visual indication when focus is attained (red light in viewfinder). I notice there aren't any electric connections on the Mount and was very curious as to whether or not that would affect this particular feature. I'm looking to get the 35mm and 85mm lenses in this series as these lenses seems wonderfully sharp even though their price is so low.

@gur262

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Denino if not, my Sony a Mount had no chip, i think You can glue one into. but...well. Chris used mirrorless now too... i love manual lenses but really not on dslr and i tried that.

Hi Christopher, I really enjoy your reviews as well as this lens. However, after a year of wonderful use, the aperture won't close further than f/5.6... Now that the autofocus version came out, I was wondering if you were going to review it in the near future? I'm tempted to replace my old 85mm with the autofocus one, but I wonder about if it has improved built quality? Cheers!

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

I may test that sometime in the future :-)

What is the difference between the Samyang 85 1.4 with gold stripe and Samyang 85 1.4 with red stripe, thank you so much

Which one you prefer for my eos m6 samyang 50mm or 85mm?

Christopher Frost Photography Any chance of a review of the samyang 135 f2 in the future?

Nice review, Chris! I enjoyed it. I have a quick question about the lens. Does it give you a signal inside the VF when locked in focus (does the red light blinks and shows you where the focus is)? Thanks a lot! :)

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think there was on mine but it's a long time since I've used it

Hi Chris, you mentioned that a wide aperture lens will produce purple fringing on APS-C sensors. Why is that?

@TheWakaMinecraft

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I know that this is 4 years late but I have a bit of an answer for you. Many APS-C sensors have higher pixel densities than their full-frame counterparts, with the exception of some incredibly high resolution modern full-frame cameras like the Sony A7R IV. This means that parts of light that may have resolved to the same pixel on the full-frame are split between pixels on the APS-C which can cause issues with sharpness and fringing, especially if the lens can't resolve all wavelengths of light to the same exact place on the sensor. This is a large part of why modern lenses keep getting sharper and sharper and why new lenses keep being necessitated because as our camera sensors keep getting more and more megapixels, they need sharper lenses to increase the number of perceived megapixels. It's no good if your lens will take one distinct point in your focal plane and spread it across 2.5 pixels on your sensor.

This is soooo sweet!

Hi do you still consider it a good lens for the money it cost ? And there is something similar but with af for canon for similar or less price?

Quick question: for someone who has both DX and FX Nikon bodies, how does the Samyang 85mm f1.4's performance on DX compare to their 135mm f2 on FX? Would be nice if it's close enough to cover the job of both by just moving it between the DX and FX bodies!

Been waiting for this review for a while!

Your excellent review not withstanding, I was pleasantly surprised to see the windows have been painted. Looks like some much needed glazing has been done as well. I miss the old building, was sad when you went to the charts😢

Would you please review the Sigma 85mm f/1.4!

i have the 70d. im not happy with my photos,.on viewfinder i have problems. i have the kit lens 18-135m - with the samyang i get a better picture? or tha 70d have problem to focusing right?

So I want this fixed lens for my Canon 6D and also to put on a sony a6000 with and adapter, would this help and be excellent on both cameras?

Gotta love the Samyangs!

Hi Chris! I'm a Sony APSC user and found a used version for E-Mount for $250. Would you recommend buying it in 2020? Thanks

Try the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 for e-mount

Would you recommend this over the yongnuo 85?

Hi Christopher - Does the aperture stay open when composing - and then close to the set aperture when the shutter is released? I would use this on a Fuji EX-3. Great review (as usual).

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, it's totally manual

Good lens but kinda disappointed of the minimum focus distance.. i would have loved to be able to use it for closer shots like I used to with my 50mm in canon aps-c

hello! I have acquired this lens for canon and it does not focus well, even using focus speaking, how could I fix it?

I was always confused with full frame lenses released on APS-C from manufacturer. Aren't they adding extra glass to make it an 85mm lens to APS-C format or they just add a tube for APS-C fit?

Which lenses do you use for recording the lens itself?

hey christopher,im thinking to buy this lens for portrait photography with my d7100...My question is: I read that you can set the aperture from the camera,is that true?And the more importan question is that some people they say that this lens with the red ring actually talks to the camera for accurate focus giving you the blink inside the viewfinder,Do you have any of these infos?You will really help me to buy that

@rajuchandra1

6 жыл бұрын

i want to know the same..please revert bake if you got the answer..

@KoksTV

2 жыл бұрын

have you found that information?

Thanks for the great video i want to get one for my NX500 i found 2 versions that works for NX mount one in red colour and the other one in Gold colour i am very confused which one i should get? both looks same in everything and even the brand name is the same (Rokinon) also my 2nd question is it will be easy to use the screen on the NX500 to get the focus perfect with this camera? i know its a manual but i don't have view finder on the NX500 so i am a bit worried to be difficult to get the focus perfect. thanks again!

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

I have no idea about your NX500 camera although I imagine that using your screen for focus should be fine. The red / gold thing is just cosmetic, there won't be a real difference

@skysimo8756

8 жыл бұрын

thank you for your reply i have ordered it :) also i am thinking to get another wide one the 14mm f2.8 or the 12mm f2 but i am not sure which one is better and sharper! any recommendations ? :) cheers!

Wow the bokeh on that thing is the best I've seen!

i own the 14mm and 85mm samyang Nikon ones both mine are red ED AS I F UMC witch means they both have a on screen dot that shows you if your in focus or not and you can set the f stop in camera so the only manual thing is the focus i must say the build on the two lens blow away the Nikon lens build and the sharpness also blows away my Nikon they are now my goto lens they are just awesome i would also like to recommend them.

@jhonian6668

8 жыл бұрын

+Deon Hamilton Hey Deon, i would like to ask if your light meter of your camera functions even with this manual 85mm lens because i'm planning to buy one.

@Yahgiggle

8 жыл бұрын

of cause it does, in fact also the manual focus has info that the camera shows you if your in focus or not so makes not having auto focus not a big deal, trust me your love this lens

@jhonian6668

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks deon! Im gonna buy one.

@QuartzzHD

8 жыл бұрын

+Deon Hamilton im still scared of getting this one over 85 1.8d. right now its cheaper and obviously wider aperture yet the manual focusing may ruin my life xD how hard is it to operate manually if u are shooting street fashion or something like that with intense movement on the location and such?

@Yahgiggle

8 жыл бұрын

+QuartzHD i have taken shots of my dog with this lens and you know how dogs dont stay still also dont forget before auto focus ther was only manual focusing heres a shot of my dog and if you like look at my other images the last 50ish or so on this site are taken with my 80mm and 14mm samyaung len's www.viewbug.com/photo/36942551