SOOOO happy someone made an 85mm for the RF month that didn't cost $3k and has great image quality.

These pictures look absolutely stellar, and the vignetting honestly helps give character to this lens wide open. The bokeh is some of the best I've ever seen.

The photos were the best I’ve seen in any of your videos and the bokeh was so smooth.

Crossing my fingers to see them make a 24mm 35mm 50mm and 135mm RF! They seem to know what they are doing!

@Zegmaar_Bas

4 жыл бұрын

tbf, the canon 35mm 1.8 is already really good

@Fsyic

4 жыл бұрын

They could well do so. They have 24mm,35mm, 45mm and 50mm lenses on Sony E mount. I don't see why they couldn't put these designs on RF 🤔

@dvon0134

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zegmaar_Bas Lightweight, small size + control ring, have to agree that it's good

@Zegmaar_Bas

4 жыл бұрын

@@dvon0134 And it has a really close focusing distance and yet it is still really sharp!

@cedricheinemann3637

4 жыл бұрын

Well I think you talk about Samyang producing the RF lenses in those length right? Because Canon got a 15-35mm f2.8, 50mm f1.2 and a 35mm f1.8. Don’t think, that Samyang really supports so much of the RF lenses, when there are just 2 versions at the moment. The 14mm and the 85mm. (Don’t count the MF... because why)

lol, today for the first time I've shot portraits of a friend on my EOS R because I'm starting with offering my photography professionally and all day I was like 'I whish I had a better lens for portraits, but they're so expensive, so much saving to do' and now this beauty pops up in my feed. Amazing, thank you Chris, your video's always give me a good mood (your Easter message I saw today actually got me crying, woops)! This is probably the first new lens I will buy now :D

I'm amazed at how great Samyang's lenses have been the last few years. Their manual focus lenses have always been good value for money, but now it's that *and* really good alternatives compared to first party lenses. And frankly, the natural pincushion and vignetting would almost be strengths in my use cases.

@markdbey

4 жыл бұрын

I agree... I own this lens for my Sony A7iii... it is pretty awesome. 😎

@saptarshidas2245

4 жыл бұрын

That's what you get for hiring employees from the Old Samsung Camera division.

Great review! Thanks for turning up the volume on the slight autofocus noise, that’s was helpful to hear.

I was SO hoping you'd do this lens. Thank you! This may be my next purchase.

Good value for money for Canon EOS RP owners!

@kennysuave5117

4 жыл бұрын

Will this still work even tho it says “Sony E mount”?

@jaypainespotter

4 жыл бұрын

@@kennysuave5117 They do make an E mount version but this is the RF version. B&H is taking preorders now

@techoasys

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought mine last week for my Canon EOS RP. Best lens I have used to date. Tack sharp at F1.4, and it's autofocus is fast and accurate. Insane value for $700!

Another excellent no fuss review. I do like your to the point reviews and very much respect your opinions. Thanks.

Can't wait for the comparison of this vs the new upcoming canon RF85mm F2 lens.

This lens is exciting! I just sold off all my EF primes in the portrait range and planned to replace them with the RF 85, but it was reallllllly hard to pull the trigger on it at $2,700 so I ended up going with the RF 70-200, which was much easier to buy at that price since it’s so versatile. I haven’t missed the faster primes yet but I expect to sooner or later, and I’ve already been kind of reluctantly getting myself ready to spend the big BIG bucks on canons RF 85 some day. This lens just might be exactly what I need...

Honestly, for portraits, I think flaring can actually be a good thing. It can give a whole lot of character to an image when your subjects hair is lit from the setting sun behind them and the flaring washes out some parts of the image.

@smashexentertainment676

3 жыл бұрын

I love flaring. You have an option to add something naturally artistic to an image instead of inventing it in Photoshop.

Samyang RF 85mm f1.4 vs Canon RF 85mm f2

@FahadAhmed-px6er

3 жыл бұрын

do u know which one better

@karimrgalimov

3 жыл бұрын

@@FahadAhmed-px6er the Canon one , I shoot cars on it with the eos rp

@FahadAhmed-px6er

3 жыл бұрын

@@karimrgalimov yes i also thought canon f2 better . because 3rd party lenses r not reliable

@DJ.1001

3 жыл бұрын

Go with the canon. Having IS is more valuable than 1 stop of aperture. The samyang also has a bit of a warm/yellow color shift.

@ariels4957

3 жыл бұрын

I returned my canon RF 85mm f2 and got this Samyang 85/1.4 instead

It's like the bokeh of a vintage lens with the sharpness and colour truism of a modern lens. What a great find! Would love to see a nifty fifty version of this. Wonderful review as always Chris, and always a pleasure seeing your work as a demonstration.

When i put my eye on a lens - i always search your chanel if you reviewed this particular lens . Your reviews made me buy or rejecting the lens. I like to take opportunity to thank you for your helpfull content.

Love this lens. Just got it today. Thank you for your review.

Was about to buy this lens then they announced the rf 85 f2. Cant wait to see your review.

@Elazarko

4 жыл бұрын

same. which do you think has better chromatic aberration control / fringing ?

@letsfindout6587

3 жыл бұрын

Any updates??

This is a focal length I’m highly interested in. Looking forward to your RF 85mm stm review.

Love your reviews and comments, thanks again for your work :)

"Mortal human beings..." lmao so true

@ttt087

4 жыл бұрын

true story

@kennysuave5117

4 жыл бұрын

Right 😂😂

Another awesome review! Really love your reviews! Would like to get a little bit more insight on the lens’ lack of stabilization though. All the reviews I’ve seen loved this lens, up to recommending it for wedding shoots, which most likely would be handheld shoot. I think that’s the only “major” negative thing about the lens but based on the reviews, its negligible..? I’m really curious.

These Rokinons have some beautiful colors. A warmer look than most of my lenses. They definitely have their own look.

So happy to confirmed still works great with latest firmware 1.8.2 ❤❤❤ IBIS and High-speed shooting... tested on my R6

Wonderful review as always Chris. I’d love to know if these are jpegs or processed raw files. The colours are simply delicious and I’m wondering how much of that is down to your post processing skills? Thanks.

Very thorough and helpful lens review! Thank you!

Already on the wish list. Thanks for the video

Excellent! Really hoping Samyang bring their 18mm to RF next. Would be an ideal combo for me alongside Canon’s 35mm... 14mm is a tad wide, and Canon seems to be ignoring wide primes on its own roadmap.

Great review as always! Thanks! VERY HELPFUL!

I really like the lens. Thank you for the tip, Chris!

Stunning lens for the price. Bravo Samyang. Can't wait for the 135mm.

You are my go to reviewer! Thank you

Hope you will compare this lens with the upcoming new Canon RF 85mm f2, they are both at similar price ?

Your lens reviews is always a determining factor for all my purchases. This model seems quite good. Is this 85 mm model available for NIkon Z Cameras

There are several versions of 85mm f1.4 lenses from Samyang. Two with RF mounts - one Auto Focus reviewed here and a manual focus version. An EF mount Auto Focus, an older aspherical IF manual as well as a T1.5 cine version with notched focus ring for a follow focus mechanism. Despite some similarities in appearance of a couple of them all these lenses are quite different internally and are priced differently. The RF mount Autofocus is the newest one and the most expensive. However the EF AF one is a bit cheaper than the RF one and has less elements so making it lighter. This makes me think the new AF RF one may be the EF one with a built in RF adapter. In which case if the performance is similar and you already have a Eos EF to RF converter the EF version might save some money. But the largest price variation, £300, is found in the 85mm f1.4 Rf manual focus version. The design looks different and is but again if the performance is similar and your needs are portraits or say product photography where AF is not important then this MF version is very good. I have no idea really if, compared side by side, which Samyang 85mm offers the best value for money for putting on a Canon R mirrorless (assuming you already have an EF to RF adapter). The price of this AF RF version is a bit off putting but I suppose it is very cheap compared to a Canon 85mm f1.2.

Massive bonus points for using Artis the Partis as a prop :)

Bro ive missed you videos. Thank you again

Chris, how do you do the image quality tests? Like with your grid of images you use to review each lens

Thanks for this! What does this lens show up as in EXIF? I get the feeling Samyang is using the EF communication protocol.

Would love to see a head to head comparison of this lens and the Sigma Art lens mentioned briefly.

Hi Chris. I watched a few video reviews of this lens but started to wonder if there was any higher light transmission at f1.4 than there was with the Canon 85mm f2 at f2. Have you any observations on this?

Canon announced the 85mm f/2 macro IS which also sounds interesting paired with the 35mm f/1.8.

That looks like an exciting new lens for the EOS R. But I already use the R with my Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 for video work. Now, do I need a native RF 85mm at f/1.4? Don't know about that, but I'd like one all the same. Great video Chris.

I never really got why people knock vignetting so much in reviews. It's easily correctable and I actually think it adds character to certain images. Especially in portrait work. Not saying that's a negative against you Chris! I love your reviews!

@mbvglider

4 жыл бұрын

This particular lens has pretty significant edge vignetting at f/2.8, so I do think it's worth mentioning. If it only had corner vignetting, it wouldn't be a problem. If you're working on headshots, you probably want to stop down a bit.

@jan.tichavsky

4 жыл бұрын

It's correctable at the cost of higher noise and lower contrast, also not available in JPEG. It's one feature on limited design size which mechanically limits the amount of light, not good for night shots or stars. You can always add more in post but not so easily to take it away.

@geoffreyenriquez

4 жыл бұрын

Usually vignetting drives me crazy for video. But I would rarely use an 85mm for video and for stills yes easily correctable.

When I use anything at 2.8 or wider, I actualy like having vignetting. It's not a weakness, it's a feature ^_^ The absence of control ring is a bit disapointing though.

This is an amazing lens for the price, I know I bought one in early December. This is a good honest review. My only problem was I could'nt get the updates unit to work on my modern apple computer.

Awesome review again. Love your videos. Can you maybe make a behind the scenes video? I would love to see how you're doing the testing and how your workflow is for reviewing the lenses.

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

I would do, but it really wouldn't be interesting enough, just me painstakingly setting up tripods and test charts etc

@Mart_402

4 жыл бұрын

Ah I see. Maybe a behind the scenes picture of the test chart for example in a future lens review would work.

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mart_402 TBH - it's just a big test chart, printed at high quality on a large sheet of metal - nothing particularly interesting, I'm afraid!

안녕하세요 크리스토퍼 프로스트. I love that Samyang is making auto focus lenses now. They are such a great bargain per performance. I'll be looking forward to a AF 35mm 1.4 RF.

I've probably watch this video 3 or 4 times over the last year. I'm an architectural photographer but on the rare occasion I crave an 85mm. I have canons 15-35 and 24-70, but I don't want to spend the money on their 85. Do you still use this lens after all this time and do you have a long term opinion on it now? Thank you Chris!

thank you Chris! and betwen this lens and the tamron sp 85 1.8 which one is better?

This lens looks awesome! Could you have a comparison review for this Samyang lens vs. EF 85mm f1.8 & EF 85mm f1.4? thanks!

Went through three copies of this lens before giving up on it. All of them were decentered to varying degrees and the AF was alarmingly noisy on two of them. Ended up going for the Sigma 85mm 1.4 in the end and that lens is in another league. Perfect across the frame and no AF issues. I'd heard about focus inconsistencies, but it seems like adapting it to mirrorless solves that

@vinvanid

Жыл бұрын

Are you speaking about the same lens ? There is Samyang AF 85mm for DSLR that realy different from this RF version ! The RF version is sharper and better, no need to adapting for mirrorless as you mention !

@rimtiggins6078

Жыл бұрын

@@vinvanid Yes, I went through three of the RF version because they were decentered. Entire side of the frame out of focus. Samyang are well known for poor QC unfortunately. I adapted the SIGMA 85mm in the end, not Samyang

@vinvanid

Жыл бұрын

@@rimtiggins6078 Wow, that's horrible.. i just consider to get that.. Thank you for your sharing 😄

Wonderful review! Subscribed!

Gorgeous pictures. I personally think the quality of the bokeh this lens renders is actually better than the Canon 85mm f1.2 DSLR version.

You live in a wonderfully beautiful place. And the review is wonderful. Many thanks. I should ask: is it aspherical?

How is this compared to the EF version ? If they are the same you can save some money and adapt it.

I really hope Samyang will release soon more AF lenses for RF mount. 35 1.4 and 50 1.4 would be an instant buy for me.

I wonder how much difference in image quality the canon rf 85L vs this ?

I have their MF 85mm F1.4 version for sony E mount, and its a wonderful lens. Not perfect wide open, but very sharp.

Oh wow. Great to hear that you lived in Korea :)

I am definitely going to purchase this lens.

Is the Rokinon the same exact lens just different labeling?

Love your reviews. Although it is such a shame that Samyang has discontinued this lens. Will you make a review of the new Viltrox RF 85mm f1.8? I am thinking of considering that one instead but I have never bought a lens without watching your reviews first :)

Thx for this lovely review... Would be really interesting to see a comparision with the upcomming CANON RF 85mm f2 MACRO IS STM.. cause both are nearly the same price and the lack of aperture on Canons lens will maybe compensated by IS... Is there a plan to do such a video?! Cheers

@Moni-qd9no

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my idea !

Its same optic with samyang af 85mm fe for sony ??

Do you have fuji 100-400 review or the 50-140 on your channel? Or just canon lenses?

Will there be a review for Voigtlander 10mm f5.6? I know it's an old lens, but I'm considering buying one for my a6600.

Thinking about getting Canon R5, this would be great lens for it. Otherwise the basic RF kit would cost as much as small car.

Does anyone know if this works with the EOS R8? My SP 85mm f1.2 ef wasn't read by the R8 so the aperture control doesn't work 😩

I just pre-ordered because of your review!!

@bernardinotejada8978

4 жыл бұрын

When would it arrive?

Do you know if the EF version of this lens works well with the EF-RF adapter on EOS R?

Look forward to seeing 18mm 45mm 85mm and 135mm available in Z RF L mounts

Thanks Chris great review, lens looks amazing. Was in the market for one of these looks like it may be tricky hunting a new one down soon though as have been to the Samyang site and they have pulled all RF lenses ??

@_minimal_bear

2 жыл бұрын

it has been discontinued in korea maybe something is going wrong between samyang and canon(RF mount)

One lens I would love to see you review is a konica 40mm 1.8.

Why I can't find this lens on the internet now? Did Canon stop them from producing it?

Great review. If you ever do a "best value for money" video this lens would be a top contender for the canon RF or EF-adapted mount.

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

how does this compare to the older canon ef 85 1.8

At last. The start of affordable good quality lenses.

Which to chose for canon r7? Samyang 85mm rf or viltrox 85mm rf? I'm confused

So which one is better in 85mm RF? The Samyang or Yongnuo?

Do you find this lens loud in SERVO AF? Mine is super loud, with the autofocus motor constantly whirring, even when tracked on to a face. Makes SERVO AF unusable in video without an external mic. Not sure if I may have a faulty lens?

does it make noise in servo mode and video mode

Hi Christopher, I really appreciate your reviews. Lately I've been eyeing Tokina 14-20 F2. Do you have any experience with this lens and would you ever review it in the future?

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

A review is coming in the future - I hear good things about it

excellent job Mr Thank you so match for the video, it's now for 499 in uk i am ordering one next week

@sostius

2 жыл бұрын

where can u buy this lens in UK?

Looks like the "sweet spot" for this lens is F4 but shooting wide open and cropping a bit off those corners should solve the problem. I believe with higher resolution cameras it's not an issue anymore.

How silent is the focus motor for video?

Is this the same lend as the E mount AF lens?

Lovely portraits ♡♡♡

The FE version of this lens has a strong yellow colour cast, I wonder if this lens exhibits the same behaviour as it's basically the same optical design.

Can't find this lens ANYWHERE right now! :o

@lukas_06_photo83

Жыл бұрын

Canon Blocked third party rf lenses and forced samyang to Stop Produktion sadly

I would like to see an RF version of the 18mm, 45mm and 75mm Samyang lenses.

@staLkerhu

3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes! The 18mm f/2.8 would be lovely!

I love my copy of this lens. I hope they make a 35 and 50mm soon.

Perfect review.

Can you do an updated 85mm f1.4 comparison (RF vs EF / Canon vs. Samyang vs. Tamron vs. Sigma)? I’d really like to see the order of these lenses rated from least to best!

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

I'll probably do a big 85mm comparison test later in the year

Is it support in Canon dslr 750D

I was considering the F mount version for long time them got the Nikon 85mm 1.8g ... seeing this review and the FE version, I thought this lens worth reconsidering... I thought it is the same version as the dslr lens with extension as the back to adapt to mirrorless system .. but it turned out the mirrorless version has more glass and superior image quality specially wide open ... I hope a Nikon Z version to come soon then it will be compared to the Nikon 85 1.8 S lens

How does it compare to the $2700 canon RF 85 f/1.2 overall?

Isn't it the same lens that came out for Sony e mount?

@naomimavro9208

4 жыл бұрын

No, it is not. Is a complete diffrent lens.

which is better than sigma 85mm 1.4 art?

I love this one, too. It's spent more time on my EOS R since its arrival than any other lens.

@kennysuave5117

4 жыл бұрын

Will this still work even tho it says “Sony E mount”?

@aight365

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dustin would love to hear from you how you think this lens compares to Canon's upcoming rf 85mm f2.0