Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the reliability. The price is also mentioned favorably.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : ePHOTOzine (ephotozine.com)

Samyang 85mm T1.5 AS IF UMC Lens Review

Incredibly inexpensive, Excellent sharpness, Low distortion and CA, Good build

No hyperfocal scale or hard focusing stop for infinity, Minimum focus distance of 1m may be a little restrictive, Flimsy hood

Nov, 2013

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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

Samyang 85mm T1.5 AS IF UMC Lens Review

Incredibly inexpensive, Excellent sharpness, Low distortion and CA, Good build

No hyperfocal scale or hard focusing stop for infinity, Minimum focus distance of 1m may be a little restrictive, Flimsy hood

Specification This manual focus medium telephoto lens, offers a fast T1.5 maximum aperture for a budget price of around £300. This lens is optimised for those wishing to record video with their DSLR, which is why 'T stops' have been used instead of 'F...

Nov, 2013

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Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC Lens Review

This manual focus medium telephoto lens, offers a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture for a budget price of around £240, Gary Wolstenholme reviews.

Incredibly cheap for an 85mm f/1.4; Decent enough performance in the centre when stopped down a little; Low distortion; Good build

Minimum focus distance of 1m may be a little restrictive

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Samyang 85mm F1.4 AS IF UMC

The affordable, versatile Samyang 85mm F1.4 AS IF UMC lens isn't the best performer at f/1.4, but it shines when stopped down.

Very sharp when stopped down. Even illumination across frame. Minimal distortion. Available for multiple systems. Affordable.

A bit soft at f/1.4. Manual focus design is not for everyone. Omits optical stabilization.

Image Quality and Conclusions I used Imatest to see how sharp the lens is when paired with the 36-megapixel Nikon D810 . At f/1.4 it scores 1,957 lines per picture height on a center-weighted sharpness test. That's better than the 1,800 lines that we...

Dec, 2015

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