Samyang 75mm F1.8 AF FE E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44520 date: May-22-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Rokinon 50 F1.2 Minolta MC 55 F1.7 Sony FE 55 F1.8 Sonnar Lensbaby Velvet 56 F1.6 Minolta SR 55 F2 Konica AR 57 F1.4 Minolta MC 58 F1.4 Tamron SP 60 F2 Macro Sigma 60 F2.8 DN Art Sigma 65 F2 DG DN C Sigma 70 F2.8 EX DG Macro Kipon Iberit 75 F2.4 Samyang AF 85 F1.4 FE Sony FE 85 F1.8 Tamron SP 85 F1.8 USD Canon EF 85 F1.8 USM Minolta MD 85 F2 Minolta Varisoft 85 F2.8 Sony 85 F2.8 SAM Tamron SP 90 F2.5 Macro Sigma 90 F2.8 DG DN C Sony FE 90 F2.8 Macro G OSS Minolta AF 100 F2 Canon EF 100 F2 USM Minotla AF 100 F2.8 Soft Focus Minolta AF 100 F2.8 Macro D Minolta AF 100 F2.8 Macro RS Cosina 100 F3.5 Macro Sony FE 100 T5.6 STF GM OSS |
| price paid: | 370 USD (new) |
| positive: | Size & weight Sharp wide-open Minimal CA Quiet, fast internal focusing Lens Compensation |
| negative: | Price Semi bubbly bokeh Moderate focus breathing Firmware updates require dock |
| comment: | Another completed Greentoe offer. Just before this lens was announced I had ordered the Kipon 75mm F2.4 for $230 from an international eBay seller, but decided to cancel it because of Covid-19. The Kipon and the SLR Magic 75mm F1.4 have been available from big American retailers for $300. There is a slightly more expensive 7Artisans 75mm F1.25 available for M-mount. Leica has offered a range of 75 mm primes for their rangefinders. "MADE IN KOREA" This lens fits very nicely on the A6000. It seems designed for minimal size and weight. The deep but narrow petal hood feels very flimsy. It does reverse with little clearance. The body is light fiber-reinforced polycarbonate. It doesn't bend like the softer plastics used by Sony and Tamron. On full-frame it acts like a 50mm F1.2 on APS-C, but it is smaller and much lighter than their manual focus APS-C 50mm F1.2. Out-of-focus backgrounds are busier than the 45/1.8 or the Sony 85/1.8. The foreground bokeh is very smooth--seemingly an odd setup for a portrait lens. This is typical for overcorrected spherical aberration. It is considerably wider than the Sony which is wide for an 85 mm. It matches most 75 mm zoom ends at infinity. The angle-of-view decreases some with close focus. The breathing is very reduced from a unit focusing prime like the Kipon Iberit. It has less axial CA than the Sigma 65mm F3 and 90mm F2.8 DN or Iberit 75mm F2.4. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 4.67
- color: 5.00
- build: 4.67
- distortion: 4.67
- flare control: 4.67
- overall: 4.73