Enjoy!

Thanks for the kind words.

Agreed. I don't consider buying a lens without hearing what Dustin says first. I'll listen to other reviews too, but Dustin is often where I start.

It is a very nice lens, for sure.

Good news - Samyang says they are sending me one middle of the month.

You're welcome.

I think when the differences image quality wise are so minor, you might be dealing with differences that could easily be outdone by sample variation alone with some samyangs outresolving some sigmas and vice versa. I can also see the samyang dropping in price rather quickly. The Samyang 24-70 is sitting at 699-750 now and the 50mm can be had for just over 500. I imagine the 85mm 1.4 will drop by at least 100€ in a couple of months

That comparison is coming next week.

I switched from Nikon mirrorless to the Sony for the same reason. I used the Sigma 85 (with the mirrorless adapter) on the Nikon. I sold everything, switched to Sony and bought the Samyang 85. I don’t miss the Sigma.

@@acouragefann it may just be my luck, but I just bought the new Samyang 85 1.4 II for 620€ (615CHF) in Switzerland. So idk if that's a mistake or something but 200 bucks off for this seems like a good deal. Depending on how I like it, may sell my Sony 85 1.8.

Have you used the latest firmware with your RF 85 1.4? That really improved my results on my R6.

Probably both of those statements are true.

Do you think Sony will release the 85mm MKii in Both F1.2 and F1.4?

@@djrease7354 From what I've seen on "Sony alpha rumors", a very credible Sony affiliate site. Sony has filed a patent for an 85 f/1.2. That's confirmed. There are rumors of a smaller lighter 1.8 G series, with updated motors, but that's not been confirmed.

I'll have to ask Samyang about that.

They really have come a long way

I'll have to ask Samyang about that.

When it exists, I most likely will review it

I'll have to see if I can fit in a 75mm vs 85mm video down the road if I have a slow season. 2) Sigma and Tamron DO get in-camera corrections. For some reason no Samyang lenses do 3) Doing autofocus and F1.2 isn't easy, and Samyang's F1.2 85mm lens was manual focus only.

@@DustinAbbottTWI Dustin, I can confirm that the Samyang 24mm f1.8 with its latest firmware gets a nice correction on the A7III - like completely gets rid of the moustache distortion. That makes me believe the correction profile is stored in the lens, which in turn makes me wonder why Samyang hasn't been actively providing us with Lr/ACR lens profiles since they clearly have the necessary data to make them.

I would say the Nikon. The older Samyang 85mm wasn't nearly as good as these newer models.

My pleasure!

Well that is very kind!

They've been on a roll recently. I really enjoy their lenses.

The 70-200 would certainly be a tempting lens in your scenario. It is a challenge to try to invest your money in the lenses that you will use the most.

Samyang has promised to send me one in the middle of this month.

@@DustinAbbottTWI I've been waiting for that review from you for months now :D

@@DustinAbbottTWI can't wait it!

Not that I'm aware of.

You could always try out the new lens and then decide if you actually end up using the old one

Thanks. That sound good advice.

I've got a direct comparison between the two coming next week, but if you can get the Sigma for that price, that's probably what I'd do. You know you'll retain that value quite well.

Of course Dustin is more pro than both of us . But in my honest opinion since I have both lens , the sigma is was sharper and faster , in low light its way better.. also you can find it new for 800 us dollars now . Get samyang 135mm 1.8 it's unbelievably great and cheap

@@pierrenj79 Hi Pierre, I am shooting with a borrowed Sigma 85 DG DN f1.4 and it is fantastic (my cousin's lens). I ordered the Samyang 135 a few weeks ago. I was really looking forward to shooting with the Samyang 135. However, the lens was a gray market (German packaging). I called Samyang US and they said they do not provide any support for gray market lenses. In addition, the lens had serious ghosting issue. The edges of the objects were showing a double image and the images had a slight out of focus look to them. My guess is that it had a de-centered element inside. Needless to say I had to send it back for those two reasons. I am bummed out as I was really looking forward to shooting with the Samyang 135. In the meantime, I am shooting my Tamron 70-180 albeit at f2.8 instead of f1.8. The images I am getting from the Tamron are fantastic and some of the sharpest images I have ever gotten from any lens. At 85mm The Tamron compares very favorably with the Sigma 85 I am test shooting, with the obvious difference being f2.8 vs. f1.4. BTW, where did you see the Sigma for $800. My cousin bought his from B&H for $1,200 plus tax. He is in California so the final cost was $1,320.

@@boristahmasian9604 boris, I bought the sigma 85mm 1.4 dg dn from a trusted seller located in NJ on ebay , brand new with full US warranty for 809 US dollars. About the samyang 135mm f1.8, since I wrote my previous post here to ya , I was on the phone with samyang CS , I was trying to update the firmware and all of a sudden the lens started acting weird. Not focusing. Not letting me turn the camera off .. I purchased it from samyang store on Amazon.. before I tried to update the firmware the lens was Fantastic, maybe you got a bad copy ..

@@pierrenj79 Pierre, I have not seen a single bad review of the Samyang 135. I definitely had a bad copy. Most of the reviews I read say it is better than Sony GM, at least optically. Sorry to hear about your lens. This is where the warranty comes in. About your Sigma 85. I have bought most of my brand new lens or bodies from B&H or Adorama. They stand behind their products 100%. I have had bad lenses that they even paid for return shipping and sent me replacements promptly. I have also bought (and sold) a fair number of lenses and bodies on fredmiranda with zero issues. I never thought about buying brand new lenses on eBay. You made me think about it. Thanks.

Agreed. These are pretty impressive lenses and a great value.

Thanks

Definitely. That's more than $100 cheaper than B&H at the moment.

One of the weird byproducts of my channel getting hacked this last weekend was that after restoration some videos have (at least for now) lost all their comments.

Bokeh is a subjective measure, for sure. That’s why it’s great that we have options