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Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF / Z

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Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF / Z is a large-aperture manual-focus short telephoto prime lens for Canon RF-mount and Nikon F-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Samyang in 2019, it has 9 elements in 7 groups.

Manual focus may be limiting to some, but purists will find it much more engaging. There are also fewer things to go wrong on the long run. For incremental weathers, Samyang is kind enough to include weather sealing.

A telephoto prime lens, the Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF / Z is well suited for portrait photography. Those who like sunstars (sun bursts) will be pleased by the lens' even-numbered aperture count, though conversely those who find sunstars distracting may have the opposite feeling.

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What we found

Neofiliac score 83%

Pros

Bright maximum aperture
Weather-sealed
Comes with physical aperture ring

Cons

Low maximum magnification
Large and heavy for a manual lens
Not the strongest performer

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