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Review on πŸ“· ROKINON IO85AF-E 85mm F1.4: The Ultimate Weather Sealed Auto Focus Lens for Sony E-Mount by Michael Patilla

Revainrating 5 out of 5

buy a lens station.

VERY EXCELLENT LENS, but you can make mistakes with the autofocus. (It works fine indoors, but the problem only occurs in strong backlighting, so don't shoot portraits against the sun out of the box.) I've heard the Lens Station can fix this with their latest firmware, but I am I'm still used to manual focus lenses so I'm fine until I decide to order it. Icteric coloration can only occur when you shoot with the white balance set to AUTO. If you set it up yourself it will give pretty similar colors to my Zeiss. and of course you can edit it in Lightroom, take a photo later, etc. if you want. but the colors are pretty good as long as you adjust the white balance. The sharpness is excellent, the bokeh is excellent and there is absolutely no purple fringing on the highlights and edges. or in general, for that matter. I've got a few different lenses and they all give mediocre fringes wide open (including my Zeiss which is almost twice the price) but somehow it's not at all! very impressive because it is a budget option. Everything about this lens, except for the autofocus, is a 10/10. This lens is larger but very light. feel the plastic light. not really for or against me. I don't always like to attach a barbell to my camera anyway, but I thought I'd at least mention it.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging

Comments (3)

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June 24, 2023
Horrible focusing issues
May 07, 2023
Definitely a solid lens
January 15, 2023
BUTTERY GOODNESS