Samyang SY85M P 85Mm F1 4 Pentax Review

Bought this Pentax mount for my Canon camera - I use an AF confirmation adapter as it has limited electronic performance. The Pentax model of these Samyang lenses is similar to Canon and Nikon with AE chip. I have to stop here and emphasize that this is a manual lens. The electronic function only serves to inform you that focus has been achieved and to supplement the metadata of the image file with information. However, I'm admittedly not sure how exactly its electronic functionality works…

This lens is one of the best lenses for portrait photography. Even with the aperture wide open at f/1.4, the shots are very sharp if you can focus properly. This is a manual focus lens, so it will take some time to focus depending on the photographer's experience and knowledge. The build quality of this lens is very solid and the focus ring is very smooth. The aperture ring is a bit stiff. The glass elements are great. The internal focusing system prevents the front elements from protruding…

I have been using this lens almost exclusively for about 7 months. Briefly about my photography: I am currently a semi-professional portrait and wedding photographer. For me this means that although I work for paying clients, photography is not my main source of income. I mainly shoot individuals, but I've also shot couples and groups of three with this lens. However, I shoot with a crop sensor, which effectively makes this lens 127.5mm. This makes it difficult to shoot in groups larger than…