Premium Compatible Lens: TOKINA atx-m 85mm F1.8 for Sony FE Mount Review

First I bought Viltrox 85. When it arrived it couldn't contact my A7Riv so I sent it back and ordered Tokina. This is the best 85mm lens for Sony money can buy! Unfortunately made in China. I wish Tokina would make a 35mm 1.4 and make it everywhere except China.

I'm a part-time portrait photographer on a budget. The processing quality of the autofocus is good. Yes I will recommend it

I bought a Viltrox 85 first. When it arrived it couldn't contact my A7Riv so I sent it back and ordered a Tokina. This is the best 85mm lens for Sony money can buy! Unfortunately made in China. I wish Tokina would make a 35mm 1.4 and make it everywhere except China.

Received this lens today and took it for a test drive. The pictures were amazing. Images were also very clear with great bokeh. And now the saddest part, the autofocus sometimes stopped working on my Sony a7rii. But if I turn off the camera and then turn it back on, it works again. Other times when I switched it from AF-C to AF-A and then back it started working again. I guess I could live with that for normal portrait work, but sometimes I've used it for everyday activities. My Sony 85mm 1.8…

I initially wrote a rather harsh two star review for this lens because the specimen I received was defective and pretty much unusable with the auto focus point was view. When I wrote the first article, I didn't realize how great it would be to work with Tokina's support team. After I informed them of my issue with AutoFocus, they immediately began reproducing the issue at their facility in Japan. All of this amid the first outbreak of the coronavirus. They worked hard and were able to quickly…