The minimum focal distance is just 40cm, making the lens even more versatile and able to produce a unique perspective close to the subject. This makes it easier to take close-up and dramatic shots of food, portraits and nature. Weather-Sealing design Turning the focus ring brings up a magnified view when MF Assist is enabled in the camera’s menu, and this gives the most accurate results. Alternatively, you can use the camera’s focus-peaking display – but this isn’t quite as accurate, and it isn’t really up to the task of getting your subjects critically sharp at large apertures. Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE – Image quality However, photographers who mainly shoot outdoors should note that Samyang makes no claim of any form of weather-sealing. Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE – Autofocus Le Samyang est aussi très bon pour de la vidéo avec un focus breathing minimal et une bague de mise au point qui peut se transformer en bague d’ouverture sans clics

More functions will be added through firmware updates in the future Short Minimum Focusing Distance The lens feels nice in the hand with a combination of aluminum and hard plastics. Holding it certainly gives the feeling of a lightweight lens. Size and weight This lens is available to fit many different types of cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Four Thirds SLRs as well as Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. In this review we'll take a look at how it performs, and whether this lens is worth the extra money this lens costs over some manufacturer's standard 50mm f/1.4 lenses. Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMCHandling and Features

What is the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE?

I do wonder if they've compromised the lens slightly from a pure photography point of view, to cater it more to the video/vlogger market. This is probably a smart move, but I hope the photo IQ is still good. It's a small, light 1.4 - even compared to the benchmark 35GM - so it could be compared with the 1.8s as well as 1.4s. It's the same price in the UK as the Sony 35/1.8, for example. Colour fringing is visible in the JPEG (left) but can be suppressed in raw processing (right) Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE – Resolution

Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more. FWIW, some do not share my opinion but I have never been a fan of the 45/1.8 rendering - tons of sharpness and contrast but that's about all it has going for it - I compared it in some detail to the Sigma 45/2.8 (which IMO produces a far superior look) here: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1616217/1#15153308 As for the Sony-Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens, this one is not really a competitor despite costing more as it is slower and has a much older design which really starts showing its age. Wide open corners are somewhere between good and very good, you gain a little bit more of fine details at F1.8 but honestly vignette covers a lot of it anyway.

Small but mighty, the Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II is a really nifty fifty

Autofocus cameras have been around since 1977, so it might seem strange that Zeiss is still doggedly making manual-focus lenses. However, the range of Milvus prime lenses certainly gives a hands-on, feel-good factor.

So what if we somewhat unfairly compare it to the far more expensive Planar lens? The MTF suggests a win for that lens, but is that what we find?

Specifications

The new Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II is a fast-aperture prime lens designed for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras with full-frame and APS-C sensors.