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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lens Tips published its full review of the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II  and the lens does not fail to impress. You can read the full review here or you can see the summary below to see what they found:

…The new model is much better than its predecessor and still its price remains really affordable – it is cheaper than the Sigma A 50 mm f/1.4 DG DN by about $260. If you compare the Samyang to brand name rivals it becomes even more attractive – the Sony Planar T* 1.4/50 FE can be bought for about $1000 and for the new Sony FE 50 mm f/1.4 GM you have to pay about $1300. If you own the Sony FE system and you want to have a classic 1.4/50 model with autofocus without spending a fortune, you are practically doomed to buy the Samyang…

Pros:

• excellent image quality in the frame centre,
• good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
• sensible image quality on the edge of full frame,
• slight lateral chromatic aberration,
• proper correction of spherical aberration,
• slight distortion,
• moderate astigmatism,
• not bothersome coma,
• low vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
• silent, efficient, and quite accurate autofocus,
• out-of-focus images pleasing to the eye,
• practically zero ‘focus breathing’.

Cons:

• high vignetting on full frame,
• some problems with longitudinal chromatic aberration,
• performance against bright light could have been better.

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