Rokinon 85mm F1.4 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Sony Alpha mount cameras. Rokinon 85mm F1.4 is also sold under the Samyang 35mm f1.4 name in some countries.
What type of photography is the Rokinon 85mm F1.4 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Rokinon 85mm F1.4 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Fair |
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Reasons to Buy Rokinon 85mm F1.4 Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Rokinon 85mm F1.4 lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 is compatible with cameras that have Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony Alpha lenses are Sony A99 II, Sony A68 and Sony A77 II.
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 is also available in Canon EF , Four Thirds, Pentax KAF, Samsung NX and Nikon F (FX) mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Rokinon 85mm F1.4 has a maximum diameter of 78mm and total length of 75mm. It weighs 539g / 19.0 oz.
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 has a filter thread of 72mm.
Focal Range
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 has a fixed focal length of 85mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 127.5mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Tamron 85mm F1.8 VC , Tamron 90mm F2.8 VC Macro, Tamron 90mm F2.8 VC USD Macro in Sony Alpha mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Aperture
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Rokinon 85mm F1.4's optical formula consists of 9 elements in 7 groups . Special elements used in this design is 1 aspherical element.
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