Originally posted by GeneV Pricing is interesting. The 25 year old M85/2 is more money than the new Rokinon. For $100 more (Ebay BIN), you get a used lens, no A setting and a stop slower aperture, but you do get 15cm closer focus, compact body and it is a Pentax.
My M 85 f/2 will mop the floor with any Samyang/Rokinon/Whatever 85!
Actually I did own one of these for a few days, but it was stuck at f/1.4, so it went back. It's a little over twice as heavy and about twice as long as the M 85 f/2 - for me, that's a big deal.
Optically, it seems like a nice lens... But a solid little M 85 f/2 on a solid little K-7 or K-5 for example just seems like a better combo to be out snapping with.
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That Sigma 85 f1.4 looks like a winner, but again, the 77ltd is much smaller and would tend to go with me more places.
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