Originally posted by biz-engineer Wait for the D-FA* 85 1.4 . I've got the Samyang 85 , no so good IMO, not only is manual focus, but even when perfectly focused it isn't that good optically. Waiting for the D-FA 85 1.4 is the best option IMO: first, avoid spending money into a 77ltd lens that's obsolete, and force Ricoh to release that damn 85mm prime. We should block all purchases of old lens and send a letter to ricoh saying that all Pentax costomers stop buying anything from Ricoh until they release the 85mm 1.4 and 20mm 1.8 . We have to hold Ricoh accountable.
Seems your miserable November mood isn't over yet ... hopefully Santa will bring some stuff to cheer you up!
To the OP: just look at what pictures are taken with the 77 limited. For me it is without any doubt superior to the Samyang 85 mm, but the rendering is very different and personal priorities are different.
If you think that the 77 is limiting you in any way ( ... I have heard from an expert it's obsolete
) than you might want to wait for the D-FA* 85.
But once it's out I'm sure there will be a lot of complaints about how heavy that lens is ...