Get the Lens Here: FOR SONY E (affiliate):geni.us/85mmMark For Sony E BandH (affiliate) geni.us/bandh85yongn FOR NIKON Z (affiliate): geni.us/85mmNikonMark
Thanks for reviewing alternative lenses for Sony FE cameras. It's great to see brands like Yongyuo, Viltrox, Samyang and others catch up to Sony, Sigma and Tamron image quality but at a more affordable price point for budget conscious photographers/videographers. Sharpness is definitely important to me and I do use DXO scores as reference prior to buying a new lens. Not many, if any, TH-cam camera reviewers reference DXO enough so props to you for being one of the first or few who does.
When you're buying new lenses, just remember people; ''Sharpest'' does not mean ''best image quality.'' All these lens characteristics like sharpness, CA and so on, don't mean anything when it comes to overall image quality of a lens. Hasselblad for example has been making the best lenses in the entire market for over 150 years now and their lenses were never ''the sharpest!'' or had the ''best CA performance!'' and yet the image quality of photos taken with their cameras and lenses was always unmatched for not decades but almost two centuries... CENTURIES! Consumer grade manufacturers are chasing ''sharpness'' and ''eye af'' and other nonsense, while manufacturers like Hasselblad, Phase One, Angenieux, Cooke, Panavision, Leica, Zeiss and so on and so forth, have never had supreme sharpness lenses and yet their lenses always had legendary status image quality, well above the consumer grade manufacturers. Don't get fooled by marketing nonsense and buy quality products if you want your images to actually look good and not just be sharp.
I'm super new and bought their lenses, only due to not wanting to jump in the deep end before I learned what I was doing. Good to know they are great for the money.
The lens is on my wish-list and I been seeing mixed reviews about this lens. I am Nikon Z camera. The other reviews was from 3 years ago from Christopher Frost.
Hello Mark , I just bought this lens because of your video about how sharp the lens is . I have their 16mm f1.8 and it is really sharp . This lens cost $369 on AMAZON but I bought it here in one of the famous Asian E-commerce platform for only $240 . It is quite a huge discount on this updated version. I'm happy , thanks mark ☺️.. I'm currently on vacation here ..
Super cool that you shared the shy part. I share your non-traditional approach to street photography, sometimes shooting w 200mm! Thanks for your videos - they really are excellent and quite polished. One shiny bit of polish you could add is saying "Youngnou sent the lens to me" instead of "Youngnow sent the lens to myself". Myself is the reflexive, meaning you have to have started the sentence with the word "I". I gave this lens to myself because I am a good person. She gave this lens to herself. Thanks again for your contribution, Mark!
Thanks Mark! I have this lens but version 1 (the more plastic with red ring), sharpness was always very good on it, but the autofocus was a pain…, however you mention (and I totally forgot) that there was a firmware update so I rushed to computer and updated…Wow it’s like I got a new lens. Autofocus is now quite good, much better than before. Almost a Christmas present! 🎉
Hi Mark! Great video as always. I'm a beginner photographer, just bought my first camera (Lumix GX9) a year ago. I'm using it with Sigma 56mm f1.4 which on micro four thirds equal to 112mm focal length. I'm also using it for street photography and this combo delivers great results as to my taste.
I am impressed and it seems more and more lenses of quality at very affordable prices are coming out of China will put the highly hyped and priced Japanese products to shame....I will henceforth buy and use Chinese made lenses...everyone reviewed give credit to the makers....
Although many would have guessed, it took 3 minutes to say exactly what lens the video is about! Perhaps it's intentional, like a tease. But - as in that old-fashioned journalistic lesson, get the key facts in the first paragraph! Despite that, still useful and entertaining, so thanks. 💜
Wow! I’m a video shooter primarily for TH-cam, and despite having a Sony ZV-E1, I know it’s a capable camera, yes no EVF; but for some simple photos of my kids I’ve loosely thought about a reasonably priced portrait lens and this may be just that! Tried a 50mm 1.8 but 85mm 1.8 would be better! I’ve got the 16-35 F4 PZ from Sony. This could be a powerful little combo!
Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. I was about to go do some house work, but then I saw that you had posted this so I had to put those chores on hold. Darn.
Wow interesting, thanks for the insight ! I might actually get this and replace my Tokina 85/1.8 which hangs the A74 now and again, I'm too lazy to send the lens for a firmware update. The Tokina is more or less identical to the Viltrox. The Yongnuo is actually cheaper than the Viltrox in China.
there's one thing that these lens will not have and that's 3D pop, but then again very expensive sony lens don't have it and people still love the results so... amazing lens, thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Sonys GM line of lenses was literally invented because of Zeiss and most GM lenses were made by zeiss manufacturing standards, that sony legally stole from zeiss when they were under the partnership contract, which expired in 2019. thats why you wont see any more zeiss lenses for sony and probably for any camera ever again. all sonys fault. anyway, that said, most sony GM lenses have the ''3d pop'' or whatever you want to call that look, including all of the ZA lenses and even some cheaper lenses like the 2016 version of the 50mm 1.8 and the newest version of the 35mm 1.8.
@@nogerboher5266 no, they don’t, because the industry moved towards removing geometric and chromatic aberrations as a main focus. What this does is add changes to coatings and the number of elements used. The more glass, the worse the signal to noise ratio is going to be for the sensor. This does two things: lowers micro contrast and also flattens the image, the depth is not there anymore. PS: yes I do hate sony for what they did.
@@maggnet4829 it really depends on the lens resolve power and its capacity to absorb light. Yeah, you get more by doing that but there's a hard cap to each lens.
Thanks Mark!! I was looking for an 85 for my Z mount and ultimately want a f1.2, so didn’t want to spend too much now. On top of that, your pixie dust magic got an additional 20% off the lens for me!! You are a BEAUUU-TIFUL man!
Quick question, as a third party lens how does it do in terms of being able to maximize and express all of Sony's smart features like autofocusing, continuous tracking and so on?
The 90mm Macro it is slow to find focus, when u go far and close, but if u set the distance mark in lens and use adequaly you will have no problem, and the optics is SOOOOOOOO nice. I work with it in the film company, and it's amazing.
@@Pontcher It is sharp and good "When" you get it in focus... But in my opinion, and I did beauty work for over 20 years, it was frustrating to use and I sold it.. I can see if you are on a tripod and do not move at all it might work well. But for anything else it was not for me..
I love my 90mm macro lens. Autofocus is not an issue for me in photography specially portraits with good light (specially when you use focus limiter). I actually want to get one 85 1.8 to make my gear lighter/compact, but it's hard for me to replace this macro lens as most of the time it the only one attached to my cam. Reason- with this we always have the option to go close or use it as a macro lens.
Mark, love this video once again. I appreciate all the content you put out. Btw, on a totally unrelated lens, what do you think is a good alternative to eh 16-55 f2.8 sony aps-c lens? Thanks in advance
I can't remember, if you had the Viltrox 85mm 1.8 in one of your videos, but which one would you rather pick: Viltrox or Yongnuo? Because of Black Friday I'm eyeing the S5II and wish there were these cheap and great lens options :D
Like you I also am shy when shooting out on the streets 😃. For street photography, my ideal lens would be say, 24 to 85mm zoom, but as slim or as 'pancakey' as possible if such a lens ever existed.😅. I also have the Sony 85mm f1.8. Thanks for the video
Hey Mark, I currently have the ZV-E10 and am hoping to upgrade to the a6700. Do you think this lens would be a better option for my camera over the Sigma 56mm or Viltrox 72mm lenses? I’m hoping to do more portrait photography this year
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Thank you for the great video again! Viltrox 75 is almost twice the price of Yongnuo. Is the difference compared to Sigma (and Yognuo) justifiable? I also have ZV-E10 and am looking for the best price/value portrait lens (I planned to buy Sigma 56). Oh, also, as there is a chance you will read it, thank you for making me buy four lenses already this year, heh. Cheers.
Mark, seeing your video and i think you are not just good but Great! . I think there are alot of them also quite good in presentation but I think you are best in term of expression and lively to watch throughout to the end of video.
Thanks for the vid. I just bought it for my a6700. Will see if it blows me away. I shot it for under $ 300 from yongnou themselfs with free shipping, as it was currently discounted. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
Hey mark! i love your videos and i got a ZV-E10 because of you, super happy with it, but i recently have been getting into street photography and i want something better than the kit lens. Im a college student so im on a really tight budget (preferably under 200£) im hoping to get something on black friday, what do you recommend? thanks a million in advance!
I live in Germany and it looks like its hard to find exactly this model. I only find the one with the red strip and one without it, but still with YNlens print on it. Is it very new?
Yes, looks like the metal one is sold out everywhere. The one with the red ring is the same lens, but isn’t in a metal body. but it will perform the same optically.
I was super excited to receive my lens, but I can’t seem to update this thing. I downloaded the firmware from their site, but the program didn’t recognize the lens being plugged in so it doesn’t update
his is great ! Thanks for the review! Perhaps you sold me this 85 mm lens! I'll buy it! I use Yongnuo 16 mm f1.8 - I’m very pleased! it costs less than a lens from Sigma, and the quality is excellent! at the same time smaller and lighter! The last ten videos on my channel were shot on Yongnuo
Great! Another lens on my purchase list. Hey Mark, can I come crash in your studio when I get kicked out for buying too much Camera gear? LOL! Another great video bud!
Can you please make a video on a comparison between Sony 11 mm and sigma 16mm with A6700. Basically while vlogging how will the active stab crops both of them and is it usable. Thank you in advance.
When you started the video I thought you might be talking about my favorite high value 85mm f1.8, the LUMIX. I’m curious how this compares. I use the less common L mount system so the lens you’re fearing isn’t an option for me (sigma fp L camera)
Perhaps I need to check this out, could make a really great macro on my APSC Sony a6600, the sharpest lens I have ever seen is my Sigma 56mm man that's so sharp.
100mm /105 mm is the best for portraits and my favorite focal length. I really wish there was more e mount options in that range. Besides the sigma 105 f1.4. There not much else
What is the central resolution and corner resolution in lines per millimeter? Can you actually measure this as it was done by popular photography magazine? If so how, since I used to be able to do this to compare individual lenses in any make or model?
Have you had any problems with it jumping out of AF when shooting stills? I have to unmount and remount lens to get it to work again. Unsure if this is something that can be fixed with a software update or not.
Tom Colton on here on youtube did an extensive comparison of the various brands of 85 1.8 on the Sony E mount, the short story is, the competition for best 85 1.8 were between Sony, Viltrox, Tokina, and Yongnuo at the bottom because of the af issues. I decided to get the Tokina because it autofocus on par with Sony an no autofocus issues at all, was actually a tad sharper than Sony, and at 350 USD, it was a bargain.
Hey Mark! Just started watching your stuff! Tell me where ya from in Canada? (province). Luv to meet up someday and talk with a Canadian creator like me.
Get the Lens Here:
FOR SONY E (affiliate):geni.us/85mmMark
For Sony E BandH (affiliate) geni.us/bandh85yongn
FOR NIKON Z (affiliate): geni.us/85mmNikonMark
Thanks for reviewing alternative lenses for Sony FE cameras. It's great to see brands like Yongyuo, Viltrox, Samyang and others catch up to Sony, Sigma and Tamron image quality but at a more affordable price point for budget conscious photographers/videographers. Sharpness is definitely important to me and I do use DXO scores as reference prior to buying a new lens. Not many, if any, TH-cam camera reviewers reference DXO enough so props to you for being one of the first or few who does.
When you're buying new lenses, just remember people; ''Sharpest'' does not mean ''best image quality.'' All these lens characteristics like sharpness, CA and so on, don't mean anything when it comes to overall image quality of a lens. Hasselblad for example has been making the best lenses in the entire market for over 150 years now and their lenses were never ''the sharpest!'' or had the ''best CA performance!'' and yet the image quality of photos taken with their cameras and lenses was always unmatched for not decades but almost two centuries... CENTURIES! Consumer grade manufacturers are chasing ''sharpness'' and ''eye af'' and other nonsense, while manufacturers like Hasselblad, Phase One, Angenieux, Cooke, Panavision, Leica, Zeiss and so on and so forth, have never had supreme sharpness lenses and yet their lenses always had legendary status image quality, well above the consumer grade manufacturers. Don't get fooled by marketing nonsense and buy quality products if you want your images to actually look good and not just be sharp.
Mark please stop doing this,,,, I am not able to buy lens from last 6 month 😅😅
haha - don’t buy them all (don’t be like me). But watch, write them down on a list, and choose the best ones after careful Mark Bennett watching. 🤣
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisisI hear Mark is checking it twice.
😂
I'm super new and bought their lenses, only due to not wanting to jump in the deep end before I learned what I was doing. Good to know they are great for the money.
As a Canon shooter, I must admit I'm a bit jealous of how many lens options Sony shooters have. Its sickening. lol
Yes - hopefully canon will change their minds soon
They made it in Canon RF. I’ve got one from before Canon locked out third parties. You can still find them every once in a while.
@@RockyMaiviaMiami I’m about to check eBay. Thanks for the info.
Love the 85mm focal length. Before having kids, my go-to setup was a 35 and an 85. Classic.
I got mine a couple months ago and have been using it on my full frame Sony. i loved it immediately.
The lens is on my wish-list and I been seeing mixed reviews about this lens. I am Nikon Z camera. The other reviews was from 3 years ago from Christopher Frost.
Hello Mark , I just bought this lens because of your video about how sharp the lens is . I have their 16mm f1.8 and it is really sharp . This lens cost $369 on AMAZON but I bought it here in one of the famous Asian E-commerce platform for only $240 . It is quite a huge discount on this updated version. I'm happy , thanks mark ☺️.. I'm currently on vacation here ..
Great to hear!!
Please share the link for the e commerce website
Super cool that you shared the shy part. I share your non-traditional approach to street photography, sometimes shooting w 200mm! Thanks for your videos - they really are excellent and quite polished. One shiny bit of polish you could add is saying "Youngnou sent the lens to me" instead of "Youngnow sent the lens to myself". Myself is the reflexive, meaning you have to have started the sentence with the word "I". I gave this lens to myself because I am a good person. She gave this lens to herself. Thanks again for your contribution, Mark!
Thanks Mark! I have this lens but version 1 (the more plastic with red ring), sharpness was always very good on it, but the autofocus was a pain…, however you mention (and I totally forgot) that there was a firmware update so I rushed to computer and updated…Wow it’s like I got a new lens. Autofocus is now quite good, much better than before. Almost a Christmas present! 🎉
awesome - gotta love those updates!!
Hi Mark! Great video as always. I'm a beginner photographer, just bought my first camera (Lumix GX9) a year ago. I'm using it with Sigma 56mm f1.4 which on micro four thirds equal to 112mm focal length. I'm also using it for street photography and this combo delivers great results as to my taste.
that’s a great combo!!
Wow! I was completely unaware of this one! I have a pile of their LED panels in storage, but had no idea. Another great video!
I am impressed and it seems more and more lenses of quality at very affordable prices are coming out of China will put the highly hyped and priced Japanese products to shame....I will henceforth buy and use Chinese made lenses...everyone reviewed give credit to the makers....
Love my Sigma 56mm / f1.4 lens on my Sony ZVE10. Equivalent to 84mm / f2.1. Gets great bokeh!
an amazing lens!!
Until Sigma brings out a 85/90 1.4 of that size in their Contemporary line up specifically for APS-C, this lens might be a good option.
Thanks Mark for the review and the lens is on my wish-list, and I been seeing mix reviews.
Although many would have guessed, it took 3 minutes to say exactly what lens the video is about! Perhaps it's intentional, like a tease. But - as in that old-fashioned journalistic lesson, get the key facts in the first paragraph! Despite that, still useful and entertaining, so thanks. 💜
That's on purpose. Hopefully, you'll click on an affiliate link to find out and then buy it through there.
I came to the comments looking for exactly this.
You are here for the presentation…. Don’t forget that
Wow! I’m a video shooter primarily for TH-cam, and despite having a Sony ZV-E1, I know it’s a capable camera, yes no EVF; but for some simple photos of my kids I’ve loosely thought about a reasonably priced portrait lens and this may be just that! Tried a 50mm 1.8 but 85mm 1.8 would be better! I’ve got the 16-35 F4 PZ from Sony. This could be a powerful little combo!
This channel is criminally underrated
right?? 🤣
Always creating entertaining videos that are informative!! Happy holidays we appreciate you!
Same to you!
Just got mine and it's a killer lens. Loving the images I'm taking.
great to hear!!
Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. I was about to go do some house work, but then I saw that you had posted this so I had to put those chores on hold. Darn.
Hold those chores!!
same thing, buddy!😉
Fights against the Samyang 75 1.8 for me. Unfortunately very difficult to find in Europe. I'll keep an eye on it
Ali Express
Wow interesting, thanks for the insight ! I might actually get this and replace my Tokina 85/1.8 which hangs the A74 now and again, I'm too lazy to send the lens for a firmware update. The Tokina is more or less identical to the Viltrox. The Yongnuo is actually cheaper than the Viltrox in China.
Yongnuo - очень удобно прошивать и прошивки выходят регулярно по мере обновления линеек камер
@@novikovgarage_SPB and onboard USB port is super convenient, I love that on my Viltrox lenses.
there's one thing that these lens will not have and that's 3D pop, but then again very expensive sony lens don't have it and people still love the results so... amazing lens, thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Sonys GM line of lenses was literally invented because of Zeiss and most GM lenses were made by zeiss manufacturing standards, that sony legally stole from zeiss when they were under the partnership contract, which expired in 2019. thats why you wont see any more zeiss lenses for sony and probably for any camera ever again. all sonys fault. anyway, that said, most sony GM lenses have the ''3d pop'' or whatever you want to call that look, including all of the ZA lenses and even some cheaper lenses like the 2016 version of the 50mm 1.8 and the newest version of the 35mm 1.8.
Raise shadows and lower the blacks. You'll get more 3D pop on any lens.
@@nogerboher5266 no, they don’t, because the industry moved towards removing geometric and chromatic aberrations as a main focus. What this does is add changes to coatings and the number of elements used. The more glass, the worse the signal to noise ratio is going to be for the sensor. This does two things: lowers micro contrast and also flattens the image, the depth is not there anymore. PS: yes I do hate sony for what they did.
@@maggnet4829 it really depends on the lens resolve power and its capacity to absorb light. Yeah, you get more by doing that but there's a hard cap to each lens.
@@AI3Dorinte Can you please elaborate more, I'm not understanding your reply to my suggestion.
Cheers so much Mark 😊
I will look into it whenever I upgrade or if I ever upgrade to full frame ❤
I’ve got it for Canon RF and it’s my favorite and cheapest lens at the same time and I have the ef 85 1.4 L.
I noticed they had that out for a while!!
I need one!
they’re all sold out, Mark!! All Sold out!!
Thanks Mark!! I was looking for an 85 for my Z mount and ultimately want a f1.2, so didn’t want to spend too much now. On top of that, your pixie dust magic got an additional 20% off the lens for me!!
You are a BEAUUU-TIFUL man!
🤣🤣
Quick question, as a third party lens how does it do in terms of being able to maximize and express all of Sony's smart features like autofocusing, continuous tracking and so on?
you should do a review on their 50 and 35 !
I’m tempted. Was going to use the Sony 90 mm macro for portraits, but this is a good deal. F1.8 pops better than 2.8. It looks nice.
The 90mm Macro is so SLOW to find focus it is very frustrating, I had it for a while but sold it right away for the same reason... JFYI
The 90mm Macro it is slow to find focus, when u go far and close, but if u set the distance mark in lens and use adequaly you will have no problem, and the optics is SOOOOOOOO nice. I work with it in the film company, and it's amazing.
@@Pontcher It is sharp and good "When" you get it in focus... But in my opinion, and I did beauty work for over 20 years, it was frustrating to use and I sold it.. I can see if you are on a tripod and do not move at all it might work well. But for anything else it was not for me..
I love my 90mm macro lens. Autofocus is not an issue for me in photography specially portraits with good light (specially when you use focus limiter).
I actually want to get one 85 1.8 to make my gear lighter/compact, but it's hard for me to replace this macro lens as most of the time it the only one attached to my cam.
Reason- with this we always have the option to go close or use it as a macro lens.
Would you use this lens to shoot this video?
That would have been the 24mm GM
@MarkBennettCameraCrisis I am looking to get budget lens for my zv e10 to make my videos look better
Should I get this yongou or the sony one, my place the price almost the same
If it's the same price - might as well go with the first party lens - the sony
@ thank you for response
Tbf, both Sony 85GM and 85 1.8 are over 6 years old at this point, which are overdue for a major update.
they need updates for sure
i love their 50 1.8 and 35f2 also. those are the lenses i started with as a photographer. speedboosted on my sony apsc bodies ❤❤👍👍
Mark, love this video once again. I appreciate all the content you put out. Btw, on a totally unrelated lens, what do you think is a good alternative to eh 16-55 f2.8 sony aps-c lens? Thanks in advance
The sigma 18-50 is an excellent alternative. the Tamron 17-70 is also great if you need more reach. but it’s a bigger lens
Thank you so much for this recommendation , I love your videos !!!!!!!!!
Martin from Montreal
Hopefully you can find one in stock!!
I can't remember, if you had the Viltrox 85mm 1.8 in one of your videos, but which one would you rather pick: Viltrox or Yongnuo?
Because of Black Friday I'm eyeing the S5II and wish there were these cheap and great lens options :D
I actually haven’t reviewed that Viltrox, but they make great lenses and that 85 has been reviewed well. Go with whichever one you can find cheaper!!
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis thanks for the quick respond man! Now I have to go to make you stupidly rich 😁
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisisI think he’s thinking about the apsc review you did, about your new favorite lens for photo🎉
Good luck, Mark!
Thanks a lot for video.
How can you say that it has the highest rating at Dxo?
I said it's in their top 5 and it has the Highest ranking for sharpness ever. Rated number one for sharpness. Thought it was very clear.
I can't find this lens anywhere right now, only the 1st version with the red ring.
it is out of stock.
Like you I also am shy when shooting out on the streets 😃. For street photography, my ideal lens would be say, 24 to 85mm zoom, but as slim or as 'pancakey' as possible if such a lens ever existed.😅. I also have the Sony 85mm f1.8. Thanks for the video
Nice review. Was looking for a tele for my a6400 and my first choice was the Viltrox 75 1.2. I hope you can compare this with the Viltrox 85 Mk II
The viltrox is vastly superior in every regard.
this is much faster in focusing than the viltrox 85mm
Hey Mark, I currently have the ZV-E10 and am hoping to upgrade to the a6700. Do you think this lens would be a better option for my camera over the Sigma 56mm or Viltrox 72mm lenses? I’m hoping to do more portrait photography this year
On apsc specifically, I would get the Viltrox 75 or the Sigma 56 (but I would leave toward the viltrox)
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Thank you for the great video again! Viltrox 75 is almost twice the price of Yongnuo. Is the difference compared to Sigma (and Yognuo) justifiable? I also have ZV-E10 and am looking for the best price/value portrait lens (I planned to buy Sigma 56). Oh, also, as there is a chance you will read it, thank you for making me buy four lenses already this year, heh. Cheers.
Yeah the Viltrox 75 is a Pro grade lens. If i have the budget, I would get that one for sure!
Thank you! @@MarkBennettCameraCrisis
Mark, seeing your video and i think you are not just good but Great! . I think there are alot of them also quite good in presentation but I think you are best in term of expression and lively to watch throughout to the end of video.
Thanks!! That means a lot to me.
Thanks for the review! I will buy it today! :)
How does it compare to the Fuji 90mm f2
Thanks for the vid. I just bought it for my a6700. Will see if it blows me away. I shot it for under $ 300 from yongnou themselfs with free shipping, as it was currently discounted. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
Thx for the review Mark. Need your honest opinion, price aside, which is better, this or the viltrox 75mm f1.2?
For APS-C I would choose the viltrox - can't beat that 1.2!!
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis thx for the clarity man, after confusing/poisoning me once again with another lens hahaha. Add to cart viltrox then!
It looks like Sony SEL 50mm f1.8 oss lens for APSC series. Just bigger. The result seems similar though :P
it does look like that!!
What about their 50mm full frame lens for Sony?
Great review, thank you.
How does it compare with viltrox 85 1.8 mk ii?
Hhello Mark very very intresting your review on the lens. I am in Canada would appreciate to get info. on where to buy it Thanks
How is the AF in low light? 3rd party lenses tend to have more issues vs native in this case and all reviewers do the test in well light conditions.
This is a good point - I will do a yeah to head of budget 85 and include lowlight focusing
Hey mark! i love your videos and i got a ZV-E10 because of you, super happy with it, but i recently have been getting into street photography and i want something better than the kit lens.
Im a college student so im on a really tight budget (preferably under 200£) im hoping to get something on black friday, what do you recommend? thanks a million in advance!
for street photography, you can get the Sigma 30mm 1.4 amzn.to/47sz9mW or the Sony 50mm 1.8 amzn.to/47rmxMC
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis thanks! will both of these work on the zve10?
yes. even though the 50 is a full frame - it will act p as a 50 apsc lens on your zv-e10. the sigma 30 is a regular apsc lens
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis thank you :)
4th☝🏻🤓 Got a Zv-E10 a week ago thanks to your channel. Really enjoying it so far.
Great to hear!!
Wow already says unavailable. I assume it’s already sold out. Hopefully it come back soon. I want one for sure.
yongnuo says there will be more in 2 weeks.
I live in Germany and it looks like its hard to find exactly this model. I only find the one with the red strip and one without it, but still with YNlens print on it. Is it very new?
Yes, looks like the metal one is sold out everywhere. The one with the red ring is the same lens, but isn’t in a metal body. but it will perform the same optically.
I was super excited to receive my lens, but I can’t seem to update this thing. I downloaded the firmware from their site, but the program didn’t recognize the lens being plugged in so it doesn’t update
Try some different USBC cables. I found I had to do that
At this point, I'm just buying what Mark tells me to buy, basically. ❤
his is great ! Thanks for the review! Perhaps you sold me this 85 mm lens! I'll buy it!
I use Yongnuo 16 mm f1.8 - I’m very pleased! it costs less than a lens from Sigma, and the quality is excellent! at the same time smaller and lighter! The last ten videos on my channel were shot on Yongnuo
I'll have to check it out!!
I am new to photography and I have the Viltrox 75mm. Would you add the 85 mm lens to my kit
No 😀
Great! Another lens on my purchase list. Hey Mark, can I come crash in your studio when I get kicked out for buying too much Camera gear? LOL! Another great video bud!
of course!! Bring your cameras
Can you please make a video on a comparison between Sony 11 mm and sigma 16mm with A6700. Basically while vlogging how will the active stab crops both of them and is it usable. Thank you in advance.
Wonder if there's different versions of this lens...i see some for sale but on the side says YNlens....has a different logo
That’s the version (The YN) without the metal build. Optically it should perform the same
Is this lens available for Sony and Nikon only?
yes
Thank you for the great find. This is on my wishlist for future purchases. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving (American 🤣)
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Oh right. For a second, I forgot you were Canadian. Lul
Mark, what lens is the 85mm equivalent for a Canon rebel T6?
Around a 55 or 56. (55 X 1.6 = 88)
When you started the video I thought you might be talking about my favorite high value 85mm f1.8, the LUMIX. I’m curious how this compares. I use the less common L mount system so the lens you’re fearing isn’t an option for me (sigma fp L camera)
that Lumix 85 is a good lens
Have you tried their 16mm? Great vid mark!
Not yet!
Isn't there an EF mount version for Canon also?
not the ef mount sorry. They made one for the R-Mount, but I don’t think that will work anymore
@6:25 the lens hood helps from incoming lights from the side .you are pointing the lens at the light .the hood would do nothing here
I was moving the lens back and forth to show it coming in from the side.
@MarkBennettCameraCrisis in the footage you showed .we can see the light .as long you see the light in the footage the hood does nothing
I'll be sure to show the full swing in the video next time. Get ready to be sea sick 😂
Great review Mark, thank you very much for sharing! I just subscribe to your channel and I’m checking your affiliate links. Cheers.
Thanks - welcome aboard!!
приятель в описании ошибка, у тебя написано 95 мм
Fixed - thanks!!
Is there a lens like that with OSS or equivalent?
ASs far as I know - there are nob 85mm lenses for Sony with OSS
@MarkBennettCameraCrisis bought their 50, it's serving me well. Cheap and cheerful used lens for a beginner
@markbennettcameracrisis how's this lens for manual focus?
Perhaps I need to check this out, could make a really great macro on my APSC Sony a6600, the sharpest lens I have ever seen is my Sigma 56mm man that's so sharp.
the 56 is so great and so sharp
its a shame there is no 85mm for apsc. ive tried looking and simply cant find one
the viltrox 75 1.2 is one of my favourite lenses in history. try that one
100mm /105 mm is the best for portraits and my favorite focal length. I really wish there was more e mount options in that range. Besides the sigma 105 f1.4. There not much else
yongnuo 85 or 7artisan 85??? which one you think is better?
yongnuo 85mm, faster auto focus
Bro plz review 7artisans 25mm cine lens with canon R10
So, it means that I don't need adapter when I want to use it on a6400?
yes, sony mount is available.
What is the central resolution and corner resolution in lines per millimeter? Can you actually measure this as it was done by popular photography magazine? If so how, since I used to be able to do this to compare individual lenses in any make or model?
That is above my pay-grade 😂
I HAVE heard of them! B&H Photo in NYC sells their lenses
I bought this lens because this video. Your convincing power is sure legit! 😄
It’s a great lens for the price. Let me know how you like it!!
Have you had any problems with it jumping out of AF when shooting stills? I have to unmount and remount lens to get it to work again. Unsure if this is something that can be fixed with a software update or not.
I haven't had that/ Are you up to date on the latest firmware?
I tried updating firmware but my MacBook isn’t recognizing it when I connect via USB. I’ve contacted Yongnuo but no response yet.
Can I use this lens on my canon r50
Not available at the Amazon link
Looks like its sold out there - try this one bhpho.to/3MWQxYu
Tom Colton on here on youtube did an extensive comparison of the various brands of 85 1.8 on the Sony E mount, the short story is, the competition for best 85 1.8 were between Sony, Viltrox, Tokina, and Yongnuo at the bottom because of the af issues. I decided to get the Tokina because it autofocus on par with Sony an no autofocus issues at all, was actually a tad sharper than Sony, and at 350 USD, it was a bargain.
there have been a lot of updates to the Yongnuo so it's autofocus works great now - I haven't tested the Tokina - I should get one in!!
Hey Mark, can you make a comparison with Viltrox 85mm 1.8f FE
I will try to get one in
Does it need a converter with sony zv e10?
no - it's a full frame lens and it will work just fine on your ZV-E10
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis love your channel btw! #thumbsup
I have finally bought a little dougie!! Thank you mate 😊👊🏼
congrats!,
I'll buy it immediately.😍
how do you compare this to the viltrox 85mm f1.8 II?
I actually haven't reviewed that one - I will try and get it in
The Yongnuo 85mm is AUD$450; got a Sony 85mm for $320 here on Australia.
Well I think you made the right choice in stat circumstance!!
Hey Mark! Just started watching your stuff! Tell me where ya from in Canada? (province). Luv to meet up someday and talk with a Canadian creator like me.
Youngnu f1.8 oi r f1.8s? Please clarify this so that I can avoid confusion.
Is it available in Nikon F mount?
z mount only