Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 Review

The Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 is a small, lightweight, and solid lens that provides sharp image quality and enjoyable 75mm focal length. It has a few drawbacks, but overall, it is a very likable lens.

Overall, it's an extremely likable lens for a variety of reasons. It's small in size, has low solid build, sharp image quality, and an enjoyable 75mm focal length, making it a little bit of a winner today in 2023. It's just not very competitive for one key reason - it can't quite compete with the also new 75mm F1.2, which has literally twice as bright, sharper optics, much better quality, and all for the same price.

The build quality is nice, with a large and customizable control ring, although the aperture switch doesn't work well in video mode.

The Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 is a small, lightweight, and solid lens that provides sharp image quality and enjoyable 75mm focal length. The build quality is nice, with a large and customizable control ring, although the aperture switch doesn't work well in video mode. The autofocus works silently and quickly, and the lens comes with a plastic hood and a tight little case. However, it doesn't have image stabilization. The image quality is good, with sharpness and contrast at f/1.8, and very sharp at f/2.8. There is very little vignetting and virtually no distortion. The lens works decently against light, with some visible flaring, and the bokeh is just okay at f/1.8, but mostly gone at f/2.8. Overall, it is a very nice lens, but it can't compete with the 75mm F 1.2 for the same price.

The autofocus works silently and quickly, and the lens comes with a plastic hood and a tight little case. However, it doesn't have image stabilization.