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Yongnuo AF 85mm f/1.8 R DF DSM Review

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The Yongnuo AF 85mm f/1.8 R DF DSM lens is a great budget option for Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. It has a solid build quality, smooth and accurate autofocus, and good image quality. The lens is very affordable, making it a good choice for portrait photography and other situations where a short telephoto lens is needed.

The Yongnuo AF 85mm f/1.8 R DF DSM lens is a great budget option for Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. It has a solid build quality, smooth and accurate autofocus, and good image quality. The lens is very affordable, making it a good choice for portrait photography and other situations where a short telephoto lens is needed.

Pros
  • Solid build quality
  • Smooth and accurate autofocus
  • Good image quality
  • Affordable price
Cons
  • Decreased image quality at smaller apertures
  • Vignetting at wider apertures
  • May require correction in post-processing

The lens features an autofocus system that is quick, accurate, and silent, providing a surprisingly excellent performance.

The Yongnuo AF 85mm f/1.8 R DF DSM lens is a great budget option for Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. It is compact and has a nice feel of quality due to the metal body. The lens features an autofocus system that is quick, accurate, and silent, providing a surprisingly excellent performance. The image quality of this lens is very good, with excellent sharpness at f/1.8 and a decent amount of sharpness for a low-budget lens on a full frame camera. However, the image quality decreases as you stop down the aperture. The lens also shows some fairly strong pin distortion and vignetting at wider apertures, which may require correction in post-processing. The lens performs well in terms of bokeh and has neutral colors. Overall, it is a very reasonable option for Canon shooters given its affordable price and the quality it offers.

Overall, it is a very reasonable option for Canon shooters given its affordable price and the quality it offers.

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