Samyang AF 75 mm f/1.8 FE review - Summary

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Samyang AF 75 mm f/1.8 FE

12 November 2020

Maciej Latałło

11. Summary

Pros:

shapely, small, lightweight casing,
excellent image quality in the frame centre,
good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
moderate longitudinal chromatic aberration,
lack of problems with spherical aberration,
good distortion correction,
negligible vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
slight astigmatism,
silent and quick autofocus,
very nice out-of-focus areas,
good price/quality and price/performance ratio.

Cons:

too weak image quality on the edge of the frame in wide area close to maximum relative aperture,
high vignetting on full frame,
noticeable problems with coma correction.

We praised the Samyang AF 45 mm f/1.8 FE model for its very good price/performance ratio. The Samyang 1.8/75, tested here, costs $330 so is only $30 more expensive and optically better than the 45 mm model – you shouldn't be surprised that our assessment is even higher and we find this lens even more recommendable.

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To sum up: for a very sensible price you get a lens which is optically very good, doesn't weigh a lot and is physically small so easy to handle. What more could you want?