Portrait AF 85s

85mm. Photo taken here.

All autofocus 85s

Choosing a good 85mm portrait lens is very important for a large number of photographers. I pay a lot of attention to this issue, therefore I have prepared this list of all such autofocus lenses for full frame cameras with F <= 2 and a focal length of about 85 mm.

Nikon (F, Z mounts)

1. Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8 AF Nikkor
2. Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8D AF Nikkor (Thailand or Japan)
3. Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8G AF-S IF SWM Nikkor
4. Nikon 85mm 1: 1.4D AF Nikkor
5. Nikon 85mm 1: 1.4GN AF-S Nikkor SWM IF Nano Crystal Coat
6. Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm 1: 1.8 S

Canon (EF, RF mounts)

1. Canon LENS EF 85mm 1: 1.8 USM
2. Canon LENS EF 85mm 1: 1.2 L USM
3. Canon LENS EF 85mm 1: 1.2 L II USM
4. Canon LENS EF 85mm 1: 1.4 L IS USM
5. Canon lens RF 85mm F1.2L USM
6. Canon lens RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS (DEFOCUS SMOOTHING)

Yongnuo/YnLens (different mounts)

1. Yongnuo YN85mm F1.8 (YN85mm F1.8) [9/6, Canon EF, February 2017]
2. Yongnuo YN85mm F1.8 (YN85mm F1.8N) [9/6, Nikon F, May 2019]
3. Ynlens YN85mm F1.8S DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8S) [9/8, Sony E, August 2020]
4. Ynlens YN85mm F1.8R DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8R) [9/8, Canon RF, May 2021]
5. Ynlens YN85mm 1:1.8Z DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8Z) [9/8, Nikon Z, March 2022]
6. Yongnuo 85F1.8S DF DSM [9/8, Sony E, August 2022]

Sony / Sony Zeiss ZA / Minolta (E / FE, A mount)

1. Sony FE 1.4/85 GM (SEL85F18GM) [2016]
2. Sony FE 1.8/85 (SEL85F18) [2017]
3. Sony SAL85F14Z / Carl Zeiss Planar 1,4 / 85 ZA T* [2006]
4. Minolta AF 85mm 1:1.4 (22) (AF lens 85) / Minolta Maxxum / Dynax / G / G+RS and other versions of the same lens, A mount

Sigma (different mounts)

1. Sigma EX 85mm 1: 1.4 DG HSM (two sub-versions with different body coatings, for Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A), 2010
2. Sigma 85mm 1: 1.4 DG | A [Art] (for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sigma SA, Sony E, Leica L)
3. Sigma 85mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A [Art] (for Sony E, Leica L), 2020

Viltrox (different mounts)

1. Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8 STM (Sony E / FE + Fujifilm X, April 2019)
2. Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 II XF STM ED IF (Sony E / FE + Fujifilm X, July 2020). Lightweight second version
3. Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 Z STM ED IF (Nikon Z, Dec 2020)
4. Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 RF STM ED IF (Canon RF, Nov 2021, with AF / MF switch)

Pentax (K mount)

1. SMC Pentax-FA* 1:1.4 85mm IF AUTO FOCUS PENTAX 85, 1992
2. HD PENTAX-D FA * 85mm 1: 1.4 ED SDM AW 2020

Samyang / Rokinon (different mounts)

1. Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 [EF or F] (for Canon EF, Nikon F, scheme 9/7)
2. Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 FE (for Sony E, scheme 11/8, March 2019)
3. Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 RF  (for Canon RF, scheme 11/8, May 2020)
4. Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 FE II (for Sony E, scheme 11/8, July 2022)

Meike (Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E)

1. MEIKE 85mm AF 1: 1.8 [review] (Canon EF / Canon EF-S, April 2018)
2. MEIKE 85mm AF 1: 1.8 [review] (Nikon F, Aug 2020)
3. MEIKE 85mm 1:1.8 Auto Focus Lens FF STM (for Sony FE/E, June 2022)

Zeiss (Sony E / FE mount)

1. Zeiss Sonnar 1.8 / 85 T * (Batis 1.8 / 85) [built-in stabilizer, April 2015]

Tamron (different mounts)

1. Tamron SP 85mm F/1.8 Di VC USD Model F016 (for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A [without VC function])

Tokina (Sony E / FE mount)

1. Tokina atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE (for Sony E, most likely a complete analog Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8 STM)

Contax (Contax N mount)

1. Carl Zeiss Planar 1,4 / 85 T * (Contax)

Panasonic (L mount)

1. Panasonic LUMIX S 1: 1.8 / 85mm 2020

Separately, you can still highlight non-classic 85s:

1. longer LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1: 2/90 ASPH. (2018, Leica l)
2. less aperture Sony 85 / 2.8 SAM (SAL85f28) [2010, A]
3. shorter SMC PENTAX FA 1:1.8 77mm Limited (1997, K)
4. shorter HD Pentax-FA 1: 1.8 77mm Limited (2021, K)
5. shorter Samyang AF 75 / 1.8 FE (2020, E)
6. macro lens Canon Lens RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM [2020, RF]
7. cropped Samsung Lens 1:1.4 85mm ED SSA i-Function [2011, NX]
8. cropped FUJIFILM FUJINON LENS SUPER EBC XF 90mm 1:2 R LM WR [2015, X]
9. cropped, less aperture, macro lens Nikon DX AF-S Micro Nikkor 85mm 1: 3.5G ED VR SWM IF Micro 1: 1 [2009, F]
10. many 90/2.8 class macro lenses

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