In mid-August 2022, the Yongnuo 85F1.8S DF DSM lens was announced.
Basic properties
- For Sony E mount full frame mirrorless cameras
- The second (updated) version of the lens YnLens YN85mm F1.8S DF DSM. Main changes: different case design, increased weight, improved enlightenment
- The lens bears the Yongnuo name again, not YnLens like many previous solutions
- The first lens from Yongnuo that does not have a 'YN' prefix in its name
- Relative Hole: 1: 1.8-1: 16
- Focal Length: 85mm
- Closest focusing distance: 80 centimeters
- Maximum magnification ratio 1: 7.7
- Optical design: 9 elements in 8 groups, with 2 special low dispersion optical elements. The same optical design is used by lenses YnLens YN85mm F1.8S DF DSM, YnLens YN85mm F1.8Z DF DSM и Yongnuo YnLens YN85mm F1.8R DF DSM. Diagram view.
- Auto focus with a stepper motor DSM (Digital Stapping Motor)
- Aperture: 7 rounded blades
- AF / MF focus mode switch
- Control ring, can take on many functions (manual focus, aperture control, etc.)
- Filter Diameter: 58 mm
- Programmable control button Fn
- Included hood
- USB TYPE-C port for firmware upgrades and lens adjustments
- Protective sealing ring near the bayonet
- Weight: 385 gram
- Price: about 300 dollars. Look the current cost for this lens from an authorized dealer
Appearance
All Yongnuo Lenses
Bayonet mount Sony FE [DF, FULL FRAME] и Sony E [DA, APS-C]:
- yongnuo 16 mm 1:1.8 DA DSM S [announcement]
- yongnuo 35 mm 1: 2 DF DSM S [review]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1: 1.8 DF DSM S [announce]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1:1.8 DA DSM S [overview]
- yongnuo 85 mm 1: 1.8 DF DSM S [review]
- yongnuo 85 mm 1:1.8 DF DSM S II [announcement]
Bayonet mount Canon RF (mirrorless full frame):
Bayonet mount Nikon Z (mirrorless full frame):
- yongnuo 35 mm 1:2 DF DSM Z [announcement]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1:1.8 DF DSM Z [announcement]
- yongnuo 85 mm 1:1.8 DF DSM Z [announcement]
For the system Micro 4 / 3:
- yongnuo 25 mm 1: 1.7 [review]
- yongnuo 42.5 mm 1: 1.7 [review]
- yongnuo 42.5 mm 1:1.7 II [overview]
- yongnuo 12-35 mm 1:2.8-4 STM ASPH MACRO [announcement]
Bayonet mount Nikon f (mirrored full frame):
- yongnuo 14 mm 1: 2.8 [overview]
- yongnuo 35 mm 1: 2 [overview]
- yongnuo 40 mm 1: 2.8 [overview]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1: 1.8 [review]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1: 1.4 E [overview]
- yongnuo 60 mm 1:2 MACRO MF [overview]
- yongnuo 85 mm 1: 1.8 [overview]
- yongnuo 100 mm 1: 2 [overview]
Bayonet mount Canon EF (mirrored full frame):
- yongnuo 14 mm 1: 2.8 [aliexpres]
- yongnuo 35 mm 1: 2 [review]
- yongnuo 35 mm 1: 1.4 [overview]
- yongnuo 35 mm 1: 1.4C DF UWM [announce]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1: 1.8 [overview]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1:1.8 II [overview]
- yongnuo 50 mm 1: 1.4 [overview]
- yongnuo 60 mm 1:2 MACRO MF [aliexpress]
- yongnuo 85 mm 1: 1.8 [review]
- yongnuo 100 mm 1: 2 [overview]
Lenses and cameras and many other products from Yongnuo can easily be found at Authorized Yongnuo Dealer / Store on Aliexpres.
My video on all Yongnuo lenses 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)
- Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8 AF Nikkor [December 1987]
- Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8D AF Nikkor [March 1994, Thailand/Japan]
- Nikon 85mm 1: 1.4D AF Nikkor [November 1995]
- Nikon 85mm 1: 1.4GN AF-S Nikkor SWM IF Nano Crystal Coat [August 2010]
- Nikon 85mm 1: 1.8G AF-S IF SWM Nikkor [January 2012]
- Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm 1: 1.8 S [July 2019]
- Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm 1: 1.2 S [January 2023]
Canon (EF, RF mounts)
- Canon LENS EF 85mm 1:1.2 L USM [September 1989
- Canon LENS EF 85mm 1: 1.8 USM [July 1992]
- Canon LENS EF 85mm 1:1.2 L II USM [March 2006]
- Canon LENS EF 85mm 1:1.4 L IS USM [November 2017]
- Canon lens RF 85mm F1.2L USM [May 2019]
- Canon lens RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS (DEFOCUS SMOOTHING) [October 2019]
Yongnuo/YnLens (different mounts)
- Yongnuo YN85mm F1.8 (YN85mm F1.8) [9/6, Canon EF, February 2017]
- Yongnuo YN85mm F1.8 (YN85mm F1.8N) [9/6, Nikon F, May 2019]
- Ynlens YN85mm F1.8S DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8S) [9/8, Sony E, August 2020]
- Ynlens YN85mm F1.8R DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8R) [9/8, Canon RF, May 2021]
- Ynlens YN85mm 1:1.8Z DF DSM (YN85mm F1.8Z) [9/8, Nikon Z, March 2022]
- Yongnuo 85F1.8S DF DSM [9/8, Sony E, August 2022]
Sony / Sony Zeiss ZA / Minolta (E / FE, A mount)
- Sony FE 1.4/85 GM (SEL85F18GM) [February 2016]
- Sony FE 1.8/85 (SEL85F18) [February 2017]
- Sony SAL85F14Z / Carl Zeiss Planar 1,4 / 85 ZA T* [June 2006]
- Minolta AF 85mm 1:1.4 (22) (AF lens 85) / Minolta Maxxum / Dynax / G / G+D / G+RS / G+D+LE and other versions of the same lens, A mount [1987]
Sigma (different mounts)
- Sigma EX 85mm 1: 1.4 DG HSM (two sub-versions with different body finishes, for Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A, February 2010)
- Sigma 85mm 1: 1.4 DG | A [Art] (for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sigma SA, Sony E, Leica L, September 2016)
- Sigma 85mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A [Art] (for Sony E, Leica L, August 2020)
Viltrox (different mounts)
- Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8 STM (Sony E / FE + Fujifilm X, April 2019)
- Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 II XF STM ED IF (Sony E/FE + Fujifilm X, July 2020, light version XNUMX)
- Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 Z STM ED IF (Nikon Z, Dec 2020)
- Viltrox AF 85 / 1.8 RF STM ED IF (Canon RF, Nov 2021, with AF / MF switch)
Pentax (K mount)
- SMC Pentax-FA* 1:1.4 85mm IF AUTO FOCUS PENTAX 85 [1992]
- HD PENTAX-D FA * 85mm 1: 1.4 ED SDM AW [May 2020]
Samyang / Rokinon (different mounts)
- Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 [EF or F] (for Canon EF, Nikon F, scheme 9/7, June 2018)
- Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 FE (for Sony E, scheme 11/8, March 2019)
- Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 RF (for Canon RF, scheme 11/8, May 2020)
- Samyang AF 85 / 1.4 FE II (for Sony E, scheme 11/8, July 2022)
Meike (Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, Nikon Z, FujiFilm X)
- MEIKE 85mm AF 1: 1.8 [review] (Canon EF / Canon EF-S, April 2018)
- MEIKE 85mm AF 1: 1.8 [review] (Nikon F, Aug 2020)
- MEIKE 85mm 1:1.8 Auto Focus Lens FF STM (for Sony FE/E + Nikon Z, Canon RF, FujiFilm X, June 2022 + March 2023)
Zeiss (Sony E, A mount)
- Zeiss Sonnar 1.8 / 85 T * (Batis 1.8 / 85) [built-in stabilizer, April 2015, Sony E/FE]
- Carl Zeiss Planar 1,4/85 ZA T* aka Sony SAL85F14Z [2006, Sony A/Minolta A]
Tamron (different mounts)
- Tamron SP 85mm F/1.8 Di VC USD Model F016 (for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A [without VC function], March 2016)
Tokina (Sony E / FE mount)
- Tokina atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE (for Sony E, most likely a complete analog Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm F1.8 STM, January 2020)
AstrHori (Sony E/FE mount)
-
AstrHori AF 85mm 1:1.8 [December 2022]
Contax (Contax N mount)
Panasonic (L mount)
- Panasonic LUMIX S 1: 1.8 / 85mm [November 2020]
Separately, you can still highlight non-classic 85s:
- longer LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1: 2/90 ASPH. (2018, Leica l)
- less aperture Sony 85 / 2.8 SAM (SAL85f28) [2010, A]
- shorter SMC PENTAX FA 1:1.8 77mm Limited (1997, K)
- shorter HD Pentax-FA 1: 1.8 77mm Limited (2021, K)
- shorter Samyang AF 75 / 1.8 FE (2020, E)
- macro lens Canon Lens RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM [2020, RF]
- cropped Samsung Lens 1:1.4 85mm ED SSA i-Function [2011, NX]
- cropped FUJIFILM FUJINON LENS SUPER EBC XF 90mm 1:2 R LM WR [2015, X]
- cropped shorter Viltrox AF 75/1.2 XF STM ED IF [2022, X]
- cropped, less aperture, macro lens Nikon DX AF-S Micro Nikkor 85mm 1: 3.5G ED VR SWM IF Micro 1: 1 [2009, F]
- many 90/2.8 class macro lenses
Materials on the topic
- Full frame mirrorless systems... Discussion, choice, recommendations.
- Cropped mirrorless systems... Discussion, choice, recommendations.
- Cropped mirrorless systems that have stopped or are no longer developing
- Digital SLR systems that have stopped or are no longer developing
- JVI or EVI (an important article that answers the question 'DSLR or mirrorless')
- About mirrorless batteries
- Simple and clear medium format
- High-speed solutions from Chinese brands
- All fastest autofocus zoom lenses
- All fastest AF prime lenses
- Mirrored full frame on mirrorless medium format
- Autofocus Speed Boosters
- One lens to rule the world
- The impact of smartphones on the photography market
- What's next (smartphone supremacy)?
- All announcements and novelties of lenses and cameras
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