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Archive 2008 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

Awhile back I started a thread about the Zeiss 85mm 1.4 ZE and questioned whether it was a different optical design than the ZF version. From what I can gather it is not significantly different and that means that it does not incorporate an aspherical element as does the Canon 85mm 1.2. It seems from certain recent reviews the Zeiss 85mm 1.4 is an old design which cannot compete with the Canon. I made the suggestion that perhaps Sigma could possibly come out with an 85mm 1.4 Aspherical lens at an affordable price. It seems that Samyang aka Polar has beaten them to the punch. Unfortunately there is little information about this new lens from Samyang outside of Korea and it may never see US shores. I certainly hope this is not the case. I have supplied a link to this fascinating alternative to the Zeiss and Canon but it is in the Korean language. Nevertheless it does show some of it's performance characteristics and it looks quite good from what I can see. On paper it does apper to beat out the Zeiss. The link also has some nice photos of the lens attached to a Canon and Nikon camera.

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=slr_review&no=87

Does anyone have any further information on the Samyang/Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical lens? Is there any chance of this lens making over to the US? All in all this lens might be an answered prayer for those of us wanting an affordable fast sharp modern design 85mm 1.4 as the Zeiss does not satisfactorily address this as I see it.

Dec 03, 2008 at 03:12 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

Little search at this forum would have helped you,

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/712044

Dec 03, 2008 at 03:20 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

BTW... great link with nice review... thanks..

Dec 03, 2008 at 03:22 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

hi,
if i only could read it.
google does not work, most text are pictures.

but the bokeh looks nice.
i think i will buy one-

mit freundlichen gruessen

r schneider

Dec 03, 2008 at 03:41 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

Looks like a fairly thorough review. I like the room with all the lightbulbs and crap on the walls.

I've seen these on ePay...was also curious about them. I've been looking for a nice 85...I think I'm down to either the Planar 85 or Canon 85/1.8.

*edit*
Just looked it up on ePay...$338.00 shipped if you use the 30% freebie from Microsoft. Not a bad deal for an 85 that fast if it's actually any good.

Dec 03, 2008 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

nice link! Thanks

Dec 03, 2008 at 08:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=pentax_forum&no=162499

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=samsung_forum&page=1&sn1=&sid1=&divpage=17&sn=off&sid=off&ss=on&sc=off&keyword=%c6%fa%b6%f3&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=91278

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=samsung_forum&page=1&sn1=&sid1=&divpage=17&sn=off&sid=off&ss=on&sc=off&keyword=%c6%fa%b6%f3&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=91431

Here are some samples someone posted on a Flickr group. Looks interesting.

Dec 03, 2008 at 09:06 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=samsung_forum&page=1&sn1=&sid1=&divpage=17&sn=off&sid=off&ss=on&sc=off&keyword=%c6%fa%b6%f3&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=91431

Those ones, in particular, are fairly promising.

Dec 03, 2008 at 09:39 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

Rather nice bokeh, especially for the price. Looks sharp enough at f/1.4, contrast will probably respond well to post processing.

Dec 04, 2008 at 12:17 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

I'm Korean.
Now,,some of users(tester) are saying that the polar 85.4 has very good quality results and nice color. I'll get it!!

Dec 07, 2008 at 12:55 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

Someone compared a Zeiss lens with the Polar/Samyang lens. Interesting. I can't see much of a difference. The Zeiss appears to have more CA. Though, in all honesty, I can't tell which Zeiss they're using.

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=newproduct_nikon&no=40572&nsk=1.1228803198.95006a58844d2bb47c930a6afde7eb9d

Dec 09, 2008 at 01:20 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

jsv_20 wrote:
Someone compared a Zeiss lens with the Polar/Samyang lens. Interesting. I can't see much of a difference. The Zeiss appears to have more CA. Though, in all honesty, I can't tell which Zeiss they're using.

http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=newproduct_nikon&no=40572&nsk=1.1228803198.95006a58844d2bb47c930a6afde7eb9d

Very interesting indeed.

Dec 09, 2008 at 02:31 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

hi,

is there something like a confirm chip,
or even "half" automatic like the zeiss lens?

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Reinhard Schneider

Dec 09, 2008 at 04:10 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

This lens looks very promising.
I'll have to check it out on my next trip to Korea.
I think the test of above link was done with Contax 85/1.4, not sure which version though.

Dec 09, 2008 at 08:50 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

That looks quite good. I wish someone could compare it with canon 85 1.2 and nikon 85 1.4

(on a d3x and 1ds mark III :P )

Dec 09, 2008 at 10:01 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

What is the price?

Dec 09, 2008 at 10:11 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

It's about $275 with current exchange rate in Korea.

Dec 09, 2008 at 11:01 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

If I get a few more tests to look at, I might get one in nikon mount. I'm dying for a good manual lens in the 80-90 range. I guess I'll wait until the 105 2.5 I ordered arrives, maybe that will suit my needs.

Dec 09, 2008 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

ulrikft wrote:
If I get a few more tests to look at, I might get one in nikon mount. I'm dying for a good manual lens in the 80-90 range. I guess I'll wait until the 105 2.5 I ordered arrives, maybe that will suit my needs.

I absolutely love my Ai-S 105/2.5 (and better yet, my friend's VR 105/2.5), but this Polar 85/1.4 looks promising for lower lights.

Dec 09, 2008 at 04:18 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Polar 85mm 1.4 Aspherical

After taking a closer look at the Zeiss lens, it appears to be a Nikon mount Planar ZF. It's got an aperture ring as well as the "bunny ears" common to manual focus Nikkor lenses. It received great reviews when it first came out, but it appears that it now has a rival that has outperformed it. I wish the poster would list the ISO used for the images.

A comparison of the Nikkor 85 f1.4 AIS with the Polar 85mm f1.4 would be interesting.

Dec 09, 2008 at 06:53 PM

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