- Creates outstanding sharp defined images with high contrast at the maximum f1.4 aperture
- Superior peripheral brightness by using hybrid aspherical glass, perfectly correcting comatic aberration
- Super multi layered coating reduces flare and ghosting
- Highly refractive and dispersed optical elements (9 elements, 7 groups)
- Dedicated mount, precision manual focus
Product Description
The Opteka 85mm f1.4 lens is designed for low light photography and portraits. This lens produces excellent in and out of focus background blur to create stunning visual effects…. More >>
Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
#1 by Cottage Photography on April 3, 2010 - 2:10 pm
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I have the Rokinon version of this lens (same lens, same manufacturer, different distributor). It is great! I use it on a Nikon D700 and have compared it with the Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4 (which I had rented for a weekend to test) and I much prefer this lens to the Nikon.
When I used the Nikon AF version, I found myself having to manually focus to get the plane of focus just where I wanted it and so decided I really didn’t need to pay extra (almost a $1k more) for the AF feature. So the only thing that would make sense for paying more was if the Nikon’s Image Quality was significantly better… it wasn’t. In fact, at f/1.4 (which is where you will be shooting this lens 99% of the time, else why buy an f/1.4 lens) I found the Rokinon/Opteka to be sharper and have more contrast than the Nikon.
There are a lot of reviews to be found on the inter-net for this lens. Some express concern for obtaining a good “copy”. I am sure this lens is not as consistent in its build quality as Nikon is, but I got lucky right out of the chute with my first one. It is amazingly sharp, mechanically sound, and the IQ is just what I needed it to be (bokeh is wonderful).
For the price, you really can’t go wrong.
Rating: 5 / 5