Manual-focus lens for Sony and Fujifilm

Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2

85 mm, f/1.4, made for full frame, focused by hand. It mounts natively, with no adapter, on 21 of our APS-C cameras across 2 mounts; on the a6400 it frames like 128 mm.

Manual focus
85 mm · 128 mm equiv. on a6400
f/1.4 to f/22
592–599 g
72 mm filter
Focuses to 1.1 m

Samyang's page for this lens

On your camera

The view and the weight with the camera (battery and card included). Samyang gives a weight for each mount version, and each camera's total uses its own.

The 21 cameras this lens fits
Camera	View (35 mm equiv.)	Weight with camera	Fit
Sony a6000	128 mm	943 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6100	128 mm	995 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6400	128 mm	1,002 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6600	128 mm	1,102 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6700	128 mm	1,092 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10	128 mm	942 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10 II	128 mm	976 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony FX30	128 mm	1,245 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T5	128 mm	1,149 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T50	128 mm	1,030 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 III	128 mm	970 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 II	128 mm	970 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S20	128 mm	1,083 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S10	128 mm	1,057 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-M5	128 mm	947 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E5	128 mm	1,037 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E4	128 mm	956 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2	128 mm	1,252 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2S	128 mm	1,252 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T4	128 mm	1,199 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-Pro3	128 mm	1,089 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses

Before the first shot

Turn the focus ring until the subject looks sharp; focus peaking (sharp edges outlined in colour) and the magnified view in the viewfinder or on the screen make that easier. The camera cannot set the aperture, so shoot in aperture priority (A or Av) or manual exposure: the camera measures the light through the lens at the aperture you set on its ring. Check the first pictures and correct the exposure if they come out too dark or too light: Sony's guide warns that the camera may not measure the light correctly through a lens without electrical contacts.

Sony: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release w/o Lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Sony's manual
Fujifilm: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “SHOOT WITHOUT LENS” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Fujifilm's manual

What it frames

From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 0.8 × 0.6 m on the a6400. At its closest (1.1 m from the sensor) a subject about 26 cm wide fills the frame of the a6400.

24 mm128 mm

Highlighted: this lens on the a6400, beside the E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens from the same spot. The kit zoom's dashed frame is its longest view.

Autofocus lenses with a similar view for Sony E

Samyang AF 85mm F1.8 P FE128 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 272 g
TTArtisan AF 85mm F1.8 Neo128 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 332–338 g
Viltrox AF 85mm F2 EVO128 mm equiv. · f/2 · 340 g

Other manual-focus lenses for Sony E, closest in focal length

7Artisans 60mm F2.8 II Macro90 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 340 g
7Artisans 75mm F1.4113 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 408 g
Samyang 85mm F1.4 AS IF UMC128 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 570 g
Samyang 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS128 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 344 g
TTArtisan 90mm F1.25135 mm equiv. · f/1.25 · weight not published
TTArtisan 100mm F2.8 Macro 2X150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 700–748 g
TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 100mm F2.8 2X Macro150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 695–845 g
Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 730 g

Every manual-focus lens

Facts from the makers' specification pages. Samyang's specifications. How we check

Questions about this lens

Does the Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 autofocus?

No. It is a manual-focus lens: you turn its focus ring and set the aperture on its aperture ring. Sony and Fujifilm cameras take a picture with it only once a setting is turned on: the settings are named under “Before the first shot”.

Which cameras does the Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 fit?

21 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: a6000, a6100, a6400, a6600, a6700, ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II, FX30, X-T5, X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-S20, X-S10, X-M5, X-E5, X-E4, X-H2, X-H2S, X-T4, X-Pro3. It is made for full frame, so on these cameras it frames like a longer lens.

What filter size does it take?

72 mm filters. Every lens with a 72 mm thread.

How big is it, and what is inside?

78 mm across and 100.7 to 101 mm long by mount; 9 elements in 7 groups and 9 aperture blades, in Samyang's figures.