Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax

gigahz · 5th June 2009

Is this a good alternative? for FA 50 1.4

quite cheap though.

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telepho...4211503&sr=8-2

woonsin · 5th June 2009

Originally Posted by gigahz

Is this a good alternative? for FA 50 1.4
quite cheap though.

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telepho...4211503&sr=8-2

That is what I am looking for but there are some more links similiar to your link. Are they same design and quality but different branded?

Different Branded but Same Design and Quality

gigahz · 5th June 2009

Originally Posted by woonsin

That is what I am looking for but there are some more links similiar to your link. Are they same design and quality but different branded?

Different Branded but Same Design and Quality

Yup the price and performance and its a 85mm 1.4 wow..

xylestesins · 6th June 2009

Anyone with a true review? I'm pretty interested too.

Can't afford a full fledged Pentax 85mm 1.4 one yet

creampuff · 6th June 2009

Unfortunately no AF so you'll have to rely on your ability to judge focus manually.

istDeS · 6th June 2009

Here's a link to some pics by this lens...

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...5mm-1-4-a.html

felixcat8888 · 6th June 2009

Same type which i had posted earlier.
different brands from one korean manufacturer.

Bower, Vibitar, Samyang, etc . . .

Only MF no AF.

Foveon · 6th June 2009

Although this lens has different brand name like Opteka, Rokinon, Bower, Polar and Samyang, they're same lens made in Korea from Samyang Optic. I've purchased one canon mount mail order directly from Korea gmarket. Auto exposure of this lens on my 1D II is not accurate, the images taken are always 2/3 under expose. I must manual compensate 2/3 stop over expose in the camera setting to counter this issue. Image sharpness at center at F2.0 onwards is comparable with my Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS at 85mm F2.8. The colour rendition of 70-200 is more vivid but not by much, this may be due to the better coating technology that Canon applied to their L lens. By the way, this is a very good budget lens consider its price tag that produce image quality comparable to L lens.

5th June 2009	#1
gigahz Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Segar Near Bukit Panjang Posts: 628	Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Is this a good alternative? for FA 50 1.4 quite cheap though. http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telepho...4211503&sr=8-2 __________________ PENTAXIAN till the End Pentax K20d,DA 50-135,Tamron 28-75, Sigma 10-20 , Qray 70-300, Kit & 540*

6th June 2009	#4
xylestesins Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 392	Re: Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Anyone with a true review? I'm pretty interested too. Can't afford a full fledged Pentax 85mm 1.4 one yet

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creampuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East side Posts: 3,352	Re: Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Unfortunately no AF so you'll have to rely on your ability to judge focus manually. __________________ http://ideastoprint.blogspot.com/

6th June 2009	#6
istDeS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: "River end" Posts: 2,909	Re: Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Here's a link to some pics by this lens... http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...5mm-1-4-a.html

6th June 2009	#7
felixcat8888 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Delta Posts: 3,664	Re: Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Same type which i had posted earlier. different brands from one korean manufacturer. Bower, Vibitar, Samyang, etc . . . Only MF no AF. __________________ Ricoh XR-P,Chinon CP-7m,Pentax Z-1SE/MZ-S/K20D+16-50mm F2.8+FA43mm F1.9 Limited,Metz 58 AF-1P

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Foveon Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 110	Re: Opteka 85mm f/1.4 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens for Pentax Although this lens has different brand name like Opteka, Rokinon, Bower, Polar and Samyang, they're same lens made in Korea from Samyang Optic. I've purchased one canon mount mail order directly from Korea gmarket. Auto exposure of this lens on my 1D II is not accurate, the images taken are always 2/3 under expose. I must manual compensate 2/3 stop over expose in the camera setting to counter this issue. Image sharpness at center at F2.0 onwards is comparable with my Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS at 85mm F2.8. The colour rendition of 70-200 is more vivid but not by much, this may be due to the better coating technology that Canon applied to their L lens. By the way, this is a very good budget lens consider its price tag that produce image quality comparable to L lens. Last edited by Foveon; 6th June 2009 at 06:21 PM.