First review of the new Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F-mount

• 6 years ago
• Categories: Nikon Lenses
• Tags: Arkadii Shapoval, Yongnuo, Yongnuo YN 85mm lens

Arkadii Shapoval published his review of the new Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F-mount (now in stock at aBay, more info can be found here):

Sharpness

• in the center of the frame on the F / 1.8 at the resolution does not shine, but still it is enough for some undemanding fotozadach
• A drop in sharpness to the edges of the frame on the F / 1.8
• edges of the frame sharpness becomes acceptable after F / 4.0
• good / excellent resolution in the center of the frame to cover the apertures after the F / 2.8

Distortion

• the overall level of distortion is at a level typical for such lenses
• the nature of the distortion is unified, easy to fix that in the editor

Vignetting

• the overall level of vignetting is at a level typical for such lenses
• noticeable vignetting is observed only at F / 1.8-F / 2.5
• vignetting increases with focus in the direction of MDF
• vignetting nearly disappear on the values ​​of F / 2.8-F / 4
• vignetting easily fixable in the editor

Aberrations

• open diaphragms have a large number of spherical and chromatic aberration
• better than all the chromatic aberration visible at the edges and corners of the image
• there is a strong frizhing ( HA in the blur zone)
• there is a strong blooming ( HA to strongly contrast fine detail)

Yongnuo lenses are also sold at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.