Sony VS. Samyang 135mm f/1.8 Lens Review

Today we are testing two 135mm fast prime lenses for E-mount cameras – the Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM and the Samyang (Rokinon) AF 135mm f/1.8 FE. The Sony has been around since February 2019 while the Samyang was announced in early 2022 at a significantly reduced price, but how does this reflect in our testing, let’s have a look. You can also read our full review on LensVid.com with all the images and test results: https://lensvid.com/lensvid-exclusive... You can purchase all of these products on Amazon (these are affiliate links that help support our site and YouTube channel): Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM - https://amzn.to/3Nuc3SI Samyang (Rokinon) AF 135mm f/1.8 FE - https://amzn.to/3aDq7L1 Video chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Optical Design 01:24 - Materials 01:38 - Size and weight 01:55 - Rings 02:35 - Buttons and switches 03:07 - Sealing 03:13 - Mount 03:15 - Hood 03:27 - Aperture 03:30 - Filter 03:34 - Focusing (manual and AF test) 05:31 - Image stabilization 05:42 - Sharpness 06:21 - Close up performance 07:06 - Breathing 07:29 - Chromatic aberrations 07:38 - Flare 07:50 - Vignette 08:20 - Barrel/geometric distortion 08:29 - Bokeh 08:40 - Sample images 09:33 - Conclusion 10:39 - Pricing You can now check out all our photo/video gear and what we recommend and buy it directly from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lensvid Our Gear 2021 (2) Cameras Sony A1 - https://amzn.to/3euudo6 Sony A7R IV - https://amzn.to/33gW5VF​ Sony A6500 - https://amzn.to/39LilJQ​ Sony A6300 - https://amzn.to/2INdAn8​ DJI Osmo Pocket - https://amzn.to/38UIWTL​ Lenses Full frame Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T FE ZA - https://amzn.to/2wQrfqV Sony FE 90mm f/2.8Macro G OSS (SEL90M28G) - https://amzn.to/2E7FYhU Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 (SEL85F18) - https://amzn.to/33hfYfm Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G (SEL20F18G) - https://amzn.to/2F1naUZ Sony FE 35mm F/1.8 (SEL35F18F) - https://amzn.to/3srYEkf Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN - https://amzn.to/3qAvLjO Voigtlander Macro APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 - https://amzn.to/2XF5mVY APS-C Sony 35mm f/1.8 (SEL35F18) - https://amzn.to/2wRhWqT Sigma 56mm for E-Mount - https://amzn.to/33otwG8 Sigma 16mm F/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E mount - https://amzn.to/38NtAAm Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-DSony 35mm - https://amzn.to/38NSuQh 7artisans 60mm F2.8 APS-C - https://amzn.to/2ILzdUV Lights Nanlite Forza 300 LED Monoligh - https://amzn.to/38OjhM4 Godox SZ150R, 150W Bi-Color Zoomable RGB LED - https://amzn.to/2PVqs1H Godox ML60 LED Light - https://amzn.to/3wNjaOq Aputure Amaran MC RGBWW Mini - https://amzn.to/33dMkYy Strobes Godox AD200Pro - https://amzn.to/2Lv5ODk Godox AD400Pro - https://amzn.to/3q8vDrA Godox QT400II - https://amzn.to/3qfXEgU Godox XPro Trigger Transmitter - https://amzn.to/39nW8CQ Audio Gear Sennheiser AVX Digital Wireless Microphone System - https://amzn.to/3dMNwaW Sennheiser XSW-D - https://amzn.to/3dQ8HZB Deity S-Mic 2 Boom mic - https://amzn.to/2Rp0QuF Sound Devices MixPre-3 II - https://amzn.to/2PVr1IR Monitors* PortKeys BM5 5.2Inch 2200nit 3G SDI/HDMI Touch Screen Monitor - https://amzn.to/39Lk6GW GODOX GM55 5.5 Inch IPS On-Camera Monitor - https://amzn.to/2RfVlhE Feelworld F5 Pro Touch Screen Monitor - https://amzn.to/3mlYfiv Storage ASUSTOR AS4004T 10GbE NAS - https://amzn.to/3wNivMy LaCie Rugged SSD Pro 2TB Solid State Drive - https://amzn.to/2IMVn9u SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD - https://amzn.to/3qfN1L7 Other accessories Zhiyun-Tech Weebill S Weebil S Gimbal - https://amzn.to/38Ntetw MOZA Slypod - https://amzn.to/2wY1eWx Tilta Mini Follow Focus - https://amzn.to/38Qif2r Tilta Nucleus-Nano - https://amzn.to/2ILzpn7 Elgato Stream Deck XL - https://amzn.to/2LP94r8 Sekonic Spectomaster C800 - https://amzn.to/3qc5056 IFOOTAGE Seastars Q1 - quick release units - https://amzn.to/2LqM7N7 The above contain affiliate links, meaning we receive commissions for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. These help us provide more of this content in the future.