Yongnuo has launched the YN 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM autofocus Z mount lens – however solely in China

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Yongnuo has at this time introduced their new YN 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM Z mount lens. However, they’ve solely introduced in China with a put up to their account on Chinese language social media platform Weibo, adopted by a handful of shares from others who’ve been testing it. It’s not even listed on their web site but.The brand new lens was teased on the finish of February and many people thought it could be a worldwide announcement. Sadly not. Fortuitously for the remainder of us, Richard Wong managed to get his palms on one and has already posted a whole assessment. So, even when these of us in the remainder of the world can’t purchase it but, we will see what it’s like.The YN 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM Z mount lens is, because the title suggests, for Nikon Z mount cameras. It’s a full-frame lens and it’s an autofocus lens, not handbook focus. No actual info has been actually printed but – as I discussed, it hasn’t appeared on the Yongnuo web site to this point – however Richard’s assessment goes into the specs and options of the lens fairly in-depth.Its nearest competitor in the marketplace is the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM lens for Z mount which sits at $399. Coming in at 2,100 yuan (round $350), the Yongnuo lens is kind of a bit cheaper and seems to carry up fairly effectively to the marginally dearer Viltrox possibility. It’s additionally lower than half the worth of the Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S lens – that’s a side-by-side comparability I’d have an interest to see.It seems to presumably be a more recent era of 85mm lens than the prevailing and barely in another way named (it has an additional “S” in there) YN85mm f/1.8S DF DSM lens for Sony E mount, introduced in 2020, because it has a considerably completely different exterior look and obvious construct high quality, based on Richard’s video. Whether it is a completely new design, whether or not or not the E mount lens will see a refresh to carry it in step with this one is at the moment unclear. From every other producer, I’d say “we’d anticipate so” however that is Yongnuo, so who is aware of what we would be capable to anticipate?We additionally don’t know as to when (or even when) this lens will come to the remainder of the worldwide market outdoors of China. However, proper now, it’s obtainable in China for round $350 (which is about the identical value because the outdated Sony E mount model).