If you’re a Sony Alpha 7-series user who wants a modern, fast autofocus prime at a sensible price, the Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE is a great choice.

Fine optics, Good construction, Generally quick and accurate autofocus

Autofocus can be unreliable at short distances, Not weather-sealed

The Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is an autofocus fast prime for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras that costs around £450. With a 75mm equivalent angle of view, it can also be used on Sony’s APS-C E-mount cameras.

- Fine optics, - Good construction, - Generally quick and accurate autofocus, - Fine optics, - Good construction, - Generally quick and accurate autofocus

Autofocus can be unreliable at short distances, Not weather-sealed, Autofocus can be unreliable at short distances, Not weather-sealed

The Samyang AF 50 mm f/1.4 FE seems to be a bit less successful lens than its reflex camera brother with the same parameters. Still the latter, even if not so good as other contemporary 1.4/50 rival lenses, was cheaper than them so its price quality ratio looked rather sensible.

good image quality in the frame centre,, acceptable image quality on the edge of APS-C and full frame,, lack of any problems concerning lateral chromatic aberration,, negligible distortion,, low vignetting on smaller APS-C sensor.

soft image at the maximum relative aperture,, too high longitudinal chromatic aberration,, huge coma, visible even on stopping down the aperture by 2 EV,, some problems with spherical aberration,, unsatisfactory performance against bright light,, distinct vignetting on full frame.

he new Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is a very fast and very affordable "standard" lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras that's a viable alternative to the slower Sony FE 50mm F1/8 and Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lenses.

Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE was replaced with Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II.

Autofocus, Hood supplied, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Weather Sealing

Autofocus, Hood supplied, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Weather Sealing

Specification Samyang has long been recognised as a manufacturer of high quality, inexpensive and interesting lenses. The one thing missing has been autofocus, as all their lenses up until now have been manual focus only.

What does this mean ?

While it's a shame that picture and sound quality haven't been upgraded, the iPhone 13 was great in these regards and the iPhone 14 is, too Excellent display Admirable headphone performance Solid build quality No upgrades to picture or sound Familiar design Notch is still present

The Apple iPhone 14 is no match for the just-released iPhone 14 Pro, but if you ignore that, it’s one of the most effective phones around.

Great cameras, front and back, Fast performance, Good battery life, Innovative safety features

Design too familiar, Some average features

Apple's latest non-Pro iPhone is superb - it's just that it's strikingly similar to last year's effort.

Still an incredible smartphone, Brilliant battery life gets a bit better, Excellent camera system gets a bit better

Last year’s Pro hardware, Wireless charging slow by modern standards, No USB-C; it’s now well overdue