Samyang af 50mm f 1 4 fe vs sony fe 50mm f 1 4 gm?

On paper they're twins. Both are 50mm f/1.4 autofocus primes for Sony E full-frame bodies, neither is stabilised, and both fit the same long list of Sony cameras, full frame and APS-C. The site doesn't compare their image quality or handling, so I won't pretend to rank them on that.

The Samyang is the 2016 original, which is heavier than the II and widely used. Third-party lenses like this one often cost much less than the camera maker's own, as I say on the lenses page. If the price gap matters to you, start with the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE. If you want the Sony name on the barrel, the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM is the one to look at. Either way, it's a good portrait lens, as the portraits page explains.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.