GH2 Best Budget 85mm

[Zxander34]

Hi, I am currently looking for something to fit my 85mm gap and have considered a few options. I hope to hear the wisdom of the dvx community before hand though.

Samyang/Bower 85mm F1.4 (I have read many times over that it has solid optics)

Canon Fd 85mm F1.8 (Would match my current crop of FD lenses but I haven't really read anything phenomenal)

Nikon Nikkor 85mm f2 (Apparently very sharp?)

Jupiter 9 (lovely bokeh but not sharp wide open?)

These have been the main four I have been looking at but would appreciate some feedback on others in the same sort of price range.

 

[soarprod]

Love the Bower 85. Use it a lot.

 

[Adamsenoj]

I vote for the Samyang/Bower/Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Cine, because it's a cine lens with proper focus gears, fully manual and costs only a fraction of the stills version Samyang/Bower 85mm F1.4.

 

[morgan_moore]

85 2 nikkor is cheap as chips .. I have one dry one which is a bit nasty and one where the focus grease is good.

if size matters, its small .. I like small

many people have moved from 1.4 to 2 to save a little space in the bag

S

 

[troelskirk]

Konica AR 85/f1.8 is a gem if you can find one...

 

[Zxander34]

Thanks guys, any other ones?