It's fair to say that third party lens manufacturers have undergone something of a renaissance in recent years. From Samyang's inexpensive but optically fine manual focus primes through to Zeiss's premium optics, photographers now have more choice than for many a year.

When it comes to portrait photography, full-frame users instinctively reach for their 85mm lens, as this focal length tends to produce the most flattering results. Tamron's latest release in its new-look range is a stylish 85mm f/1.8 that boasts a sleek, clean design and a special coating that...

Super Nice Lens !!

Wanted it to so work with my new canon 6d mark ii but unfortunately it must be a new camera as it will not function correctly, no auto exposure and ISO Weird, focus working ok but no exposure change in video mode, no auto ISO in video mode!

Tamron's VC image stabilization system enables handheld use in dim light without flash. Camera movement-often too minute to be perceptible to the photographer-is the leading cause of unpleasant photographs.

Tamron's 85mm f/1.8 combines a fast aperture with optical stabilisation I have to admit I was a little sceptical about the Tamron 85mm f/1.8 when I first started testing it; it's big, heavy and expensive for its type, and conventional wisdom might have you think that image stabilisation is redundant...

The Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD delivered a convincing performance with just a few hiccups. The center quality is very high at max aperture and even the extreme corners are still good. Stopped down to medium apertures it is extremely sharp across the image field. Distortions are basically absent.

Admittedly we neglected Tamron lenses somewhat lately and it's something that we shall fix now really. As a restart, we'll have a look at the Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD. Given the fact that f/1.4 prime lenses are all the rage these days, it is a bit strange that Tamron settled for something...