Zhongyi Mitakon 85mm F/2 MC SLR

akaSyzygx 85mm F/2 MC

Short telephoto prime lens • Digital era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · April 2010
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · PRC (People's Republic of China)
  • Original name:
  • · MITAKON MC 1/2.0 f=85mm
  • · SYZYGX MC 1/2.0 f=85mm
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame short telephoto prime lens

Abbreviations

MC Multi-layer anti-reflection coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models.

Model history (2)

■Zhongyi Mitakon 85mm F/2 MC SLR
akaSyzygx 85mm F/2 MC		M6 - 60.85m⌀52 2010 ●
■Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2 SLRM6 - 60.85m⌀55 2013 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
85mm
F/2
6 elements in 6 groups
Canon EF [44mm]
Nikon F [46.5mm]
Pentax K [45.5mm]
28.5° (35mm full frame)
On Canon EOS APS-C [1.59x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
135.2mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.2 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
18.2°
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
130.1mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.1 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
18.9°
On Pentax K APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
130.1mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.1 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
18.9°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Manual
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
6 (six)
Focusing:
0.85m
<No data>
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
280g (mount not specified)
⌀63×75mm (mount not specified)
-
-
Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
Not available
Not available

Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

From the editor

FROM THE FORUM THREAD AT MFLENSES.COM:

"The Mitakon MC 85mm F/2 is the first 85mm lens made in China. The lens is made of metal with rubber focusing ring.

The lens is soft wide open. It's not just spherical aberration, it's lack of resolution. Corners are softer still. Sharpens a bit stopped down, but only reaches "excellent" levels by F/5.6. Contrast is moderate wide open, high stopped down, no doubt due to good coatings. Very little purple fringing wide open; none stopped down. There seems to be high field curvature, making it hard or impossible to get sharp pictures of brick walls (portraits should be nice though). Overall, subject isolation should work well with this lens, giving apparent depth of field similar to some 85/1.4 designs. Bokeh is very smooth; not as smooth as the Samyang 85/1.4, but still good. Compared to Sonnar-based Jupiter-9, the character of this lens is prominently different; it's obviously Planar in rendering. It seems the designers deliberately allowed for some undercorrected spherical aberration to favor out of focus rendition. (I know that lenses overcorrected for spherical aberration, like Super/SMC Takumar 135/3.5, tend to have harsher bokeh with green accents.). Coatings are nice; they cope well with the sun in the frame.

The diaphragm has 6 blades forming a "ninja star" at F/2.8 and a hexagon at F/4 and smaller. Aperture detents are full stops throughout the range.

For the Canon EF version, it comes with an AF confirm chip (EXIF: 85mm F/2 fixed). No accessory or manual is included."

FROM THE FORUM THREAD AT MFLENSES.COM:

"I ordered the Pentax K-mount version. This is an A-lens, meaning that it can be used in Av mode and aperture can be selected from the camera when setting the aperture ring to A. The aperture range is f/2-f/22 with f/22 being marked as A. The aperture ring is wider than usual. There are 6 aperture blades. Filter ring is 52mm.

The lens is made of metal with just the focusing ring being partly covered in what is either plastic or hard rubber. Focusing is smooth and MFD is 0.85m. Markings are engraved. There is no style to speak of - the body exudes all the grace a cylinder is capable of exuding. This was manufactured for use, not for looks.

Assembly is tight - there is nothing wobbly. Overall, everything is functional and nothing looks in danger of falling apart with use.

***

The manufacturer is Shenyang Zhongyi Optical & Electronic Co., Ltd., established in 1984 as a joint venture company with a Japanese investor.

The lens was also sold under the name "SYZYGX MC 1/2.0 f=85mm" (beautiful name, isn't it?).

Lenses with similar focal length

■Nikon F mount (18)
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Heliar 75mm F/2.5 SLA6 - 50.70m⌀49 2001 ●
Cosina Voigtlander APO-Skopar 90mm F/2.8 SL II SA7 - 70.90m⌀52 2021 ●
KamLan 85mm F/1.4M8 - 61.00m⌀67 2018 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/2A5 - 50.85m⌀52 1981 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4A7 - 50.85m⌀72 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-H[·C] Auto 85mm F/1.8A6 - 41.00m⌀52 1964 ●
Nikon Nikkor 85mm F/1.8A6 - 40.85m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 85mm F/2A5 - 50.85m⌀52 1977 ●
Sankyo Kohki Komura 85mm F/1.4P7 - 51.00m⌀67 ●
Helios-40-2 85mm F/1.5P6 - 40.80m⌀67 2012 ●
Zenitar 85mm F/1.4 MCM7 - 50.85m⌀72 2015 ●
Kelda 85mm F/1.8
akaJintu 85mm F/1.8
akaLightdow 85mm F/1.8
akaNeewer 85mm F/1.8		M6 - 60.85m⌀55 ●
Dulens 85mm F/2 APO DMCM7 - 60.90m⌀55 2020 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 / ZKA6 - 51.00mE72 2006 ●
ZEISS Otus Apo Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2A11 - 90.80mE86 2014 ●
ZEISS Milvus Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2A11 - 90.80mE77 2015 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2 SLRM6 - 60.85m⌀55 2013 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm F/1.2 SLRM9 - 61.00m⌀77 2015 ●
■Pentax K mount (8)
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Heliar 75mm F/2.5 SLA6 - 50.70m⌀49 2001 ●
smc Pentax-A* 85mm F/1.4A7 - 60.85m⌀67 1984 ●
smc Pentax-M 85mm F/2A5 - 40.85m⌀49 1977 ●
smc Pentax 85mm F/1.8A6 - 60.85m⌀52 1975 ●
smc Pentax 85mm F/2.2 SoftM2 - 10.57m⌀49 1985 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 / ZKA6 - 51.00mE72 2006 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2 SLRM6 - 60.85m⌀55 2013 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm F/1.2 SLRM9 - 61.00m⌀77 2015 ●
■Canon EF mount (14)
KamLan 85mm F/1.4M8 - 61.00m⌀67 2018 ●
Samyang 85mm F/1.4 IF Aspherical MC
akaBower 85mm F/1.4 IF Aspherical MC
akaRokinon 85mm F/1.4 IF Aspherical MC
akaVivitar Series 1 85mm F/1.4 IF Aspherical MC
akaWalimex Pro 85mm F/1.4 IF Aspherical MC		M9 - 71.00m⌀72 2008 ●
Samyang XP 85mm F/1.2
akaRokinon SP 85mm F/1.2		A10 - 70.80m⌀86 2016 ●
Samyang 85mm F/1.4 MK2
akaRokinon 85mm F/1.4 MK2		M9 - 71.10m⌀72 2020 ●
Helios-40-2 85mm F/1.5P6 - 40.80m⌀67 2012 ●
Zenitar 85mm F/1.4 MCM7 - 50.85m⌀72 2015 ●
Selena 85mm F/2.2M4 - 31.00m⌀62 2022 ●
Kelda 85mm F/1.8
akaJintu 85mm F/1.8
akaLightdow 85mm F/1.8
akaNeewer 85mm F/1.8		M6 - 60.85m⌀55 ●
Dulens 85mm F/2 APO DMCM7 - 60.90m⌀55 2020 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 / ZKA6 - 51.00mE72 2006 ●
ZEISS Otus Apo Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2A11 - 90.80mE86 2014 ●
ZEISS Milvus Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2A11 - 90.80mE77 2015 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2 SLRM6 - 60.85m⌀55 2013 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm F/1.2 SLRM9 - 61.00m⌀77 2015 ●
■Interchangeable mount (6)
Kenko 85mm F/2.5 Soft MC [T]M3 - 30.80m⌀52 1987 ●
Sankyo Kohki Komura 85mm F/1.4 [Unidapter]P7 - 51.00m⌀67 1965 ●
Soligor 85mm F/1.5 (s/n 3xxxxxx) [T]P7 - 50.90m⌀62 1966 ●
Soligor 85mm F/1.8 (s/n 3xxxxxx) [T]P? - ?0.90m⌀58 1966 ●
Spiratone Telephoto 85mm F/1.7 [YS]A? - ?0.90m⌀55 ●
Vivitar Tele 85mm F/1.8 [T]P6 - 41.50m⌀55 ●

Your comment

Copy this code

and paste it here *