AstrHori 85mm F1.8 STM review by SonyAlphaBlog: “not recommended”

This is the first autofocus lens from Astrhori so it’s interesting to read at SonyAlphaBlog if this lens can keep up with the best:

The AstrHori (279$ / 319 euros) can provide very good results in term of sharpness and very nice portraits withy smooth background blur and very nice bokeh balls. But at this stage with V03 of the firmware the AF is not very reliable at f1.8 so you either take each photo 3 times or you better use it at F2.8

The ergonomics and build quality are also an issue : weight is huge and focusing ring much too stiff not allowing to manually focus

Many other cheap or marginally more expensive 85 F1.8 exist that all provide lighter weight and much reliable AF with as good optical performances globally

The conclusion is clear, this ain’t a good lens :(