I still remember reviewing my first ever Sirui tripod for the print edition of our sister publication, Digital Camera magazine, and that was about 20 years ago. I was impressed at the time, and it was around then that Sirui started to make it big in tripod manufacture, after originally launching back in 2001. Fast forward to 2015 and Sirui became better know as a designer and manufacturer of quality anamorphic and cine lenses.
More mainstream, the 85mm prime that I’m reviewing here is one of a pair of relatively new ‘Aurora’ lenses for mirrorless cameras, geared to shooting stills as well as video. Its companion is the Aurora 35mm f/1.4, which has the same fast f/1.4 aperture and similar handling characteristics. They look and feel an impressive pair of lenses, the 85mm aiming to be among the best portrait lenses on the market.
