Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm

Tokina
37 Overall Score
vs
Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm

Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm

Panasonic
72 Overall Score

Scores

Portrait
Tokina
41
Panasonic
79
Video Cinema
Tokina
38
Panasonic
77
Budget
Tokina
39
Panasonic
72
Street
Tokina
39
Panasonic
72
Professional
Tokina
36
Panasonic
71
Wildlife Sports
Tokina
29
Panasonic
55
Travel
Tokina
30
Panasonic
52
Landscape
Tokina
29
Panasonic
49
Macro
Tokina
34
Panasonic
48

Specifications

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mmPanasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm
Optics
Typesuper-telephotoprime
Focal Length Min500 mm85 mm
Focal Length Max500 mm85 mm
Elements79
Groups78
Aspherical Elements—0★
ED Elements—2★
CoatingMulticoating and Antioxidant Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/8f/1.8
Min Aperturef/8f/1.8
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades—9★
Build
MountNikon ZL-Mount
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✗✓★
Weight0.31 kg★0.45 kg
Filter Thread72 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyLinear AF Motor
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance1.70 m800 mm★
Max Magnification1:2.86★0.13x

Pros & Cons

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm

  • Strong build (74th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm

  • Strong bokeh (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong aperture (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (76th percentile)
  • Below average macro (30th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm

Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm

Scores 72 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 5 of 21 specs.

Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 85mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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