Sony – FE 50mm F1.8 Standard Lens (SEL50F18F/2)
January 20, 2020 - Comment
This 50mm Full-frame E-mount Fast Prime Lens offers a focal length that is perfect for portraiture and a range of other subjects. A bright F1. 8 maximum aperture, 7-blade circular aperture and aspherical element deliver impressive image quality with beautifully defocused background bokeh, all in a surprisingly compact and lightweight package.Minimum focus distance: 0.45 m
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$248.00Amazon.com Price
(as of April 19, 2020 9:21 am GMT+0000 - Details) + Add To Wish List
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Same as original Not sure how this is different from the original version as Iâve tried both and they are indistinguishable at least from my perspective. Good lens overall. Overpriced compared to the Canon offering with similar performance. Bokeh is not as smooth as I hoped but it gets the job done.
Underwhelmed 20191230 2333: For over $200, and for only a 50mm prime, well, it just isn’t amazing. The picture quality is OK, but I get sharper pictures from my old manual primes. Even compared to my Minolta 50mm AF, it just isn’t as sharp.Physically, it looks and feels much like the kit lens that comes with the a7x cameras. Very light, very plastic. The autofocus is fast, and the eye autofocus works reasonably well on my a7ii.The f-stop is 1.8, but wide open it doesn’t seem to be…
Decent image quality and focus speed results in a decent value lens! This lens is pretty similar to the Canon 50mm f1.4. It focus at about the same speed, and it the noise it makes while focusing is similar.Image quality is good enough. It’s sharp, contrasty, flare isn’t terrible and I haven’t had any significant issues with fringing or CA.On an A7 iii it focuses in about 1 second and does surprisingly well in low light. Yes it does make noise when focusing and it seems like it over shoots a bit and then acquires focus. I haven’t had…