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Construction

Aperture Blades
14 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
27 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
19 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extra-low Dispersion glass groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
38 mm / 1.50 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
408 mm / 16.06 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
503 g / 17.77 oz
474 g / 16.75 oz
236 g / 8.34 oz

Function

Angle Of View
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/14 ~ f/40
f/2.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
60 mm
24 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
2x
1x
Min Focus Distance
190 mm / 7.48 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
160 mm / 6.30 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-06-23
2018-08-01
2016-08-30
Made In
China
China
Model Name
SEL50M28

Reviews

Neofiliac score
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40%
80%
Pros
  • High 2:1 maximum magnification
  • Focuses to infinity
  • Light in the hand
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not as well built as newer Laowa lenses
  • Dark, fixed maximum aperture
  • No lens hood not included
  • Expensive, specialty-use only
  • No EXIF data
  • Lens hood not included

Price

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