Compare Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro vs Sony 90mm F2.8 Macro G vs Sony FE 85mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Piezoelectric
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
15 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extra-low Dispersion glass groups
ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
71 mm / 2.80 in
131 mm / 5.16 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Weight
236 g / 8.34 oz
602 g / 21.27 oz
371 g / 13.11 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
50 mm
90 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.92x
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
160 mm / 6.30 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: ALC-SH138 (sold separately)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH150 (supplied)
Debut
2016-08-30
2015-03-04
2017-02-07
Model Name
SEL50M28
SEL90M28G
SEL85F18
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
80%
88%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- 1:1 maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Clever clutch mechanism to switch between MF and AF
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Notable sample variation
- Surpassed by Sigma's newer DG DN macro
- Lacks features
- Not Sony's best built lens
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