Sony FE 50mm F1.8
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Product Overview
Sony FE 50mm F1.8 is a normal prime lens for Sony E-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Sony in 2016, it has 6 elements in 5 groups.
Unfortunately, Sony has opted to omit weather sealing for this lens, so owners should pay extra attention when shooting in incremental weathers.
A normal prime lens, the Sony FE 50mm F1.8 has the potential to be one of the most used and ultimately versatile option in a photographer's bag. Usually the easiest to design and to QC, it is a great option for landscape and street photography. Its bright maximum aperture also helps night and portrait works.
Ratings
What we found
Neofiliac score 71%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- Reasonably sharp
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Slow autofocus
- Poor build quality
- Front extends when focusing
What external reviewers found
External score 77%
Pros
- Good image quality
- Very good focus accuracy and repeatability
- Very light and compact
- Compatible with all Sony E-mount and APS-C sensor formats
- Wide aperture
Cons
- Not especially sealed
- No lens case included in the box
- Focus breathing
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Specifications
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- Very bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
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External Reviews
cameralabs[1]
Reviewer score 76% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sony FE 50mm f1.8 is an affordable standard prime lens for Alpha mirrorless cameras. It delivers standard coverage on full-frame bodies and becomes a short telephoto on APSC bodies, equivalent to 75mm. The lens focuses in around 0.7 sec on a Sony A7R II from infinity to 0.62m (1:10 magnification) Repeatability (the accuracy of focus on the same subject after repeated focus-acquisition) of this lens is very good.
Pros
- Very small and light
- Very good focus accuracy and repeatability
- Very light and compact
Cons
- Not especially sealed
- Focus breathing
digitalpicture[2]
Reviewer score 78% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 Lens is compatible with all Sony E-mount cameras, including both full frame and APS-C sensor format models. Sony includes the ALC-SH146 Lens Hood in the box. The 50mm lens is lighter (6.6 vs. 9.9 oz / 281 vs. 186g) and smaller (2.7 x 2.34" vs. 2.54 x2.78" / 68.6 x 59.5mm) It is compact, maintaining the spirit of Sony's smaller MILC cameras.
Pros
- Wide aperture
- Good image quality
- Compatible with all Sony E-mount and APS-C sensor formats
Cons
- No lens case included in the box
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