I have a confession. I am a bonafide pixel peeper. It’s a problem and I know it. Nothing gets me more excited about photography than to snap a picture and immediately review it, zoom it in 100% and see a sharp, clear image.
I wouldn’t call it an obsession but the hunt for equipment that can deliver these type of results has cost me a lot of time and money.
People always say to spend more $ on the glass and less $ on the body, well I tried that. I recently bought a Sony A6500 and instead of buying several cheap lenses I bought one really good one. The beloved SEL24F18z.
Don’t get me wrong, that lens and body combo is really sweet but after trying it out for a few weeks I ended up returning both. The images were nice but zoomed in at 100% they weren’t $2300 nice. So I did some more research and decided to go in the opposite direction. Expensive body, cheap lens.
For the same price of the A6500 and the Zeiss 24mm I got an A7rii (Amazon Warehouse used like new) and this “cheap” lens and I’m telling you the difference is night and day.
I’ve never seen images this sharp. Every picture I take with this setup looks professional (which I’m definitely not). I was concerned that the high megapixel sensor would show this lens’ weaknesses but quite the contrary.
I will say for optimum sharpness to keep it stopped down to at least f2.8. As with most lenses, wide open is pretty soft. Even the Zeiss 24 was soft at 1.8.
Quick Tip: Update your camera body AND the lens
As soon as I put this lens on and started using it I noticed some very sporadic focus hunting going on. It wouldn’t lock onto anything at all. The short time I had with the Zeiss 24 kind of got me spoiled with ridiculously fast auto focus. So I knew something was wrong.
I plugged the camera into my computer and checked for updates. Both the body and lens were one version behind current. As soon as I updated them it was smooth sailing. Well smooth might be an overstatement.
This lens is quirky. In good lightning it works perfectly. A little jerky but locks on. But in low light/low contrast it’s another story. It still hunts and is very hit or miss.
For the price and image quality I’m willing to overlook poor low light focusing performance.
Bottom Line. If you’re like me and scrounged up your last pennies to get the expensive body and are looking for a budget lens that has image quality over focus performance, this is it.
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| Sold By | Amazon Global Store UK | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Focus Camera LLC | 7artisans Official Store | YNLENS |
| lens type | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard Prime Lens |
| compatible mountings | Sony FE | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E | Sony A | Sony E |
| lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | mirrorless-digital-camera-lenses | Autofocus Standard APS-C Prime Lens for Sony E Mount |
| focus type | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Auto/Manual | Auto Focus | Auto/Manual | Auto/Manual |
| minimum focal length | 50 millimeters | — | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 0.5 meters | 50 millimeters |
| max focal length | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
| fixed focal length | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 5 meters | 50 millimeters |
| model name | SEL50F18F | SNSEL50F14GM | SEL35F14GM | SNSEL50F25G | — | YN50mm F1.8S DA DSM |
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FE 50mm F1.8 Lens
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 defocussed background bokeh, all in a surprisingly compact and lightweight package
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| Product Name | α7R III 35 mm full-frame camera with autofocus | α7 III WITH 35 MM FULL-FRAME IMAGE SENSOR | α7R II with back-illuminated full-frame image sensor | α7S II E-mount Camera with Full-Frame Sensor | α7 II E-mount Camera with Full Frame Sensor | α6500 Premium E-mount APS-C Camera |
| Lens compatibility | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses | |
| Sensor type | 35 mm full frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor | 35 mm full frame (35.6 × 23.8 mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor | 35 mm full-frame (1.41" x 0.94"), Exmor R CMOS sensor | 35 mm full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm), Exmor CMOS sensor | 35 mm full-frame (1.41" x 0.94"), Exmor R CMOS sensor | APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6 mm), Exmor CMOS sensor |
| Megapixels | Approx. 42.4 megapixels | Approx. 24.2 megapixels | 42.4 megapixels | Approx.12.2 Megapixels | 42.4 megapixels | Approx. 24.2 megapixels |
| Weight | 657 g / 1 lb 7.2 oz | Approx. 1 lb 7.0 oz / 650 g | 20.53 oz (body only) | 20.6 oz (Body Only) | 20.53 oz (body only) | Approx. 1 lb, Approx. 453 g |
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I purchased this lens to use as a walk around and travel lens when I don’t want to carry my heavy and more expensive lenses. Setting expectations, I knew to not compare it to the GM 50mm, but it definitely does not disappoint! Image quality is fantastic, especially stopped down to f/2.8 or higher. The autofocus isn’t terrible, but does leave room for improvement. I’m hopeful Sony will release an updated version of this lens, at least with a better autofocus system, even just what’s used in the kit lens. If so, this lens would be perfect!! For the price, you really can’t go wrong!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
I wouldn’t call it an obsession but the hunt for equipment that can deliver these type of results has cost me a lot of time and money.
People always say to spend more $ on the glass and less $ on the body, well I tried that. I recently bought a Sony A6500 and instead of buying several cheap lenses I bought one really good one. The beloved SEL24F18z.
Don’t get me wrong, that lens and body combo is really sweet but after trying it out for a few weeks I ended up returning both. The images were nice but zoomed in at 100% they weren’t $2300 nice. So I did some more research and decided to go in the opposite direction. Expensive body, cheap lens.
For the same price of the A6500 and the Zeiss 24mm I got an A7rii (Amazon Warehouse used like new) and this “cheap” lens and I’m telling you the difference is night and day.
I’ve never seen images this sharp. Every picture I take with this setup looks professional (which I’m definitely not). I was concerned that the high megapixel sensor would show this lens’ weaknesses but quite the contrary.
I will say for optimum sharpness to keep it stopped down to at least f2.8. As with most lenses, wide open is pretty soft. Even the Zeiss 24 was soft at 1.8.
Quick Tip: Update your camera body AND the lens
As soon as I put this lens on and started using it I noticed some very sporadic focus hunting going on. It wouldn’t lock onto anything at all. The short time I had with the Zeiss 24 kind of got me spoiled with ridiculously fast auto focus. So I knew something was wrong.
I plugged the camera into my computer and checked for updates. Both the body and lens were one version behind current. As soon as I updated them it was smooth sailing. Well smooth might be an overstatement.
This lens is quirky. In good lightning it works perfectly. A little jerky but locks on. But in low light/low contrast it’s another story. It still hunts and is very hit or miss.
For the price and image quality I’m willing to overlook poor low light focusing performance.
Bottom Line. If you’re like me and scrounged up your last pennies to get the expensive body and are looking for a budget lens that has image quality over focus performance, this is it.
Style: Lens onlyVerified Purchase
Shockingly Good for the price - A7rii
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
I have a confession. I am a bonafide pixel peeper. It’s a problem and I know it. Nothing gets me more excited about photography than to snap a picture and immediately review it, zoom it in 100% and see a sharp, clear image.Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
I wouldn’t call it an obsession but the hunt for equipment that can deliver these type of results has cost me a lot of time and money.
People always say to spend more $ on the glass and less $ on the body, well I tried that. I recently bought a Sony A6500 and instead of buying several cheap lenses I bought one really good one. The beloved SEL24F18z.
Don’t get me wrong, that lens and body combo is really sweet but after trying it out for a few weeks I ended up returning both. The images were nice but zoomed in at 100% they weren’t $2300 nice. So I did some more research and decided to go in the opposite direction. Expensive body, cheap lens.
For the same price of the A6500 and the Zeiss 24mm I got an A7rii (Amazon Warehouse used like new) and this “cheap” lens and I’m telling you the difference is night and day.
I’ve never seen images this sharp. Every picture I take with this setup looks professional (which I’m definitely not). I was concerned that the high megapixel sensor would show this lens’ weaknesses but quite the contrary.
I will say for optimum sharpness to keep it stopped down to at least f2.8. As with most lenses, wide open is pretty soft. Even the Zeiss 24 was soft at 1.8.
Quick Tip: Update your camera body AND the lens
As soon as I put this lens on and started using it I noticed some very sporadic focus hunting going on. It wouldn’t lock onto anything at all. The short time I had with the Zeiss 24 kind of got me spoiled with ridiculously fast auto focus. So I knew something was wrong.
I plugged the camera into my computer and checked for updates. Both the body and lens were one version behind current. As soon as I updated them it was smooth sailing. Well smooth might be an overstatement.
This lens is quirky. In good lightning it works perfectly. A little jerky but locks on. But in low light/low contrast it’s another story. It still hunts and is very hit or miss.
For the price and image quality I’m willing to overlook poor low light focusing performance.
Bottom Line. If you’re like me and scrounged up your last pennies to get the expensive body and are looking for a budget lens that has image quality over focus performance, this is it.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019
Style: Lens onlyVerified Purchase
This is a great starter lens. As a beginner photographer (as I am) this is the perfect lens for me to take portraits with. The background blur and bokeh is really good for such a *cheap* lens. It also does pretty well in low light as seen in the first pic. I use the hood that comes with it almost constantly. I don't really like how the light comes in without it but I think that's just a personal preference.
If I had other lenses I would definitely call this an ol' reliable. Even as my camera kit grows and my knowledge continues to expand, I can always see myself coming back to a 50mm 1.8. It just makes sense. An easy, lightweight, affordable lens that has great quality (I'm huge on quality) and blurs out the background to give you that nice crisp portrait effect? Of course, I will buy.
Now cons: I will say that the autofocus is a tad bit slow. But, as I'm sure many other reviews have said, you get what you pay for. It's an affordable lens and you're getting pretty great quality. You might have to wait an extra second or two to get that thang focused but honey, once you do? I mean, you see the pics. I don't need to say more. Point is: beware of the shutter speed and the autofocus. If you're not taking your own pictures of yourself (like I am) then manual focus on your subject and you should be fine.
Other than that this is a good lens. 10/10 highly recommend. Follow me on the gram for more usage of this lens lol @anaiahlateherr
If I had other lenses I would definitely call this an ol' reliable. Even as my camera kit grows and my knowledge continues to expand, I can always see myself coming back to a 50mm 1.8. It just makes sense. An easy, lightweight, affordable lens that has great quality (I'm huge on quality) and blurs out the background to give you that nice crisp portrait effect? Of course, I will buy.
Now cons: I will say that the autofocus is a tad bit slow. But, as I'm sure many other reviews have said, you get what you pay for. It's an affordable lens and you're getting pretty great quality. You might have to wait an extra second or two to get that thang focused but honey, once you do? I mean, you see the pics. I don't need to say more. Point is: beware of the shutter speed and the autofocus. If you're not taking your own pictures of yourself (like I am) then manual focus on your subject and you should be fine.
Other than that this is a good lens. 10/10 highly recommend. Follow me on the gram for more usage of this lens lol @anaiahlateherr
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016
Style: Lens onlyVerified Purchase
Works great with A7. For the price, you can't beat it.
Before you whine about the performance, put the current firmware on both your camera and lens (as of this writing, that would be 3.20 and .2 respectively), and then go into the settings and enable Phase Detect.
AF is fast up to F4, after that the camera needs more time to hunt. For someone like me coming from a Canon 40 2.8 STM w/Commlite adapter, this is not a big deal, and is still way faster than any adapted lens.
Corners are soft and hazy wide-open. In any case, 99.9% of the time your audience is going to marvel at how blurred the background is, while the other .1% is measuring the bokeh balls with a caliper for uniformity. Who cares? It's a portrait lens, for crying out loud. Stop-down if it bothers you. Beyond F5.6, this lens is sharp as nails and produces landscape scenes with stunning detail.
This lens is light-weight. I can see myself traveling with just this lens.
It's a 50mm lens, it produces beautiful images on the A7, and most importantly, it doesn't cost half the price of the A7. Believe me, nobody is going to look at your image shot with this lens and say , "Aha! You didn't shoot this with the $900 Zeiss!".
Before you whine about the performance, put the current firmware on both your camera and lens (as of this writing, that would be 3.20 and .2 respectively), and then go into the settings and enable Phase Detect.
AF is fast up to F4, after that the camera needs more time to hunt. For someone like me coming from a Canon 40 2.8 STM w/Commlite adapter, this is not a big deal, and is still way faster than any adapted lens.
Corners are soft and hazy wide-open. In any case, 99.9% of the time your audience is going to marvel at how blurred the background is, while the other .1% is measuring the bokeh balls with a caliper for uniformity. Who cares? It's a portrait lens, for crying out loud. Stop-down if it bothers you. Beyond F5.6, this lens is sharp as nails and produces landscape scenes with stunning detail.
This lens is light-weight. I can see myself traveling with just this lens.
It's a 50mm lens, it produces beautiful images on the A7, and most importantly, it doesn't cost half the price of the A7. Believe me, nobody is going to look at your image shot with this lens and say , "Aha! You didn't shoot this with the $900 Zeiss!".
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🔥⚡️Andrew⚡️🔥
Ottimo obiettivo per principianti e non.
Reviewed in Italy on March 11, 2024Style: Lens onlyVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Italy on March 11, 2024
Avendone sentito parlare molto tra gli amici appassionati di fotografia, ho voluto acquistarlo anche io.
L’obiettivo, dal punto di vista della costruzione, è realizzato interamente in plastica; tuttavia, una volta in mano risulta solido, ben costruito e soprattutto leggero.
La lunghezza focale è di 50 mm fissa, quindi non c’è la possibilità di zoomare, però avendo un’apertura massima di f1.8 consente di ottenere uno sfondo sfocato piacevole, ideale per ritratti. Anche quando si scatta con un diaframma più chiuso la resa fotografica è dettagliata e nitida.
Dal mio punto di vista questa lente è estremamente versatile: è adatta ad una ampia varietà di applicazioni tra cui ritratti, paesaggi e street photography.
In conclusione, il Sony 50mm f/1.8 è un obiettivo eccezionale che offre un'ottima qualità ottica e versatilità. È una scelta ideale per chiunque cerchi un obiettivo prime di qualità, compatto e ad un prezzo accessibile, perfetto per una vasta gamma di situazioni fotografiche.
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