Sony SEL50F18 E Mount – APS-C 50mm F1.8 Prime Lens (Black)
Sony SEL50F18 E Mount – APS-C 50mm F1.8 Prime Lens (Black)
Wide aperture and Optical SteadyShot make lens highly suitable for atmospheric handheld portraits without flash in dim light
| Weight: | 202 Grams |
| Size: | 4.8000" l x 3.9000" w x 3.7000" h x |
| Dimensions: | 6.2 x 6.2 x 6.2 centimetres |
| Brand: | Sony |
| Model: | SEL50F18/B |
| Part: | SEL50F18 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Dimensions: | 6.2 x 6.2 x 6.2 centimetres |
| Origin: | China |
| Size: | 4.8000" l x 3.9000" w x 3.7000" h x |
comprato per fare video perch avevo bisogno di un obiettivo luminoso e devo dire che questo non niente male poich riesce a rendere una qualit dello sfocato elevata.
Ottima la stabilizzazione ottica che consente di fare video non mossi anche senza cavalletto
Abbinato alla mia Sony A6100. Ottima lente, la stabilizzazione in un obiettivo cos piccolo leggero e luminoso un capolavoro. Ottima nitidezza e resa sia fotografica che video. Autofocus buono. Obiettivo ottimo per formato apsc ( ecco il grande contro) peccato che la versione full frame sia nettamente inferiore. Un must have per camere Sony apsc. Sicuramente ci sono altre aberrazioni cromatiche da f8 in su. Ottimo anche per video. Abbinato alla mia fotocamera la stabilizzazione superlativa.
One of the best lens for blur background photo and video …
Thank you so much Sony
All photos is directly click the Sony zv E-10 camera and 50mm OSS lens
If you have sony aps-c line up camera and want to buy a prime lense just for hobby in photography then it is the best you get in this price, it is sharp, great low light, fast auto focus, only prime lense better than this is sigma’s but they are also expensive.
Sehr schn ist neben der Lichtstrke die Kompaktheit des Objektiv, es passt in meine alte Tasche (die fr die a6000) problemlos mit rein. Ein Bildstabilisator ist in dieser Preisklasse ungewhnlich.
Fazit: Aufgrund mangelnder Alternativen behalte ich das Objeltiv. Es ist aber fr statische Motive ausgelegt, nicht fr Sport- und Tierfotografie. Das sollte man vor dem Kauf beachten. Fr Portraitfotografen sicher ein guter Kauf. Zwei Sterne Abzug fr den Autofokus, einer dazu fr den niedrigen Preis.
Nachtrag: Mein Objektiv ist perfekt zentriert.
L’obiettivo a focale fissa Sony SEL-50F18B 50mm F1.8 un’ottima scelta per i fotografi che cercano un obiettivo versatile e di alta qualit per la loro fotocamera Sony.
La lente costruita con materiali di alta qualit e offre una nitidezza straordinaria, sia al centro che ai bordi dell’immagine. La sua apertura massima di F1.8 permette di catturare immagini con sfocatura dello sfondo e una maggiore profondit di campo, ideale per ritratti o scatti in ambienti con scarsa illuminazione.
Inoltre, l’obiettivo dotato di un motore silenzioso e veloce per la messa a fuoco automatica, che rende facile e preciso l’uso in molte situazioni. La messa a fuoco manuale altrettanto fluida e precisa, per dare ai fotografi il massimo controllo e creativit nella loro fotografia.
La costruzione dell’obiettivo solida e resistente, e il design elegante si adatta perfettamente alle fotocamere Sony. Il suo peso leggero lo rende facile da trasportare e utilizzare per scatti a mano libera.
In sintesi, l’obiettivo Sony SEL-50F18B 50mm F1.8 un’ottima scelta per i fotografi che cercano un obiettivo di alta qualit, nitido e versatile, ideale per ritratti e scatti in condizioni di scarsa illuminazione. La sua costruzione robusta e il design elegante lo rendono anche un’aggiunta elegante alla collezione di obiettivi di qualsiasi fotografo Sony.
The only complaint I have about the lens is the price – it is certainly overpriced. I ended up paying Rs. 23,990. THB Rs.15k would be reasonable (perhaps it’s just me).
Good build quality. Delivers great pictures with good background blu
Just it can’t takes footage whole your body when you are in a room. I have to use back yard longer distance for any footage recording.
I’m using it on a Nex3 and it works well. The AF is a bit slow on my camera but accurate and no slower than I’ve seen it work on an A6000 in a YouTube review. The image is sharp with some chromatic aberration in the corners. The OSS is great to have for the money too. I’m more than happy with it as a first real investment in a lens.
Su apsc dato il fattore di crop un 75, quindi in ottica abbastanza stretta, pi adatta per i ritratti e per i dettagli. Comunque come prima ottica per sostituire l’ottica kit va benissimo.
Aggiornamento 10/12/21: Obiettivo reso a causa di continui problemi con la messa a fuoco. Quello che credevo fosse una pecca si trasformato in un vero e proprio difetto. Non so se si tratta del mio esemplare ma fa una grossa fatica a mettere a fuoco il soggetto.
– compact
– lger
– bonne trs bonne qualit d’image
– bonne nettet
– aberrations chromatiques prsentes mais contrles (sauf cas extrme)
– AF efficace et silencieux (il a quand mme ces limites dans certaines situations)
– qualit gnral
– distance minimale de focus assez sympa (juste bonne)
– quivalent en plein format d’un 75mm f2.7 (facteur de recadrage de 1.5* apsc)
– la stabilisation bonne moyenne
– la focal de portrait pas excellence
– un bon bokeh (flou d’arrire plan artistique) en portrait serr comme en portrait de pied
– prix raisonnable
Les moins :
– F1.8 (quivalent en plein format f2.7) c’est bien mais on aurait videmment prfr un f1.4
– pas grand chose
– distance minimale de focus bof
Un objectif vraiment sympa pour sa qualit general (image et construction), sa lgret et compacit, sa stab utile, et son f1.8 bon en basse lumire et trs sympa en bokeh !
Il trouvera facilement sa place dans votre sac, et joue pleinement la carte de sony avec sa volont de compact/lger/abordable. Parfait pour se lancer dans le portrait, attention la distance de recul, je conseille !
Si ce commentaire vous a aid, n’oubliez pas de cliquer sur “utile”, merci.
Is a 50mm lens performs as expected with the camera, it’s a very good lens at a good price. Photographers will appreciate this 50.
Best lens in my arsenal. I take it everywhere. And I’ve always been surprised how often I reach for it. Can be a very fun lens to use. For the money it’s flawless.
I use it on an alpha 6400 and it’s stunning. High definition, perfect boque. highly recommended.
Bright lens that’s perfect for both outdoor and indoor portraits. Nice bokeh.
Vorweg: Ich bin mit der Leistung des Objektives absolut zufrieden, vor allem zu diesem Preis! Wer keine Details bentigt, kann weiter unten direkt zu den Pros und Contras springen.
Verarbeitung / Qualitt:
In Sachen Verarbeitung und Qualitt wurde ich bisher bei Sony noch nie wirklich enttuscht. Das ist auch hier der Fall. Das Objektiv macht einen durchaus hochwertigen Eindruck und wirkt solide und gut verarbeitet. Das gilt auch fr das Filtergewinde und den Bajonettanschluss. Ich persnlich bin eher ein Fan von gummierten Fokusringen, da man da einen besseren Grip hat – dieser hier ist aus Metall, was allerdings kein wirklicher Nachteil in Sachen Qualitt ist. Auerdem ist der Drehwiderstand des Fokusrings sehr angenehm, anders, als beispielsweise beim 35mm, bei dem sich der Fokusring viel zu schwergngig drehen lsst.
Gre und Gewicht:
Was soll man da sagen? Das Objektiv ist klein und leicht. Das macht es ideal, um es berall mit hinzunehmen und geht nicht in die Arme, wie so manch anderer Glasklotz, den man in diesem Lichtstrkenbereich kaufen kann.
Autofokus:
Fr mich immer wieder ein Highlight bei (den meisten) Sony-Objektiven und definitiv ein groer Pluspunkt gegenber vergleichbaren Objektiven von anderen Herstellern. Der Autofokus ist extrem schnell und sitzt (fast) immer perfekt. Auch bei schlechtem Licht kann man noch sehr gut mit dem Autofokus arbeiten. Sowohl bei Fotos, als auch bei Videos ein echter Segen. Der Autofokus arbeitet auerdem sehr leiste und ist akustisch quasi nicht wahrnehmbar.
Bildqualitt:
Fr mich das absolute Highlight an diesem Objektiv! Vor allem zu diesem Preis bin ich begeistert von der Schrfe und dem gesamten Look, den dieses Objektiv erzeugt. Auch bei offener Blende kann die Schrfe absolut berzeugen, was es fr mich umso mehr zu einem ideal Portraitobjektiv macht. Das Bokeh ist schn weich, neigt an den Rndern teilweise aber zu leichten Katzenaugen. Das strt mich persnlich allerdings nicht wirklich. Mit chromatischen Aberrationen hatte ich bisher nur wenig Probleme und selbst wenn, lassen die sich in Lightroom ja superleicht entfernen. Die Bilder haben einen super Kontrast. Was die Farben angeht, habe ich das Gefhl, dass das 50mm etwas khlere Farben erzeugt, dafr aber einen besseren Dynamikumfang abbildet. Das ist allgering nur mein persnlicher Eindruck beim Vergleich von Aufnahmen. Das einzige, was mich persnlich hier und da mal strt, sind die Lens Flares, beim Fotografieren / Filmen ins Gegenlicht. Das ist bei diesem Preis allerdings Kritik auf hohem Niveau. Auerdem entstehen die auch bei so manchem teuren und ach so toll beschichteten Vollformatobjektiv.
Positiv:
+ super Preis
+ gute Verarbeitung und Qualitt
+ sehr guter Autofokus
+ tolle Bildqualitt mit sehr guter Schrfe
+ kleine und leichte Bauweise
+ Fokusring mit angenehmen Drehwiderstand
Negativ:
– Fokusring aus Metall
– teilweise nervige Lens Klares
Fazit:
Wer eine APS-C Kamera besitzt und ein Objektiv fr Portraits (und mehr) sucht, sollte hier auf jeden Fall zuschlagen. Zu diesem Preis gibt es kaum relevante Kritikpunkte und die Leistung kann absolut berzeugen. Ein super Objektiv!
fast and quiet autofocus, Lovely image. and what a price.
Must have for any Sony Pony.
Unlike the FE full frame version, this lens has optical stabilisation, making it ideal for low light conditions when photographing static objects. However, I have mainly used it as a portrait lens as the 75 mm full-frame equivalent focal length is ideal for taking pictures of grandchildren. I have been really impressed how well the lens autofocus mechanism works in combination with the face and eye detection 4D tracking system of the A6400. I took 520 photographs this afternoon and was really impressed by the “keeper” rate. Even with the lens at f/2.0 or 2.2, the vast majority of photographs had the toddler’s eyes in extremely sharp focus, with a nicely rendered bokeh for the background, despite the fact that they were constantly on the move.
Strongly recommended
I love the lens, perfect for low light with my camera, sadly didn’t receive the lens with a lens cap, if i was supposed to get one is there any chance one of you get in contact with me?
Bokeh:
– Bokeh vom Samyang 50mm F1.2 neigt auen zu Katzenaugen. Ein Unterschied in der Tiefenschrfe / Bokeh war zwischen Blende 1.2 und 1.4 fr mich auf verschiedene Distanzen nicht warnehmbar, so dass der Vorteil zum Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus (bis auf den Preisunterschied) fr mein subjektives Empfinden nicht gegeben ist.
– Bokeh vom Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus ist genial und bei meinem Exemplar bis in die Ecken kreisrund. Das Bokeh zeigt leichte Onion-rings.
– Bokeh vom Sony SEL50F18B neigt auen zu leichten Katzenaugen (nicht so stark wie das Samyang F1.2), dafr sind keine Onion-rings zu erkennen. Der Unterschied zwischen Blende 1.4 bei den beiden Samyangs zu 1.8 beim Sony ist allerdings schon recht gut erkennbar.
Schrfe:
– Bei der Schrfe ist Sony klarer Sieger, sowohl mit offener Blende, als auch auf F8 abgeblendet.
– Samyang 50mm F1.2 ist mit offener Blende (hier auch bei F1.4 und F1.8) auen deutlich unschrfer als die anderen beiden Objektive. Bei F8 ist das Samyang 50mm F1.2 etwa gleich scharf wie das Sony und damit schrfer, als das Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus.
– Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus ist mit offener Blende auen hnlich scharf wie das Sony und damit schrfer als das Samyang 50mm F1.2. Bei F8 ist das Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus unschrfer, als die anderen beiden Objektive.
– Im Zentrum ist das Sony bei meinen Tests immer am schrfsten.
Fokus / Autofokus:
– Der Autofokus vom Sony SEL50F18B ist auf der A6000 treffgenau, schnell und leise. Natrlich kann es auch hier bei schlechten Lichtbedingungen mal zum Pumpen kommen, aber bei meinen Tests nicht sehr hufig.
– Der Autofokus vom Samyang 50mm F1.4 ist ebenfalls relativ treffgenau, aber sehr laut und ist gefhlt etwas langesamer als beim Sony. Auch scheint der Autofokus fter zu pumpen, als beim Sony Objektiv (auch nicht sehr hufig, aber hufiger als beim Sony).
– Das Samyang 50mm F1.2 hat keinen Autofokus und muss dementsprechend manuell fokussiert werden. Bei F1.2 ist es schon extrem schwierig przise auf z.B. ein Auge zu fokussieren. Model und Fotograf drfen sich in dem Fall nicht bewegen. Ein Fokussieren bei F1.2 ist trotz Fokuspeaking ohne Fokus-Lupe nicht przise mglich (dafr ist der Schrfebereich zu gering und das Fokus Peaking zu ungenau). Beim Verwenden der Fokuslupe bringt das Fokuspeaking nicht mehr den gewnschten Vorteil, so dass es kaum einen Unterschied macht, ob es eingeschaltet ist, oder nicht. Alles in allem ist das Fokussieren mit offener Blende recht mhsam und es gab bei mir einen recht groen Ausschuss bei den Bildern. Natrlich wird es Leute geben, die schneller und besser manuell fokussieren knnen, hier wird also nur die Kombination vom Objektiv, der A6000 und mir bewertet. Abgeblendet kann man mit dem Fokuspeaking gute Ergebnisse erreichen, aber dafr kaufe ich kein F1.2 Objektiv. Der Fokusring lsst sich brigens hervoragend bedienen und hat eine gute Haptik.
Fringing:
– Bei den Samyangs etwas ausgeprgter als bei Sony, aber fr mich nicht relevant, da es leicht in Lightroom entfernt werden kann.
Kontrast und Dynamik:
– Hier ist mein subjektives Empfinden, dass ich beim Sony Objektiv mehr Kontrast und mehr Dynamikumfang in den Bildern habe. Die Unterschiede habe ich aber nicht gemessen.
Gre und Gewicht (bezogen auf ein Objektiv fr eine APS-C Kamera):
– Sony SEL50F18B: Klein und leicht
– Samyang 50mm F1.2: Mittelgro und mittelschwer
– Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus: Gro und schwer
Fazit:
– Das Samyang 50mm F1.2 verliert im Vergleich zum Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus, da das manuelle Fokussieren (fr mich) zu mhsam und zu ungenau ist und der Blendenvorteil von F1.2 zu F1.4 fr mich im Bild nicht wahrnehmbar ist. Hier wrde ich auf jeden Fall den Aufpreis von ca. 100 Euro fr den Autofokus und das bessere Bokeh vom Samyang 50mm F1.4 zahlen.
– Bei Preis, Schrfe, Autofokus, Kontrast / Dynamik und Gre / Gewicht gewinnt fr mich das Sony Objektiv. Lediglich das geile Bokeh vom Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus wre fr mich ein relevanter Grund dieses Objektiv dem Sony vorzuziehen. Ob jemanden das ber 200 Euro Aufpreis Wert ist, muss derjenige fr sich selber entscheiden. Das kreisrunde Bokeh wre es mir nicht Wert, wenn dann der Blendenvorteil von F1.4 zu F1.8.
– Wenn man sich fr das Samyang 50mm F1.4 mit Autofokus entscheidet, sollte einem klar sein, dass die uere Unschrfe bei Portraits i.d.R. im Bokeh verschwindet, das Objektiv aber abgeblendet fr z.B. Landschaftsaufnahmen in meinen Augen wegen der ueren Unschrfe nicht so geeignet ist.
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Something about the 50mm focal length is perfect. It makes the focus object feel so personal and the depth of field makes it stand out so well for such stark and raw photography. It’s a must have lens for portraiture and the size and feel of this is perfect. I love shooting with prime lenses and I’m so happy I went with this one.
Sent back due to going for different type but good lens.
Sharper, brighter, better than prime lense, cheaper than 35 mm. Love it.
ew to this photograph thing, as I am if you going to buy UV fille
I’m glad I did, this lens rarely leaves my camera at the moment. This lens is the equivalent of 75mm on a full frame camera and looking through the viewfinder your subject is pretty much the same ‘in distance’ away from you as in real life, once you’ve got used to the area size of your photos this makes it quick and easy to take pictures on the fly in a street situation where you need to be quick to catch what you see. Pictures are crisp and nicely detailed. With this in mind, the lens and the auto focus on the Sony A6000 camera I use are a marriage made in heaven, great crisp results and very fast focusing, being able to bring the aperture down to F1.8 means this lens is also very good in low light conditions and has great bokeh in a portrait situation.
I’ve also used it to take astrophotography photos on occasion and it does a very good job though of course the limited focal length is a disadvantage here (wide angle lens’ are more preferred). I’m by no means a professional photographer, a keen amateur, but i hope this review is somewhat helpful to people interested in this lens. I would definitely recommend the lens for portraits and street photography tho an APS-C lens of around 35mm (50mm Full Frame) would be a little better for the street, less so for portraits, this is a good balance. Highly recommended.
All good after a couple of weeks. Could be a bit better in low light.
his is must have lens for Portrait. very sharp and very fast. bit bigger though. for the price it is excellent lens. i only bought one lens extra which is this one.
The thing is though that, much as it is great, the kit lens takes pictures which aren’t radically different from those taken by a compact camera or smartphone. This led me to buy this lens which seemed perfect as I mainly take portraits of family and it really does not disappoint. You can highlight your subject really well by using a wide aperture and you will be able to avoid using your flash most of the time. The first pictures I tried were at dusk tonight and not only did they look fantastic but they looked like they’d been taken in the middle of the day.
If, like me, you want something better than a smartphone camera then you need a lens like this to produce pictures of a quality that a smartphone just cannot deliver.
Simply fantastic.
I have a few lenses for the A6000 and this is the best one by far. I have the sigma 30mm which is pretty good but nothing compared to this. It is pretty close but good for portraits I think.
This lens is amazing. During bath time, I snapped loads of photos that I wouldn’t have been able to get before, with lovely droplets of water being frozen and really adding to picture.
Highly recommended, good quality and will change your low-light pictures for the better!
Manual focus is the only down-side. It’s fly-by-wire, so you don’t have a direct connection, and it does have a little bit of a mind of it’s own.
great lens for the money its my goto lens for lowligh
(2nd hand from Amazon Warehouse Deals)
Comparison setup:
Sony NEX-3N
Sony Alpha 5100 (sucessor of NEX-5N)
Pentax K-S2 + Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM
PROs
+ completely silent AF (not even the built-in microphone of the NEX-3N and Alpha 5100 can record AF changes)
The Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM is a bit lighter and only costs 90 but it is as loud as a mini chainsaw.
+ very high build quality (tightly assembled metal and plastic combination)
+ tight fit on NEX bodies
+ absolutely beautiful bokeh
+ almost no chromatic abberation
+ well-controlled colour fringing
+ vignetting is easily corrected in JPEGs by the camera
+ AF can be micro adjusted by 5100 and higher level bodies (I didn’t need it though because it seems to hit AF spot on, but I will rebtest with AF depth cardboard test)
+ manual focus ring is very smooth, turns slowly but accurately and does not wobble
+ the front element does neither extend nor rotate, making polarised UV filters easy and a joy to use
+ the optical image stabilisation is impressively effective and makes video recording a truly positive experence (I never liked taking videos, but this lens changed my habbits)
The Pentax K mount system is very poor for videos as the body’s shake reduction does neither come close to the efficiency of the Sony E mount lenses nor can it compete with the Sony Alpha 7R II’s 5 axis body sensor stabilisation. Canon EOS used ro be the kind back in 2006 but Sony Alpha models are now the new regime in the land of mirrorless interchangeable lens systems.
+ 49mm filters are cheaper and more portable than 77mm
+ very sharp at f1.8 (I don’t care about the corner sharpness because I’m a casual hobby shooter and will not sell images nor do I need to pixel peep and debate about pixel sharpness) and is sharp until f11 at which point diffraction (image softening) occurs
+ relatively light
+ very attarctive, discreet design with high quality finish (it just feels nice and not like a toy as the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II which is my least favourite lens of all times)
+ decent weight distribution even on smaller bodies like the Alpha 5100 (the NEX-3N is a tad larger and heavier)
+ resists flare very well
+ Sony NEX and Alpha bodies allow you to still zoom in 2x which is very handy because then you can frame better without having to spend time cropping images all day
CONs
– included lens hood is a bit flimsy/thin and is completely useless for filter users (I use a polarizer, so after I failed to access the filter when.the hood is on I put it back in the box and never touched it again)
Pentax is the only camera manufacturer that applies common sense here and adds a little detachable door on each lens hood to allow polarizer users to access and turn their filters.
I seriously do not understand why other camera manufacturers do not have this.
– AF speed could be higher (but it is fine for normal use unless action photography is a must)
It is noticeably slower than other f1.8 lenses for classic DSLRs
– not weather sealed (dust will eventually male its way into the lens and settle, so you better not remove the lens from your camera unless you upgrade the body)
– the lens is a little bit on the long side (the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM is much shorter, but this is counttered by the oversized yet fully weather sealed K-S2 body)
– closest focal distance is rather far (but about 10cm closer than Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM)
– AF speed depends on camera body (the Alpha 5100 was slightly but noticeably faster than the NEX-3N)
– black glossy paint scratches a bit too easily (this was not a problem on my Canon EF 17-40mm f4 USM which was made of super high quality rippled plastic, but the Sony’s outer lens body is made out of metal which will scratch instantly)
VERDICT
After having played withe the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM and Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, the Sony E 50mm f1.8 OSS is more than a clear winner.
It beats it’s larger and heavier rivals in all aspects except speed, but it is still fast enough for 80% of shots.
What really annoyed me was thw lens hood which reminded me of the rubbish hood used with the Canon EF 85mm f1.8 USM – terrible and the plastic is so thin that it would break on medium impact whereas the fmhood for the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 USM still goes strong despite seemingly uncountble scratches :S
Alternative:
Olympus 45mm f1.8 (Micro Four Thirds) but then you lose a lot of bokeh background and foreground blurring capabilities.
If you work around an airport or anywhere where people wear ear protection or are half deaf anyways, go for the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM but note that the Pentax bodies are much heavier then the Sony NEX and Alpha cameras.
Great prime lens. The wide aperture does produce really nice bokeh.
It’s an fantastic lens for it’s price. Iam really satisfied
I am currently using with a Nex 3N and considering an upgrade to an a6000 but the lens has made me realise that the little 3N is quite brilliant. So pleased, my buy of the year, I know it’s only February but still..
Don’t forget to buy a 49mm filter to protect it.
Great portrait lens and very sharp – my favourite Sony e-mount lens so far. Bokeh at wide apertures is lovely and I’m having lots of photo fun with this lens. The inclusion of OSS is great. My only gripe is the focus-by-wire – I’d rather have a proper focusing ring with start and end positions.
The kit lens is good, however this lens is brilliant.
The detail is fantastic, at F1.8 the middle of the image (focus object) stays perfectly in focus, and combined with a low ISO, perfect photos are taking with little effort on my part
I believe with this lens, the 16-50 power zoom, and the 55-200 zoom lens, it will cover almost everything I need to photo.
if I can get a good deal on the 30mm macro lens that may be one for the future.
A super telephoto may be useful, but sony do not offer one, so I may have to look at 3rd party alternatives
Photos are their sharpest between f2.2 and 5.6 and the choice in depth of field is excellent.
The lens hood is nice and sturdy and fits the lens well with a confident click into place, but if you have it on reverse then the focus ring is hidden and therefore not adjustable, so if you still want to use manual focus and don’t need the hood, you’ll have to take it off entirely.
I rarely take this lens off of my camera and I’m very impressed with the photos I can get from it, but I’m only giving it 4 stars because I find the auto focus to be fairly slow and often in lowish light it can’t find a focus point so you have to wait until it’s finished attempting to find one before you can manually tweak it on DMF mode.
Would definitely recommend, especially at the price.
Anyway, this lens is well packed in a fairly small box which also comes with an instruction manual, guarantee document & a lens hood.
With this lens, you do need to stand further away from the subject you’re taking a photo of compared to a normal standard lens, which if you’re not used too, you will do so very quickly, it’s just a matter of getting used to it.
Image quality I found to be fantastic, I took a photo of my friends dog indoors with no flash and the results were brilliant, you get a very sharp image of the subject you’re focusing on whilst the background is nicely blurred (If you’re using the lower aperture of course).
Definitely a lens I would recommend!
#NOTE: There are two colours available: Silver or Black .
I have found a new and dangerous addiction with my NEX series camera, and this neatly fits a gap in my collection of lenses (I’m a bit worried that I’m beginning to persuade myself that some of the 700+ lenses are value for money).