Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS
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| Maker | Sony |
|---|---|
| Lens mount(s) | Sony E-mount |
| Technical data | |
| Type | Prime |
| Focus drive | Autofocus |
| Focal length | 50mm |
| Focal length (35mm equiv.) | 75mm |
| Image format | APS-C |
| Aperture (max/min) | f/1.8-22.0 |
| Close focus distance | 0.39 metres (1.3 ft) |
| Max. magnification | 1:6 (0.16x) |
| Diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Construction | 9 elements in 8 groups |
| Features | |
| Manual focus override |  Yes |
| Weather-sealing |  No |
| Lens-based stabilization | Yes |
| Aperture ring | No |
| Application | Portrait, Low-Light |
| Physical | |
| Max. length | 62.0 millimetres (2.44 in) |
| Diameter | 62.0 millimetres (2.44 in) |
| Weight | 202 grams (0.445 lb) |
| Filter diameter | 49mm |
| Accessories | |
| Lens hood | Plastic lens hood, ALC-SH116 |
| History | |
| Introduction | 2011 |
| Retail info | |
| MSRP | $298 USD |
The Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS is a short telephoto APS-C prime lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony on August 24, 2011.[1][2]
Build quality[edit]
The lens has a mixture of high quality plastic and aluminium body. It is a comparably compact lens with a metal mount and a silent, fast autofocus. Being a small telephoto lens with a focal length equivalent of 75mm one of its purposes is portrait shots.
It features OSS (Optical Steady Shot).
Image quality[edit]
Wide open the lens is rather soft but stopping down to f/5.6 yields very sharp results. That way portraits shot wide open render soft with a very nice bokeh.[3]
Distortion is very low and vignetting negligible, but the culprit of this lens is chromatic aberration which is very strong wide open and becomes acceptable only by stopping down towards f/5.6.[4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS SEL50F18 Review". www.imaging-resource.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS". photographylife.com. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ "Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS for Sony E mount test/review on Sony Alpha Blog". Sony Alpha Blog. 2018-09-25. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS SEL50F18 Review". www.imaging-resource.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Sony NEX 50mm F/1.8 OSS review". kurtmunger.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
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