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The Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 is a full-frame E-mount standard prime with a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture. It is small and light at 6.7 oz, with an aspherical element, a seven-blade circular aperture for smooth background blur, and a metal mount. It suits portrait, street and low-light shooters on a budget who want a fast fifty without bulk. Against the Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 it gives up some edge sharpness and build refinement, and against the 50mm f/1.4 GM it is far smaller and cheaper but slower to focus and softer wide open. Owners like the image quality for the size and the creamy bokeh; the common complaints are noisy, slow autofocus and softness at f/1.8.
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Owners rate the Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 as a strong value fast prime: light, sharp when stopped down, with pleasing bokeh. Most criticism centers on the slow, noisy autofocus and softness at the widest aperture.
The Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 is a standard prime lens for Sony E-mount cameras. It has a fixed 50mm focal length and a maximum aperture of f/1.8. The wide aperture gathers more light for low-light shooting and produces a shallow depth of field. A circular aperture keeps defocused light points smooth rather than polygonal.
The optical design includes an aspherical element that reduces aberration. Advanced lens elements reduce lens flare, ghosting and chromatic aberration. The mount is solid metal. The autofocus motor is fast and quiet, so focusing noise does not disrupt audio when recording video.
The lens works with full-frame and crop sensor Sony E-mount cameras. It gives a standard 50mm focal length on full-frame models and a longer effective focal length on APS-C cameras. This Essentials Kit bundles the lens with a 49mm filter kit, a lens case, a lens cleaner, a cleaning kit and a lens cap tether.
