Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS
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]
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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 |
Build quality
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
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]
References
- "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS SEL50F18 Review". www.imaging-resource.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS". photographylife.com. 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. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- "Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS SEL50F18 Review". www.imaging-resource.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- "Sony NEX 50mm F/1.8 OSS review". kurtmunger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.