Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 Reviews
Great lens for the price but slow
By Ryan
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2023-03-15
Fine lens for the price. The focus is slow, which is to be expected. The size is great.
Fifty is nifty
By Jordan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-23
Got this 50 and use it as my everyday shooting lens.
Best lens for the $$$
By Mike
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-17
This is a perfect lens that is extremely versatile
Sharpness is good, everything else is not so great
By Michael
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-01
The overall image quality of this lens is fine, but just fine. The image quality is a tiny step above the 16-50 kit lens. It's sharp across the field and colors (overall) are decent, but compared to the other nifty fifties I've used (Nikon, Canon, Sigma) it just doesn't come close. The AF is loud, crunchy feeling, and slow. The chromatic aberration is TERRIBLE. There's so much magenta fringing all over the image it's essentially unfixable. Why Sony felt this lens was acceptable to sell is beyond me.
Great Value For The Patient
By Thomas
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-09-17
The crux of this lens is the auto-focus. It is slow. You won't be able to photograph anything that involves fast motion, or a lot of times even slow motion while using continuous auto-focus. I knew this before I bought the lens, and it definitely holds true after using the lens.
With that out of the way, if you're photographing stationary objects, people, landscapes, flowers, street photography, or focusing manually, I think there's a lot to love about this lens. When you play to its strengths, you can get some really lovely results. Some of my favorite photographs ever have come from this lens. Often from grabbing some candid shots at some local events. I really like the bokeh that I've gotten from shooting wide open with this lens.
For the price, I think this lens is a tremendous value. You just have to have the patience to work with the auto-focus shortcomings in some situations. I knew what I was getting into when purchasing this lens, and I only use it in situations that play to its strengths. By doing that, I rarely find myself disappointed with the images I get.
If you're ready to learn what this lens likes and doesn't like, I think you can create some amazing images with it. I don't regret purchasing this lens even with the shortcomings. And I think working through the shortcomings is making me a better photographer.
poor focus
By Luis
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2022-08-18
This Lens with sharp images, but very poor focus.
First Impression--not a technical review
By Jay
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-02-27
I've only had this lens for a couple of weeks and only about 100 shots. I shoot it with a Sony a7iii. First, it's really small and light compared to the other lenses I have--I like that. I got it to travel in Egypt wanting a light lens but one that's very fast as I'll be in tombs and other old sites with limited light. My 85mm seems too telephoto for what I'll be trying to shoot. After my limited shooting I'm pretty sure this was a good buy. The pictures are sharp and capture what I want so I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it for this trip and others. I almost always have some need for a light fast lens on most of my trips.
Great lens for the money
By WiloIndy
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-02-13
Can’t go wrong with this tiny little lens. I love it, for taking pictures inside is very good. The quality is a lot better than expected in this price range.
