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Key Features
- A-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
- Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM)
- Minimum Focus Distance: 2'
Lightweight and compact, the full-frame Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM Lens is a great choice for portrait photographers who will appreciate the short telephoto perspective and ability to capture an image with a shallow depth of field. The lens incorporates a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) for fast, precise, and quiet focusing and offers a minimum focus distance of 2'. Additionally, the maximum aperture of f/2.8 works with a seven-blade circular diaphragm to create images with smooth, rounded bokeh.
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compatible with A99V??
The Sony 85mm f/2.8 Alpha A-Mount will be compatible with the Sony a99, yes.
Date published: 2018-08-28
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On the a7 with the adaptor does this lens use crop or full frame mode?
The Sony 85mm f/2.8 is a full frame lens, so as long as you are using an adapter designed for use with full frame Sony cameras, you would be able to use the lens in full frame mode.
Date published: 2019-07-05
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Is it compatible with Sony alfa 58 ?
Yes, this lens is fully compatible with the Sony A58 camera.
Date published: 2018-08-28
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Can this lens be used with the Sony A7R?
Works with LAEA4 and A7R. Don't expect super fast AF thou.
Date published: 2018-08-28
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Is this a Focus By Wire lens?
Yes
Date published: 2018-08-28
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Will this work on a Minolta Maxxum 9, that is not SSM converted?
It works fine on the Maxxum 7, so I assume it would also work on the Maxxum 9.
Date published: 2021-03-17