Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 Lens
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Autofocus is terrible, Expected Better
I just got this lens in the mail today and have been playing around with it on my a7rii. The autofocus is TERRIBLE and SO loud. I'm seriously considering returning it. I have more luck with my fotodiox adapter and canon lenses than I do with this lens. I seriously could not be more disappointed/heartbroken than I am right now. So, so bummed.
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Unusable in lower light - constant focus hunting
If youre in bright light, its a perfectly fine lens. Fairly quick focus, nice sharp image. If youre in a situation that requires anything above 1600 ISO, it becomes useless. Endless, slow, noisy hunting that rarely finds the spot. I have to either switch to manual focus or, in most cases, just put on another lens. Very disappointing.
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The most underrated lens for Sony
This lens had a bad reputation because of the firmware when it first came out. Right now with firmware 3 theres absolutely no issues. The bocce you get from it and the overall image quality is insane! Specially when taking into account how cheap it sells for. If you want a prime lens in the 50 to 55mm range you have to buy this lens!
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Hard to beat as a manual lens
I agree the AF is not reliable, but on center focus it's not bad. As a manual lens it KILLS. Especially since my A7ii has focus peaking. Lens is feather light and focus ring has a smooth feel. AF does seem to work better in brighter light. I would not write this lens off, despite the low start reviews. At under $400 it's a bargain.
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Bang for the buck!!!
This lens has exceeded my expectations! The images are super sharp throughout, and the bokeh rendering is beautiful. I cannot believe that Sony was able to create such a great lens that we are lucky enough to grab for $200. If you were looking for a 50 and you have a couple hundred dollars, I could not recommend this lens enough!
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Unimpressed
After owning the 50mm 1.8 OSS and renting the zeiss 55 I am very disappointed with the autofocus speed and accuracy in this lens. The a7 with continual autofocus is unusable for video. Although for $250 the sharpness and colors are good. So overall okay for portraits (if the subject is stationary) and horrible for video.
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Smaller than I thought
At first I thought I got a bad one. I would take my pictures, get home, load those suckers onto the computer, then see that some of the images were not as sharp as I was hoping for. But, the more I use this lens, the more Im starting to see the sharpness. So with that and the price of this lens, I can not complain.
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This lens shouldn't have ever been released
I dont know why Sony released this lens. The image quality is fine but the AF is HORRIBLE. So slow and noisy. It reminds me of the original Canon 50mm 1.8 which I never complained about because when i bought that it was only $75. This is way over priced and should only be purchased if you are on a super tight budget
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Good lens for Sony A7 series
Pro- good price. I got it with the kit and uv filter on time. Take good pictures inside house or low light. Good bokeh I am happy with this lens because it very light, focus good and easy. Con: nothing a big deal, if you want to take pictures outside, you need a distance about at least 6 feet for the focusing.
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Good lens for Sony A7 series
Pro- good price. I got it with the kit and uv filter on time. Take good pictures inside house or low light. Good bokeh I am happy with this lens because it very light, focus good and easy. Con: nothing a big deal, if you want to take pictures outside, you need a distance about at least 6 feet for the focusing.
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Useful lens for many of us
I am an amateur photographer. I have read the reviews that denigrate this lens. I tried it anyway for use on A6300 and A7II and found it helpful. From my perspective this is a useful lens at a bargain price. I am pleased with the lens. This lens is thus not a limiting factor for my photography.
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Excellent purchase
Pleasantly surprised by the very sharp quality of this lens at all apertures. Focus is slower than higher end lenses but very usable for what I do and not such a problem as I expected. Sometimes it does hunt in close ups. For the money this was a great value and is now one of my favorite lenses.
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Exceeds Expectations
Light lens, Sharper and faster AF than Nikon or Canon's offerings. I use it for street photography and it nails subjects coming towards me with a almost 100% keeper rate. Focus mode: AF-continous, widearea and AF-on. Check my gallery lonewalkernyc for samples on Flickr search A7II 50mm
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Perfect price/performance 50mm
From a price/performance standpoint, this 50mm suits my photography needs. Can't comment on the video aspects as thats not what I use it for. For photos in low light situations on my A7 iii, this works well. Pictures are very sharp. Added filter and cleaning kit was a nice B&H bonus!
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Manual Focus Only
Honestly, this lens is twice as expensive as Canon 1.8 and no better. It's got a lousy and loud autofocus system. I'd have no problem with this lens if I was using it only for video - and manually focusing - because the focus ring is pretty nice - especially compared to the Canon...
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Good but not great
Received the Sony with excitement. Once I got to use it was surprised how it hunts for focus and the noise. That was quite a disappointment. Other than that I found the build solid, the focus ring and overall feel. The images were surprisingly sharp so can get over the bad focus.
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Excellent.
This lens is sharp, very sharp. I shoot wide open or close down 1 all of the time and using eye-af or not, the results are tack sharp. Focus speed is a little less than perfect, but in no way interferes with the work that I do. Light weight, good looking, nice manual focus ring.
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Horrible Autofocus
Over-all great image quality for what it sells for, but autofocus is just horrible!!! (on A7S). Probably on par with Comlite adapter and Canon glass... I sure hope Sony will fix this soon with firmware update... Other than that, decent color rendition, sharp, compact and light.
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Nice inexpensive alternative
Focus motor noise was a killer for me. The noise and the slow search made it somewhat unusable for me. If I were using it for more composed shots the noise or speed wouldn't matter. As far as the image quality.... I didn't own it long enough to test. I am told it's quite good.
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What autofocus issues?
I think the bad autofocus reviews reallyexaggerate. Using eye AF on A7RIII the focus is spot on almost in all shots, and theres almost no hunting. Stopping down the lens a little improves IQ significantly. Im super happy with the results I got mainly from shooting at F2-F2.8.
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Disappointed with Sony.
I had to return the lens and paid for shipping. Used it with A7s, the auto focus is horrible. It just breathing back and forth especially when the object three feet or less.It does not matter what the setting of your camera. My APS Sony 16-50 is performing far much better.
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Cheapest 50mm 1.8 FE lens
Built quality is ok for its price. B&H even bundled it with a free Hoya filter (TKS). Only comes with a focusing ring. No image stabilizing feature. Focusing is slightly noisy but still acceptable. Bokeh is quite good. Focusing is slightly slow but ok in most situations.
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Slow Auto Focus a Deal Killer
Pros: lightweight, small, sharp, nice bokeh, decent price. Cons: super loud when autofocusing, hunts for focus everytime. (My experience on A7RM2 with latest firmware 7-17-2016) --I'm returning it as I shoot models and I'm missing poses as the lens takes too long.
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Nice little lens
I am very happy with this lens, particularly at its price point. Way lighter than the f4.0 24-105 zoom lens that the camera used to wear. The zoom lens might be sharper - I have not made comparisons - but this lens is perfectly satisfactory (and it is faster).
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