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12.6.2015

PRICE WHEN REVIEWED: £180(2nd hand from Amazon Warehouse Deals)Comparison setup:Sony NEX-3NSony Alpha 5100 (sucessor of NEX-5N)Pentax K-S2 + Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCMPROs+ completely silent AF (not even the built-in microphone of the NEX-3N and Alpha 5100 can record AF changes)The Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM is a bit lighter and only costs £90 but it is as loud as a mini chainsaw.+ very high build quality (tightly assembled metal and plastic combination)+ tight fit on NEX bodies+ absolutely beautiful bokeh+ almost no chromatic abberation+ well-controlled colour fringing+ vignetting is easily corrected in JPEGs by the camera+ AF can be micro adjusted by 5100 and higher level bodies (I didn't need it though because it seems to hit AF spot on,but I will rebtest with AF depth cardboard test)+ manual focus ring is very smooth, turns slowly but accurately and does not wobble+ the front element does neither extend nor rotate, making polarised UV filters easy and a joy to use+ the optical image stabilisation is impressively effective and makes video recording a truly positive experence (I never liked taking videos, but this lens changed my habbits)The Pentax K mount system is very poor for videos as the body's shake reduction does neither come close to the efficiency of the Sony E mount lenses nor can it compete with the Sony Alpha 7R II's 5 axis body sensor stabilisation. Canon EOS used ro be the kind back in 2006 but Sony Alpha models are now the new regime in the land of mirrorless interchangeable lens systems.+ 49mm filters are cheaper and more portable than 77mm+ very sharp at f1.8 (I don't care about the corner sharpness because I'm a casual hobby shooter and will not sell images nor do I need to pixel peep and debate about pixel sharpness) and is sharp until f11 at which point diffraction (image softening) occurs+ relatively light+ very attarctive, discreet design with high quality finish (it just feels nice and not like a toy as the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II which is my least favourite lens of all times)+ decent weight distribution even on smaller bodies like the Alpha 5100 (the NEX-3N is a tad larger and heavier)+ resists flare very well+ Sony NEX and Alpha bodies allow you to still zoom in 2x which is very handy because then you can frame better without having to spend time cropping images all dayCONs- included lens hood is a bit flimsy/thin and is completely useless for filter users (I use a polarizer, so after I failed to access the filter when.the hood is on I put it back in the box and never touched it again)Pentax is the only camera manufacturer that applies common sense here and adds a little detachable door on each lens hood to allow polarizer users to access and turn their filters.I seriously do not understand why other camera manufacturers do not have this.- AF speed could be higher (but it is fine for normal use unless action photography is a must)It is noticeably slower than other f1.8 lenses for classic DSLRs- not weather sealed (dust will eventually male its way into the lens and settle, so you better not remove the lens from your camera unless you upgrade the body)- the lens is a little bit on the long side (the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM is much shorter, but this is counttered by the oversized yet fully weather sealed K-S2 body)- closest focal distance is rather far (but about 10cm closer than Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM)- AF speed depends on camera body (the Alpha 5100 was slightly but noticeably faster than the NEX-3N)- black glossy paint scratches a bit too easily (this was not a problem on my Canon EF 17-40mm f4 USM which was made of super high quality rippled plastic, but the Sony's outer lens body is made out of metal which will scratch instantly)VERDICTAfter having played withe the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM and Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, the Sony E 50mm f1.8 OSS is more than a clear winner.It beats it's larger and heavier rivals in all aspects except speed, but it is still fast enough for 80% of shots.What really annoyed me was thw lens hood which reminded me of the rubbish hood used with the Canon EF 85mm f1.8 USM - terrible and the plastic is so thin that it would break on medium impact whereas the fmhood for the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 USM still goes strong despite seemingly uncountble scratches :SAlternative:Olympus 45mm f1.8 (Micro Four Thirds) but then you lose a lot of bokeh background and foreground blurring capabilities.If you work around an airport or anywhere where people wear ear protection or are half deaf anyways, go for the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 SCM but note that the Pentax bodies are much heavier then the Sony NEX and Alpha cameras.
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21.6.2012

I've had my eye on this for a while, after realising that neither the 18-200 zoom at F3.5 nor the 18-55 lens usually bundled with the Nex cameras was fast enough to capture images of moving subjects in less than optimal lighting conditions. I found a few accounts on the internet of fixed low f-stop portrait lenses being used for shooting amateur sports and decided to try one at the local stockist.With a Nex-7 in very dim shop lighting, the lens managed to focus on different parts of cameras on display at F1.8, and managed to shift focus and depth of field on the same object by moving the camera around. The dim light did reveal the weakness of the contrast detection focusing and the auto focus was a little slow for a £1,000 piece of kit,but that wasn't the lens' fault.Bringing it home, the box contained a bubble wrapped lens, hood, front and back covers and the 5 sets of instructions in different languages. Size-wise it's about the same as the 18-55 lens and with the hood fitted, almost the same length as the 18-200 zoom on its own. It's also a lot, lot lighter.Experimenting over several bottles of beer and wine, I tried using the aperture priority setting on the camera (Nex-5), using the dial to control aperture, down button for exposure compensation and the soft key for ISO. You can fine tune the focus using the aluminium focus ring on the lens. This allows quite a lot of flexibility, if not quite the ease of operation of the Nex-7's custom dials, and I got lots of sharp pictures of condensation on glass with blurred wine bottles in the background; the shutter speed must have been fast otherwise the alcohol consumed would have made everything blurred.At the children's local swim training session (with permission from coaches and a CRB check) I had to increase the ISO to around 400-800, but with the lens wide open, almost everything I took was sharp, droplets of water in the shots being a very rough guide to my eyes. Assuming you can get close enough, this lens will be fine for soccer mom situations where you can be by pool/pitch/court side; but obviously not for grandstand public events, where only the press photographers get to be by the action.It's also good for snaps of family pets and moving children who can't sit still long enough for a picture; but be prepared to use the non-auto settings for best results, to get the portrait/subject isolated from background. The fixed lens also means you have to move to adjust the shot content rather than fiddling with the zoom.Focus peaking (available from firmware 0.4 and onwards) is also worth using, as that highlights what the camera has actually focused on. You'll need a 49mm lens filter to protect it, and perhaps a lens cover which can have a cord attached as the Sony covers don't seem to have a hole to allow it to be attached to the camera strap mount.Unsurprisingly this lens isn't easily available for the prices you see on the internet, supplies not quite matching demand at the moment, especially with Sony's £30 cashback (til mid July 12).Definitely recommended for those wanting to experiment with depth of field and shutter speeds who have felt they need something other than the lens that came with the camera. For more technical information, look at the review on photozone.de which I read before making the purchase.Addenda: Recent firmware update announced to make it compatible with the phase detection autofocus on the 5R and Nex 6.
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5.3.2014

I don't usually give 5 stars in these reviews, but this lens has almost made my old Nex 3 feel like a new camera.For taking pictures of people it is head-and-shoulders above all the other NEX lenses I've tried (this one is my fourth lens). Essentially, the f1.8 aperture lets in so much light that (together with the image stabilisation) the camera can use _far_ quicker shutter speeds to get any given shot, which means much less blur and, in practice, lovely sharp pictures. The f1.8 aperture also beautifully de-focuses the background of shots, making for simpler compositions which emphasise the main subjects in the frame. Also, unlike many fast primes,this one is pin sharp right down to F1.8.Of course the 75mm-equivalent focal length makes this something of a single-purpose lens, but don't let that put you off - it's a purpose which most people will be needing a lot, and there's nothing wrong with doing one thing well. Here's a real-life example:Last year I went to a wedding. A lovely occasion, but the ceremony was indoors and it was a dull grey day. I used the stock zoom lens that came with the Nex (the 18-55mm one) and for the whole day none of my pictures came out; they were all blurry because people moved too fast and I couldn't respond in time to catch fleeting moments, and that was because the zoom lens can only do about f5 at its 55mm zoom end, and in any case it isn't very sharp at that focal length.Then, last weekend, we celebrated the Christening of my little son. A lovely occasion, but the ceremony was indoors and it was a dull grey day. I used this lens, and every single one of my photos came out perfectly - beautifully. No need for flash, no need for high ISO. I was even happy setting the camera to default automatic settings and letting my friends take pictures for me, because I trusted the lens to get a good picture. I have never been able to do that before!One thing I have found is that I need to take one step further backward than I'm used to, because the lens can't focus close-up. You need to be a few feet away from your subject.In every other respect this is the best money I've invested in photography since buying the camera. I was nervous about buying because this is more expensive than the entry-level lenses in the Nex range. It turns out that there's is a very good reason for the difference - it simply has a much better 'sucess rate' in getting the right photo first time than any other lens I've used; it complements the money I originally invested in the Nex camera and adds a different dimension it didn't have before.
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20.8.2015

hi there I will try to keep this review short and as simple as I can without boring you to much with tech spec that can be read from a spec sheetI bought the lens to use on my a6000 as I wanted a fast lens I can work with in all light and in daytime I could freeze motion and still let enough light into the sensor to get nice frozen shots of people without using the flashthe lens is built well , packaged well and does a great job , its a little soft fully open at f1.8 but a small bit of sharpening via software fixes this ok and the lens gets sharper as you move up from f1.8the lens is great for portrait work and works out to be about 75mm with the a6000 ,it can be a bit tight in some environments and I would have preferred a lens with a focal length of about 35mm - 50mm for my street photography but this lens does have the advantage of being able to photo your subject without disturbing them but also not being so far away you feel disconnected or like your spying on someone lolive quite enjoyed using it and its been on my camera all the time since I bought it , some of my results have been great and people are now contacting me to do family portrait work and pet photography so the results must speak for themselvesthe auto focus on mine seems fine and ive captured some awesome shots with the 11fps burst mode on the a6000for this price with oss included which is great for video the lens should be considered by everyone with an a6000 and with £30 cashback its a very good offer at the minutethe next lens I want is the carl zeiss f1.8 24mm but it is about £600 , when you compare it to what you get with the sony lens it does make it look like a bit of a bargain , ok you want get the same iq as the zeiss glass but the 50mm f.18 is much better then the kit lens .highly recommended upgrade from the kit lens and great for portrait work , video , night time shooting , freezing people in the day time , nice blurred backgrounds and general use , the only negative is it can be a bit tight in small rooms due to the lens being used on a cropped senor giving a 75mm focal lengththanks for reading and if you have any questions fire away
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19.8.2016

After scanning the internet for a good APS-C lens for my E-Mount camera that can be used for portraits and also street photography i was continually reminded of this lens, it's not the cheapest out there but then again it's by no means the most expensive so I thought i would go for it.I'm glad I did, this lens rarely leaves my camera at the moment. This lens is the equivalent of 75mm on a full frame camera and looking through the viewfinder your subject is pretty much the same 'in distance' away from you as in real life, once you've got used to the area size of your photos this makes it quick and easy to take pictures on the fly in a street situation where you need to be quick to catch what you see.Pictures are crisp and nicely detailed. With this in mind, the lens and the auto focus on the Sony A6000 camera I use are a marriage made in heaven, great crisp results and very fast focusing, being able to bring the aperture down to F1.8 means this lens is also very good in low light conditions and has great bokeh in a portrait situation.I've also used it to take astrophotography photos on occasion and it does a very good job though of course the limited focal length is a disadvantage here (wide angle lens' are more preferred). I'm by no means a professional photographer, a keen amateur, but i hope this review is somewhat helpful to people interested in this lens. I would definitely recommend the lens for portraits and street photography tho an APS-C lens of around 35mm (50mm Full Frame) would be a little better for the street, less so for portraits, this is a good balance. Highly recommended.
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13.5.2014

Bought this instead of the kit 16-50 zoom for a Sony NEX-6, for the wider aperture, and as I am getting a 16mm pancake lens anyway.This is a very good lens, the bokeh from the 1.8 aperture is superb. Ive used it at both extremes of aperture, F1.8 and F22 and has given excellent results.Its also extremely light weight, suprisingly so, yet seems very well built. Comes with front and rear lens covers, and a rather large lens hood that when unclipped from the lens the hood can be revered onto the lens to save space in your camera bag.Do note that as the E mount lenses are for Sony APS-C sensor cameras the focal lengths are not what you actually get.Multiple the stated focal length by a factor of 1.5 and you will get the true 35mm full-frame focal length. So this lens is actually a short telephoto, more a portrait lens, at 75mm.The main question is really could this be used a prime lens. I guess it could but would be somewhat restricting if you only had this lens. So my own opinion is if you are also going for a wide angle pancake lens then this would be a good replacement for the kit zoom. Its a little more expensive, but is about the same physical size, and you can do more with it in some ways, but of course less in others.Ive only had it a short while and when I have used it further if the results continue to be good and it is robust then its probably worth 5 stars, but for now, I'll give it 4 stars to be on the safe side.
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28.12.2018

This was purchased for my wife. She's the classic selfie generation and i'm ussualy the photographer.We have another auto lense that is a bit smaller (i think 30mm) and gave great easy portraits, however it wouldn't give the blurred background, crisp foreground effect and once in low light it struggled. For the 50mm lense not a problem, tap the screen where you want it to focus, give it a sec and beautiful clear crisp images, with a blurred background.Anything more than 1m behind the subject and it will start to blur. The lense works great in low light to. The wife wanted to hold some xmas lights in the dark and the lense didn't even break a sweat. I was really stunned.Aswell as close photos the lense deals well with far away subject matter, capturing clear images.The only cons i found with the lense was that due to the default zoom the photographer had to be a bit further back than another 50mm lense I've used. This can be a bit awkward when in confined spaces (a small house). The lense doesn't deal well with nightime traffic or moving lights in the background. We were taking photos with the town christmas decorations in the background, whenever a car drove towards us or away the lense would try and over compensate and forget what it was meant to be focusing on.
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29.12.2013

I am trying to find equivalent lenses for switching from my mid-range Canon EOS-D environment to Sony NEX. I am a happy user of the SEL-P1650 and SEL-55210.All these lenses (the SEL-50F18 being the third) are good optical quality for my taste. One thing that I am not fully happy about is the focus point. Especially for a low depth of field/fast lens such as the 50F18, you may later find that the focus is not where you thought it would be. This happened to me both using the viewfinder and the LCD, but generallyPros of SEL-50F18:* Lightweight* Nicely finished* Hood included* The focus is accurate* Nice round bokeh in the centerCons of SEL-50F18:* Very slow focus (camera firmware 1.02, lens firmware 02,F1.8 to F8, so presumably using the hybrid AF).* Focus hunt even when starting from a pre-focused state.* The lens cap is hard to fit and can fall easily, especially when the hood is on. I have the same problem with my SEL-55210, so maybe I should get used* Although the bokeh is beautifully round in the center of the screen at 1.8, it becomes oval towards corners (say, in the outer 1/8 of the image).I'm slighly undecided between 3 and 4 stars, but given a price of 190 GBP I think it's a good choice so I'll go for 4.
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17.2.2014

I've only recently started getting into advanced photography, so I'm quite a novice when it comes to understanding all these different lenses, so the lens chart on the product page came in handy to see which lens is best used in a certain situation.After being highly impressed with the quality of Sony's 30mm macro lens, I wanted to upgrade my camera even further with this 50mm F1.8 lens which is apparently very good for not only portrait photos, but use in lower lighting conditions too.Anyway, this lens is well packed in a fairly small box which also comes with an instruction manual, guarantee document & a lens hood.With this lens, you do need to stand further away from the subject you're taking a photo of compared to a normal standard lens,which if you're not used too, you will do so very quickly, it's just a matter of getting used to it.Image quality I found to be fantastic, I took a photo of my friends dog indoors with no flash and the results were brilliant, you get a very sharp image of the subject you're focusing on whilst the background is nicely blurred (If you're using the lower aperture of course).Definitely a lens I would recommend!#NOTE: There are two colours available: Silver or Black.
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27.11.2014

This lens is the best purchase I've made recently other than my NEX 6 itself. The photos look incredible and sharp, really nice colours (although I take mostly black and white) and the quick aperture makes for pretty nice low light or indoor photography. The lens itself is a nice size and built extremely well, nice and solid with a nice feeling focus ring that's good for very fine adjustments.Photos are their sharpest between f2.2 and 5.6 and the choice in depth of field is excellent.The lens hood is nice and sturdy and fits the lens well with a confident click into place, but if you have it on reverse then the focus ring is hidden and therefore not adjustable,so if you still want to use manual focus and don't need the hood, you'll have to take it off entirely.I rarely take this lens off of my camera and I'm very impressed with the photos I can get from it, but I'm only giving it 4 stars because I find the auto focus to be fairly slow and often in lowish light it can't find a focus point so you have to wait until it's finished attempting to find one before you can manually tweak it on DMF mode.Would definitely recommend, especially at the price.
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12.5.2019

The best value prime lens from any manufacturer tends to be the “nifty fifty”, as it is usually relatively inexpensive and tack sharp and this is no exception. This lens has great build quality and is a really good match for my Sony A6400. It is not too large, making it easy to keep in my Thinktank Mirrorless Mover 10 bag. I was impressed that it came with a lens hood included.Unlike the FE full frame version, this lens has optical stabilisation, making it ideal for low light conditions when photographing static objects. However, I have mainly used it as a portrait lens as the 75 mm full-frame equivalent focal length is ideal for taking pictures of grandchildren.I have been really impressed how well the lens autofocus mechanism works in combination with the face and eye detection 4D tracking system of the A6400. I took 520 photographs this afternoon and was really impressed by the “keeper” rate. Even with the lens at f/2.0 or 2.2, the vast majority of photographs had the toddler’s eyes in extremely sharp focus, with a nicely rendered bokeh for the background, despite the fact that they were constantly on the move.Strongly recommended
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15.9.2014

I got the a6000 kit with 16-50 and 55-210 lenses. Naturally my next purchase would be a prime. This 50mm doesn't disappoint. It's very sharp, I love how much detail it picks up. The fast 1.8 aperture makes lower light photos easier, and the OSS even more so! It can throw the background out of focus with ease. It even seems very sharp wide open, and only takes a small drop in aperture to be excellent.Very little distortion, and any other issues are easily fixed in Lightroom to give very nice looking photos.Being 50mm on a crop sensor does mean it's a bit telephoto, so not great for indoors, so I think my next lens is the 35mm 1.8.It looks smart in black, feels solid, but not heavy.The hood is a bit plain, I like the look of petal hoods. The large front glass makes it look good!The only thing I've found a bit of a negative is that manual focussing is very slow. Much slower than the other lenses I have. Hopefully that an be changed in a firmware update.Overall it's a great lens for the money! I'd recommend it as the first prime for an e mount camera.
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16.3.2016

I decided, not only that my old compact camera was no longer up to the job, but that I wanted to buy something that would take better pictures than my iPhone. That led me to buy a Sony A5100 which was available at a great price at the time and it really is an excellent camera.The thing is though that, much as it is great, the kit lens takes pictures which aren't radically different from those taken by a compact camera or smartphone. This led me to buy this lens which seemed perfect as I mainly take portraits of family and it really does not disappoint. You can highlight your subject really well by using a wide aperture and you will be able to avoid using your flash most of the time.The first pictures I tried were at dusk tonight and not only did they look fantastic but they looked like they'd been taken in the middle of the day.If, like me, you want something better than a smartphone camera then you need a lens like this to produce pictures of a quality that a smartphone just cannot deliver.Simply fantastic.
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17.11.2012

Really lovely lens. I am a completely amateur photographer, I never venture into manual mode and I'm not frequently changing my settings.This lens is perfect for taking pictures of my daughter. It lets in lots of light and creates a fantastically shallow depth of field so she's in focus while the background is blurred.And my Sony NEX5N can achieve a really fast shutter speed, so I can still use this lens in really bright light outdoor without over-exposing the image. The lens lets in lots of light so you get a great picture, the fast shutter speed stops it from being over-exposed and also freezes the action (so no more blurry toddler when she waves her arms around).The only even tiny disadvantage is that 50mm means it's automatically 'quite zoomed in'.So if you're in a small room, you might have to press yourself right into the corner of the room to get everything you want in the shot to fit.All in all, extremely good value for money - take as good pictures as much more expensive lens / camera combos.
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10.10.2014

After being highly impressed with the quality of Sony's 30mm macro lens, I wanted to upgrade my camera even further with this 50mm F1.8 lens which is apparently very good for not only portrait photos, but use in lower lighting conditions too.Anyway, this lens is well packed in a fairly small box which also comes with an instruction manual, guarantee document & a lens hood.With this lens, you do need to stand further away from the subject you're taking a photo of compared to a normal standard lens, which if you're not used too, you will do so very quickly, it's just a matter of getting used to it.Image quality I found to be fantastic, I took a photo of my friends dog indoors with no flash and the results were brilliant,you get a very sharp image of the subject you're focusing on whilst the background is nicely blurred (If you're using the lower aperture of course).Definitely a lens I would recommend!#NOTE: There are two colours available: Silver or Black.
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