what len is the best for Sony a5000 under $300? I mainly use it for taking pic and video of my baby. Thx! null

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GreyWindWRX · Accepted Answer

You can't go wrong with a nifty fifty. I'd suggest the FE 50mm f/1.8. Goos in low light and a fantastic general shooting lens.

Brownstone · Answer

Being that it's a compatible E Mount, it will fit and work with the A5000, but it is a full frame sensor type lens as opposed to a regular E Mount asp-c crop sensor (smaller), that the 5000 and 6000 series cameras.
 Tech specs aside, I don't know about using a fixed focal length lens for shooting video, but if you're shooting a baby that doesn't move around too quick like a toddler you should be able to get some good shots with beautiful depth due to the F/1.8, but I know from experience that chasing toddlers is easier with a zoom type lens. 
 On the budget concious side, using the 16-50mm pancake kit type lense would be a better choice.
 If budget would allow (a few hundred dollars more), stepping up to the 18-105mm F/4 would be a great choice. Not nearly as compact as either the 50mm F/1.8 or the 16-50mm, but it's an awesome all around lens with a broad focal range that people have also said it's good for video use. I bought one to use with my A6000 and loved it, and use on occasion on my recently purchased A7Rii.

JDoo · Answer

The 50 mm is a great lens for low light photos and focusing just on your baby. No zoom FYI but amazing.

Charles · Answer

SEL50F18 or SEL50F18F?

For a variety of reasons if you have a full frame camera, you would be better off with full frame lenses, like the SEL50F18F.
Otherwise you would have to go through mirror images of the various contortions faced when using full frame lenses on APSC cameras.

If your camera is not set up for "e" mount lenses you would need an adapter.

Both are "e" mount lenses, while the SEL50F18 is an APSC lens and costs $50 more than the SEL50F18F full frame lens, but offers many very important advantages when mounted on an APSC camera.

For an APSC camera, buy the SEL50F18, unless you are absolutely certain that you understand the difference between it and the SEL50F18F.

There are three critical elements to consider in choosing between these two lenses (SEL50F18 and SEL50F18F) for an APSC camera like a Sony 6000, 6300, or 6500.

Full frame cameras and lenses are based upon a 35 mm image size, and most of the better ones have image stabilization built into the camera.

The Sony 6000, 6300, and 6500 are APSC cameras and use a smaller image size. 
Only the 6500 has image stabilization.

1) The SEL50F18 has image stabilization, the SEL50F18F does not.
Without image stabilization, you might need a tripod to get a good, clear, distinct final image / product.

A full frame lens "overwhelms" an APSC camera, and changes both the field of view and the aperture.
To calculate the actual lens performance, you have to multiply by 1.5 for Sony and Nikon cameras (1.7 for Canons).

2) The SEL50F18 mounted on an APSC Sony or Nikon is a 50 mm lens.
The SEL50F18F performs like a 75 mm lens on that camera.
Basically, it will become more of a zoom lens than a portrait lens for that application.

3) The SEL50F18 mounted on an APSC Sony or Nikon is an F1.8 lens.
The SEL50F18F performs like an F2.7 lens on that camera.
Basically, you will need more available light for that application.

With the SEL50F18 mounted on an APSC Sony or Nikon, what you see is what you get.
The image captured by the camera will be the same as any other camera with a true 50F1.8 lens.

With the SEL50F18F mounted on an APSC Sony or Nikon, you will have to make the appropriate adjustments in aperture ("F stop"), distance, and ambient light to try to capture the same image.

Himanshu · Answer

You can buy, Sigma 30mm f1.4, 30mm f2.8. Both are great budget lenses.

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