Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- SEL50F18F
- SKU:
- 10187842
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
to a friend
Efficient
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.50mm very light, excellent condition, a very affordable price, and very efficient customer service.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Victor, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear you are happy with the experience you have had with this lens. Its a great compact and sharp lens for all levels users. Thank you again for choosing Sony. Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. -Linda Sony Social Support
Great budget friendly portrait lens
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Bought it on sale for 150, and it's a great lens at that price. Perfect for portraits, candids, action shots of my dog. Using it on a crop sensor alpha 6100 so the zoom is ~75mm, only inconvenient if in close quarters. Not super quick to focus but hasn't lost me any moments so far.
I would recommend this to a friendWould buy again
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great Lens, I have been using ever since the day I bought it. Great quality and great price for the quality.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello RaymondB, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're happy to hear you are enjoying this lens and its quality. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 01-19-24 Sony Social Support
prime lens
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.one of the best prime lens for on the market. good for certain situations
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi ShiquilleK, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F/2 lens. We are glad to hear that you found it as the best prime lenses. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 5-18-2024 Sony Social Support
Sony FE 1.8/50
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great prroduct exactly what i was looking for, works great with the sony a6000
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JoshuaG, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F/2 lens. We are glad to hear that you found it as a great lens. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 4-13-2024 Sony Social Support
Outstanding Performance
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This lens is in responsive and incredibly accurate in focus and sharpness!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JOHNG87, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F/2 lens. We are glad to hear that you are impressed with this camera's outstanding performance. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 4-27-2024 Sony Social Support
Great lens for the money
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great lens, auto focus works great, for the price u really can’t beat it!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi TimS, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F lens. We are glad to hear that you think our lens performance is worth its price. Thank you so much for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Pakorn (Sony Social Support)
10/10
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love this for high quality, crisp shots for my vlogs. My videos look professional grade
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi KijiBaert,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our SEL50F18F lens. We're glad to hear that you loved using our product and find it with high quality. Thanks again for choosing Sony!
If there is anything specific you would like to share or know about, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360.
Rubychelle
2-21-2024
Sony Social Support
LOVE
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.LOVE!! It can handle a senior session up to 50 people. This lens is super sharp and a need if you are a portrait photographer.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AveryF, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We are happy to hear that you love our SEL50F18F lens. We are also happy to hear that its sharpness performance meets your standard for portrait photography. These are the feedback that we really want to hear from our customers. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. And thank you very much for choosing Sony. - Pakorn (Sony Social Support)
Pretty good prime
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a decent prime lens. Not as sharp as I had hoped it would be, considering Nikons 50mm f/1.8 prime is cheaper and much sharper, and I moved from Nikon to Sony. Maybe mine is defective, or it is just not good paired with the alpha a7Rii? Still lots of detail in images, just a little rougher looking than what I'm used to.
I would recommend this to a friendWorth the purchase!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Absolutely love this lens so easy to set up and capture amazing shots!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi BrianM, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F/2 lens. We are glad to hear that you loved this lens. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 3-9-2024 Sony Social Support
Budget but good.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Pretty good budget lens. The nifty fifty is good not great. The motor is loud when trying to focus. Imagines come out clear and sharp when stopped down to about 2.8. This lense is strictly photos or video with no sound.
I would recommend this to a friendGood lens /Good price
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this lens when i bought my Camera Sony A7iii. I've looking at the reviews and alot of the reviews talk about this lens give a pretty good bokeh and afordable price. I bought this lens for $149
I would recommend this to a friend50mm sony lens
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Its an amazing for a portrait pictures to take with nice blurrry background
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Patrick23,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our SEL50F18F lens. We're glad to hear that you find our lens amazing for portrait shoot. Thanks again for choosing Sony!
If there is anything specific you would like to share or know about, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360.
Rubychelle
1-25-2024
Sony Social Support
Quality
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Its great quality and very cheap it's worth it i recommend it
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JamshidK,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our SEL50F18F lens. We're glad to hear that you're happy with our product and find it worth purchasing. Thanks again for choosing Sony!
If there is anything specific you would like to share or know about, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360.
Rubychelle
3-20-2024
Sony Social Support
Great value
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great lens for the price point. Love this for portraits and detail shots. 1.8f is awesome at this price point.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Mcada,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for sharing your feedback about the SEL50F18F lens. We are glad to hear that you loved it and found it as a great lens. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry
Sony Social Support
Good lens\price for starter or backup
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not bad for the price. it will feature some bad CA stacked against bright backgrounds at f1.8 but smooths out around f2.4. Slow and load auto focus so not good for video. Other than that great starter lens and awesome backup buy it open box for better savings.
I would recommend this to a friendPerfect lens for blurry background
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.By far the best lens for low f stop great price as well
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi taelermarie, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL50F18F/2 lens. We are glad to hear that you loved this lens. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 3-15-2024 Sony Social Support
If Only It Meets The Basic Nifty-50 Performance
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.If this lens covers the basic, I would've given it 4 stars. But there are sub-par performance that made me go to 2, even thought of 1 at some point. I use A7S, A7R (v1), and A6000. Bought it twice, thinking the first one was defective. Checked the firmware, both are on 03 (the latest as of 12/19/20). Opening the box, I like the look and feel of it, minimalist... including with the lens hood (reversible, easier to carry). The only adjustable thing on the lens is the focus ring. Powered it on, it focuses with 1-2 back/forth, not fast, but acceptable... photo quality is decent. With the Pre-AF on I discovered the continuous intermittent hunting, like it never lock onto in focus. Odd, but okay, I disabled the Pre-AF, it stopped. I use AF-C with back button to focus; here the lens exhibit the same back/forth hunting like in Pre-AF as long as I hold the AF button, even still on a subject with lines in good light. Even while at times the box turned green, it would never finalize the focus and lock on. So AF-C = not usable. I'd still be okay with this, I even don't mind running it in MF (used to it with adapted lenses). But when testing it outside today, photographing some cars and motorcycles in a clear day, around noon. It failed to focus on what it seems an easy subject car. This is the last straw for me. This Sony 50mm f/1.8 FE-mount would've been a good basic lens if it can perform the basics: focusing in both AF-S and AF-C. Slower focus is okay for this price point, but need to nail it consistently. The 'nifty fifty' price is usually priced between $200-250. If I have to limit its usefulness... ie. resort to MF, $150 would've been the more appropriate price. The 50mm F/1.8 A-mount I bought for an older SLT-A55 for $200, works better than this using the LA-EA4 adapter on my 3 cameras above. For that reason, I'm returning this lens and can't recommended it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendGreat value at a banger of a price.
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Images are very sharp, cannot beat this lens for the price.This a great budget lens for general photos and great for portraits.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Raviteja, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback with us. We are happy to hear this lens has become a valuable asset to you in your photography adventures. Thank you again for sharing. -Linda Sony Social Support