Customer Ratings & Reviews

I really like this lens with its f1.8 capability. A really good way to get a low aperture, but the only issue was with the colors. Noticed closely the green and pink colors popped out more than they should. No editing was done before or after the photo was shot. Still a great lens for the money, just with a couple of flaws.

I use it on my 5100a and for a beginner it’s a great lense!!!

This is excellent for portraits and you can get some really good shots depending on what you need to use it for. I use mine for mostly nature shots, toys and food. It mounts easily to any Sony cameras with an e-mount, although you can purchase adapters if you want to use it with Alpha mounts or some other brand name camera. Recommended.

No the best quality lens, the autofocus is alright not the best and it’s loud when is trying to focus

Title speaks for itself. This lens provides great background blur. Getting everything into frame can sometimes be a challenge depending on the type of shot you're trying to get. But portraits pretty much come out razor sharp every time.

I use this lens with my a7sii and I am quite impressed! The bokeh is amazing and this allows me to take smooth pictures in low light conditions. I'm no expert but this lens is a must-have in anyone's lens arsenal!

In the rainy/cold month that I have had this lens not much variety of pictures have been taken. Colors seem to pop and renders pretty bokeh. My only compmaint thus far is the auto focus seems to be constantly roaming trying to find something to lock onto. This could be from my new a7ii camera that was purchased at the same time. Once I figure out which piece of equipment is causing this I will update the review. But for the price I am happy! I didn't want to spend a huge amount of money while learning my camera and deciding which lens I want to shell out the big $$$ for.

Its sharp, handles focus just as fast as any other sony lens but thats a given since sony designs all there lenses to perform fast. The only bad things I can say are that if you shoot video, you'll need external audio source since the lens is noisy while focusing. Not super loud, but enough for the in camera audio to pick it up. The other thing is you get some chromatic Abberation from f1.8 to like f2.8 or f3.5 but now adays you can set a preset in your editing software to remove CA anyway so not a big deal. No time loss there. Great budget lens.

This is an amazing lens for the Sony e mount system. It's the first full-frame lens I've owned and I LOVE IT. The value of this lens cannot be understated. For the price, you're getting a lens that is quite versatile, even though it's a fixed 50MM prime. The bokeh you can get with this lens is often STUNNING. I bought it for my A6000 and it's a wonderful addition. I have included a wonderful sunset shot I achieved with this lens.

Images are crisp! Super sharp. For the money you can't beat it! Great for portraits!

This is a great starter lens for anyone wanting to either move from the kit lens or bought the camera just the body. It’s Sony’s nifty fifty and it lives up to the hype. One note: it does not have optical steady shot so make sure your body is internally stabilized for beat results. I am using it on an A7 which is not stabilized but still get great results. Just have to know your cameras limitations.

As other reviews said there is a bit of noise while on auto focus but there is no shake. Otherwise it’s great for the price

for the money its a very good lens ... its slow on focusing .. but you get good photos .. realy good for blurry backgrounds....

I’m an amateur photographer and I think for the price this lens is great!

Focusing is a little slow but this lens shoots beautiful at night!! My portraits are fire with this lens!

I have used this for 3/4 and full length shots in my studio. On the a7iii it is fast and sharp. Not quite as sharp as the 85 1.8, but about the same as the 70-200 F4. I have also used it on a a6500 in video mode and loved it. If you need a 1.4 you know who you are, but most of the time I shoot this between 2.8 and f4 and I love it.

The quality is good but not for me. The crop is really zeroed in and it’s not wide enough for me. It’s good for photography but I need YouTuber type wide and bokeh. Not ideal for vlogging but descent for close up flowers and portraits. Not good for video

Love this lense especially for portraits also does well at night

I brought this camera in replace of the a5000. Was considering a 6300 at first, but was drawn to the full frame potential and video features. This is a camera I would consider to anyone in the field

Very good lens, clearer pictures. I was amazed with the product output