Customer Ratings & Reviews

****************Great lens for portraits.****************

I bought this lens open boxed and honestly it's an amazing lens. Looks brand new and my pictures come out perfect.

I love it! It's perfect for portraits and close up shots

As a beginner in digital photography, I found this lens great for macro photos with my sony a65.

This lens is a great pick for a beginning portrait lens. It is a decent price. The build could be improved, because it is noisy when focusing. Okay cool.

I love it! It's perfect for portraits. If you want to make quality portraits, this lens you need

This is the second lens that's sitting right next to my once lonely standard 18-55mm kit lens that I got with my Sony SLT-A57. When I first got it, I was quite shocked at the built quality, in a bad way. The weight and feeling of it felt really awful. I was expecting this thing to be better than my 18-55mm kit lens, I was so wrong. It feels so flimsy and cheap. When you lightly shake it, you can hear a lot of stuff rattle inside. That doesn't happen with my 18-55mm. Thankfully, the quality of the photos runs over the downside of the built quality. The bokeh is simply stunning and breathtaking to capture. The auto focusing is surprisingly fast too! I didn't really have any thoughts about the auto focus when getting this lens, but having a faster auto focus is a huge game changer. I guess it's because the lens is stuck at a fixed 50mm distance so it doesn't have to zoom in and out like the 18-55mm, which saves focusing time. Overall, this lens is a must-have for your collection. The low aperture and bokeh allows you to get stunning results with your photos and even video shooting. The only downside I see for this lens is the built quality, it's rather cheap and flimsy and I expected something more of a higher built quality. I would highly recommend this lens for anybody out there that wants a higher depth of field in their shots.

55mm at 1.8 for $149! Not built from the best stuff on earth but a must have if you don't want to get the better built quality at $400. Great pictures and sharp.

I was looking for a lens with a big aperture, and with a f1.8 and a relatively low price, I decided to purchase. I'm impressed with the quick auto-focus and the bokeh produced gives my pics that pro look. I've only shot a few evening pics but I'll tell you they came out really nice. Since this is a prime lens, there's no zoom, but I don't mind. You can also use this lens for some macro, but when getting to close the image will start to distort. It's also great for portrait work too. If you don't have the money to spend and you need a good all-around, everyday lens, should really consider this lens.

Only get this is you can't afford something better. "Nifty 50s" as they're called are nigh unusable (excluding Nikon's model). The Sony model is laughably bad. The optics are so bad, they impair auto-focusing... Wide-open, that is. This lens has to be used stopped down if you want any kind of sharpness. I like to use mine at f/4-5.6.

love it makes camera look awesome. recommend buying

I LOVE this lens!! I use it when I take portrait shots because the depth of field on it is fantastic! Great lens - I love all my Sony products!

This lens is a no brainer for any kit. Nice bokeh with the capability of some nice, sharp photos! Can't beat the weight/size factor either.