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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1737 reviews

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Customers regard the FE 50mm f/1.8 Prime Lens for Sony Alpha E-mount Cameras highly for its image quality, affordable price, ease of use, low light performance, and compact size and weight. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the autofocus speed and the level of noise it produces. Overall, the lens seems to be well-received for its optical qualities and user-friendliness.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Low Price and best performance

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sony make a such wonderful lens in such low price, it is sharp and light compact. Con. focus a bit slow, but not that bad if you are slow shooter

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sharp, light, excellent

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really sharp even may be sharpest than more Sony expensive lenses, little distortion but not that much, cheapest FE Sony lens . But very good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful lens

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you want a lens for better portraits and better focal points, this is the way to go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got it to do effective portraits and was sold on the nice handling of the out focus background or bokeh(?). In any case, great value and only tries one picture and love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for an amazing camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a wonderful addition to an amazing camera. It takes professional looking pictures even for those of us not yet at the professional level.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cheap and great for starters

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not I’m the best quality for professionals but takes great pics and videos for the everyday shooter

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great first lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I should have bought this when I got the camera a year ago this is by far the best purchase I have made in my photography kit.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid nifty fifty

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While not as cheap as Canon’s nifty fifty, it’s a solid grab if you have canon or Nikon glass and you want a native Sony lens

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lense

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this lense to take portraits on my Sony a6000. The quality is amazing. Also impressed with the auto focus and background blur.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera Lover

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gave this to a friend and she loves it. Now we can take all kinds of pictures in the park and at waterfalls.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A good lens for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This has been a great lens for the price so far. It's the first prime I've ever bought and we're really enjoying it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Very plastic cheap feel to lens and focus problems

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this lens as a discount package with the Sony A7 alpha ii. I exchange the lens for a duplicate because the original would hunt for a subject. It made mechanical noises auto focusing in and out by itself. The focus also wouldn't lock. The lens itself felt very lightweight because it was made of cheap plastic. I was very unsatisfied with this lens and the Sony camera system. I have since returned the entire Sony system.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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      Hi, thank you for bringing this to our attention. And we regret that the lens failed to meet your expectations. We'll make sure to have this forwarded to the team for investigation and further improvements. Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent lense!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like this lense. With it I am able to take excellent portion pictures. Can’t wait to start using it this summer and spring.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    lightweight and very nice. ts barrel is sturdy polycarbonate and its lens mount is metal —it doesn't feel like a cheap lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Sony's Nifty-Fifty

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very inexpensive for the images it delivers, plus that pretty large aperture. The focus is a bit slow, with a pretty loud motor for focusing. The focus motor noise makes it unsuitable for video, fine for stills though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I haven't shoot a lot but the times that i did shoot some picture i like it Exceeded my expectations I used with my sony A3000

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Starter Lens

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens is very crisp and is a reasonably fast, good starter kit lens with decent bokeh.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for the price. A very good addition to the a 7 3 camera. Would definitely recommend to a friend or any one

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect for portraits with a blurry background. You have to be very far away from subject because the lens is very zoomed in.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This works great with my camera. It helps you capture great pictures. I made lovely memories while on vacation.

    I would recommend this to a friend