Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens review with sample pictures 

Thanks for the review, Christopher. I've wondered about this one (being relatively new to the Sony lineup). I've just started my review of the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DN lens, and early impressions (very early) are favorable.

Excellent review as always Chris, thanks!! I'm so happy you have started playing with the Sony a6300 and lenses for it. Once I got my a6500 I sold off my Canon cameras. If Sony could only just up the game on their lens lineup a tiny bit, I could stop using adapted Canon EF mount lenses so much...

I love this lens. Also love the Sony 35mm f1.8. Two great lenses with OSS. Thanks for the review.

i never actually comment on tech videos, but your review of the unit is absolutely phenomenal. very professional! liked and subbed. keep it up!

I can't wait to see your review of the sigma 30mm f1.4 dc dn and the new sigma 16mm f1.4 dc dn.

A great review, Will buy this lens for my A6000 to improve picture quality. Now using kitlens 16-50 and 55-210.

haha I bought a used one and I noticed it makes photos a bit cool, what could that be? is it the coating of the lens?

I bought this lens in 2015 for 210€ from French Amazon for my old Sony NEX-3 camera. Afterwards the price was increased. It is one of the most popular lenses for APS-C e-mount cameras. It proved really sharp and excellent for its money. It can't be compared with the full frame nifty fifty 50mm f/1.8 for full frame Canon, Nikon or Sony cameras because its angle of view is much narrower. The minimum ISO of my Sony NEX-3 camera is 200 and the fastest shutter speed is 1/4000sec. That is two stops above the usual ISO 100 and 1/8000sec. So with this lens under daylight at f/1.8 I need an ND filter otherwise I can't have shallow depth of field. The optical stabilization of the sony 50mm f/1.8 isn't impressive. It has a 49mm filter thread which is typical of nearly all small e-mount lenses by Sony. It is affordable and a great choice after the typical retractable power zoom 16-50mm f/3.5-6 OSS kit lens by Sony. It is much sharper and above all it offer good shallow depth of field which is impossible with kit lenses. It has an aluminum exterior but in reality everything inside except the elements is plastic.

Bro can you please reply me--- Iam using the Sony ZV e10 cam with Lense sony 50mm 1.8 OSS. Photo graphy is Fine with Full screen, but when we take videos its getting cropped. I want videos in full screen , please let me know if there is any other settings to get videos without crop

Funny, how your review on this lens just came in. I just closed a deal to get a used copy of the 50 f1.8 OSS last Sunday. I'll pick it up this coming Saturday locally. This lens cost U$300 in our country. Got it for less than U$200. I already know about this lens from other reviews and was debating of getting this or the FE 50 f1.8 so that I can still use that if I switch to 35FF bodies later on. But this seems to fit tailor made for aps-c. It's optical qualities if used in aps-c sensors make it lead a bit vs the FE version. The E version seems to be slightly sharper especially at the corners. The AF is also snappier vs the FE version. And it has OSS too which the FE does not have. With the price of the A7R iii still beyond my reach, I would be best serve getting the proper lenses for my a5100. The A7R iii is a bit too pricey in our country in introduction at U$3,500 (with an extra batt + 64gb sd card). I think I'll just wait for the A7 iii or better, till 2020, when the price of the A7R iii goes down to U$2,400 just prior to the release of the A7R iv. Add to the fact that such 42mp camera requires good lenses too, so that is another problem to solve. I can always shoot at crop mode and get about 18-19mp, still good for the 50 f1.8 OSS when the time comes. With that long wait, and the money involved, I think I best just concentrate on aps-c for now. Right now, I also have the 16-50 kit (which is a fine lens though slow). I also have the 55-210 for range, though I hardly use this. And the excellent 18-105 f4 OSS PZ. I don't have a fast lens, so the 50 f1.8 OSS will just fit the bill. It solve my low light or fast lens handicap, and give me a decent portrait lens too (75mm equiv). I'm well covered now, except maybe getting a 35 f1.8 OSS as well later (I should have taken that one for U$250 when it was offered to me) or a sigma 30 f1.4 DN DC. That should complete my semi-wide angle/normal and fast lens . And this leads me to think that this 50 f1.8 OSS and the 35 f1.8 OSS complement each other well. Maybe put a fast 12mm too if one wants the wider focal length. Thanks, Christopher for another fine review! :)

i wish they would have added oss to the full frame version :(

I have sigma 30mm f1.4 dc dn lens. And this one. Sony 50mm oss is slightly more snappier and accurate than sigma 30mm f1.4 dc dn And Cristopher, I agree with you %100 about sharpness. In other reviews comparison with Sigma 56mm, They claim this lens is way softer. Such bad photos i've seen in reviews even worse than the kit lens. But yeah, this lens is sharp. And accurate. I loved it on my a6000 And i shoot portrait video without distortion and without hand shake. This is sth. I agree with you again.

you covered everything well Chris; would have liked even more video footage

I have had this lens for nearly 2 years. Just like you, I find the little niggles to be distracting (like the nervous bokeh). I am keeping it, for now, until I upgrade to my next camera (I primarily use Canon).

Thank you, Christopher. This is truly a great review with just enough details, plus the perfect voice tone.

Super review Chris. I’m new to Sony, and this review has proven very useful thanks. Diolch

Hi , can I use this lens for shooting Movies on my SONY A6600 ?

Which one do u think is better for sony zv e10. Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS or Sony FE 50mm f/1.8?

This lends hands down is a must-buy for any aps-c user Sony shooter. For what you get and a cheap price this is a must-buy it will be the sharpest lens in your first line of lenses and is a great starter point. Disciplines is incredibly sharp you can find it for under $300.

Hello there, Christopher! I love your videos, you've helped me a lot with lots of lenses. Will you create a video about Sigma's 24-70 lens? I'm extremely curious about it's quality and optical stabilization. Thank you for what you're doing! Cheers.

Hi Chris! Great video as always. Would you recommend this lens on the Sony a6400?

Great review as always. I hope you get the chance to review the sony 35mm 1.8 for APSC.

Hi everybody : is this good for object photography ? I need to take photos for my website, fihing items. I have a sony a6000 and need pictures for the items * fishing reels, squid jigs, hooks " for the website . I use a photo studio for this purpose. I need some good not that expensive lenses. Any advice would be much appreciated . Thank you !

Another subscriber! ur videos are awesome man! a6500 owner from hungary :)

Hi Christopher, have you reviewed the Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro lens? I can't find it in your channel. If you are bored and want a lens to test, please add it to your list. Thanks for all the awesome videos!

I just received this lens today and mounted to my 6400. I can't seem to get the autofocus to work. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

straightforward review. i like it.

Do you think the poor performance of the autofocus on stills is a result of the camera or the lens? I thought of buying this for the Sony EV-Z10.

After watching this video, I bought the lens right away. And I am completely satisfied with it. Use it almost every day. Thank you!

Hi thanks for this review very helpful, I just wanted to make sure would it fit onto my Sony Alpha 5000 ?

Can you compare sigma's 30 1.4 to sony's E 35 1.8?

Wow Makes me want one now. IDK if you saw my comment on your other video But I borrowed one a wile back and it had realy bad red fringing even at F/3.5. I must have used a bad copy.

Thanks for the review . I have been looking at these, though I have many other lenses in this range including the Sigma 60mm F2.8 Art, but I am sure the OSS and better AF might make this one worth the premium.

glad you made this review, it inspired me to purchase one.

Fantastic lens..... far better than the Sony Full frame FE 50mm ...

Hi I have this lens for my a6000. I also bought an A7ii and the full frame FE 50m F1.8 recently. I am hoping to get the 55mm zeiss lens at some point (read that it is one of the best) . I am now wondering whether I should return the full frame 50 mm lens and just save up for the 55 zeiss? What are your thoughts? Is that worth it. Also could I use my aps-c 50mm lens on the full frame A7ii? Or is it worth keeping the full frame 50mm as well?

Excellent review!...just bought this a few days ago for my olf mirrorless NEX and not sure whether to keep it or swap for 35mm (comment left on your review of Sony 35mm OSS lens). Anyway, I almost bought the Sony 50mm without the OSS which is cheaper and the guy at the store told me even tho it does not have OSS, it does in fact have "better glass"...is this true or was he just pulling my leg?

Would you recommend this over the Sony FE 50mm for the a7ii? Seen both your reviews on the two lens, and it seems to me this one is miles better than the FE one, despite it having being a 75mm equivalent.

How does this lens perform in difficult low light conditions?

Purple flinging is pretty bad wide open.

Will there be a review of that voigtlander lens?

I really like this lens on my A6000. In fact, it's probably the sharpest lens I own. I love the bokeh it makes. I've seen busy bokeh some of my legacy lenses make. Now, I have an A7ii, this lens works amazingly well on it in APS-C mode. I will eventually get the SEL50F18F lens, but maybe I don't need it.

How to enable OSS in A6400 using this Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS lens?

how about Sony SEL50 °F18 full frame e mount vs. Sony 50mm F1.8 E-Mount Lens e mount?( both are on Sony a6000) Can you give me a tip of which i should buy? Thank you!!

Which lens is sharpest in a Sony Nex? This lens? (Sony SEL50, f1.8) or the vintage lens Meyer Goerlitz 50 mm, f 1.8? Thanks!

I own this lens, using with a6000. I'm not getting sharper photos. I own Rokinon 12mm F2.0 too, using with same a6000. I get very sharp pictures from Rokinon. I was thinking that I got faulty sony 50mm. It seems, we can get sharper pictures at f4.

Hi, i plan to buy sony a6400 could you please recomend me which lens will fit for this camera specially for potrait, cooking video and landscape?

Does this lens zoom in and out.

I want to use this lens for music videos, low light is mainly the reason i need this lens for, close up and long distance as you know how music videos are these days, i have the sony 6300 and will be filming in 4k of course, is this lens for me? It will be my first ever lens i will be purchasing on a camera, will i be happy with this lens for music videis in day light and low light, will this do the perfect job comparing to the kit lens for sony a6300 which i purchased 2 days ago but do not agree with low light conditions? Please help

Please please please review Sony 35mm f/1.8 E-mount, if you haven't already.

maybe a good value lens to try in the e mount system is the Sigma 2.8 30mm art. Extremely sharp lens. It was even discounted at 119£ a year ago when I bought it

Is it worth to buy one while having SEL1855 and SEL55210?

I recently bought this lens, how can I zoom on Sony A6000 ? when I rotate the ring it doesnt do any telephoto / zoom.

Did you try it on a fullframe to see how well it performs, even if it´s actually just an APS-C lens? I remember sometimes you can find a steal on these APS-C lenses working on a FF quite well. I´d really like you to do these tests too :)

A nice picture of Burry Port harbour lighthouse. Diolch yn fawr

was one of my favorite lens when i used to have a a6000

Ah yes the nifty fifty. A worthy lens to own at a pretty decent price. Though, at 75mm effective you have to accept its limitations. As in use limitations. It is not a great group portrait lens ;) Good to see that they offer a good quality E mount model. And didn't skimp out cheapening it out.

I see you went to my home town burry port!!

is the sigma 56mm 1.4 better?

hi. sorry for my newbies question. how to turn on/off OSS ?

Great review, as always, Christopher. Did you have the opportunity to test the centering quality of the lens?

Sigma 16mm 1.4 for Sony review! Like Like Like!

is this lens gives a full frame for APS-C sensor? please answer

Nice lightweight and relatively inexpensive portrait lens on the A6500!

Excellent lens! Quite distracting bokeh imo, but not a big deal, and it's really so neat to have OSS in a small, fast prime like this. More APS-C primes like this, Sony!

I have a question on a remark you mentioned about autofocus being slow. If a lens auto focuses slower it can actually effect the video capabilities in tracking a subject? (I don't do video and when I do it's not something that usually moves much anyways)

Very informative, even for beginners~ thank you for the review!

Very thorough, useful review. Thanks, Christopher.

Hi there. Can this 50mm do a great job for macro photography? Or should I go for the 30mm macro instead?

Please can this lens works with Sony a6000 if not what adaptor can i use?..thanks

Hi, thanks for your good video. I'm beginner and want know, Does this lens have zoom ability?

Pop filter, use it!

What about for car photography, for shallow depth of field?

Very great review, so nice to watch and listen and really informative ! Thank you for your work !

Tempted to get this lens so to compare with vintage lens.

excellent review! very objective and takes into account the things that matter when it comes to choosing lenses

Very great review, so nice to watch and listen and really informative ! Thank you for your work !

What will be it's focal length? 50mm Or 1.5x50mm =75mm on my a6000?

Can you compare this to the sigma 56

Thanks!

um. is it good for landscape ?

testing this one out, it seems fairly good.

Is it Prime lens?

You are so good .thanks

how can i zoom on a subject if i get this lens? like if i want to focus on one guy instead of the whole team how can i do that?

I’m new to photography and I recently bought the Sony a6000, I see that there are two different Sony f/1.8 50mm camera, the cheaper one being $250 and the other priced at $300, what’s the difference? Is it because one has a manual focus and the other doesn’t?

Thanks

I see this when I did Buy that:(

How do you afford all those lenses? Do you just buy them used, or...

Hi pls pls respond to my question. I need help deciding on the lens to buy. I started blogging and take a lot of pictures of my makeup look for Ig . I JUST bought canon Eos 70d and i don't like the kit lens... also I take my pictures so the 50mm gets only a part of my face. Pls which lens should I buy.. and something sharp and affordable.. Pls give me better options to consider...

So this lens on a full frame sony cam will actually be 75 mm?

It's the best lens I have in my arsenal.​

Mine focuses fastly! Do you have your autofocus drive speed set to "fast"?

nice

Thanks for the review :)

50mm on apsc is too narow for my style I prefer 35mm

Shamai paup? What is that you're saying at the beginning?

Really like this review

So this works as a 50MM or 75mm on A6400?

that lensa can zoom in zoom out?