Sony 50mm F1.8 OSS E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#43009 date: Feb-8-2018 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Minolta 40 F1.7 Konica AR 40 F1.8 Canon EF 40 F2.8 STM Pentax-M 40 F2.8 Pentax-DA 40 F2.8 XS Pentax-FA 43 F1.9 Limited Samyang AF 45 F1.8 FE Tamron SP 45 F1.8 USD (VC & non VC) Minolta MD 45 F2 Sigma 45 F2.8 DG DN C Rokinon 50 F1.2 Yongnuo 50 F1.4 Canon EF 50 F1.4 USM Sigma 50 F1.4 EX DG HSM Minolta MD & AF & Sony AF 50 F1.4 Minolta AF 50 F1.7 & RS Sony FE 50 F1.8 Canon EF 50 F1.8 STM Sony DT 50 F1.8 SAM Fotasy 50 F1.8 Konica AR 50 F1.8 Vivitar 50 F1.8 Minolta MD 50 F2 Neewer/Meike 50 F2 Minolta MC 55 F1.7 Sony FE 55 F1.8 Sonnar Minolta SR 55 F2 Minolta MC 58 F1.4 Tamron SP 60 F2 Macro Sigma 60 F2.8 DN Art |
| price paid: | 169 USD (used) |
| positive: | Good uniform sharpness OSS Quiet & fast Deep, reversible hood Minimal corner shading 49 mm filter size |
| negative: | Size Mild CA Focus breathing Metallic exterior Doesn't cover full-frame |
| comment: | A like-new black copy with original retail box and paperwork purchased from a smaller eBay store. I purchased a second more used looking silver copy in 2019 from a pawn shop on eBay for $152. This copy had an alignment problem. This lens is currently and frequently on sale for $250. The original retail list price was $300, but was increased to $350 in the fall of 2019. On APS-C it acts like a 77mm F2.8 lens on full-frame. "Made in CHINA" This is a fairly substantial lens. It is much larger than the manual Fotasy. It is about the same size as an Minolta MD 50 F2 or F1.7 with adapter and a bit larger than the Sigma 60 F2.8 Art. It has more lens elements than the FE 55 F1.8 Sonnar. It is quite the bargain compared to that lens, though 55 mm might be a better focal length. The black copy is quite sharp wide-open and very good across the frame especially compared to old SLR primes like the Canon EF 50 F1.8 STM and Sony DT 50 F1.8 SAM. It does have a bit more chromatic aberrations than the Sigma 60 F2.8 Art. The corners are brighter than other APS-C lenses, but unlike the SAM lens it doesn't cover much beyond the APS-C crop. As noted in other reviews below, contrast-based autofocus on the A5000 is erratic with this lens (as with the Sigma 60 F2.8 Art) perhaps caused by the shallow depth-of-field. It does much better with the hybrid AF of the A6000. Overall an excellent, fairly inexpensive, stabilized, somewhat fast 50 mm lens for APS-C. Faster legacy lenses can be purchased cheaper but are not be as useful. This is one of the best lenses in the system. |
; 24MPrating summary
- total reviews: 10
- sharpness: 4.50
- color: 4.40
- build: 3.90
- distortion: 4.50
- flare control: 4.20
- overall: 4.30