Sony FE 85mm F1.8
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Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Black Lens - Brand New review
Sony recently launched its FE 85mm f/1.8 to much fanfare. Eager to test its performance vs the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8, The Camera Store sent two of its photographers to Thailand. On a trip to Sony’s Thai factory, The Camera Store took some time to shoot with both portrait lenses to see if the Zeiss...
REVIEW: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Review
Sony introduces the FE 85mm f/1.8 lens, a lower cost option for the full frame FE series. This new lens is suitable for the A7 series of full frame mirrorless cameras, and of course can also be employed on the APS-C models, where it gives a "35mm format" equivalent of 127.5mm.
Sony FE 85mm f1.8 review-so-far
The Sony FE 85mm f1.8 is a short-telephoto prime lens for Sony's mirrorless cameras, and corrected for use on full-frame bodies. Also known as the SEL85F18, the FE 85mm f1.8 was launched in February 2017 as an affordable and light-weight portrait prime lens, at least compared to the high-end FE 85mm...
Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change when focusing. This is especially important when using for video recording. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance.
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Black Lens - Brand New review
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Sony FE 85mm F1.8 lens good for?- Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh
- Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Black Lens - Brand New review
For only $600, the Sony FE 85mm F/1.8 offers you more than your money's worth. Not only does it deliver such excellent image quality with superb detail, dreamy bokeh and creamy backgrounds at the wide apertures, and natural skin tones and beautiful color rendering, which is what you want from a...
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 ( SEL85F18 ) - Review / Test Report
Recently we reviewed the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 - as it turned out it's quite an awesome lens. However, the Zeiss lens isn't alone in its quest - it has a couple of Sony mates. There's the insanely expensive 85mm f/1.4 GM and a more mainstream option which we'll discuss here - the Sony FE 85mm...
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Black Lens - Brand New review
To sum up we are happy Sony added a good quality instrument to their line-up which is also within financial reach of amateurs and less affluent professionals. I think if you decide to buy it you will enjoy it very much.- solid, sealed mechanical construction,, excellent image quality in the frame centre,, sensible image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,, low longitudinal chromatic aberration,, moderate lateral chromatic aberration,, lack of problems with spherical aberration,, negligible distortion,, slight...
- image quality near the maximum relative aperture could have been a bit better,, significant vignetting on full frame.
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Black Lens - Brand New review
The very fact that the Sony SEL85F18 85mm F/1.8-22 comes with AM/MF switch was the top reason we had to include it on this list. This allows users to easily switch between autofocus or manual focus.- Features an f1.8 maximum aperture, Maximum magnification ratio is 0.13, Double linear motor system for precise focusing, Comes with the angle of the degree of 29 degree, Offers direct control with customizable focus hold button
- Does not come with a front lens cap
Very good lens
Great lens not as good as a G Master but very good prime lens with great bokah.