Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
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- 08 Feb, 2017
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Sony's latest full frame lens is affordable and ideal for portraits
The Sony FE lens series gets a nice addition with this ideal portrait-length prime, the brand new FE 85mm f/1.8 is a sleek short-telephoto lens designed for full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras.
Focal Length:
85mm
Aperture Maximum: f/1.8
Minimum: f/22
Camera Mount Type: Sony E (Full-Frame)
Format Compatibility: 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Angle of View: 29°
Minimum Focus Distance: 2.62' (80 cm)
Magnification: 0.13x
Elements/Groups: 9/8
Diaphragm Blades: 9, Rounded
Filter Thread Front: 67 mm
Dimensions: (DxL) Approx. 3.07 x 3.23" (78 x 82 mm)
Weight: 13.09 oz (371 g)
Price: USD 598 at B&H Photo
Aperture Maximum: f/1.8
Minimum: f/22
Camera Mount Type: Sony E (Full-Frame)
Format Compatibility: 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Angle of View: 29°
Minimum Focus Distance: 2.62' (80 cm)
Magnification: 0.13x
Elements/Groups: 9/8
Diaphragm Blades: 9, Rounded
Filter Thread Front: 67 mm
Dimensions: (DxL) Approx. 3.07 x 3.23" (78 x 82 mm)
Weight: 13.09 oz (371 g)
Price: USD 598 at B&H Photo
Info from Sony's press release:
The new SEL85F18 mid-telephoto prime lens offers an extremely versatile, lightweight and compact telephoto prime lens solution for a variety of Sony camera owners ranging from working professionals to emerging enthusiasts that have stepped up to an APS-C or full-frame camera for the first time. With its wide F1.8 aperture, it can produce impressive, exceptionally sharp portraits with soft background defocus that take advantage of its 85mm focal length and wide F1.8 maximum aperture.
The new prime lens features a 9-bladed circular aperture mechanism that ensures smooth, natural looking bokeh, and a double linear motor system to allow for fast, precise and quiet focusing. It also has a focus hold button that can be customised and assigned together with functions in the camera body like the popular Eye-AF feature. There is a smooth, responsive focus ring and AF/MF switch and the lens is also dust and moisture resistant.
The new SEL85F18 mid-telephoto prime lens offers an extremely versatile, lightweight and compact telephoto prime lens solution for a variety of Sony camera owners ranging from working professionals to emerging enthusiasts that have stepped up to an APS-C or full-frame camera for the first time. With its wide F1.8 aperture, it can produce impressive, exceptionally sharp portraits with soft background defocus that take advantage of its 85mm focal length and wide F1.8 maximum aperture.
The new prime lens features a 9-bladed circular aperture mechanism that ensures smooth, natural looking bokeh, and a double linear motor system to allow for fast, precise and quiet focusing. It also has a focus hold button that can be customised and assigned together with functions in the camera body like the popular Eye-AF feature. There is a smooth, responsive focus ring and AF/MF switch and the lens is also dust and moisture resistant.
Here's Jason Lanier testing this bad boy out
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