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E-Mount 50mm f/1.8 a keeper

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So what am I actually looking at here? are these two images both using the 50/1.8? Also its nice of you to show us samples but these images are so downsized I find it hard to judge their relative worth.... sorry, maybe its just me.

Maybe some crops if you don't want to post too large files??

Anyways, I think it probably is a good lens to have for sure.... pity its not a bit cheaper in my view to bring it in to line with equivalent dslr lenses
 
there is no equivalent DSLR lens, there is no 50mm f/1.8 DSLR lens that is stabilized.

If you get 4 stops of extra hand hold ability the Sony lens will do things in low light that even much more expensive ultra fast 50's cant do

perpetual motion wrote:

... pity its not a bit cheaper in my view to bring it in to line with equivalent dslr lenses

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My kit - D200, 10.5mm f/2.8D, 35mm f/1.8G, 50mm f/1.4G & 70-300VR
NEX-5 18-55 OSS

Lenses worth mentioning owned and sold 12-24 f/4, 17-55 f/2.8, 35-70 f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4D, 60mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2D-DC, 180mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4D-ED
 
You are kidding? Right? Cheaper? Where do you buy your lenses? "Johns Bargain and Cut Rate Glass Emporium"? I certainly mean no offense nor ill will, but this lens is as sharp or sharper, (I tested this is the real world -- not comparing other folks downloaded images), than my Z24, Nikon 35mm, F1.4, AI-s and 50mm, F1.4 AFD. I would pay, (and have), 3 or 4 times as much, as I paid, ($298.50), for this lens.

Point being? If you think $298.50 will buy you really good Nikon, Canon, fill in the the manufacturer, glass, that meets your needs ... more power to you. :)

I agree with my old Dpreview friend Uwe S ... this lens is a keeper.
Warm Regards
KarlT
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Karl H.Timmerman M.A.J.D.
Website: http://www.karltimmerman.com
BLOG: http://www.karltimmerman.com/Ramblings/
'The best part of taking the moral highground ...... is the view'.
 
Ah now that does make me stop and think the price may be worth it.... so what are your thoughts about using this lens for indoor portrait style shots? or is it a bit short for that use?
 
perpetual motion said:
Ah now that does make me stop and think the price may be worth it.... so what are your thoughts about using this lens for indoor portrait style shots? or is it a bit short for that use?
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Depends on how big your "indoors" is. :) Look: from my experience, you can "fix" just about anything in Photoshop ... EXCEPT ... sharpness. This lens is SHARP.
Warm Regards
KarlT

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Karl H.Timmerman M.A.J.D.
Website: http://www.karltimmerman.com
BLOG: http://www.karltimmerman.com/Ramblings/
'The best part of taking the moral highground ...... is the view'.
 
My point about price was simply that a 50/1.8 standard lens for Canon/Nikon/Sony dslr's can readily be bought for $100-150 range from just about any reputable supplier... now the image stabilisation, well I guess that's a bonus/overhead we will have to pay for every lens in which it is included.
 
right now I use my Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens for portraits. I will most likely replace it with this lens after I get my NEX-7

as a side note the Nikon lens is a good bit more expensive than the Sony and I will be able to shoot hand held with the sony in much lower light
perpetual motion said:
Ah now that does make me stop and think the price may be worth it.... so what are your thoughts about using this lens for indoor portrait style shots? or is it a bit short for that use?
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My kit - D200, 10.5mm f/2.8D, 35mm f/1.8G, 50mm f/1.4G & 70-300VR
NEX-5 18-55 OSS

Lenses worth mentioning owned and sold 12-24 f/4, 17-55 f/2.8, 35-70 f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4D, 60mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2D-DC, 180mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4D-ED
 
perpetual motion said:
My point about price was simply that a 50/1.8 standard lens for Canon/Nikon/Sony dslr's can readily be bought for $100-150 range from just about any reputable supplier... now the image stabilisation, well I guess that's a bonus/overhead we will have to pay for every lens in which it is included.
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And my point? If a "50/1.8 standard lens for Canon/Nikon/Sony dslr's" meets your needs, more power to you. The point Uwe was making, (as am I)? The image/resolving properties of this lens, are not the same as a "standard" $100-$150 lens. They are on the same level as the lenses I compared them too, (which cost SIGNIFICANTLY more.) :)
Warm Regards
KarlT

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Karl H.Timmerman M.A.J.D.
Website: http://www.karltimmerman.com
BLOG: http://www.karltimmerman.com/Ramblings/
'The best part of taking the moral highground ...... is the view'.
 
edwardaneal said:
right now I use my Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens for portraits. I will most likely replace it with this lens after I get my NEX-7
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I had the 50G and replaced it with a late 80's 50AFD, for my D700. I found the 50G ... not as sharp, (perhaps subjective). For the N7, (which I have) and tested the S50 and the N50AFD, the S50 is sharper. :)
Warm Regards
KarlT
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Karl H.Timmerman M.A.J.D.
Website: http://www.karltimmerman.com
BLOG: http://www.karltimmerman.com/Ramblings/
'The best part of taking the moral highground ...... is the view'.
 
thats why I will be getting the sony - sharper, stabilized, less expensive and I will use it on the NEX-7 which I expect to blow away my D200
Karl H. Timmerman M.A.J.D. said:
). For the N7, (which I have) and tested the S50 and the N50AFD, the S50 is sharper. :)
Warm Regards
KarlT
--
Karl H.Timmerman M.A.J.D.
Website: http://www.karltimmerman.com
BLOG: http://www.karltimmerman.com/Ramblings/
'The best part of taking the moral highground ...... is the view'.
Click to expand...
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My kit - D200, 10.5mm f/2.8D, 35mm f/1.8G, 50mm f/1.4G & 70-300VR
NEX-5 18-55 OSS

Lenses worth mentioning owned and sold 12-24 f/4, 17-55 f/2.8, 35-70 f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4D, 60mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2D-DC, 180mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4D-ED
 
Still waiting on samples of border sharpness at infinity on the NEX-7. The one little review I've seen (I think it was Bjorn Utpott?) wasn't very encouraging on this front. If further testing proves that wrong, though, I'll pick one of these up - I've got a Contax G 45/2, but if the SEL50 compares to it, I might rather spend less money and get AF and IS.
 
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