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Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS

Announced Aug 24, 2011 •
Telephoto prime lens | Sony E | SEL50F18/B
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Announced Aug 24, 2011

The Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS is a short telephoto prime lens for Sony's NEX-series interchangeable lens cameras. Its effective focal length of 75mm makes this an ideal lens for portraiture, and a fast maximum aperture of F1.8 is great for low-light or shallow depth-of-field photography. Optical performance is excellent, and Sony's OSS optical image stabilization is very useful for general photography, to keep things nice and shake-free. Watch out for one thing though - like other silver E-series lenses, the exterior of this high-performance prime attracts scuffs and scratches extremely easily.

Product timeline
Sony launches Zeiss 16-70mm F4 OSS, 18-105mm F4 G, and black 50mm F1.8 E-mount lenses
Aug 27, 2013
Lens reviews update: DxOMark data for Sony NEX primes
Jul 5, 2013
Sony unveils four lenses for A and E mounts
Aug 24, 2011
Quick specs
Lens type Prime lens
Focal length 50 mm
Image stab. Yes (4 stop claimed)
Lens mount Sony E
Max aperture F1.8
Min aperture F22
Min focus 0.39 m (15.35″)
Max magnification 0.16×
Weight 202 g (0.45 lb)
Length 62 mm (2.44″)

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