Sony 50mm f1.8 - Still worth getting today?
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Is it still worth getting this 50mm lens that came out in 2016?
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All photography content should be like this. Someone doing photography. Doesn't have to be street photography, but why is 90% of photography content on youtube just someone sitting at a desk talking as they fondle a $6000 camera?
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I have watched so many videos about lenses and I love the way you explained everything! Thank you!
Great review! Doesn’t appear to be much difference in pics but huge difference in price!
50 mm 1.8 is surprisingly good...great review,wonderful presets...thank you so much!
You've nailed the white balance. Great work.
I got it for my A7IV and don’t regret it ! Yes it’s slightly slower AF but still for the normal street / landscape / portrait stuff it’s absolutely nice and will not let you down for the price point. Build quality also better than Samyang Af45 1.8 and not as much Color noise in low light 🎉
I have a7 iv i want to buy this lens, so you do not recommend it for videography ?
@@darailvesneva im Not a Video expert I only do stills
@@darailvesnevaPara video no. El enfoque es lento y muy ruidoso. Para fotografía tranquila está bien por el precio.
El Sigma contemporary 50 f2 es muy bueno y tiene una construcción muy buena, pero es más caro.
AF @ f7.1 & smaller acts a little wierd, a little noisy too. I bought this FE 50 f/1.8 some 6 yrs ago as a portrait lens on a6000. Had used my fav m-mount 40 f/2 on both A6 & a7 series for some yrs. Now the viltrox 40 f/2.5 gets quality w/ AF in both worlds & cheap too. Will get the TT 75 f/2 (75 & 105 equiv.) But none will replace the FE 28-60 as an everywhere quality compact carry (almost anytime, if not for the slightly smaller apertures). Both the 50 & 85 FE 1.8 are (sony econ class) keepers ! A very recent review of photos made w/ a6000 +m40 a few yrs ago ===> wow ! That 10-yr old body will stay (as long as it wants to !!!) .
Amazing review, Mike! Def impressed by the quality!
Both lenses did greattt! I’m super impressed
I have had a similar question in January. I tried Samyang's 50/1.4 II which is more moderate in terms of pricing than the other 1.4 options. While it has the better AF (it is silent, so better for video work as well), I did find it harder to really nail focus on f1.4 due to the very shallow DOF. Working with 1.8 is a bit more forgiving (at least feels like that). When talking about 1.4 vs. 1.2, I don't really know why I would get the 1.2 GM over the 1.4 because the latter is excellent too and it is quite a bit more lightweight and smaller.
Plus, I really like the focus rings on these older standard FE lenses. I have had the 24-105 G and while many people say G and GM feels so much better in terms of build quality, both rings on that lens (5 different ones!) were a disaster. No resistance at all on the focus ring, complete lack of precise control.
The 50/1.8 is a great lens if you want it cheap, small, lightweight, with a fast aperture. Nothing wrong with this lens. Point of shooting stills isn't always to look for imperfections in the corners or CAs, but looking for an impression on the whole. That's what you can do with this lens with no problems.
I’m definitely getting a boom mic that attaches to my hot shoe so I don’t have to worry about the sound when shooting video. If I buy that new attachment I just saw and minus that price from the $2000 lens I just save myself 1700 bucks for the same quality, great video
Really good review of the nifty fifty, can I also ask where is the location from 11:20 please?
What a brilliant review. I'm in the process of upgrading my 50mm1.8 thinking of getting the Sony Zeiss 50mm 1.4 ZA but I'm not sure now if I should bother. Maybe I'll source a 35mm instead 🤔
Your content is amazing
Hey just a heads up the RAWs in your bio are titled incorrectly. The 50 1.8 is titled 50 1.2 and vice versa
Looks good were these all in manual mode?
I’m excited to watch this! Seeing as I’m a new Sony user.
Thanks for your hard work
Nice review, convinced me to buy it to the collection while watching your video. How is the sharpness compared to the Sony 85mm 1.8 ? I really like that lens and just got the Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 but I do really like Prime lenses😊
I've got both 50mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.8 FE and the 85 definitely felt much sharper when I started using it. Then I switched back to 50 after a few photoshoots and realized the 85mm is not "THAT" much sharper. I actually love both for the weight/size/price, theres like a 5-10% difference in sharpness but not based on tests, only by looking at photos myself.
@@tgpetya Agree with you on that, a bit more focus issues with the 50 but i kinda like the «struggle» with it, have to work a bit for the result. 85mm is very nice😊
Nice lost and found 😎 big up bro !
Great video, im here as i just bought the older a7iii with crap kit lens it came with as thats all Jessops had. I am really struggling to decide which two lens i should buy. I have changed my mind every day since Sunday! Your video is great and I’ve just subbed. I will see if you have any help in this matter? If not id love to get your thoughts someone like myself starting out with a Sony A
I have a fairly old Sony A55 that I've had since it was released, and picked up the A-mount SAL1850 shortly after. I'm far from a professional, but even my untrained eye realized how much better the pictures were with that lens over the kit lens... 18-55mm 3.5-5.6. It still is my preferred lens when using that camera. There was a 50mm 1.4 available but it was like twice the price.
There was also a 35mm 1.8 also available, but I read it did pretty bad fish-eyeing especially up close.
Do minolta maxxum A-mount lenses work on sony a77, a55 dslr? They focus w/ a screw too? I like to use the 100-300 APO & 24-50 but none of the sony adapters would make them work on a a7iv.
@user-pg5rt7ju4f I believe they do. The Sony lenses have an AutoFocus/Manual Focus switch to go along with the AF/MF switch on the camera body. I always figured this was due to a legacy lens system.
Can you compare imagine quality between Sony 50mm 1.8 FE and Sony 50mm 1.8 for APSC?
i was thinking in changing my 50mm 1.8 for the 55, after this video maybe it is not worth, and i can use my money on another lens. maybe in the future, but the quality is still good i think to use it for night photos
What incredible photographs, 50mm what is the name of the song? help!!
Why are you changing the lens while the body is on? You'll mess up the sensor.
definitively it worth it in 2024 i got it and i take great images with a sony a7c
love this review!!!
Much appreciated bro thank you 🙏🏼
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Hi, the one out in 2016, is it the same technology with the DT 35mm 1.8, released a few years before ?
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Great video - bargain of a lens!!
You know it! Big up for stopping by 🙏🏼
is it possible for this outcome without external flash!?
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Can I ask where did you buy your t-shirt ?
If I have a sony a6400 and a lens 50mm 1.8 do I need external flash to shoot at night?
HI Do you have any video vlog of 50 MM 1.8 !!!
I have a question?
which camera is your using for recording video?
should I buy FE 50mm f1.8 for A6300 camera??
It works well
Its a lightroom preset what sou useing?
Great review!! Anyone know the locations from both sets of portraits?
He’s in Canary Wharf, London
@@kadira.studiosThank you
You should mention that the auto focus on the f1.8 is a joke on versions prior to the a7iii.
I'm not very familiar with all of this and I found a bargain for my newly acquired a5100, does this mean I should look at something else?
@@ponkje The auto focus software in the Sony a7 range was improved from the a7iii onwards. I used one of these FE 50mm lenses on my a7rii and it was painfully slow. Unfortunately, there's no software upgrade available for it. I would imagine that the a6000 and any Sony aps-c cameras like your own would be the same. I believe the a6400 is much faster at auto focus.
Frankly, the Sony E 50mm F1.8 oss lens designed for aps-c cameras is much better than the FE 50mm f1.8. I often wished I could've used it as 50mm lens on my a7rii! Very fast auto focus, usually can be found for less money and excellent sharpness. The main reason that the FE 50mm sold at all was that it's the cheapest, full frame lens Sony ever made.
Remember that any 50mm lens on your a5100 will give the full frame equivalent of about 75mm. Not a problem as long as you are aware of it.
12:38 ME! OMG 😅
😭🤣 hahaha apologies for that haha. Big up for stopping by 🙏🏼 hope you enjoyed the video!
@@m.visualsdefinitely enjoyed it! Great lens comparison 👏🏽
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Have a 50 f1.8 and get a 85 f1.4
the 1.8 to 1.2 is far too marginal for the inflated $1500 difference, the 1.8 is also smaller and lighter.
he took 800 pics with the 1.8 and 1 photo with the 1.2 lol
didnt watch the video , im just here to say, definitely not worth , even tho its cheap , so many miss shots and dont even start me on video noise if using a mic, and hunting that this lens does !maybe good for someone just starting out, but thats about it
Appreciate the honesty here, if you watch the video you will see we only did it from a photography point of view. I did notice the hunting, but as for the rest people will have to watch to find out what I think 😎👍🏼
I see many that investing the 55 1.8 zeiss insted
Iam sorry but you don't know how to compare lenses , wtf
Hey just a heads up the RAWs in your bio are titled incorrectly. The 50 1.8 is titled 50 1.2 and vice versa