Posts Tagged ‘50mm’
Rather than “reviewing” this lens, I will instead point out features which I feel will be important to a potential buyer.
* Lens made in Japan – not Chinese junk.
* Razor sharp images.
* Very crisp and bright for an F2.8 lens – it “feels” like an F1.4 lens.
* Absolutely no vignetting in the corners – full coverage.
* Focus range limiter – either infinity to close, or close to macro. Can be turned on or off. The focus range limiter is a very important feature – it prevents the camera from needlessly swinging the lens all the way from infinity to macro when it re-focuses.
* Uses 55 mm filter rings.
* Macro focus works a LOT closer than advertised. You can photograph a flea on a fly if you want.
* On-lens focus hold button – temporarily turns off auto focus if you need to. This is very useful for getting the *exact* spot in focus that you want (especially in macro mode).
* The Focus Hold button can be programmed in the camera to do focus hold OR depth of field preview.
* Iris leaves are nice and symmetrical – another sign of quality.
* Iris has 7 leafs – and they are slightly curved so that the aperture is almost a perfect circle at any F-stop.
* Lens is smooth and tight – nothing rattles like “cheap” lenses do.
If you buy this lens, you will not be disappointed.
Sony 50mm f 2 | skylartours
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Sigma 18 50mm f | societyofherbariumcurators