guess most people buying this lens are newbies with a mirrorless camera. I also belong to the same category, so I think I would be the best person to give this lens the perfect insights. Price - Cheapest main lens possible. OSS - Great auto focus - Perfect image quality - Average not so sharp bokeh - Perfect for portrait and bokeh. A buttery smooth background comes out. Low Light Performance - Too Good Note: Your images would be magnified, so you cannot use this lens in tight spaces. You have to stand at least 4/5 feet away from your subject to at least get some. Because of the crop factor of my A6000, the 50mm is basically 75mm for me. So if you are using an APSC camera, take that into account when calculating the focal length. It's a fantastic lens for beginners, fairly light and easy to carry. The possibilities are endless, but think of it first and foremost or use it for portraiture.

really cool lens! Focus area almost to the edge. Very great boleh and very beautiful natural colors. Thanks to the supplied sun protection, every photo is actually a success! Use it with an alpha 6300 and compared to the kit lens there are worlds between. I'm a honny/professional photographer and can only recommend the lens for portrait, still life, street! Not really suitable for videos since 50mm is very close. For vlogging I would recommend a 35mm lens or the standard 16-50 kit lens. For photos, the 50mm for sony is absolutely perfect! Suitable for both full format and aps-c! Value for money is great!

I bought this lens to complement my SELP18105G. With this lens you can take blur-free photos in rooms lit by ceiling lamps without using a flash. The lens is also much handier than the zoom lens mentioned above. The image quality is comparable with the same settings. The image sharpness is very good. With an open aperture (1.8), very strong color fringes can be noticed in high-contrast edges, which are not filtered out by the camera even in JPEG mode (see photo). However, these can be removed with suitable software.

The lens for the Sony Alpha 6000 is perfect for portraits. I use this lens almost exclusively. The price/performance ratio is absolutely right here!

Bought used, very good condition. Great picture quality.

Since I like to take pictures in poor light conditions (evening mood, technical photos, concert events) and otherwise like to do without the flash, I bought this 50 mm lens relatively quickly after the NEX-6 with the kit lens. I had previously found a number of sample photos and was pleased that the practical result lived up to the high expectations that previous reviews had given me. It's great fun to walk around the streets in the evening and to be able to shoot comfortably at 1/60 s handheld (ISO 800). The large aperture combined with image stabilization makes the almost impossible possible. A little leaning on a lantern or something similar and a steady hand have already made good pictures with 1/8 s possible. This is a great way to capture moods. The limitation here is of course the fixed focal length, which with 75 mm 35mm equivalent is a bit too long in normal living rooms to capture a party atmosphere, but is quite useful in the great outdoors/city or at concerts. Of course, portraits are also a fine thing. Due to the large opening, a very nice contrast to the background can be achieved. You have to be aware that the open aperture of 1.8 in the portrait distance can really only reproduce a very narrow range of sharpness, so it is not possible to take a pin-sharp picture of the head from the tip of the nose to the ears, but it has to be also not always be the full aperture. Anyone who likes to focus manually will notice a big difference to the 16-50 mm kit: the "translation" of the electronic, very wide focusing ring is many times larger than what is usual there. It can therefore be adjusted in a very differentiated manner, even in small areas. I am very happy about this purchase and can highly recommend the lens for the described area of application. If you are interested, there are practical "hobby" example pictures of my first attempts on the Internet at "Flickr", where you can find me under the name "bruderfranziskus". (Search on flickr -> try people)

Wanted to start with a fixed focal length and not buy the more expensive SEL-35F18 right away. Of course I did it afterwards, that needs another review. Anyway, I have no regrets about the purchase, this lens is one of the best for E-mount / APS-C cameras. The light intensity of 1.8 is immediately noticeable if you previously had the SELP-16-50 on. Even in weaker light, you can take sharp pictures indoors with a short exposure time without having to turn up the ISO light amplification very much. I think the best thing about this lens is the exposure. At a reasonable distance from the subject (the effective focal length is 75mm), the depth of field at an aperture of 1.8 is very narrow. This allows you to really emphasize motifs and compose a very soft background. The photos look really professional, especially when the light is right. A dig at the camera: I often take photos in mode "A" and usually with the widest aperture. If you previously had a lens with the largest aperture of 3.5 on it and then switch to another with an aperture of 1.8, it is still at 3.5. As a result, I've screwed up snapshots several times. An option would be good to set the aperture to maximum. It supports Steady Shoot and Hybrid Focus, making it ideal for moving subjects and photos in poor lighting conditions. However, one should be aware that it is not the classic 50mm lens that resembles the range of vision of the human eye. Due to the APS-C sensor with a magnification factor of 1.5, you can already get considerably into the telephoto range and you need a certain distance from the subject. Conclusion: If you don't start with the SEL-35F18 right away, this lens is the cheaper, if not better, choice. I can unreservedly recommend it.

The lens is among the best you can buy for Sony e-mount! This optic also performs very well in comparison to the much more expensive Zeiss lens. I bought it for the NEX-5. It was already very popular and often used. I'm now using it on the Alpha 6000 and I'm even more excited and satisfied because of the outstanding sharpness on the higher-resolution sensor. Sharpness = very good! Distortion = very low! Autofocus = very fast and very good (with hybrid autofocus of the a-6000) Anti-shake = very good and integrated! I have very often mounted this lens from the outset and make entire excursions exclusively with this lens. It simply has very good all-round properties! It's light, small and easy to take with you! The only small downside is the plastic sun visor, which is not that durable!

Super objective, but I won't keep it because the fixed focal length is "zoomed in" far too far for me as a beginner. I'll look around for a 35mm lens. This lens would be perfect for portraits and detail shots, however I also need something to capture street style and buildings on. Otherwise this lens is great!

(interested amateur) bought this fixed focal length especially for use on my NEX-7, but it is "screwed" alternately onto the NEX-5n. The case is very well made and feels "cool" as a result of the metal body. I really like the design and feel. In my opinion, it looks classier in black than in silver. Image stabilizer and AF work pleasantly quietly. The AF is usually accurate. If not, the MF can be used very well due to the enlarged display of the motif and colored edge enhancement. Mostly I take pictures in mode A or M with adjusted aperture. Then resolution and impression of sharpness up to the corners are practically best to achieve. Overall, I rate the image quality as good to very good. The focusing ring is very easy to use and can be adjusted precisely. The 50mm f/1.8 is really a very good glass: very good workmanship and smooth running of the focusing ring, wonderful bokeh, especially at f1.8, consistent sharpness from the center to the corners of the picture from f4, effective image stabilization. I can absolutely recommend the purchase, especially in comparison with the corresponding lenses from Nikon and Canon. In my opinion, 5 points are quite appropriate. All in all, a recommendation for photographers who prefer a very good fixed focal length to a zoom. The image results are really excellent. In my opinion, the price/performance ratio is good to very good.