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Lenses » Sony SEL50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens

Sony SEL50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens

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WebCode: 259033 Mfr item: SEL50F18
Price: $349.95
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Sony SEL50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens

Get a quality lens with fixed 50mm mid-range telephoto focal length and f/1.8 aperture. Take advantage of the built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization system which provides around a 4-stop shutter speed advantage, making it significantly easier to achieve crisp, blur-free images and video. Get beautiful, softly blurred backgrounds thanks to the circular aperture of the large maximum aperture of this lens. A linear motor used for focus drive contributes to low-noise focus operation, while a stepping motor built into the lens, technology inherited from Sony's professional camcorders, results in smooth, quiet aperture actuation ideal for recording movies. An elegant aluminum alloy exterior blends beautifully with the graceful design of an E-mount. Use direct Manual Focus (DMF) to go directly to manual focusing after autofocus lock-on without having to switch modes to facilitate focus adjustments on the fly — it's perfect for portraits where depth of field may be extremely shallow.

Key Features

  • Built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Smooth and quiet high-speed focusing
  • Large F1.8 aperture
  • Direct Manual Focus (DMF)    


What's Included:

  • Sony SEL50mm f/1.8 Lens
  • Lens cap
  • Lens rear cap
  • Limited Warramty

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A little about Macro Lenses

Macro lenses are important to photographers who tend to shoot close-ups. That’s because, although they’re quite similar to standard lenses in most ways, macro lenses are engineered to focus at much shorter distances. Most often used in nature photography, these lenses magnify small objects like insects and flowers and captures immense detail and clarity. Other applications of a macro lens are in scientific photography and product photography. You’ll find that macro lenses can also act as a standard lens.

These lenses tend to have a higher f-stop number (which allows in less light) and therefore are not always ideal in low lighting situations. For subjects that are sensitive to movement (insects and animals, for example), macro lenses with longer focal lengths can be used.

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