Quick Overview
- E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- XA Element and ED Element
- Nano AR II and Fluorine Coatings
- Minimum Focus Distance: 11"
- Dual XD Linear AF Motors, Internal Focus
- Focus Hold Button, AF/MF Switch
- Physical Aperture Ring; De-Click Switch
- Dust and Moisture-Resistant Construction
- Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm
- Filter Size - 49mm (Front)
Product Description
This standard prime lens packs the high image quality and beautiful bokeh of the G Lens into a compact design with superb build quality and intuitive operability. It's the ideal lens for shooting casual portraits. The fast, precise, and quiet AF is ideal for shooting both stills and movies, ensuring capture of those vital moments.
The metal (aluminum) finish of the lens body and hood, plus the engraved focal length and aperture markings, emphasize a superb build quality. The ultra-compact lightweight design, the high image quality of the G Lens, the aperture ring, and Linear Response MF deliver intuitive operability that makes shooting a pleasure.
The mechanical design takes maximum advantage of state-of-the-art optics with an effective layout of two aspherical lens elements, and the short flange back unique to mirrorless cameras, to realize stunning compactness and a weight of only 6.2 oz (174 g). The lens is ideal for shooting casual outdoor portraits or snaps, or movie shooting with a gimbal. Mobility is delivered by the compact design that matches both full-frame and APS-C bodies.
A 7-blade circular aperture is provided, with precise control of the spherical aberration that affects bokeh delivering the beautiful natural bokeh of the G Lens.
Two linear motors deliver fast, precise AF with superb tracking performance that maximizes camera body performance to capture decisive moments in street snaps, expression changes in portraits, and the like. The fast, precise, and quiet AF with superb tracking performance is ideal for shooting movies as well as stills.
A minimum focus distance of 1.15 ft (35 cm) (AF) / 1.02 ft (31 cm) (MF) and magnification of 0.18x (AF) / 0.21x (MF) make the lens useful in many situations like table photography or shooting close-ups of flowers or small objects you find around town with a blurred background that makes the subject stand out.
Despite its compact size, the lens provides a focus hold button, focus mode switch, aperture ring, aperture click switch, and Linear Response MF for intuitive operability and comfortable shooting. The metal (aluminum) exterior finish of the lens body and hood contributes to reliability through increased strength and durability. The design is also dust- and moisture-resistant, providing reliability in harsh outdoor shooting environments.
Lens Specifications
Focal Length | 50mm |
Maximum Aperture | f/2.5 |
Lens Mount | Sony E |
Format Compatibility | Full-Frame |
Minimum Focus Distance | 13.8" / 35 cm |
Diaphragm Blades | 7, Rounded |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Image Stabilization | No |
Filter Size | 49mm |
Dimensions (ø x L) | 2.7 x 1.8" / 68 x 45 mm |
Weight | 6.1 oz / 174 g |
In The Box |
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MFG Part# | SEL50F25G |
Condition | New |