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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8

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Pros

  • better sharpness will always give you more to play with
  • nikon is a great version at a great price
  • nice color saturation and contrast

Cons

  • Sony still has not converged upon some standard behavior
  • Batis 85 is slow to focus
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an

Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 9
  • Internal
  • yes
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 85 mm
  • yes
  • Normal

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 - Pros & Cons

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8

Pros

  • better sharpness will always give you more to play with
  • nikon is a great version at a great price
  • nice color saturation and contrast
  • Sharp enough
  • fast enough AF
  • fast enough aperture
  • Looks pretty good
  • focuses wide open
  • quickly and accurately
  • good light for the lens to focus quickly and accurately
  • pretty perfect for portrait shooters

Cons

  • Sony still has not converged upon some standard behavior
  • Batis 85 is slow to focus
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Sony fe 50mm lens
  • high amount of coma or astigmatism
  • where using the lens becomes a bit tougher
  • There are no hard stops at either end of the range
  • 8 does not feature optical image stabilisation
  • Useless LED
  • horrible focus ring
  • very high vignetting - a Zeiss trademark

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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mountSony E
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Aperture
Aperture max1.8
Aperture min22
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades9
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements9
Groups8
Special elements / coatingsED element
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Dimensions
Weight13.09 oz
Diameter3.07 in
Length3.23 in
Filter size2.64 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 85
Maximum magnification0.13 x
Image stabilisationyes
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor typeLinear Motor
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance0.8
Distance scaleno
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingyes

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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony - Editorial Reviews (9)

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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Review: Sony 85mm f1.8 FE (Sony E Mount, Full Frame)
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The Phoblographer
Published: 03.04.2017
Review: Sony 85mm f1.8 FE (Sony E Mount, Full Frame)

The Sony 85mm f1.8 FE lens is fantastic and affordable. And if you're a portrait photographer that doesn't need the higher end stuff, get this.

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm f1.8 review
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digitalcameraworld
Published: 19.04.2022
Sony FE 85mm f1.8 review
4.5

The Sony FE 85mm f1.8 is a portrait lens for the masses

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Review
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PCMAG
Published: 16.02.2017
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Review
4.5

The Sony FE 85mm F1.8 is an affordable lens in a focal length ideal for portraits. Images are crisp, with pleasing blurred backgrounds when shot at a wide aperture.

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 03.05.2017
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 is a new affordable lens for shooting portraits. Read our in-depth Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 review to find out if it's worth the modest £600 / $600 asking price...

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm f1.8 review | Cameralabs
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Cameralabs
Published: 26.11.2018
Sony FE 85mm f1.8 review | Cameralabs
3.5
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Review - DustinAbbott.net
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DustinAbbott.net
Published: 12.08.2019
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Review - DustinAbbott.net

Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Review | Photographer Dustin Abbott reviews the popular FE85 and compares it to all the new options on the market.

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Review: Sony FE 1.8/85 - phillipreeve.net
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phillipreeve.net
Published: 06.07.2017
Review: Sony FE 1.8/85 - phillipreeve.net

This is an in-depth review of the Sony FE 1.8/85. Contains many full size sample images and detailed analysis.

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Gear of the Year 2017 - Carey's choice: Sony FE 85mm F1.8
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DPReview
Published: 26.11.2017
Gear of the Year 2017 - Carey's choice: Sony FE 85mm F1.8

Lightweight, great optics, affordable – with Sony's FE 85mm F1.8, you don't have to just pick two of those features. For Carey Rose, who's already an 85mm fan, it strikes a perfect balance.

Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Sony FE 85mm F1.8 lens review: Excellent choice
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DXOMARK
Published: 18.05.2017
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 lens review: Excellent choice

The Sony FE 85mm F1.8 is a high-speed standard prime for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras such as the A9 and A7 cameras, but will also fit smaller “cropped” sensor APS-C models such as the A5000, on which it offers an equivalent field of view of a 130mm focal length.

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