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Sony FE 85mm f1.8 Lens

Name: Sony FE 85mm f1.8 Lens
Brand: Sony
SKU: 4548736058354
Price: 549.0 GBP
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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 E Mount Lens

Overview

The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 is a compact, lightweight telephoto prime lens designed for full-frame E-mount cameras. Known for its high-performance optics and large f/1.8 maximum aperture, it offers an excellent balance of sharpness and beautiful bokeh, making it a versatile choice for portrait photography and various shooting scenarios.

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Key Features

High Optical Performance

High Corner-to-Corner Resolution: Delivers excellent sharpness across the frame with minimal chromatic aberration. An ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass element helps to control chromatic aberration, while precise spherical aberration management ensures high overall image quality.
Beautiful Bokeh: Optimised spherical aberration and a 9-blade circular aperture produce smooth, natural-looking bokeh. The 85mm focal length is ideal for portraits, providing a pleasing background blur that enhances subject isolation.

Quiet and Precise Autofocus

Double Linear Motor Actuator System: Ensures precise focus positioning and silent operation, making the lens suitable for both video and still photography. The focus mechanism is directly driven without noisy gears, enhancing focus accuracy and quietness.

Quality Build and Versatile Features

Customisable Focus Hold Button: Can be assigned to various functions, such as Eye AF, for added convenience and versatility.
Responsive Focus Ring: Provides improved manual focus control and comfort for precise adjustments.
Dust and Moisture Resistance: Sealed design ensures reliable performance in challenging conditions, allowing you to shoot confidently in light rain or windy weather.

Specifications

Model Name: FE 85mm f/1.8
Mount Type: E-Mount/Full-Frame Format
Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/22
Lens Elements: 9 elements in 8 groups (including 1 ED element)
Aperture Blades: 9 (Circular)
Focus Type: Double Linear Motor Actuators
Dimensions: 78 x 82.6mm
Weight: 371 grams
Dust and Moisture Resistance: Yes
Customisable Focus Hold Button: Yes
Manual Focus Ring: Yes

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Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.