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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens

SKU: 1013428     MPN:

SEL85F18

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This lens is perfect for portrait photography, offering a bright f/1.8 aperture for exceptional depth of field control and superb performance in low-light conditions. Its extra-low dispersion element ensures clarity and accurate color, while the double linear AF motor provides smooth and quiet focusing for both stills and video. The customizable focus hold button enhances control, and the rounded nine-blade diaphragm delivers beautiful bokeh, making it ideal for creative compositions.

Features

  • E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/22
  • One Extra-Low Dispersion Element
  • Double Linear AF Motor
  • Customizable Focus Hold Button
  • Rounded Nine-Blade Diaphragm

An ideal portrait-length prime

The FE 85mm f/1.8 from Sony is a sleek short-telephoto lens designed for full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras. The bright f/1.8 maximum aperture benefits this lens's use in low-light conditions and also affords extensive control over depth of field when working with selective focus techniques. The nine elements, eight groups lens construction includes one extra-low dispersion element to minimize chromatic aberrations and color fringing for greater clarity and color accuracy. Benefitting the optical design is a simple, intuitive physical layout that incorporates a customizable focus hold button for easy control over the precise focus position. The double linear AF motor itself affords quick, quiet, and smooth focusing performance, and this motor also offers snappy manual focus performance for fine-tuned control.

Prime portrait-length lens is designed for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras, however can also be used on APS-C models where it will provide a 127.5mm equivalent focal length.

Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture allows for fine-tuned control over depth of field and also benefits working in difficult lighting conditions.

One extra-low dispersion element is featured in the optical design and helps to limit color fringing and chromatic aberrations for heightened image clarity and color accuracy.

Double linear autofocus motor delivers smooth, precise, and near silent focusing performance to benefit both stills and video applications.

Customizable focus hold button on lens barrel can be used to hold the focusing position, or can be set in-camera to control a variety of additional lens functions.

Rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality.

Specifications

Focal Length
85mm
Aperture
Maximum: f/1.8
Minimum: f/22
Camera Mount Type
Sony E (Full-Frame)
Format Compatibility
35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Angle of View
29°
Minimum Focus Distance
80 cm
Magnification
0.13x
Elements/Groups
9/8
Diaphragm Blades
9, Rounded

Features

Autofocus
Yes

Physical

Filter Thread
Front: 67 mm
Dimensions (DxL)
Approx. 78 x 82 mm
Weight
371 g

Packaging Info

Package Weight
1.25 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
4.7 x 4.4 x 3.8"