Product Highlights
- Aperture Range: f/2.8-32
- For Alpha & Minolta DSLRs
- Minimum Focus Distance: 7.9″
- 7x Circular Aperture Blades
- Filter Diameter: 55mm
- Focus Hold & Range Limiter Buttons
Overview
The 50mm f/2.8 Macro Prime Lens from Sony is versatile as a standard lens and suitable for general purpose photography. With a minimum focusing distance of only 7.9″ this lens provides a magnification ratio of 1:1 making your subjects appear life-size. It uses a double-floating element design to correct aberrations. Its focus-range limiter and focus-hold button offer comfortable operation, while its circular aperture provides a natural looking out of focus background.
Aperture Range: f/2.8-32
With a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and minimum of f/32, this lens’ wide maximum aperture means you can capture images in darker conditions using faster shutter speeds and lower ISO sensitivity.
7x Circular Aperture Blades
Circular aperture blades produce smooth, rounded bokeh background effects when capturing spot-light sources in your pictures. Because the aperture blades form a near circle at the wide openings used for low-light shots, spot-light sources have a pleasing circular defocused effect.
Focus Hold & Range Limiter Buttons
The Range Limiter button tells the lens which end of the focus range to search for your subject, for faster performance and shorter seek time. Once you’ve set the focus, use the lock button to keep it right where you want it. There is also no rotation on the focus ring in autofocus (AF) mode.
Specifications
Principal specifications | ||
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Lens type | Prime lens | |
Max Format size | APS-C / DX | |
Focal length | 50 mm | |
Image stabilization | No | |
Lens mount | Sony/Minolta Alpha | |
Aperture | ||
Maximum aperture | F2.8 | |
Minimum aperture | F32 | |
Aperture ring | No | |
Number of diaphragm blades | 7 | |
Aperture notes | circular aperture | |
Optics | ||
Elements | 7 | |
Groups | 6 | |
Focus | ||
Minimum focus | 0.20 m (7.87″) | |
Maximum magnification | 1× | |
Autofocus | Yes | |
Motor type | Screw drive from camera | |
Full time manual | Unknown | |
Focus method | Extending front | |
Distance scale | Yes | |
DoF scale | Yes | |
Physical | ||
Weight | 295 g (0.65 lb) | |
Diameter | 72 mm (2.81″) | |
Length | 60 mm (2.36″) | |
Colour | Black | |
Filter thread | 55.0 mm | |
Hood supplied | No | |
Tripod collar | No |