Sony: Lightweight Full-Frame 50mm F2.8 Macro Lens
Sony just introduced a lightweight and compact 50mm Prime lens with 1:1 Macro capability for the ɑ E-mount camera system. It should be ideal for everyday photography, this versatile 50mm macro lens features a F2.8 maximum aperture that offers outstanding image quality and bokeh, while its 1:1 macro capability will allow the photographer to get sharp close-up shots of their subject. Additionally, its comprehensive range of controls including focus-mode switch, focus-range limiter and the focus-hold button ensures a quality macro shooting experience for a wide range of applications.
Great for scenery and portraits as well as macro shots, it offers a 0.16m minimum focusing distance and a wider frame for capturing more background, compared to longer focal-length macro lenses. Weighing just 236g, the lens is extremely lightweight and portable, making it easy to carry around and is dust and moisture resistant for use in different weather conditions.
The new FE 50mm F2.8 Macro lens features ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass to effectively compensate for axial chromatic aberration at close focus, allowing it to create consistently sharp and high quality images. The circular aperture design should produce beautiful bokeh effects and the optical and mechanical construction of the lens has less flare and ghosting even without a lens hood.
It will be available in October priced at approximately £500 and €660.
