Sony SEL85F18 85mm F/1.8-22 Medium-Telephoto Fixed Prime Camera Lens, Black
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Features
- Wide F1.8 maximum aperture enables beautiful defocusing effects
- 9-blade circular aperture creates beautiful round defocused bokeh
- ED glass element for corner-to-corner sharpness,Minimum Focus Distance:2.63 feet (0.8 m)
- Double Linear motor system for fast, quiet and precise focusing. The maximum magnification ratio is 0.13 and the angle of view is 29 degree
- Direct control w/ customizable focus hold button and AF/MF switch.35 mm equivalent focal length (APS-C):127.5
Description
Capture beautiful portraits with this affordable 85mm F1.8 full-frame E-Mount mid-telephoto prime lens. This compact, lightweight lens is ideal for both full-frame and apps C cameras. The 9-blade fast F1.8 aperture delivers beautiful background defocusing effects while the dust and moisture resistant design offers robust reliability. What's In The Box: Hood (model): ALC-SH150, Lens front cap: ALC-F67S, Lens rear cap: ALC-R1EM.
Brand: Sony
Focal Length Description: 85 mm
Lens Type: Telephoto
Compatible Mountings: Sony E
Camera Lens Description: 9
Product Dimensions: 3.23 x 3.07 x 3.07 inches
Item Weight: 13 ounces
Item model number: SEL85F18
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: February 9, 2017
Manufacturer: Sony
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Hands down! The best prime lens for indoor use! I primarily shoot church events where focusing is a little bit challenging. This lens simply blows away other Nikon prime lenses I have had! Super sharp even at f1.8! No hesitation to focus! Picture quality is just amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025 by W. Huang
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Review below Pros & Cons. Pros - Decent price point Near silent focusing Solid build (feels sturdy/solid) Great image quality, great for portrait work with it's depth of field abilities. Sharp, fast focus Awesome low light performance + shadow recovery Cons - Lens is pretty big. It does look more "professional"(than 28-70mm), but might be a little bulky for walking around all day with. NOT stabilized. No OSS in the lens. Wasn't a deal breaker for me, and I haven't noticed any unwanted motion blur yet, even in very low light. Not really a con, (should be expected), but I feel it might be worth mentioning - This lens is fixed at 85mm, which is a flattering focal length for people's faces, but it's not going to allow you much flexibility. Won't ever effect you if you're shooting outside or in a place where you can take a few steps back from your subject. But I could see it becoming an issue trying to shoot in a tight space. This lens will definitely not work well for something like indoor real estate photography, which isn't it's intended use anyway. This shouldn't surprise anyone, but this is my first prime lens and it takes a little time to get used to. Overall review - I wanted a prime lens, specifically to do portraits and low light photography with. Was looking for something I could get nice soft out of focus backgrounds, smooth bokeh, and sharp focus on my subject. I've been nothing but impressed with this lens's performance so far. If you want a lens around this focal length, and the Batis and G Master are out of your price range, this will be your best option. Bought this as my first prime/fixed focal length lens for my Sony a7. Only been able to shoot with it a few times so far, but right away I was impressed with the sharpness and image quality. The other two lenses I own are the 28-70 kit lens that comes with the a7, and the 35mm macro lens. The 85mm f/1.8 is noticeably sharper throughout the frame than the 28-70. The 85mm allows you to blur backgrounds to a nice smooth, creamy out of focus. Great bokeh, pretty smooth and round. I did see that sometimes the bokeh will look more football shaped than round, but I've been able to capture perfectly circle bokehs as well. One of the main reasons I got this lens was for the f/1.8. The 28-70 is f/3.5, which really didn't allow me to do the style of low light photography I wanted to do. I've shot around/after sunset with the 85mm 3 times now, and the performance is great. I use Adobe Lightroom to edit, and I've been really impressed with the shadow recovery with the 85mm lens. I was able to expose to the darkening sky after sunset, with my subject almost completely black, and still recover that subject in post by bringing up the shadows. I might upload some before/after images as examples if I get around to it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017 by Dave
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I shoot mainly portraits. Prior to buying this 85mm (127.5 on 35mm) I had been using a Sigma 56mm f1.4 and a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8. The 70-200 f2.8 was a Sony A Mount lens with an adapter for use on my Sony a6500 E Mount camera body. Unfortunately the 70-200 does not focus well on the E Mount cameras so I'm selling it. That leaves a gap in my lens line. This 85mm is intended to fill that gap. Of course I will no longer have the reach of a 70-200 but it seems I have no choice, at least not in my price range. So I found myself doing some research to see what was available and see that there are about 6 different 85mm lenses for Sony FF E Mount on the market. Three of them are well over $1,000 so too expensive for me. One was less expensive than this Sony SEL85F18 and I rejected it after learning of some potential weaknesses. The bottom line is I could buy slightly better lenses but for quite a bit higher price. Many reviewers said the actual differences between this Sony lens and the more expensive brands were not worth the 2x or 3x the price. In fact most of the reviews suggested that not only is the Sony version less expensive than most, it also is a pretty worthy competitor. Pretty much all reviews said the Sony 85 is sharp. There was often mentioned chromatic aberration when wide open, but that could be corrected in post. It was certainly refreshing to find a less expensive offering with qualities that were higher than the price would suggest. So I ordered one. Today it arrived and I immediately put it on my a6500 and took about 100 shots. Some of my son in his karate class, some outside in the night sky. All of the pictures came out sharp and I was very pleased with the contrast and color. The Sigma 56mm f1.4 I've been using is a very good lens. It appears that this Sony 85mm f1.8 is also a very good lens. I intend to use it for events like weddings or church events, and for family portraits. I have only one gripe. I have a Sony a6500 body, and a Sony a6400 body. This lens, on the a6500, has room for my fingers between the camera grip and the lens. However on the a6400 that gap is just a bit smaller and my fingers do not fit so well. It's not a deal killer for me, but if you have fat fingers (mine are average) you may want to try the lens before buying it to see if it fits your hand. I highly recommend this lens.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020 by J. Donaldson