The Sony FE 85mm F1.8 Lens, also known as the Sony E 85mm, is a versatile and compact lens designed for Sony E-mount cameras. With a focal length of 85mm and a maximum aperture of f/1.8, this lens is suitable for capturing beautiful portraits and achieving a pleasing background blur. The lens construction comprises 8 elements in 9 groups, ensuring sharp and clear images.
The diagonal angle of view is 29° for full-frame cameras and 19° for APS-C cameras. It has a closest focusing distance of 2.63 feet, allowing you to get up close to your subject. The camera lens features a 67mm filter size and is compatible with Sony E-mount cameras.
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High corner-to-corner resolution
This compact, easy-to-handle lens offers fine prime lens performance with high corner-to-corner resolution. A precision optical design includes one ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass element to effectively minimise chromatic aberration, while spherical aberration is tightly controlled for high overall sharpness with smooth bokeh when required.
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Beautiful bokeh enhances portraits
Spherical aberration is carefully optimised to achieve the best possible balance between resolution and smooth, natural bokeh that can provide a perfect backdrop for a wide range of subjects, while a 9-blade circular aperture contributes to beautiful bokeh highlights. 85mm is often a photographer’s first choice for people and portraits.
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Mobile and manageable for active shooting
A compact, lightweight design that is ideally matched to the α7 series offers a great blend of portability and high image quality for portraits, events, and more. Even though the SEL85F18 features and advanced optical design add up to impressive overall performance, its 371-gram (13.1 oz.) weight makes it a great choice for active, on-the-go shooting.
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Quiet, precise focus drive
A double linear motor actuator system directly drives the lens’s focus mechanism without noisy intervening gears, for precision positioning and quiet operation that are great for movies as well as stills.
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Quality build, versatile features
A customisable focus hold button can be assigned to other functions such as Eye AF, for example, while a wide, responsive focus ring offers improved manual focus comfort and precision. A dust and moisture resistant design plus other refinements add up to outstanding quality and photographic versatility.
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Reliable in challenging conditions
A sealed dust and moisture resistant design2 provides extra protection and ensures reliable operation in challenging environments. Shoot with confidence in light rain or windy conditions.