Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Rather than "reviewing" this lens, I will instead point out features which I feel will be important to a potential buyer.

* Lens made in Japan - not Chinese junk.
* Razor sharp images.
* Very crisp and bright for an F2.8 lens - it "feels" like an F1.4 lens.
* Absolutely no vignetting in the corners - full coverage.
* Focus range limiter - either infinity to close, or close to macro. Can be turned on or off. The focus range limiter is a very important feature - it prevents the camera from needlessly swinging the lens all the way from infinity to macro when it re-focuses.
* Uses 55 mm filter rings.
* Macro focus works a LOT closer than advertised. You can photograph a flea on a fly if you want.
* On-lens focus hold button - temporarily turns off auto focus if you need to. This is very useful for getting the *exact* spot in focus that you want (especially in macro mode).
* The Focus Hold button can be programmed in the camera to do focus hold OR depth of field preview.
* Iris leaves are nice and symmetrical - another sign of quality.
* Iris has 7 leafs - and they are slightly curved so that the aperture is almost a perfect circle at any F-stop.
* Lens is smooth and tight - nothing rattles like "cheap" lenses do.

If you buy this lens, you will not be disappointed.

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Product Description:

Product Name: SAL-50M28 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Marketing Information:
A compact macro-focus lens that covers the full range from life-size to infinity. "Life size" macro imaging means that the image you capture is the same size as the subject in reality - giving you spectacularly sharp photos of insects, flowers, gemstones, postage stamps and other small nature subjects and collectibles. Mounted on the Sony alpha DSLR-A100 camera, this lens provides a 75mm focal length (35mm equivalent) - which means it can also be used as a standard and midrange telephoto lens.Product Type: Macro Lens
Technical Information

Focal Length: 50mm
Magnification: 1.0x
Aperture Range: f/2.8
Physical Characteristics

Dimensions: 2.8" x 2.36"
Weight: 10.41 oz
Miscellaneous

Compatibility:
Sony alpha DSLR-A100 Digital SLR Camera

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