Sony FE 85mm f/1.8

Product information

Key specs

Lens mount

Sony E mount

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Lens compatible with

Sony mirrorless cameras

Zoom or prime lens

Prime lens

Lens type

Telephoto lens

Lens mount	Sony E mount
Suitable for camera type	APS-C, Full frame
Lens compatible with	Sony mirrorless cameras
Zoom or prime lens	Prime lens
Lens type	Telephoto lens
Type of photography	Portrait, Product, Wild animal photography
Aperture	1,8
Image stabilization

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Pros and cons

According to our camera lens expert

• This portrait lens has a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 with which you can create background blur.
• The design is compact and lightweight, so you can easily take the lens with you when you're photographing on location.
• Thanks to the dust and splash seals, you can use the lens in various weather circumstances.
• There's no image stabilization to reduce motion blur.

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Description

With the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 telephoto lens, you can take sharp portrait photos. The lens is suitable for Sony mirrorless cameras. Thanks to the f/1.8 maximum aperture, you create a natural background blur. This puts more focus on the person you're photographing. You can also take sharp photos in dark locations thanks to the large opening of the lens at f/1.8. The design is compact and it weighs 371g, so you can easily take the lens with you. This is very useful if you often take photos on location. You don't have to be scared of the rain. The lens has dust and splash seals. The silent autofocus system makes the lens suitable for video recordings. Thanks to this, you don't hear bothersome sound in your recordings.

With the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 telephoto lens, you can take sharp portrait photos. The lens is suitable for Sony mirrorless cameras. Thanks to the f/1.8 maximum aperture, you create a natural background blur. This puts more focus on the person you're photographing. You can also take sharp photos in dark locations thanks to the large opening of the lens at f/1.8. The design is compact and it weighs 371g, so you can easily take the lens with you. This is very useful if you often take photos on location. You don't have to be scared of the rain. The lens has dust and splash seals. The silent autofocus system makes the lens suitable for video recordings. Thanks to this, you don't hear bothersome sound in your recordings.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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Included by default

• Manual (229.6 KB)
• Lens hood ALC-SH150
• Lens caps (2x)

Included by default

• Manual (229.6 KB)
• Lens hood ALC-SH150
• Lens caps (2x)

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Key specs

Lens mount

Sony E mount

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Lens compatible with

Sony mirrorless cameras

Zoom or prime lens

Prime lens

Lens type

Telephoto lens

Lens mount	Sony E mount
Suitable for camera type	APS-C, Full frame
Lens compatible with	Sony mirrorless cameras
Zoom or prime lens	Prime lens
Lens type	Telephoto lens
Type of photography	Portrait, Product, Wild animal photography
Aperture	1,8
Image stabilization

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Reviews

10 reviews

9,4/10 (10 reviews)

Rating

7 reviews with 5 stars

5 stars 0 reviews

3 reviews with 4 stars

4 stars 0 reviews

0 reviews with 3 stars

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0 reviews with 2 stars

2 stars 0 reviews

0 reviews with 1 star

1 star 0 reviews

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Most helpful reviews

10/10

A great lens for beginners and professionals alike

• Great quality photos
• Can be used on full-frame and APS-C
• The price, but then you also have something

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• Axel verburg
• 6 November 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Best purchase ever.

• super sharp
• Doesn't weigh much

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• Mario pedemonte
• 8 November 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Top "budget" portrait lens

• sharpness
• Bokeh
• bit of flare

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• Jim
• 2 May 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

excellent lens for making portraits quickly and razor-sharp

• good sharpness
• lightweight
• no downside

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• Dutch j den hollander
• 1 June 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Perfect lens

• Quality
• Not too big
• No

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• Simon
• 9 April 2021
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Great lens for the price.

• Price quality
• sharpness
• Cat Eye Bokeh

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• Andrew smit
• 23 August 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

Top

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• Peter
• 9 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

A great lens for beginners and professionals alike

• Great quality photos
• Can be used on full-frame and APS-C
• very compact
• The price, but then you also have something

To test this lens I did a car shoot with a friend and it turned out really nice pictures. Especially since this lens brings the subject closer and also brings the background closer than it really is. It is a very compact lens. I use it on a Sony a6400 and it all works perfectly.

• Axel verburg
• 6 November 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Best purchase ever.

• super sharp
• Doesn't weigh much

Extreme lens for a great price.

• Mario pedemonte
• 8 November 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Top "budget" portrait lens

• sharpness
• Bokeh
• Build quality
• bit of flare

The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 lens is fantastic to use and also excellent in many ways in terms of performance. The lower cost compared to most 85mm lenses doesn't seem to have reduced performance at all. So full credit to Sony for achieving this. The only weakness is the tendency to get flares when shooting against the sun

• Jim
• 2 May 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

778946

Manufacturer code

SEL85F18.SYX

Brand

Sony

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Usage

Lens type

Telephoto lens

Type of photography

Portrait, Product, Wild animal photography

Suitable for

Lens mount

Sony E mount

Lens compatible with

Sony mirrorless cameras

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Compatible with lens filter

Filter size

67 mm

Lens series

Sony E

Properties

Fixed focal length

85 mm

Zoom or prime lens

Prime lens

Maximum magnification factor

0,13

Aperture

1,8

Number of aperture shutters

9

Number of groups

8

Number of elements

9

Type of lens elements

ED

Special lens elements

Image stabilization

Fixed focal point

Focus

Shortest focusing distance

80 cm

Manual focus override

Silent focusing motor

Type of focusing motor

Linear AF motor

Internal focus

Focal distance control

Autofocus

Physical properties

Color

Black

Weight

371 g

Material

Metal, Plastic

Diameter

78 mm

Length camera lens

82 mm

Resistance

Dustproof

Shockproof

Water resistance

Splash proof