Bought this along with my A7R III. It is a solid lens and excellent Bokeh. I get great pictures even from fast moving toddlers and dogs. Even performs great on continuous shooting mode. The price point on this lens is the icing on the cake.

Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change when focusing. This is especially important when using for video recording. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance.

Recently we reviewed the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 - as it turned out it's quite an awesome lens. However, the Zeiss lens isn't alone in its quest - it has a couple of Sony mates. There's the insanely expensive 85mm f/1.4 GM and a more mainstream option which we'll discuss here - the Sony FE 85mm...

Sonys new Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens (SEL85F18) is a cracking lens, very sharp, even wide open, compact, lightweight, well built and affordable. It is so good and usable I sold my 85mm G master f1.4 and bought the f1.8 instead, as although the G Master is absolutely superb, its also bigger, heavier,...

One of the sharpest lenses I have ever used. A great focal length, especially for portrait photos!

Love this little lens. It's much smaller than my Sony G Master 1.4 however, it is much quieter and a third of the price! The image quality is almost identical to it however, the bokeh is a little bit more cat-eye shaped.

The Sony FE 85mm f1.8 is a short-telephoto prime lens for Sony's mirrorless cameras, and corrected for use on full-frame bodies. Also known as the SEL85F18, the FE 85mm f1.8 was launched in February 2017 as an affordable and light-weight portrait prime lens, at least compared to the high-end FE 85mm...

Been using Nikon for over 13 years, but finally sold all my gear and jumped on the Sony band wagon. This is one of the first lenses that I got. I am thoroughly impressed by the quality! Not just for the price, but at any price point, this lens is killer!

Since the Zeiss 85 and the Sony G Master 85 were so expensive I held out for almost a year. I used the excellent Sony Zeiss 55 1.8 for close up portraits. But eventually Sony put out the way more affordable 85 1.8. As soon as I got it (I was one of the first to order it) I was hooked!

The Sony 85mm f/1.8 is a very competent, lightweight and affordable portrait prime lens for the Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras. This compact optic delivers excellent sharpness in the centre of the frame almost throughout its aperture range, even performing well wide-open, although you'll need to...