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For the size and weight of this lens the quality is outstanding. Yes it does suffer with chromatic aberration at apertures, especially wide open. The focus is silent and fast, works very well with the Sony ai auto focus for subject recognition. The bokeh is beautiful for the most part, with a busy background it can lose it's smoothness. This is not a G Master and it's far from priced like one. I have only used for photography so can't comment on video performance. In the whole I am very happy and impressed with price to performance of this lens, it comes highly recommended.

Recently purchased this lens to go with my newly aquired Sony a7v. What a great combination, although I have only had it a couple of weeks I can see trhis lens been put to good use over the coming months.

Excellent image quality , it makes difference mindset of use max apiture F1.8, very sharp when use 1.8

I bought this lens to try out portrait photography. Didn't expect an 85mm can give me so much of different perspectives. 85mm F1.8 and such a light lens. Image quality is superb plus it's affordability.

性價比高 大光圈,試光影籠入面嘅靜止動物,手動對焦精準無比,size又輕巧,好滿意！想要85mm入門定焦,抵玩！

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Really satisfy with this lens. use to capture my son silat tournament. it perform really good.

Great lens for portraits. Bokeh quite good even from a distance. Only issue some people may not like some cats eye bokeh but it looks fine to me.

I use this lens mainly for street photography and find it great even wide open. Probably one of the best-value lens that I have in my collection. It is a lens that I would highly recommend

I recently purchased THIS LENSE, and I couldn't be more impressed with its quality and performance. Right out of the box, the build feels robust and well-engineered, which gives me confidence that it will withstand the rigors of regular use. One of the standout features is the optical quality. The images produced are incredibly sharp, with excellent contrast and vibrant colors. Whether I'm shooting landscapes, portraits, or macro photography, the lens consistently delivers stunning results. The bokeh is smooth and creamy, which adds a professional touch to my images. Another significant advantage is the lens’s low-light performance. It handles challenging lighting conditions remarkably well, producing clear, noise-free images even at wider apertures. This has opened up new creative possibilities for me, allowing for more dynamic shots without the need for excessive post-processing. Additionally, the autofocus is fast and accurate, making it a joy to use for both still photography and video. I’ve found that it tracks moving subjects exceptionally well, which is crucial for capturing those spontaneous moments. Overall, I highly recommend the [Lens Model] to anyone looking to elevate their photography. Its combination of build quality, optical performance, and versatility makes it a fantastic addition to any photographer’s toolkit.

First full frame prime lens , really pleased with the quality . Used to photograph my local rugby team last time

Excellent IQ and AF speed. Very compact. Matches well with the A7c2

I bought this with the intention of using it for macro photography and it is proving useful for product photography. The clarity of a Sony prime lens is unmatched, in my opinion.

Bought this lens for portraits. Great results. Very happy with my choice.

Excellent image quality. Good autofocus performance. I prefer smaller and lighter lenses and this lens fits my needs. Would have like a few more controls on the lens, but for the price, can hardly complain. Easy recommendation.

This 85mm lens is my second purchase as a beginner photographer, and it has significantly expanded my capabilities beyond what I thought possible. Paired with my Sony A6400 body, this lens has quickly become my favorite. The image quality is outstanding, with sharp details and a beautiful bokeh that enhances the subject of every shot. It's perfect for portraits, offering a flattering perspective that brings out my subjects' best. Even as a beginner, I find it easy to achieve professional-looking results. The build quality is impressive, and it feels solid and durable in hand. Despite being new to photography, I noticed an immediate improvement in my photos compared to my previous lens. This 85mm lens has made photography more enjoyable and inspiring for me. Overall, I highly recommend this lens to anyone looking to take their photography to the next level. It has exceeded my expectations and quickly became an essential part of my kit. Whether you're a beginner like me or a seasoned photographer, this lens will not disappoint.

One of the most affordable and sharpest lens ever.

I only purchased my Sony lens just over a week ago so I haunt yet had an opportunity to test it extensively. However, so far, it has produced pin sharp images, is light and compact and complements my Sony S7C II camera perfectly.

It’s a decent lens and the weight is good. But boy do you have to watch out for CA. Which is absolutely abysmal with this lens. It’s generally overpriced imo. First party you don’t have too many options.

I bought this to serve as a portrait lens for my alpha 6400, a handy camera for everyday photography. Good performance, light and easy to use.

I'm basically a wide angle guy, so when I got the new A7cII, I went with the 24 GM. But still, ya gotta have SOMETHING tele and I wanted something light, unobtrusive and fast handling. This is perfect, and the image quality is terrific. I'd get it again. No question.

Excellent quality optics for a great price. Robust with brilliant quality

鏡頭唔算重, 裝係我部 a7Cii 上面都唔會頭重尾輕; 雖然支鏡唔係新, 但裝係新機上都好夠用 (我無 R 機, 試唔到支鏡夠唔夠超高像素用) 但上我部機完全無問題 第一次用呢個焦距, 幫屋企女皇/小公主影靚相無難度 (當然前提要係室外, 室內好難用咁長焦距) ; 全開光圈可用, 反而影咗第一張睇返 preview 會覺得 boken 太勁, 會收返細少少用

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Absolutely designed for head shots. The lens automatically priorities auto focusing on peoples eyes in extreme detail at high speed which makes beautiful images. The bokeh is sooth and automatic. Worth every penny and highly recommend

Simply amazing images sharp lens with beautiful boca

I love taking pictures with that lens. It is fast, sharp, with a great background blur and it is affordable.

Sharp, light, tight. Great value, responsive, what's not to like?

Whilst all the publicity and lens reviews attention seems to be on the faster f1.4 lenses for the Sony FE Alpha system, this f1.8 lens is a gem and much more easy to handle due to its compact size and low weight when moving around taking portrait, sports or street photographs. The difference between f1.4 and f1.8 isn't that significant with modern camera sensors that can handle low light situations, whilst the images captured are very similar, so Sony is to be applauded for keeping an f1.8 85mm lens in its range - it would be great if it does the same for all its lenses (pro 1.8 versions of all its key focal lengths) as an original reason for going mirror-less was to save weight and size.

I found that with this lens taking landscapes the picture was really sharp. Also I realised I had to think what the subject of the photo was and so it has helped improve the look of the finished picture.

Only had the lenses a few weeks but well pleased would tell any one to buy

After moving to Sony from Nikon Z, this FE85mm lens was my first purchase and boy oh boy its pin sharp, along with the surperb eye AF on Sony cameras its a win win. Nice weight to the lens and the focus hold button can be reprogrammed for whatever you want ( i changed it to eye AF ) Fantastic weight, fantastic sharpness, fantastic price.. 10/10

Being new to Sony I have found the lens a pleasure to use.

主要影下花草樹木都非常好,作品質素高,估唔到呢支鏡唔係G和GM都有咁高質素,對焦快,近攝對焦快,鏡頭輕巧,方便快捷捕捉景物,希望日後出多款平價高質素和平價135mm F1.8鏡頭(呢類嘅鏡頭太少選擇啦,希望日後會出多啲啦)

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Bought this lens few months back. Have been using it for quite some time now. Super affordable and produces amazing image quality.

Great picture quality but poor minimum focusing distance.

My first "portrait" lens. At 85mm, allows me to take close photos without being close. The lens is superb for a standard product (non G, GM or GM2); sharp, focus speed isn't lightning but fast enough to keep up with kids skating around. Had my best grandkids at play photos.

I love this lens, light weight good quality for both build and images. perfect for portraiture. I recommend this lens for portrait also street photography. I feel Auto focus is little bit slow at night time but it work fine if under good ambient light.

Back then portrait lenses with this speed are expensive, so this is my first time ever to get my own 50mm, this lens is very good for the price, though quality still little bit stay behind compare to f1.2 or 1.0, specific cases like need some post work to get rid the purple lines and green lines in the photo, of using 1.8 wide, otherwise this is a serious lens

早幾天正式開箱試用了，這支85mm1.8是我擁有的第二支鏡頭和第一支定焦鏡，算是新手也非常易用，使用簡單、成像滿意。果然是人像神鏡！

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Super lens for the price, very sharp with nice bokeh. Minimum focus distance could be improved but overall very pleased.

Brilliant optics, robust and more important a joy to use. A must have in your kit bag

Good lens with low price that is on par with G Master lens series. Also it is light weight and simple to carry around.

barely used no more than 10 times, suddenly lens totally out of order, cannot focus, camera cannot turn off once lens on, and it's exactly passed 1 year warranty.

This is one of the light weight and compact portrait lens in the market. Don’t be fool by the size and the price of this lens. The images quality are excellent. This lens is always in my camera bag. Attached are some images taken by this lens. All images shot at wide open. Look at the sharpness, 3D pop and the background rendering. It is amazing.

I brought this lens 3 weeks ago and have used it on three jobs now, I can say the quality is incredible, both optically and build.

First Lens i bought (apart from kit lens) because i wanted something Sony, with awesome Bokeh, to shoot portrait and at a relatively low price. I really enjoy learning how to take photos with this lens on my APSC A6400. Whilst learning i also realised i like to take videos as well. Wish this lens had oss!

A great addition to the collection; nice clean bokeh, acceptable build quality all things considered, not too heavy, and does not take up too much space in the gear bag.

I was satisfied using lenses/ but unfortunally my all Sony equipment and lens were stolen. This FE 85mm F1.8 has serial number: S013054149C To my suprise, unfortunate that unlike other cameras brands, Sony does not support the search function by image and serial number. What would make it much more difficult to use stolen equipment

Buying this lens for 2nd time. Exchanged the first one for a 90mm Macro and while the 90mm is a superb macro lens, the bokeh for portraiture can't match the 85mm f1.8 The lens is so compact and super sharp and a joy to use for street photography where you get to maintain your distance and still shot your subject.

Just bought a couple weeks,it was nice,sharp and beauty photo..

Excellent premium build portrait lens. This would have been a G lens if it had an aperture ring.

Focus speed and bokeh comparable g master. Weight was way lighter than g master. Only con is the weather seal and paint tooeasy scratch

the lens is good value for money and it is really suitable for A 9 camera, great results, with quick focus.

I love my new 85mm lens, it looks heavy, but it's surprisingly light, my images come out sharp and vibrant in color. It's a great lens for portraits, and when I took it to a car show, my images came out almost magazine like quality. Works great with my a7iv

fast AF, sharp, nice bokeh, light. well-packed and fast delivery.

It’s not a luxury lens, but it has a really solid and clean build! Outcome quality thumbs up!

以親民價錢，交出高楷畫質。 入門用家必然之選。 輕便也是旅行用家恩物。 散景表現，個人極喜歡，同級副廠鏡無一能及。

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I got this around Christmas (great deals) usually around then and instead of the normal MSRP of around 500 I got a steal of a deal at around 300.. For that price it's unbeaten 85mm lens. The lens is unbelievably sharp. I shoot photos mostly as a hobby as I'm not currently paid so I'd say more as a "prosumer"... For that the lens is amazing Granted a GM or even G lenses are going to be much much better glass but for the price this is perfect and in APSC mode you even have a 135mm or close to lens to use. I've used it for portraits and also as a lens for some action shots. So I'm very pleased with it

This lens has super quick focus and really sharp images.

以不到 HK$4,000元 的的市價而能同時有不錯的影像質素和合理快速的對焦反應，絕對可以稱得上物超所值！對於希望有一支人像鏡旁身而又不是時常作人像拍攝的朋友是個不二的選擇，而主要為人像拍攝的攝影師當然「一步到位」選 85mm f1.4 GM 會比較好呢！

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輕便，如果體型再少一點更好！ 夜間表現出色，值得一讚！ 金屬鏡身很有安全感，但缺少了防水滴設計！？落雨比較擔心！

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Amazing bokeh, very fast and accurate (and near silent) autofocus, perfect sharpness wide open (and sharp on corners as well), great rendering of colours and near perfect compression! Handy custom button on the side! Very well-built quality! Highly recommended!

This is my first prime lens for my A7RII and I wish I'd bought it earlier. Have only used zooms on it previously, I really appreciate the small size and simplicity of use. Just point and shoot. The focal length is perfect for portrait and people photography and the results are stunning. Sharp and crisp where it's needed with soft focus background. This will stay on the camera 90% of the time.

Perfect off road lens! It is a must! you absolutely have to add it to your range of lenses, you won't be able to do without it. Perfect for portrait photography. The image quality and the background blur are remarkable.

Although this lens has been designed with Full Frame cameras in mind I have been using it with my a6500, and a6400 cameras. It’s a joy to use because of the way the otpics renders colours and detail. On my apps-c cameras it has an effective focal length of 127.5mm which I have found useful for both my photography and when I am filming. Defocused background looks great.

Contrary to the more than capable 85mm, I personally prefer JUPITER-9 2/85. Why? Better bokeh, easy manual focusing and stellar results, has character and is superior to the Sony 85mm (my opinion). The Sony 85mm maybe more than capable but the results are 'staid' - in the fact that practcally all modern lenses will produce pretty much the same characteristics (lack of characteristics) and will not elevate your photography. In a word - MEH...

Although far from inexpensive it is acutally great value, solidly built, lovely bokeh and will push your sensor to the limit in terms of resolving power. Bright but not heavy, fast and accurate to focus. I can't really come up with a downside. Not as flexible as a zoom, but a stop and a half brighter, a no-brainer for portraiture.

I bought this lens about two months ago and I've been using it even for street photography. Is very sharp and I really enjoy it.

This lens is excellent. The focus is fast and the sharpness wide open is really good. Theres no OSS in this lens, with my old A7 I would occasionally get some motion blur but with the IBIS in the A7RII I no longer have an issue. Not a big or heavy lens either, so balances well on the small A7 bodies. Having borrowed a friends 85mm Zeiss Batis to compare, I'm glad I didn't spend the extra money and go for the Batis because theres virtually no difference in the performance of these 2 lenses.