Sony 55mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Portrait Lens

The Sony Carl Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 is a standard prime lens with a Sony E mount, for landscape and travel use. It has a 49mm filter size, weighs 281g, and has an aperture of f/1.8.

This Lens

Compatible with full-frame E-mount bodies, the Sony Carl Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Portrait lens is known for its fast, accurate and exceptional overall performance. This lens is the perfect choice for selective focus work or shooting in low light. When paired with a camera, the lens maintains consistency in the image quality, delivering vivid, bright and crystal clear imagery.

One of the sharpest lenses you can find in this lens category, the product has been designed keeping in mind the requirements of modern age photography. An excellent match for top mirrorless cameras, this lens delivers what it promises in all shooting conditions.

Sharp and True Imaging

The lens features Zeiss’s T coating, which works remarkably well when paired with the impressive optical design of the lens. This coating suppresses internal reflections for sublime contrasts from highlights to deep blacks. When it comes to sharpness of imagery, this lens from Sony easily outperforms its counterparts from Canon and Nikon.

The lens offers an equivalent focal length of 55mm, along with an aperture range spanning from f/1.8 to f/22. The sharpness of the lens is particularly excellent from f/2.8 to f/5.6, where the output delivered is simply stunning. It also offers a 0.14x magnification, and the minimum focus distance is 50cm.

Fast Autofocus

The lens features a linear autofocus motor that focuses internally, making minimal noise.

The focus speed of the lens is fantastic. The inherent qualities of the lens are further optimized when it is paired with cameras such as Sony Alpha A7III. The accuracy of the focusing system is perfect for static objects, and it offers detailed accuracy in low light conditions.

The nine-blade circular aperture of the lens further enhances the image quality, with a subtle and soft bokeh.