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Sony 50mm f/1.4 ( SAL-50F14 ) - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
Sony Alpha/NEX (APS-C)
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Sample Images
Here're some sample images taken with the Alpha 700 and RAW-converted via CaptureOne 4.1. Sorry for the
rather mediocre quality but the weather was dismal at the time of the review.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE
(=several megabytes) which requires quite some bandwidth for downloading so please don't waste the limited resources here.
| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/250s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/500s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/1600s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/2.0 @ 1/1600s |
| Size |
2848x4272 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
320 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/2.0 @ 1/400s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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Verdict
The Sony 50mm f/1.4 is a typical representative of the standard lenses that were designed back in
the 70s to 80s. The max. aperture (f/1.4) should be generally avoided due to weak contrast,
poor borders and a significant amount of longitudinal chromatic aberrations (LoCA). The image quality
is already vastly improved at f/2 including a technically better (smoother) bokeh. The truly
excellent peak performance is reached around f/4. As to be expected neither distortions nor vignetting
are real issues but lateral CAs could be lower for a fix-focal length lens.
The build quality is pretty decent and the conventional screw-driven AF is very fast although somewhat
dated regarding Sony's SSM (supersonic motor) ambitions. At around 320€/US$ the lens is priced
at the upper end compared to the other major brands - maybe some food for thought over at Sony.
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