New Sony FE 50mm 1.8

[Max010]

Hi guys, 

I've been active on this forum for a couple of months now and this is my frist post. My name is Max and I come from the Netherlands. 
Today I was very excited about the release of the NEW Sony 50mm 1.8 for my sony A7mii. 

So I went to the shop to get the new lens I was waiting for quit a while. First I wanted to get the 55mm zeis but the 1000,- euro price tag made me think twice. So at the shop I put the lens om my a7mii and it was shit! the focus didn't work at all. 

The shop called with Sony and they didn't have an asnwer why I didn't work, not on my camera nor other camera's like the A7Rmii. 

I found a reaction on a Review on DPreviews and saw that you need to update your software to 3.1. So I did. After the update the lens worked but not as good as I thought it would. There was still a lot of hunting and it takes about a good second to focus. Very disappointing.  

Do any of the users already got it and experience the same problems? 


Cheers Max

 

 

ps. My english isn't perfect. I'm sorry if it reads a little funny  

[ACG]

Your english is great.

Take it back to the shop and try all the other copies that they have until you find one with which you are happy. If there are none, demand your money back and think of another option.

Maybe a second hand 55?

If you want a cheap but really good manual option you'll get a pentax m 50 f1.7 for €20 and an adapter for the same amount!

All these threads are now full of complaints about quality control issues regarding sony lens manufacture and this causes great concern for those who have invested heavily in this camera system.

[Max010]

Thank you! 

I've tested three copies in the shop and they where identical. Same speed same everything. In the end I didn't buy any of them so I don't have to worry about returning it. I was hoping one of you guys/girls would know what the problem is/was. 

I've the metabones adapter and i've tested the canon 50mm 1.4. It was great during the day but in the evening it didn't stop hunting. Maybe now with the new software (3.1) I can give it a second go. 

[Golem]

You may actually get LESS hunting from a slower lens.

In low level lighting, the lack of contrast [due to minimal

DoF of the faster lens] offers a less distinct target for  

the AF to recognize and bring into focus.

  

OTOH the MetaBones won't ever match the AF speed 

of a native lens-and-camera combination.

[duncanfoxphoto]

I was waiting for this lens to come out due to the price point, but once I read the initial reviews about AF being slow and the motor also being slow, I decided to pull the trigger on a used 55 Zeiss. Never been happier.

[Max010]

I'm considering the same thing. I only here positive things about the Zeis 55.

 

I've been working with the 50mm now for a couple of days and the still need to do a lot of work before this lens is "buyable"

 

I was waiting for this lens to come out due to the price point, but once I read the initial reviews about AF being slow and the motor also being slow, I decided to pull the trigger on a used 55 Zeiss. Never been happier.

[firemist]

Another review here

 

http://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-sony-fe-1-850/

[twistedsound]

I got it for a few days, so far it's pretty darn good wide open and i haven't updated anything yet (speaking of which i should check it out).

It hunts for focus a bit like the Canon 50mm f1.8 2nd gen, but smoother and quieter.  For its price, i can't be happier to have a everyday walk-around 50mm ( i prefer 50mm over 35mm).

I'm no professional and it does the job for me at this price tag- love the bokeh/ contrast and ease of use.

 

Probably you just got a bad one, would suggest a return for exchange.

[firemist]

Is f/w 3.10 on the A7R updated to include the new 50/1.8 FE lens? 

[Max010]

I'm using the a7mii and needed to update before updating the firmware. Without the update the lens was pretty much useless. 

Yesterday I shot a wedding with the 50 1.8 fe and I must say that the images are pretty good. Sadly I'm just not happy with the focus, a lot of times I was just a second to late with focussing to capture a moment. I'm going to give it a little more time to get used to but I'm still looking in to getting the Zeis 55. 

 

Is f/w 3.10 on the A7R updated to include the new 50/1.8 FE lens? 

[Max010]

I've tested 5 different lenses at 3 different shops and they behave all the same. 

 

 

I got it for a few days, so far it's pretty darn good wide open and i haven't updated anything yet (speaking of which i should check it out).

It hunts for focus a bit like the Canon 50mm f1.8 2nd gen, but smoother and quieter.  For its price, i can't be happier to have a everyday walk-around 50mm ( i prefer 50mm over 35mm).

I'm no professional and it does the job for me at this price tag- love the bokeh/ contrast and ease of use.

 

Probably you just got a bad one, would suggest a return for exchange.

[firemist]

I'm using the a7mii and needed to update before updating the firmware. Without the update the lens was pretty much useless. 

 

Yesterday I shot a wedding with the 50 1.8 fe and I must say that the images are pretty good. Sadly I'm just not happy with the focus, a lot of times I was just a second to late with focussing to capture a moment. I'm going to give it a little more time to get used to but I'm still looking in to getting the Zeis 55. 

 

 

The reason for my question is that I believe the latest f/w for the A7R (not mark 2) is 3.10 and the release notes only mention the new GM lenses and not the new 50 (or 70-300 either).

[Max010]

The reason for my question is that I believe the latest f/w for the A7R (not mark 2) is 3.10 and the release notes only mention the new GM lenses and not the new 50 (or 70-300 either).

 

I get it but i'm afraid that I won't be able to help you with that. 

[Neroon]

There has been no firmware update, but I think we will see one. This lens is just no acceptable as is. Cheap, great image quality, crappy AF and AF . 

[Neroon]

So I went to a local store today and tried it on a A7RII and it used hybrid focusing. If there is a firmware update to make this work on A7II and earlier cameras then we are in business.

[Max010]

I just got my 55 zeis and it is bloody amazing. 

[firemist]

I received the 50/f1.8 yesterday, and will be returning it tomorrow. Focus hunts on A7R and it misses focus about 50% of the time. Seems it needs PDAF to work.  I was using flexible spot, medium, in bright sun. Using (or trying to) f11 was worse than f5.6.

 

YMMV, I hope it does!