The Sony FE 50mm F1.8 is an affordable full-frame standard prime for Sony FE E-mount cameras with an F1.8 aperture, 7 elements in 6 groups, and a lightweight design for everyday portrait and street photography. It features a linear AF motor for fast, quiet focus and a 49mm filter thread. This lens is part of Sony's standard FE prime lineup.
Product released: September 23, 2016
Latest firmware version
Version 03, released December 4, 2025
What's new in version 03
Adds support for continuous shooting with AF/AE tracking up to a maximum of 120 images/second when used with the ILCE-9M3 camera bodyFixes an issue where, after updating to Ver. 04, the AF (autofocus) and MF (manual focus) do not work after setting the camera shooting mode to S&Q mode or 4K video mode