Sony SEL85F18 85mm F/1.8-22 Medium-Telephoto Fixed Prime Camera Lens, Black

4.8 | 792 ratings

Price: 598

Last update: 01-07-2025

About this item

Wide F1.8 maximum aperture enables beautiful defocusing effects
9-Blade circular aperture creates beautiful round defocused bokeh
ED glass element for corner-to-corner sharpness
Double Linear motor system for fast, quiet and precise focusing. The maximum magnification ratio is 0.13 and the angle of view is 29 degree
Direct control w/ customizable focus hold button and AF/MF switch.35 mm equivalent focal length (APS-C):127.5

Product information

Product Dimensions

4.49 x 3.82 x 4.49 inches

Item Weight

10.4 ounces

ASIN

B07XF2HBKK

Item model number

SEL85F18/2

Customer Reviews

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 764 ratings

4.8 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#43 in SLR Camera Lenses

Date First Available

September 3, 2019

Manufacturer

SONY

Top reviews from the United States

rarereviever

Excellent portrait lens

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020

Pros: Fast auto-focus, beautiful images out off the camera, sharp even at F1.8, nice build quality, good value for money
Cons: Minimal focus distance

What this lens is good at: portrait photography. And it's darn good at that. 85mm is the ideal focal length for portraits. It can a bit tight for indoor use on a APC camera. But on a full-frame camera (like a Sony A7 or A9) its fine. Even at F1.8, the images are sharp and bokeh is nice. At 85mm, it's not wide enough for landscape photography. But I used it during a hike and captured some nice photos.

What this lens is not good at: macro photography. I wish it had a better minimal focus distance. That would have made this a killer lens. But it's not a deal breaker.

I love shooting on prime lenses. A wide angle prime to capture landscapes and a medium telephoto prime for portrait photography. I settled on the Sony 20mm F1.8 for the wide angle prime. And this 85mm F1.8 for the portrait. I love it so far.

Frank E. Trinkle

Super sharp, edge to edge. Fantastic portrait and general use lens. VERY pleased!

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022

This is an AMAZING prime lens. Looks so simple, and yet is a fantastic lens for portraits, walk-around, low light, and bokeh.

As others have said, I was not expecting such perfection at the price Sony put on it. It simply performs exceedingly well and produces razor-sharp images on my a7 IV.

Weather-resistant with a customizable focus hold button, and lightweight for perfect mobility! The 67mm filter diameter is great due to that size being heavily used by many other lenses. Very good build quality and again...as sharp as GM lenses that cost 3-4 times as much!

I couldn't be more pleased with this awesome Prime Lens. It easily and unequivocally earns a strong FIVE STAR rating from me, along with my honest and hearty recommendation. This is a lens you NEED to have in your bag! SUPERB for video and vlogging as well!

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Jay

Unbelievable for Portrait Photography

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021

Excellent quality. Low light applications. Very pleasing Bokeh. Light-weight, compact, and perfect for portrait photography. I can't believe that this lens sells for this low price. This lens is even great for landscape photography.

I saw many YouTube reviews on this lens I did not find one negative review. I'm glad that I purchased this lens. The focus is virtually silent and very fast. This lens is a keeper.

Drake Whelton

Just a great lens - Videographer

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021

I am a professional music video director as well as an automotive videographer and I love the overall image quality I get from this lens. The bokeh has a unique characteristic to it that almost ads a nice film grain look to it but whatever is in focus is very sharp looking, a little hard to describe but it's all very good. Color grades very similar to my Sony GM lenses. Autofocus - very quick autofocus for video, I've used it on music video shoots where the musicians are moving fast as well as am I and on the a7s iii this thing really shines with being able to hold focus without a focus puller. Incredible!

Michael Donaldson

What an amazing lens for the money

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020

This lens is amazing, especially for the price. It is tack sharp, perhaps too tack sharp for a high-megapixel camera. The bokeh, if that is important to you, is fantastic, if a little octagon-shaped when you zoom way in. The detail is crisp, the vignetting is not there, even at low f-stops. The Lens is light, and I definitely would not take it into a rainstorm, but I wouldn't take any of my lenses into a rainstorm, but I'm confident it can withstand a light drizzle without issue. The size and weight compliment my A7RIV well and I have been able to take some great portraits with both my RIV and RII. Best of all, it's less than half the cost of the 85 G-master, and you only lose like a half-stop.

Best for portraits with creamy Bokeh

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2024

70% of my photos are with Sony 85-1.8
Excellent Bokeh and background blur.

kevinnakphoto

Great picture and price buying used good

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023

Very good picture quality and inexpensive 85 mm 1.8

road66warrior

A good quality 85 mm f/1.8 full frame lens.

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022

It doesn't have all of the bells & whistles from the Sony GM line or even there G series lenses, but it's an excellent lens as many professional photographers have stated in their reviews. I decided to buy this lens for traveling to complement my other prime lenses that I have, since I often like to use primes when I want to travel light. That's one reason why I opted for this 85 mm f/1.8 prime, since the f/1.4 GM version is quite heavy in comparison.

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