Sony 35mm f/1.8 Prime Camera Lens - SEL35F18

Product Details
Sony SEL35F18 35mm f/1.8 Prime Camera Lens
High performance and a compact design make the SEL-35F18 an ideal "second lens" that is easy to carry around when capturing the action. It's ideal for a wide variety of photos, including snapshots while strolling, night shots (thanks to the bright maximum aperture) and portraits with superb background/foreground blur.
Features
Circular Aperture
When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This 'bokeh' effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result.
ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass
As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. ED glass dramatically reduces chromatic aberration at telephoto ranges, and provides superior contrast across the entire image, even at large aperture settings. Super ED glass provides enhanced compensation for chromatic aberration.
Aspherical lens elements
Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped "aspherical" elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight. Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements are an evolved variant, featuring an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and periphery. AA elements are exceedingly difficult to produce, relying on the most advanced molding technology to consistently and precisely achieve the required shape and surface accuracy, resulting in significantly improved image accuracy and quality.
Lens-based optical image stabilization
Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills.
Internal focusing
Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you're using a polarizing filter.
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Specifications
General
Color
Black
Compatibility
Sony
Type
Wide
Macro
No
Filter Size
49mm
Lens Elements
8
Lens Format Coverage
APS-C
Lens Groups
6
Fixed Focal Length
35mm
Maximum Focal Length
35mm
Minimum Focal Length
35mm
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent)
52.5mm
Maximum Aperture
f/ 1.8
Minimum Aperture
f/ 22
Minimum Focus Distance
0.99 ft (0.3 m)
Maximum Magnification
0.15x
Lens Mount Compatibility
Sony E-Mount
Angle of View
44°
Image Stabilization
Optical SteadyShot
Aperture Blades
7
Lens Construction
8 elements in 6 groups
In the Box
Lens hood (ALC-SH112: petal shape, bayonet type) Lens front cap Lens rear cap
Approximate Dimensions
Diameter (in)
2.5
Length (in)
1.81
Package Size HxWxL (in)
5 x 4 x 5
Warranty Information
Labor Warranty
1 Year Limited
Parts Warranty
1 Year Limited
Approximate Weight
Unit Weight (lbs.)
0.34
Package Weight (lbs)
1