Great lens! Affordable, sharp, well constructed, and light. Good for portraits and general use. I got some of my best portrait shots with this lens, as well as some favorite bird and butterfly shots. Dyxum users give the lens a 4.78 (out of 5) rating overall, and a 4.91 rating for sharpness.
Here is Sony’s promotional blurb:
There’s nothing like the sharpness and smooth bokeh of a well-designed mid-range telephoto prime lens for portraiture, and the SEL85F18 is a standout choice.
Reviews:
Sample images:
My high school — the International School of Bangkok Thailand — where I graduated in 1968, has an all classes reunion every other year in different cities all across the USA. This year it was in Scottsdale Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. I was asked to do photography work at the reunion, including organizing and shooting this group shot in the grounds of the hotel we stayed at. I also did all of the class photos for indiviual classes and class groups, and over 150 candid shots that were posted on the ISB Network’s Facebook page. It was fun an d rewarding work, aknd it is good to be back home!
