Yongnuo launches 50mm F1.8 Nifty Fifty for Sony E-Mount Cameras

If you have been looking for a nice, budget 50mm F1.8 "Nifty Fifty" lens for your Sony A6000 / A6300 / A6400 / A5100 APS-C body cameras, you are going to like this new lens from Yongnuo.

Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 DA DSM lens for Sony E-mount is priced at $139 US Dollars. Sony's official 50mm F1.8 sel50f18f, on the other hand, is currently priced at $348 in the US and Rs 20,990 in India on Amazon.

Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 for Sony E-mount is now available to purchase online from AliExpress ( Check here ).

Specs and Features

• DSM — Digital Stepping up Motor
• 8 Elements in 7 Groups construction
• F1.8 Maximum aperture / F16 Minimum aperture
• 7 Bladed circular aperture blades
• Weight: 146g
• 1 low dispersion glass
• USB Firmware upgrade supported
• Auto Focus / Manual Focus

For $139, in my opinion, it's a good buy for the Sony A6000 Series of cameras. A 50mm F1.8 is a very popular lens and can be used to take portraits with good background blur. Yongnu also makes similar Nifty Fifty lenses for Canon and Nikon DSLR Cameras as well and are priced similarly.