Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 S DA DSM lens review - a budget option for Sony

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4 жыл бұрын

Here's another low-budget option from Yongnuo - quite an interesting one, actually, as it promises to be a little sharper than previous models. It's for Sony E-mount cameras only, and it only offers a cropped (APS-C) image.
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@mcwaffles121593 4 жыл бұрын

For that price I'm genuinely pretty impressed. You can get some pretty decent portraits from this thing for not a whole lot of money

@officiallyjk420 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this review! I just got my first camera and you helped me decide on a 50mm lens to buy.

@joaorodrigues7553 4 жыл бұрын

Really good for the budget! Keep it doing reviews I love it do way you do it 👍👏

@nicolask.3825 4 жыл бұрын

Neat! I kind of feared this was going to be a disaster, but this lens did quite alright for its price.

@Blizz4rd 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, fast prime lens, pretty decent AF, good image quality, compact and cheap (it would be a perfect lens with full-frame compatibility). It definitely will be popular, and I definitely want to try it! :) Thanks for the review!

@stephanweiskorn6760 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video 😊

@DrWasim 4 жыл бұрын

Great review! Wish they made one for full frame!

@mohsin_sait 4 жыл бұрын

Not bad at all. They have a firmware update option so they may iron out the issues in video and maybe even speed up general performance in the future. Very impressed with this one.

@dubaigeek1988 4 жыл бұрын

Love the budget idea

2 жыл бұрын

Me: *sells his Sony Alpha because lenses are so expensive* Yongnuo: LETS RELEASE SOME CHEAP SONY LENSES

@limitless6216 4 жыл бұрын

Thx for review!)

@ajjosef3953 4 жыл бұрын

Eagerly waiting for 85mm e mount from yongnuo.

@maxnits9556 4 жыл бұрын

Got my Revuenon 50mm f/1.8 0.33m for $20 on a6000 and it's amazing. Manual though, and tbh oftentimes I'd rather just had auto focus than miss focus on like 10 photos in a row.

@KevinEscobarCo 4 жыл бұрын

“Anst Today” my goodness I love your accent!!

@MileyonDisney 4 жыл бұрын

I have lots of Yongnuo gear, and they're an excellent value!

@zydiz Жыл бұрын

amazing review, since this is half the price of a secondhand Sony 50mm f/1.8 here in my country i will be gladly buying this lens!

@SunnySoCal 4 жыл бұрын

i am happy it does a decent job when i first came across the canon yongnuo 50mm i was impressed but i wished they made a copy for sony

@mohana2422 4 жыл бұрын

Really like this lens

@voyasrpgs3149 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing !!! 😃👍

@spandsbab 4 жыл бұрын

nice lens, definitely a buy!

@wong_ 4 жыл бұрын

Personally, I have the 50mm FE lens, and apart from the AF motor, the lens performs exceedingly well on my a6500. This does show however that 3rd party manufacturers are catching up though!

@Nahan_Boker94 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, i hate that motor noise. Also the poor performance for videos..

@derJackistweg 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nahan_Boker94 This is actually 75mm focal length (in FF) , not really a video lens anyway.

@derJackistweg 3 жыл бұрын

@weinerschnitzelboy Have you checked their webside? EU Domain for sale, USA firmware subdomain 404, CN Domain looks like from the 90ies, no support section at all. I would not buy a case from a company that has that effort for "Detail". You are better of with the 50 mm from Sony or way better with the one from Sigma. Even if way more pricy

@user-sl309jd90 9 ай бұрын

Do you think this lens can produce better image quality or similar than/to Sony A6000 kit lens? I don't have much budget but I still wanted a fixed wider aperture with portrait photos..

@Wabajak13 4 жыл бұрын

How do you feel this compares to the Rokinon 75 1.8? I know the lengths are different, but sharpness and speed and weight wise

@jonnyraul3166 3 жыл бұрын

When is this lens release? I'm waiting since this video came out :(

@hajarbouarche8644 4 жыл бұрын

Please Christopher can you make a review on the new tokina atx-m 85mm 1.8 Sony e mount

@pants1984 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Would be good if they developed an FE version too.

@Mark-cx9rt 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing len, can't believe we can buy a 50 1.8 for 100 bucks with fairly good quality nowadays. TBH, nobody can distinguish the photos on the cellphone which taken by sony or this len.

@Chrismarkbobo 3 жыл бұрын

In a normal picture yes. But for potrait photography its not the case. The bokeh even on the latest iPhone sometimes will fail or leave clear spots if the subject has spaces in between

@adimasgunartono9148 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chrismarkbobo hey chrismark, I think that's not his point. He said that, seen with phone, the shot captured with this lens is similar to the one taken with Sony 50mm lens

@MsHackthat 4 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that it is now getting a software update to prove af during Af-c. Could you make an updated video on that topic? Thanks!

@christopherfrost 4 жыл бұрын

Check out their website :-)

@truckman7123 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, so is this 50mm or 75mm if use on apsc Sony camera?

@johneyp 4 жыл бұрын

I've been told that I ought to use a prime lens instead of my zoom to improve my photography as it 'focusses' the mind on the image rather than the zoom setting. I'd love to prove the theory.

@johnong2655 3 жыл бұрын

Best way to start practicing is to get a f.18 lens where majority of kit zoom lens doesn't have. Generally, people would start with 50mm

@hungryjoejoe 4 жыл бұрын

Please do a review on the Yongnuo 35mm f1.4! I'm curious how it compares with other 35mm lenses, such as the Tamron 35mm f1.8 VC. Thank you!

@charruaporelmundo 4 жыл бұрын

There is that lens for fe?

@srirammk2609 3 жыл бұрын

Is this lens available for purchase ryt now? BH store says that its up for preorder .. Any idea when the lens will be released

@JaivishalOman 3 жыл бұрын

I order on Amazon

@HectorMartinez-xv4re 4 жыл бұрын

Worth it to pre-order on B and H?

@ChrisParayno 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like an the old sigma in the last, looks pretty good

@MuhaSore 3 жыл бұрын

amazing! I imagine you have used some canon 50mm f1.8 so far. How does it compare to the canon cheap 50mm ?

@sparrow8877 2 жыл бұрын

Resolution wins

@Jekay 4 жыл бұрын

Question: On the lens quality test you can see the right side is softer than the left, was the picture taken at a slight angle or is that the lens?

@ArteUltra1195 4 жыл бұрын

Did ask myself the same thing

@winstonpx 4 жыл бұрын

Ya I also think it his copy is decentered

@johnbuscher 4 жыл бұрын

Christopher is usually very good about his testing, so I'd have to imagine it's the lens having a decentered element.

@Jekay 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnbuscher Would be weird if that was the case and he said nothing. He usually mention problems with lenses he tests.

@RealRaynedance 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm just blind, but I didn't see any difference between the sides.

@shapovalarkadii 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, did you notice that there isn't any 'YONGNUO' mark on the lens and box? This is new brand "YNLens" :)

@killingspree2009 4 жыл бұрын

永诺 Yong Nuo = YN guess the factory is taking a more easy-to-remember name :3

@aaarekkk91 4 жыл бұрын

hello mr Christopher, I'm looking for some cheap set for beggining with digital photography, and video/vloging, so i found yours channel. I'm thinking about canon 700d+ 50mm f/1.8 vs lumix gx800+ 25mm f/1.7 which would be better ? or maybe some other setup under 400 $?

@GR7Media 4 жыл бұрын

if you're planning to use your camera as a daily camera. I'd prolly go with the 25mm rather than 50mm. But for camera, i'd personally go for lumix as it is mirrorless. You can attach any lens to it ; vintage for an example. Also its small if thats a concern for you.

@MsHackthat 3 жыл бұрын

I wish they release a fuji version of this lens.

@Shadow81989 4 жыл бұрын

I think I've never seen a 50mm f1.8 lens which was aps-c only, that's interesting! Even so, it doesn't seem to be any smaller, lighter or cheaper than the famed 50mm f1.8 by Canon, which is for full frame and has a much better image quality, so that is the second surprise, seeing that Yongnuo made a decent "copy" of that lens for DSLR cameras years ago, which was available for about half the price of this one!

@clebermarinoofc 11 ай бұрын

God job!

@MsHackthat 4 жыл бұрын

I hope it improves the video af in future.

@rjcaubalejo 7 ай бұрын

Would it be better to buy the V2 of this?

@daddymoesby_8239 4 жыл бұрын

How does it compare too the Sony FE 50mm ?

@thep9brootp376 4 жыл бұрын

Sir please provide buying link🙏

@hawkkim1974 3 жыл бұрын

thanks. I'm gonna get this for my second hand a5000. It's gonna be the best investment for the old camera!

@zoomimmortal9454 2 жыл бұрын

Hows it been for ya since?

@kajikukuk 3 жыл бұрын

How about focuses issue on video mode AF? Its good or not.

@Markuzzza 3 жыл бұрын

I'm interested too

@izzieb 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't their original 50 a clone of the EF Nifty Fifty? Is this an all new design?

@diprajsarkar9578 4 жыл бұрын

Where we can get the lens??

@drbarjoyaibaharu3734 Жыл бұрын

Hi, i just bought this lens for my a5100 but it seems i can't turn on the steadyshots options as it says can't be used for this lens. How did u do it?

@basketcase1235 Жыл бұрын

the a5100 doesn't have in-body stabilization like the camera he used (its kitlens does though, that's what the OSS on the lens means). this lens (the yougnou) doesn't have any stabilization on itself either, so you're out of luck.

@IgorsPlay 6 сағат бұрын

There is now YN50mm F1.8S DA DSM II Can you check it out, I can't even find what is different from the 1st version

@nickorafael3887 3 жыл бұрын

You'll use it to focus subjects and for the bokeh. So corner sharpness is not that important IMO.

@darshanshakya 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reviewing this lens. I saw it on Aliexpress but bit hesitant to buy it due to lack of review. But I also found that there are plenty of 2nd hand Sony 50mm f1.8 oss selling around the same price. So may be I will just go with the Sony for now.

@sharmilad6364 4 жыл бұрын

Could you please tell me which site 2nd hand Sony Lens is being sold?? Thank you in advance

@harisnasrun9002 4 жыл бұрын

i see yongnuo for sony . i click.

@xupitera6580 4 жыл бұрын

make a video about he nikon version (Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G copy )

@AbbasBinYounas 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Frost can you please do a review of the Yongnuo 42mm 1.7 for MFT?

@christopherfrost 4 жыл бұрын

I don't do MFT reviews at the moment. Maybe sometime in the future

@AbbasBinYounas 4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherfrost fingers crossed ☺

@naveenvasudevan9557 3 жыл бұрын

Is it available in India ?

@DanialADHOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Man pls do more review of this lens in depth.. of AF in video.. theres no one using this lens at my place and then theres no reviewer review this lens... idk why... when i search for this lens your video will pop up on first of the page

@DanialADHOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

do more vode on this lens... do a video TEST PLEASE

@govindnema243 3 ай бұрын

Compatible with Sony alpha 5100

@edwinjamesvalenciano4675 4 жыл бұрын

HOWDY EVERYONE!

@MrTacticalinuit 4 жыл бұрын

Was hoping this would be full frame, the sony 50 f1.8 is pretty bad. It may have been able to compete in terms of quality, but be cheaper.

@taunotaul2823 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know, does it work on Sony Nex F3 camera ?

@christopherfrost 3 жыл бұрын

No idea. Should do, I guess

@bdking2999 Жыл бұрын

Some people are saying that this lens does not work with sony zve10, anyone with this problem or a fix?

@Jowiej03 Жыл бұрын

I have a Sony ZVE10 and this lens. It works very well. I love taking portraits with this lens.

@bdking2999 Жыл бұрын

@@Jowiej03 Thank you!

@VitaminaJC 7 ай бұрын

I am very ignorant about what you mean with focal length equivalent 75mm.

@LaistyleVlogs Жыл бұрын

How do you clean/open the front lens? Mine, fungus already building up on the front lens.

@basketcase1235 Жыл бұрын

take it to a reputable camera/lens cleaner. lens cleaning isn't exactly done by the user

@carlomarcelino9184 4 жыл бұрын

If budget isn't a problem, get the Sigma 56mm 1.4

@HectorMartinez-xv4re 4 жыл бұрын

That lens is 3 times the price of this one, is it 3 times as good?

@Eihei 4 жыл бұрын

Whaaaaaaat?! Yongnuo finally has autofocus that doesn't sound like 20 years old drill? Impossible! I'm only sad that it's not a Full frame version, because for now there is no alternative to the very mediocre Sony 50mm.

@fubaiyu 4 жыл бұрын

yongnuo says full frame version coming soon。

@Eihei 4 жыл бұрын

@@fubaiyu oh, that's nice! If it will be decent I'll definitely get one! I'm at the moment using adopted Canon STM, but the af is increadibly frustrating.

@klu_productions 4 жыл бұрын

@@Eihei samyang 45mm is a good alternative. I use it for a lot of photoshoots

@tiktokmexico9501 4 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, I don’t know which 85mm 1.4 to buy cheap one🤔

@Mark-cx9rt 4 жыл бұрын

I have a len from samyang, it's an old version with MF, but I think they have a new one with Auto.

@bharathghanta 4 жыл бұрын

The Samyang AF 85mm f1.4 auto focus version is really good. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1470654-REG/samyang_syio85af_e_af_85mm_f_1_4_lens.html.

@skepticsunitedagainststupi2298 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen this one for as little as £95. It seems like an interesting option.

@alexscott8309 4 жыл бұрын

Where?

@AndreNguyen7 4 жыл бұрын

A bit late to the game. Would have saved many people money. But amazing budget lens!

@razzmatazz0077 9 ай бұрын

I have just bought it right after watched this video , lets see how it does work ?? £122.00

@allansh828 4 жыл бұрын

Yongnuo is still that budget flashlight company in my mind.

@RaymondLo84 4 жыл бұрын

I think he would need some hand lotions

@NotnaRed 4 жыл бұрын

Too bad it's not full frame

@rafsnchz 4 жыл бұрын

the problem here is Europe is that Sony 50mm f1.8 costs almost the same as Sigma 56mm f1.4 or even closer to 30mm f1.4. and Sony lenses are not good in optics either. Being a Sony user, I guess I would only go for sony's zoom lenses, when it comes to prime lenses - Sigma.

@caldera878 4 жыл бұрын

Sony Photographers: Orange and Teal, dynamic range, shoots low light, wears Supreme, makes quirky photography tricks and tips on KZfaq, red Peak Design strap eyelets, has Zhiyun crane gimbal, and tells everyone how they switched from Canon.

@kian8382 4 жыл бұрын

So not really worth it over the Sony 50mm 1.8 OSS, a lot of used Sony 50mm for not much more price.

@rafsnchz 4 жыл бұрын

sigma 56mm f1.4: I'm about to end this man's career. problem is Sony lenses are nothing good, but autofocus.

@alexmag5735 Жыл бұрын

This is cheapest but worst lens I ever own. Pre focus can't focus, stabilization is not supported unless you have internal camera stabilization, very often refuse to focus at all. Also as soon as you don't need aperture lower than 3.5 number even kit Sony lens 18-50 way better in any aspect. Tested on Sony NEX5 and A5000 APS - C cameras.

@reueljosephmanalang6765 Жыл бұрын

well first of all, you have an old body which is why the focus is much more slower. I tried it recently its AF is decent for pictures but bad when shooting in video. But overall its a decent lens for a cheap price. You get what you pay for you know.

@alexmag5735 Жыл бұрын

@@reueljosephmanalang6765 it is not slower. It does not focuse at evening at all. These lens absolute crap compare to sony lense.

@KNAPPAID 11 ай бұрын

@@alexmag5735ad copy then or youre exagerating Its fine on both of our a6400 and its only as slow as the sigma 30mm Also yeah ofc it has no IS , most prime doesnt in this price range other than the sub par 35 1.8 I do need to also note that it works the same on 3 of of our zv e10 and an a7ii on crop mode Your a5000 is probably why it focuses so slow , its a cdaf system Just stop - virtually no e mount or even mirrorless lens in general is slow , because most of them leverage the pdaf

@alexmag5735 11 ай бұрын

@@KNAPPAID i have no idea what are you trying to say. I have sony lenses and they work perfect with 5000 body. They fast and precise. So obviosly 5000 body not a problem at all.

@reueljosephmanalang6765 11 ай бұрын

@@alexmag5735 try updating the firmware, its more faster than the omd firmware, it version 18 i think