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7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 vs Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS

The 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 and the Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 if you want a fit on more cameras (121 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and autofocus.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	7Artisans 50mm f/1.8	Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS
Maker	7Artisans	Sony
Focal length	50mm (prime)	50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm on APS-C	75mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds	Sony E
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Weight	not listed	202 g
Cameras it fits	121 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans 50mm f/1.8: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Aperture

7Artisans 50mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.

Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 fits 121 and the Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS 41.