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Sony E 18-50mm f/4-5.6

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A zoom lens by Sony for APS-C cameras, 18-50mm f/4-5.6.

MakerSony
Focal length18-50mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/4-5.6 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsSony E
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080027-75mm equiv.18-50mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 27mm · 67°
How wide 18mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/4
f/4 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Sony E): like 27-75mm on full frame; f/4-5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/6-8.4 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Sony E: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

Cameras it fits

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Compare with

See what it frames: its view on the Sony ZV-E10 II at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.