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Sony SEL35F18 35mm f/1.8 Prime Fixed Lens

High performance and a compact design make the SEL-35F18 an ideal “second lens” that is easy to carry around when capturing the action. It’s ideal for a wide variety of photos, including snapshots while strolling, night shots (thanks to the bright maximum aperture) and portraits with superb background/foreground blur.

Product Features

  • Compact, lightweight fixed F1.8 lens
  • Minimum Focus Distance : 0.99 ft (0.3 m), Maximum Magnification ratio : 0.15x, Focal-Length : 1.38 in
  • New optical design for excellent peripheral sharpness and contrast, Built-in image stabilization
  • Silent and smooth high-speed focusing ideal for shooting movies
  • Superb focusing operation
  • Lens not zoomable


  • Matthew Durr says:
    2016-07-11 at 10:09 am

    The “nifty fifty” many NEX users have been waiting for EDIT #2: I have gotten ahold of and thoroughly tested the new Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8, with a review both here on Amazon and my website. Though the below review still stands, the Zeiss is overall an optically better lens. For handheld low-light and video applications, the Sony inches ahead.EDIT: As of February 4th, Sony has officially announced the release of a firmware update to the NEX-5r/6 to allow this lens (and many others) to function with the on-sensor PDAF. There is now even…

  • Will says:
    2016-07-11 at 10:09 am

    Solid, go to lens for NEX Best lens for the NEX cameras. I keep it on most of the time on my NEX-6, and rarely switch to the pancake kit that it came with. In fact, the pancake zoom has failed to work recently, after only about 4 months, whereas this is still going strong. No zoom that needs to be extended on power-on, so you can take turn your camera on and start taking shots very quickly. DOF is great, and I love the 50mm equivalent that this provides. I used to have a Fuji X100 but didn’t really like the wider 35mm…

  • N's Gadget Reviews says:
    2016-07-11 at 10:18 am

    Great lens for video and otherwise – “nifty fifty” MAKE SURE you update your lens’ firmware (and camera firmware) to get the most from this lens.I have this, and the 50mm prime from Sony and I love both of them. I’m not an expert but I can tell you practically what these lenses are good for:- the 35mm is better for making sure you get SHOTS IN FOCUS (much more forgiving depth of field), it’s better for video (because you don’t want to use autofocus for video), and it gives you a wider field of view of course. It is…

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