{"id":165817,"date":"2023-07-23T15:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T14:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=165817"},"modified":"2023-07-23T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T14:01:41","slug":"yongnuo-launches-yn-50mm-f1-8-da-dsm-ii-lens-for-sony-crop-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/yongnuo-launches-yn-50mm-f1-8-da-dsm-ii-lens-for-sony-crop-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"Yongnuo launches YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM II lens for Sony crop cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese company\u00a0<strong>Shenzhen Yongnuo Electric<\/strong>\u00a0has introduced an upgraded\u00a0<strong>YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM II<\/strong>\u00a0lens for Sony APS-C cameras with improved autofocus compared to the previous version.\u00a0It is already available for purchase on\u00a0the manufacturer&#8217;s website\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM II\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/121_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Technical features:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The optical design consists of 8 elements in 7 groups, including one low dispersion to reduce distortion.\u00a0Oil-, moisture-, dirt-repellent fluorine coating of the front lens.\u00a0Diaphragm 7 blades, round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/122_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1296\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With enough light, the lens produces a soft blur effect.\u00a0You can adapt to low light conditions and shoot normally with low sensitivity and high shutter speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/123_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small size, light weight (134g), digitally controlled stepping motor (DSM) and advanced focusing algorithm.\u00a0The lens has a dust- and moisture-resistant design, a high-precision metal bayonet mount and a gold-plated contact.\u00a0There is a USB Type-C interface for firmware updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/124_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>MTF Charts<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/125_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"496\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Optical design<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/126_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Specifications YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM II<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensor Format: APS-C<\/li>\n<li>Focal Length: 50mm (75mm in 35mm equiv.)<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 30.4\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture Range: F1.8-F16<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 7-blade<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 8 elements in 7 groups<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance: 0.45m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 0.14x<\/li>\n<li>Filter Thread Diameter: 49mm<\/li>\n<li>Lens dimensions: \u00d864 x 58 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 134g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What about the prices?<\/h2>\n<p>The new YN 50mm f\/1.8 DA DSM II is already available for purchase on the manufacturer&#8217;s website at a price of 799 yuan (~$119), the previous version is sold a little cheaper &#8211; for 699 yuan (~$97).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese company\u00a0Shenzhen Yongnuo Electric\u00a0has introduced an upgraded\u00a0YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM II\u00a0lens for Sony APS-C cameras with improved autofocus compared to the previous version.\u00a0It is already available for purchase on\u00a0the manufacturer&#8217;s website\u00a0. Technical features: The optical design consists of 8 elements in 7 groups, including one low dispersion to reduce distortion.\u00a0Oil-, moisture-, dirt-repellent fluorine [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/yongnuo-launches-yn-50mm-f1-8-da-dsm-ii-lens-for-sony-crop-cameras\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":165825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-165817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-photo","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}