Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA vs. Sony FE 50mm F1.8

Ray-traced side by side from their optical patents at a 2.0 m upper-body portrait distance: compare how the Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (35.7 mm entrance pupil) and Sony FE 50mm F1.8 (27.8 mm entrance pupil) differ in background blur size, edge bokeh, and depth of field.

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Optical & Portrait Metric Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA Sony FE 50mm F1.8 What It Means in Practice
Upper-Body Working Distance 2.01 m 2.01 m Identical working distance—both frame an upper-body portrait from the exact same spot.
Effective Focal Length (Breathing) 50.2 mm (+0.5%) 50.8 mm (+1.7%) At 2.0 m, Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA frames like a 50.2 mm lens while Sony FE 50mm F1.8 frames like a 50.8 mm lens.
Depth of Field (Sharp Zone) 20 cm (1.92 m – 2.12 m) 26 cm (1.89 m – 2.15 m) The Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA has a 22% thinner focus zone (20 cm vs. 26 cm)—requiring more precise eye focus.
Entrance Pupil Diameter 35.7 mm (f/1.4) 27.8 mm (f/1.8) Distant background blur discs are 28% larger on the Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA.
Minimum Focus Distance 0.45 m 0.45 m Both lenses share the same 0.45 m close-focus limit.
Patent Prescription US20140071331A1 (8/5) JP S57-108817A (6/5) Published optical prescriptions traced in the 3D simulator above.

Preguntas

Which blurs the background more, Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA or Sony FE 50mm F1.8?

At the same subject framing, distant background blur scales with the entrance pupil diameter (focal length ÷ f-number). Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA at f/1.4 has a 35.7 mm entrance pupil, while Sony FE 50mm F1.8 at f/1.8 has a 27.8 mm entrance pupil.

How does working distance differ between Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA and Sony FE 50mm F1.8?

For an upper-body portrait, Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA stands 2.01 m from the subject (sharp zone 20 cm, from 1.92 m to 2.12 m), whereas Sony FE 50mm F1.8 stands 2.01 m away (sharp zone 26 cm, from 1.89 m to 2.15 m).

How do the optical designs of Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA and Sony FE 50mm F1.8 compare?

Sony Planar FE 50mm F1.4 ZA uses 8 elements in 5 groups (US20140071331A1, effective focal length 50.2 mm at portrait distance). Sony FE 50mm F1.8 uses 6 elements in 5 groups (JP S57-108817A, effective focal length 50.8 mm).

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Ver también: profundidad de campo, bokeh, factor de recorte, compresión.