Why are Sony lenses so expensive?

Sony has its own strength, patents, technology and professional lens production for so many years.

It is a fact that Sony lenses are expensive, and it is also a fact that there is a halo. Mainly reflected in many aspects, the first is the Zeiss lens mentioned by the subject. We know that Zeiss, as a very famous lens manufacturer in Germany, can be said to be the world originator of optical technology. After all, there is a saying in the photography circle that the lens in the world originated from Zeiss, which shows the strength of its optical design.

The lens factory that Sony cooperates with has Zeiss, and the price of Zeiss lens in Sony E-mount is also very high. As the subject said, Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/ 1.4 lens, Canon and Nikon have all introduced manual versions, and the price is not particularly exaggerated, while the price of Sony FE bayonet version is nearly 1.4 million yuan. It is said that the Sony bayonet is more expensive because the Sony bayonet version can focus automatically. This is the advantage of Sony's cooperation with Zeiss and the reason for the high price.

There is a big price gap between the two, and autofocus is added in function. But this is only compared with the lens of Zeiss. If you compare the original lens, the price of Canon's original 50mm F 1.4 is only 2400 yuan, with autofocus. Although the imaging quality varies greatly, Sony does not have a low-priced lens of the same specification, which is very unfriendly to novices.

Canon users can choose the original version, 700 yuan's F 1.8, 2400 yuan's F 1.4, 9000 yuan's top red circle F 1.8, and the low, medium and high prices are reasonable, or they can choose the advanced version made by Zeiss. Nikon is also similar to Canon, with the same lens positioning, which is divided into three price segments: entry, mid-range and high-end. If you use a Sony camera, you need a 50mm fixed-focus lens. Sorry, you don't have much choice. The starting point is 50 1.8 of 1999 yuan, which is slightly better, but not F 1.4. The price of Zeiss 55mm F 1.8 is 5700 yuan. If you want to buy F 1.8, it is better.