Auto-Alpa 50mm f/1.7 Macro MC

Good value lens, with inevitable tradeoffs I'm really happy with this for the money, I'm a casual photographer who has some needs above what a smartphone can capture. Pros - solid build; easy to use; when it focuses, it's sharp, much better than the out-of-box zoom lens from Sony. Cons - sometimes struggles to find AF, especially when close to minimum focal length; AF changes are clunky

great lens and cheap the image is so sharp and bokeh is amazing. low light works nice. fast auto focus , the only thing that would be perfect if only the manual focus ring was easier to use it's so small and smooth cant even put my fingers and have simple grip on it . will that is just with manual focus and other than that the lens worth more especially if you have full frame camera. if you have any question, I'm ready to answer

Great into to macro lens! I picked this up after being dissatisfied with "macro" lenses that weren't "true macro" lenses. 1:1 magnification is super cool. To get to 1:1 and be in focus you've got to be CRAZY close to your subject. So much that sometimes a ring light won't actually be able to shine on anything because it's in the shadow of the ring. Do yourself a favor and also pick up a cheap AF teleconverter for not only more magnification, but the ability to back up and still achieve greater than 1:1. The distance from the subject helps a little bit for lighting.