Zeiss Loxia 2/50
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced September 2014
Official site on zeiss.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Standard
Typically $949 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$949
at Helix Camera
- Launch RRP
- $949Best new is 0% under
- Focal length: 50mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Focus: Manual
- Weight: 320 g
- Max magnification: 0.14×, Focuses to 0.45 m
Loxia 2/50 overview
The Zeiss Loxia 2/50 is a 50mm f/2 prime for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Zeiss in September 2014. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
New, it sells for $949 to $999 at the 2 stores we track in the United States that have it in stock. It launched at $949.
Worth comparing it with the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art, Sony Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA and Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE.
Where to buy the Loxia 2/50 in United States
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Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$949
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NewIn stock
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Above RRP +5%
$999
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Things to know
- 50mm prime, f/2.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Manual focus only; no optical stabilisation.
- 320 g; 62.1 × 59.2 mm; 52mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.45 m, up to 0.14× magnification.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Not the best for
- Fast-moving subjects (manual focus only)
- Close-ups (0.14× magnification)
From the Loxia 2/50's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in Singapore: about 43% under the US price before shipping and import tax.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in USD at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States(you) | $949 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$1,229≈ $844 | — |
| SingaporeCheapest | S$699≈ $545 | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
No used Loxia 2/50 listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
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Alternatives to the Loxia 2/50
Sigma
50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art
50mm f/1.4 · 2014
- 815 g
Sony
Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA
50mm f/1.4 · 2016
- Weather sealed
- 778 g
Samyang
AF 50mm F1.4 FE
50mm f/1.4 · 2016
- 585 g
Sony
FE 50mm F2.8 Macro
50mm f/2.8 · 2016
- Weather sealed
- 236 g
Sony
Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA
55mm f/1.8 · 2013
- Weather sealed
- 281 g
Sigma
50mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary
50mm f/2 · 2023
- 350 g
More Zeiss lenses
- Loxia 2/35 · 2014
- Loxia 2.8/21 · 2015
- Batis 1.8/85 · 2015
- Batis 2/25 · 2015
- Loxia 2.4/85 · 2016
- Batis 2.8/18 · 2016
- Batis 2.8/135 · 2017
- Batis 2/40 CF · 2018
More Sony E-mount lenses like it
- Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS · 2014
- Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS · 2014
- Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm F1.4 ZA · 2015
- Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS · 2015
- Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS · 2013
- Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA · 2013
- Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS · 2013
- Sony FE 50mm F1.8 · 2016
Loxia 2/50 specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 50mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 50mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 6 / 4
- Aperture blades
- —
- Closest focus
- 0.45 m
- Max magnification
- 0.14×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Manual focus
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- —
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 320 g
- Diameter × length
- 62.1 × 59.2 mm
- Filter thread
- 52 mm
Cameras it fits
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