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# **sony 85mm 1.8**
**Skip it**
Pricing outside the sweet spot ($613.77 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 69Growth 20Conversion 14Competition 53Returns 4Price range 0Avg price 0Brand share 2Review moat 91Quality gap 28
**Review moat**
**Great****187.5**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Good****$703K**
$703K/yr · 100K searches
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-9.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Bad****10.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Avg price**
**Bad****$613.77**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****$208.04–$1858.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sony 85mm 1.8 is a $703K/yr Amazon United States market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **sony 85mm 1.8 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **750–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$460K–$614K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#227**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **91%**
- **Sponsored**
- **95%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **75 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **189 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**6 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**100**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**53%**
Top 20: 99%
**Open market**
**0%**
- VILTROX59% - Sony33% - Meike3% - Sirui3% - Sigma1% - EBYPHAN1% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 75 weeks — -9.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/sony-85mm-1-8/trend)
## **Top sony 85mm 1.8 search terms**
- **viltrox 85mm f1.4**37K/yr-20.0%1.2% conv. - **sony 85mm**14K/yr+26.9%0.9% conv. - **85mm sony e mount**14K/yr-11.0%0.6% conv. - **sony 85mm 1.4**10K/yr+10.8%0.4% conv. - **viltrox 85mm**9K/yr-7.5%1.6% conv. - **85 mm sony lens**5K/yr-2.3%1.2% conv. - **85mm 1.4**7K/yr-55.8%0.6% conv. - **sony 85mm lens**3K/yr+5.2%0.6% conv. - **sony 85mm 1.2**2K/yr+9.5%0.2% conv. - **85 mm sony lens 1.4**248/yr-47.8%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/sony-85mm-1-8/search-terms)
## **Top sony 85mm 1.8 products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$28K8%$56K12%$84K16%$112K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II Lens**Sony**$1858.33**4.7★49 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFHSFL7L) [2**VILTROX 85mm F1.4 Pro FE Full Frame Lens for Sony E Auto Focus Large Aperture Medium Telephoto with HyperVCM Motor Lens for Sony E-Mount A7IV A7C A9III A1 ZV-E1 A7SIII A7RII A7III A7RIII A7RIV A9 FX3**VILTROX**$540.77**4.0★33 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC67T9WD) [3**VILTROX 85mm F2 EVO FE Lens AF 85mm f/2 FE for Sony E-Mount Full Frame Portrait Lens for Sony FE a7iv a7c ii a7rv a9ii zve1 fx3 zv-e10 ii a6700 a6600**VILTROX**$250.39**4.7★89 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZF3WBT) [4**VILTROX 85mm f1.4 Pro FE Lens AF 85mm f/1.4 FE for Sony E-Mount Portrait Lens for Sony FE a7iv a7c ii a7rv a9iii zve1 fx3 ev-e10 ii a6700 a6600**VILTROX**$532.63**3.7★72 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8QLT3L9) [5**Sony SEL85F18 85mm F/1.8-22 Medium-Telephoto Fixed Prime Camera Lens Black**Sony**$567.09**4.8★848 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XF2HBKK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**VILTROX 85mm F1.4 Pro FE Full Frame Autofocus Lens for Sony E Mount Camera Face/Eye Tracking Portrait Prime Lens for Sony a7RIV a9 a7RII a7RIII a7III a7C FX3 ZVE1 A1 a6600 a6700 a6400 ZV-E10**VILTROX**$597.36**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG2FH58) [**Viltrox 85mm F2.0 Full Frame Auto Focus Prime Lens for Sony E Mount STM Silent Portrait Lens for Sony FE a7iv a7c ii a7rv a9ii zve1 fx3 zv-e10 ii a6700 a6600 A7M4**VILTROX**$257.34**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKFQ7RX2) [**VILTROX 85mm F1.4 Pro Z Full Frame Lens for Nikon Z Auto Focus Large Aperture Medium Telephoto with HyperVCM Motor Lens for Nikon Z-Mount Z30 Z50 Z50II ZFC Z5 Z5II Z6 Z6II Z6III Z7 Z7II Z8 Z9 ZF ZR**VILTROX**$552.63**310 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY1MX2YH) [**VILTROX 85mm f1.4 Pro Z Lens AF 85mm f/1.4 Z for Nikon Z-Mount Portrait Lens for Nikon Z Mount Z5 II Z6 II Z7 II Z8 Z9 Zf Z6 III Z7 Z50 Z50 II Z30 Zfc ZR**VILTROX**$556.12**19 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXXH5WDZ) [**VILTROX 85mm F2.0 Z Lens AF 85mm f/2 EVO Z Lens for Nikon Full Frame Auto Focus Portrait Lenses for Nikon Z Z6 III Zf Z8 Z9 Z30 Zfc Z50 II Z7 II ZR**VILTROX**$252.66**78 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX8DBK9L)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Viltrox 85mm F2.0 Full Frame Auto Focus Prime Lens for Sony E Mount STM Silent Portrait Lens for Sony FE a7iv a7c ii a7rv a9ii zve1 fx3 zv-e10 ii a6700 a6600 A7M4**VILTROX**$257.34**5.0★**▲ 318%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKFQ7RX2) [**VILTROX 85mm F1.4 Pro FE Full Frame Autofocus Lens for Sony E Mount Camera Face/Eye Tracking Portrait Prime Lens for Sony a7RIV a9 a7RII a7RIII a7III a7C FX3 ZVE1 A1 a6600 a6700 a6400 ZV-E10**VILTROX**$597.36**5.0★**▲ 317%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG2FH58) [**Meike 85mm F1.8 SE Mark II STM AF Full Frame Medium Telephoto Auto Focus High Resolution 8K Portrait Prime Lens Compatible with Sony E Mount Mirrorless Cameras A7R A7IV A7R IV A7III A7SIII A7C A7CII**Meike**$208.04**4.7★**▲ 126%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX45DRCM) [**VILTROX 85mm F1.4 Pro FE Full Frame Lens Auto Focus Large Aperture Prime Portrait Lens with Hyper VCM Motor Compatible with Sony E-Mount Cameras a7c a7RII a7RIII a7RIV a7SIII a9 FX3 A1 A93 ZVE1**VILTROX**$541.71**4.7★**▲ 108%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCFW53FF) [**Sony FE 85 mm F1.4 GM Portrait Prime Lens (SEL85F14GM) Full-Frame E-Mount | G Master Optics | Ultra-Bright F1.4 Aperture |Filter Kit Cap Keeper Cleaning Kit and More**Sony**$1413.47**5.0★**▲ 83%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRWHJY2L)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about sony 85mm 1.8**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Lenses**43%
*“Absolutely love this lens”*
**Image/Picture Clarity**14%
*“The picture quality”*
**Auto Focus**8%
*“fast autofocus”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Well worth the money”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Build quality is solid”*
**Weight Light**3%
*“high-quality weight of about 800g”*
**Image Focus**3%
*“Nicely dampened focus ring”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“The size is just perfect”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Excellent compatibility with Nikon Z cameras”*
**Design-Overall**2%
*“Nice build”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Lenses**31%
*“I received a lens that is defective”*
**Auto Focus**6%
*“It will not focus manually or automatically”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Its so expensive tho”*
**Aperture**5%
*“the aperture would not close any further”*
**Image/Picture Clarity**3%
*“Great image quality marred by poor firmware”*
**Weight Heavy**3%
*“It is heavier than I expected”*
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
*“it just would not connect”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Its a little big”*
**Sound Of Lens**2%
*“The lens makes a repetitive rapping sound like a woodpecker when the camera is powered on”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**1%
*“the screen went dark”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Lenses**41%
**Value For Money**13%
**Auto Focus**12%
**Product Condition**4%
**Image/Picture Clarity**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Image Focus**2%
**Zoom**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is sony 85mm 1.8 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $703K/yr across 22 tracked products. 6 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
- **How competitive is the sony 85mm 1.8 niche?**
- 6 brands and 100 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in sony 85mm 1.8?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Lenses, Auto Focus, Value For Money. The return rate is 10.8% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for sony 85mm 1.8 peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the sony 85mm 1.8 niche?**
- Listings span $208.04–$1858.33; the average listing price is $613.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 188 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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