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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It smells new. Makes a great walkabout or travel lens. Arrived packaged great and in excellent condition.

It is not the fastest or the sharpest but it is good enough for general use. Not as sharp as their fantastic prime lenses (35 mm and 50 mm) but good for purpose. It is bulkier than the nex kit lenses, but sometimes that isn't a bad thing.

Mm (42 crop) is still wide enough for most shots. Wide angle is perfect for landscapes and close subject. I use it sometimes with the sony tele-converter vcl-dh1758 and it extends the range to 184mm (35 mm equivalent) which is not bad for some mid tel...  Read More

I use this with the a7s for average indoor lighting situations. Provides affordable quality for family and indoor documentary work.



Cons

The zeiss zoom isn't worth the money, leaving us with a giant hole in the most important lens category unless we want to pony up $2,200 for the soon-to-be-released g master. Worst chromatic aberration i've ever seen. Stay away from it.

Even on a full frame sensor everything taken with this lens is mush.

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Highlights

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Quality


Great piece of sony design good for the beginner of course and very useful for a pro


For the ultimate quality use prime lenses i


While it was adequately sharp and contrast its limited performance across a range of apertures was evident when it was coupled ...  Read More


6 which is the worst performing focal length and aperture combo for a zoom lens

Price


I think this lens is a good value at full price you do get your moneys worth but if you get it used for 300ish this is a super value


I wouldnt say it would be worth retail price then i might look elsewhere


I bought this lens in 34like new34 condition from a private seller for 150 dollars


Tldr lens is great for the price and was only missing one item buy product from amazon warehouse section if possible

Shipping


Amazon customer support was quick to help and offered a partial refund or to return it i kept it

Packaging/appearance


Arrived packaged great and in excellent condition


Since it was open box i paid 200 flat


This was good news because the a7r did not come with as a kit package with lens and this was the only general purpose zoom that...  Read More

Competitiveness


Just as good as the much more expensive zeiss option and makes a great walkabout or travel lens


Actually better on the a7 that the results ive seen with the 1200 sony 2470mm pseudozeiss


And so if you buy this lens you will get no more respect from the haughty types than the guy who shows up at a bmw rally in a mustang


There are many many lenses that can be used on the a7 and a7r but for the money you wont find a better allaround starter lens

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  • This product had a total of 236 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 16 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I purchased this lens with my a7ii as a package at a huge discount less than half what you pay if bought individually


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But even if i paid full retail i would still give this lens a high rating


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This picture was taken at 70mm f5


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bought this lens through amazon warehouse open box products excess items


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Since it was open box i paid 200 flat


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When i received it it was in the original box


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Amazon customer support was quick to help and offered a partial refund or to return it i kept it

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