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Sony SAL-1680Z DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA
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- Hochwertig und kompakt- 5facher Zoombereich (Superweitwinkel bis Telezoom)
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By Ugly1 (Harrow, London, UK)
Let's pretend that you do not have unlimited funds. Let's pretend that you want to buy a selection of lenses that cover all of the options, or as close as your finances will sensibly allow. Let's make the further assumption that you want to produce the very best quality photographs that you possibly can. You will undoubtedly want to buy a zoom and this lens from Sony is an excellent place to start. Some would say that given these boundaries and the limitation of available lenses for the Sony range, it is the only place to start if you have a tight budget.
It says 'Zeiss' on the lens and to the best of my knowledge 'Carl Zeiss' hasn't put his name to any 'stinkers' so far for DSLR's are concerned. 'Carl Zeiss' makes optics, good optics, up there with the best and for that of course you pay a premium. It is a similar story with Sony's 'G' range.
This lens is the cheapest 'Zeiss' for a DSLR. Do I care that is not made out of metal? I do not. The lens looks and feels good. There is nothing inferior about the construction or materials in this lens, it just is not metal that's all.
If you don't have a full size sensor, (I am talking to the people in the cheap seats here, the owners of 200's 300's 700's and 500's) you need to get as many pixels on the page as possible. That means getting as much as you can right in the camera to avoid death by cropping. You also need good glass. This Sony lens is undoubtedly good glass! I have found that it produces good results throughout its whole range. But stay away from using it at maximum zoom and the results from its widest aperture to F11 and the results are scalpel sharp and really quite amazing with minimal anomalies. If you set your camera up properly with a shallow depth of field and focus carefully, the difference between razor sharp and the drift away to soft focus is extraordinarily pleasing. Only good glass produces this kind of effect and makes it soft and satisfying. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside when you get it right!
This was the first lens that I purchased that produced results with my A350 that made me think that I might actually be able to compete with the big boys, talent permitting. After a few months of use, I wouldn't change a thing. Auto focus is fine, manual focus is a little heavy as is the zoom adjustment, but I am used to that now and wouldn't want to change it. All things considered, I think this lens is utterly brilliant and a bargain!
By Mr. Tsj Drake (london)
this is a great lens. Simple to use, quiet functionality, but most importantly it takes great pictures. With such a magnification range it could quite easily be the only lens you would need for your camera. If Im being really fussy its a bit on the expensive side but it is very well made.
By popo (UK)
Optically this is what standard zooms should be. It is sharp throughout the range. Negatives include some chromatic aberration at 16mm, and also at 16mm it is prone to vignetting if you use filters.
Physically it feels solid. At the price it is a shame they used the slotted screw system to drive the focus instead of their SSM system, but it works fast enough.
By V. Brean
Great lens, very sharp, low distortion, very low purple fringing...its great, but you have to ask where a price like this comes from so I have knocked off 1 star for the cost
Optically there are no complaints from me, and I have had some great results...I think that the build could be a bit better given the price, there is nothing wrong with it really, its just that it doesnt feel like an expensive product, it has the construction of a run of the mill kit lens
But ultimately its down to the results, and this lens is just grest in that department, I bought it for the wide angle and its good, Just a note...I have a Kodak P880 camera which gives super results and has a fixed lens that goes 24mm to 140mm equiv, if you cant or dont want to afford this lens, get a used Kodak P880...in decent light its almost as good (seriously), I defend my opinion of the Kodak P880 lens in the comments, so if you find that hard to believe...and it does sound unlikely...read my response in the comments section below
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