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- The DT 16-80 mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA Vario-Sonnar lens for Sony Alpha cameras provides a 24-120 mm focal length (35 mm equivalent), and coversall the most frequently used focal ranges.
- This means that you can enjoy takingboth portrait and landscape photos of the highest quality, with a fast and silentauto-focus that doesn't weigh down your camera.
- Its aspheric glass elementsguarantee high definition results, while the circular diaphragm lets you createartistic effects.
- The great value 16-80 mm f/3.5-4.5 lens from Carl Zeiss forSony makes anything possible!
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The ultimate all-in-one zoom lens designed specifically for DSLR imaging. It's the first professional-grade 5x zoom lens specifically designed for APS format DSLRs providing incredible precision in a single compact, easy-to-carry lens that carries you from 24mm wide-angle to 120mm telephoto (35mm equivalent). Advanced Carl Zeiss optical design and anti-flare T Coating make this one of the most valued lenses in the world of digital photography.
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DT 16-80 mm f / 3.5-4.5 ZA Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar Lens for Sony SLR (Ref: SAL-1680Z)
The DT 16-80 mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA Vario-Sonnar lens for Sony Alpha cameras provides a 24-120 mm focal length (35 mm equivalent), and coversall the most frequently used focal ranges. This means that you can enjoy takingboth portrait and landscape photos of the highest quality, with a fast and silentauto-focus that doesnt weigh down your camera. Its aspheric glass elementsguarantee high definition results, while the circular diaphragm lets you createartistic effects. The great value 16-80 mm f/3.5-4.5 lens from Carl Zeiss forSony makes anything possible!
Content:
Compatibility : All Sony SLR cameras
Optical : lenses/groups : 14 elements in 10 groups
Minimum focusing : 0.35 mm
Filter diameter : 62 mm
Included accessories : Front and rear lens caps, travel case, petal-shaped lens hood
Dimensions : 72 × 83 mm
Weight : 445 g
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth it?,
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This review is from: Sony 16-80mm Zoom Lens (SAL1680Z) (Electronics)
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.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great but not perfect,
By popo (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony 16-80mm Zoom Lens (SAL1680Z) (Electronics)
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.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Competing with the big boys!,
By Ugly1 "Len T" (Harrow, London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony 16-80mm Zoom Lens (SAL1680Z) (Electronics)
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!
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