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Technical Details
- 75 mm - 300 mm, F/4.5-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens,
- Mounting Type: Minolta A-type
- Minimum Focus Range: 1.5 m
- Automatic and Manual Focus Adjustment:
- Filter Size: 55 mm
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Get extremely close to your subjects from a relaxing distance. The SAL-75300 zoom lens lets you take incredible close-up portraits without making your subject nervous.A compact zoom lens that brings you closer to action and portrait subjects. This compact, lightweight 4X zoom lens is a great value and an ideal choice for covering outdoor activities and sports action, even in large stadium locations. Its wide zoom range of 112.5mm to 450mm (35mm equivalent) handles both middle-ground subjects and portraits shot from a relaxing distance, so people won't be nervous - even captures intimate details and natural wonders close at hand.
Product Description
The SAL-75300 is a compact and lightweight zoom lens with a wide focal range and the ability to adapt to all photography conditions. The perfect complement to your Sony digital reflex camera, this lens is built around 13 lenses divided into 10 groups. The SAL-75300 also includes 7 cover slips in its shutter to limit glare and chromatic aberrations, and its 55 mm circular diaphragm creates artistic blurred effects. With the SAL-75300 lens from Sony, you'll be able to take your own professional-quality photos.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Purchased for our a350 for a safari, and I'd recommend for anyone needing a decent zoom lens. It's fast and top quality, the pictures are just brilliant.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this lens at the same time as my Sony a33 with 18-55mm kit (see review seperately). I wanted a lens that would capture pictures of friends windsurfing some way offshore, but I did not want to spend megabucks. I have a 70-210 Minolta lens which I hoped would do the job, since the 35mm equivalent works out at 105-315mm (apply the 1.5X magnification factor) but it did not get quite close enough. It still does produce, very good quality images though and I am reluctant to let it go.
I read that the 70-300mm Sony G lens is fabulous, but having laid out the thick end of £600 on the a33, I could scarcely justify almost the same again no matter how good the lens was. I paid £179 for this Sony 70-300mm lens from Comet, so the current £175 price tag is pretty good. I had the advantage of Sony VAT cashback on the camera and lens so it was a competitively priced package. I was expecting an OK if not blistering performance from what seems to be a budget lens, but was very surprised at how good my results were. You do need good light for the best results, as the maximum aperture is f4.5, but the a33 has a quite useable ISO 3200 capability to offset this. I found the sharpness to be acceptable at minimum zoom, and improving to very good at maximum.
The 35mm equivalent works out at 105-450mm, and I now have more than enough reach for those offshore shots. It is also great for candid shots of our little neices and nephews as you are far away enough for them not to see the camera, and so they act naturally.
All in all I am very pleased with this lens. It is well made, quite heavy. In fact it feels a lot like the old Minolta lens in terms of construction. I would recomend it over the Sigma zoom for a33 users due to the need for rechipping of the Sigma lenses to work with Sony SLT cameras. I would rate the results better than my 70-210 Minolta, but of course this lens is designed for digital, with extra coatings etc.
As always I recomend protecting your investment(especially if using it on the beach!) with an inexpensive UV filter. I have found Hama products to be ideal and well priced from Amazon.
I read that the 70-300mm Sony G lens is fabulous, but having laid out the thick end of £600 on the a33, I could scarcely justify almost the same again no matter how good the lens was. I paid £179 for this Sony 70-300mm lens from Comet, so the current £175 price tag is pretty good. I had the advantage of Sony VAT cashback on the camera and lens so it was a competitively priced package. I was expecting an OK if not blistering performance from what seems to be a budget lens, but was very surprised at how good my results were. You do need good light for the best results, as the maximum aperture is f4.5, but the a33 has a quite useable ISO 3200 capability to offset this. I found the sharpness to be acceptable at minimum zoom, and improving to very good at maximum.
The 35mm equivalent works out at 105-450mm, and I now have more than enough reach for those offshore shots. It is also great for candid shots of our little neices and nephews as you are far away enough for them not to see the camera, and so they act naturally.
All in all I am very pleased with this lens. It is well made, quite heavy. In fact it feels a lot like the old Minolta lens in terms of construction. I would recomend it over the Sigma zoom for a33 users due to the need for rechipping of the Sigma lenses to work with Sony SLT cameras. I would rate the results better than my 70-210 Minolta, but of course this lens is designed for digital, with extra coatings etc.
As always I recomend protecting your investment(especially if using it on the beach!) with an inexpensive UV filter. I have found Hama products to be ideal and well priced from Amazon.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this to complement the Sony Alpha kit I bought previously. I browsed the internet to find an equivalent lens but could not match the quality and price so I bought this one and I am not disappointed with the results. The fact it works exactly as advertised helps, however I do not have any other similar lenses to compare it with. My old 35mm film zoom lens on an OM10 compares favourably...at three times the price!
The auto focus works well and quickly helping in the composition of shots. All in all well pleased.
The auto focus works well and quickly helping in the composition of shots. All in all well pleased.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bought for my birthday 70-300mm
I got this lense for my birthday with a thought of shooting motorsport. i went down to the race track on saturday and shot some bikes, the pictures looked so good on the camera... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Liam
Brilliant lens for the money.
Can't really add much more to other reviews. A Sony engineered, quality product, that really does out perform the cheaper alternatives from other manufacturers. Read more
Published 10 months ago by John
brilliant!
I have replaced my sigma 75 - 300 dl with this lens and the difference is unbelievable! Sharper, quicker, better AF and MF, less shake and you can format your shot in the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by crystal
Good product
Originally Was gonna get the Sigma 70-300mm APO, but then after reading the review saying the Sony Camera might break that specific lens, i decided to go with the original sony... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Justyno
Review of seller and item
Item looks ok although clearly not brand new as stated on the advert. Lens hood cracked so will probably give at some point when tightened. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Sig
Great for shooting the moon
I bought this lens as a follow on from the kit lens that came with my A200. For the price its hard to fault, good auto focus, smooth zoom and not too noisy. Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. Mcinally
A value for money lens
The lens was second hand but was in fact brand new, the Sony seal on the packaging never having been broken. Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. J. Challinor
200mm-300mm Purple fringing
This lens was a great buy. However when testing the lens to 200-300mm the pictures I took were very poor because of the purple fringing. Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. Taylor
Easy close ups!
Ok let's get this clear, I'm no photography expert, but I enjoy dawdling about taking pictures of wildlife sitting in my back garden. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by C. West
Super!!!
Was very happy with the quick delivery and the packaging of the item was really good too.
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Lisa C. Wittkopp
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