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Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens (SEL1670Z, Retail Packing)
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AJB Prime Member –
Lens de-centred and unusable
Jeffrey Abdullah –
Good. Very good, when on offer.
Ms Robertson –
Disappointing lens
Mrs McD –
Best zoom lens in my bag
Tibi –
The best lens by far is the sony 50mm but obviously …
Jon Burnell –
higher price standard zoom lens
Richard Gittins –
Good results so far, and nice to handle and use. An admittedly quick comparison with the standard Sony SELP 16-50 didn’t show a significant difference – to be frank. However, a good price from ClickElectronics bettered by a short-lived ClickElectronics amazingly good price (and difference refund) means that it gets 4 stars because it may be a good lens, but it’s (normally) a very expensive good lens.
HulaU –
I purchased this lens as a replacement to the kit lens at ~£600 (with £200 cashback). Ultimately, I was very disappointed that image quality was far worse than I anticipated. In-fact, in most circumstances I found the lens to be far softer than the kit lens around the edges, and not significantly sharper at the center. Based on the poor performance, I’d say there’s a reasonably high chance that I got a decentered lens. Sony lens quality control is disappointingly poor. The difference between other prime lens sharpness (30mm, 35mm and 56mm) was incredibly notable which I expected, but I was surprised that the kit lens image quality was better. Build quality and form factor seemed good, but ultimately this is redundant when the performance is sub-par.
Sandie7 –
I was slightly reticent adding this to my collection of lenses given the mixed reviews, but I am pleased I did so. I am using it with a Sony A6400 and found that it produces great images, combining fast, accurate focus with a good finished image. I have not had any problems with the images whatsoever, so problems reported by many have been fixed or are a matter of luck of the draw. For me, the only downside has been the fact it needs manual extension when I have become used to motorised lenses; it takes a bit of getting used to and renders it unsuitable for most movie use, unless you shoot at a fixed zoom.I like the lens and am glad I purchased despite the previous mixed reviews.
Kevinpugh –
I begin by saying, this is now my primary lens. I have always dislike the kit lens on my A6000 because of the powerzoom feature. I have used prime lens because they are sharper (SEL20F28). I got this second hand (£380) so I’m quite happy with my purchase. Previously, I was contemplating getting SEL18105G but saw one review that convince me otherwise (Most of his shot fall under 16-18 than 70-105).This lens may not be as sharp as SEL35F18 but for a zoom lens, its just beautiful. The size is a bit long and bulky but it’s not too bad. The only downside of this lens is the price. At £500-700, it just seems like a scam. My advise is if you are on a budget, SEl18105G might be a better option but if you have that extra money to spend, you will not be dissapointed.