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Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6
Price (MSRP): $199.00
TYPE: Zoom Lens - Ultra-Wide
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Almost certainly a cosmetic update of the Konica Minolta 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 released shortly before KM ceded its camera business, this 27-105mm equivalent, produced for the new Sony Alpha 100, turns in some impressive performance numbers, but hides its light under a plastic barrel—and lensmount. This optic has the ultralight weight (just over 8 ounces) and plastic-y feel of an inexpensive 18-55mm digital kit lens (like the Canon and Nikon), but the wider focal length range of a higher-end DLSR zoom like the 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikkor that Nikon bundles with the D70 and D200. Considering the sharpness, distortion, and macro numbers this zoom produced, we're compelled to think that, among the catalog of Konica Minolta glass, Sony chose wisely for its first DSLR wide-angle kit zoom. Should you wait for the expected line of Carl Zeiss lenses being designed for the Alpha? While it's unlikely that any comparable Zeiss lens will outperform this excellent 18-70mm optically, construction quality is another question. We have trouble, for example, picturing a Zeiss zoom with a plastic lensmount.
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User Reviews
Here's how our visitors have reviewed this lens.
RATINGS |
AVERAGE RATINGS |
Overall quality |
8.33
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Ease of use |
9
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Fit and finish |
7.33
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Versatility |
9.33
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Legibility of exterior markings |
8.33
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Smoothness of zoom |
9
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Hoods and filters |
7.33
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Overall value |
9.33
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