Sony 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 E-Mount Lens

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Its ok, if you absolutely need this much range in an all-in-one lens, but I ended up returning it because the 16-50 kit lens on my a6300 was SO MUCH SHARPER, and obviously so much lighter. Im usually not a pixel peeper, but the difference was pretty drastic. I use the 55-210 when I need more reach, and the 50mm 1.8 prime for low light and getting really shallow DOF.

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I wish it were smaller and lighter, but other than that Im pretty happy with it. The zoom and focus controls are very smooth, and I like having the option to lock the zooming mechanism (although I have not experience a problem I read about where the lens extends simply due to the force of gravity). I am not skilled or experienced enough to render a judgment as to the optical qualities of this lens, however I do take lots of photographs with it and have no complaints about what I see.

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Wonderful lens. Pair to our Alpha 6300, best camera weve ever had. Replaced a Nikon D7000 and spectacular lens, and we actually think it takes better pictures, way faster, better autofocus, and about 1/2 the size. A feel good purchase.

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In general I like this lens but without the latest firmware version .02, phase detect focus doesnt work. My lens was shipped with firmware .01 which only has contrast detect AF. From what Ive read, the firmware can only be updated by Sony. I did by this lens used from Southtown Camera through Amazon. I was shooting sunsets when I noticed the autofocus was hunting on my A6300. Sigh.

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I searched and reviewed three lenses before buying this lens. I am very happy with it. It is smaller and lighter than you would think for a super zoom. Manufacturing quality is what I have come to expect with Sony. I have about 200 photos I have taken and am happy with them all regarding lens performance. I do not pixel peep...and equally, this is not a prime. When compared against Zeiss or Sony primes this will always be a bit less in a few measures. I like that I can leave home with this lens mounted on the camera and not worry about it after that...zoom in and still have a nice wide angle. The bokeh is very good and it is plenty sharp. Macro use is excellent when combined with extension tubes. On vacation I will likely bring one other lens...Sony 35_f1.8. I would recommend this lens for serious consideration if you have gotten to the point of reading Amazon reviews.

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I am using this lens with a Sony Nex-7. This lens is made in China. At first it functioned properly. After a while the auto focus stopped working. The worst scenario is if the problem happens only once in a while. If it happened all the time, one would never use the lens again. In my case the SEL18200LE worked fine 99% of the time. So I kept using it. What you experience is the lens wont focus. You can try to change the zoom, etc., but you wont get the beep or the green box indicating that the focus is locked. You can snap the picture anyway, but when you get back to your computer, youll find the picture is badly blurred. As time went by, this happened more frequently. I called Sony, and they want $166.50 to look at it. After they looked at it cost was $647.63 to fix it! (Aperture Control Assembly was faulty. I am not alone. While researching this issue, I discovered a thread at DPReview in which several people had the same problem with this lens. Come On Sony, if you want to Play with Canon and Nikon, you have to stand behind your products, and fix your mistakes!

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A really solid all in one lens. I purchased this for my Sony A6000 and I was expecting a ok looking image from a lens at this price point but boy was I wrong this is able to produce some solid looking photos and it has a wide enough angle to capture what you need along with a nice zoom. This is a great all in one lens for a small and portable camera I would recommend this with the Sony A6000 for someone whos looking for a solid lens to use with there camera.

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I really like this lens. It is a great combination of compact size, sharp image quality, and great zoom. I want great images when I travel but I dont want to be bogged down. I am really enjoying the best of all worlds with this lens.

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I purchased this lens before going to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. Very light and all round lens. It performed very well. I carried two Sony mirrorless cameras that weighed a fraction of my old DSLRs .

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I would not use this lens in low light unless I have a tripod. On a steady surface, night shots are not bad at all. It is really nice. For starts, it is small and light. No frivolous comment, I bought a NEX for its light weight. It gets a bit soft at 200mm but, it is only a walk around $800 lens! Mind you, it is not terribly soft either. It has a great balance in my NEX 7. Color matches the camera and NO, it does not look cheap at all. In fact, it is an elegantly designed lens. More later...these are just my first impressions. Jan 17. Still loving it! Jan 21. The lens produce very good quality images, however, it has a slow focusing which is annoying at times. It it like the camera does not know where to focus. It does not happen all the time but it is annoying just the same. When that happens, one has to help it with manual focusing. I have read many photographers recommending manual focusing...well, it is not difficult to focus manually with the NEX 7 since the camera brings in the object of your photo so you can focus without much problem. However, there are times when you need fast automatic focusing to work. This is an all walk around tool which should be there for you for landscape as well as street photography. The former takes a tripod and you have time to manual focus but the latter relies on your speed to capture the moment. I have taken a star from my previous evaluation of this lens.

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