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Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

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Pros

  • Sharpness and contrast are on par with the best lens
  • amazingly compact size
  • Both focusing and zooming on this lens are electronically controlled

Cons

  • There are no hard stops at both ends of the range
  • The lens takes tiny and decidedly non-standard 40
  • weather- beaten Compact Flash card

Key specs

  • Zoom
  • 9
  • Internal
  • yes
  • APS-C (crop)
  • 16, 50 mm
  • yes
  • Telephoto, Normal, Wide angle

Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS - Pros & Cons

Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Pros

  • Sharpness and contrast are on par with the best lens
  • amazingly compact size
  • Both focusing and zooming on this lens are electronically controlled
  • Sony NEX-6
  • feels nicely balanced
  • and
  • performance is certainly good enough
  • Pretty Good Image Quality
  • Manual focusing is electronically controlled
  • power zoom and AF drive
  • covers a useful range of focal lengths and performs reasonably well

Cons

  • There are no hard stops at both ends of the range
  • The lens takes tiny and decidedly non-standard 40
  • weather- beaten Compact Flash card
  • 50mm PZ OSS is not a macro lens
  • collapsible-barrel lens with a power zoom mechanism
  • snowy mountains blurred in the background
  • The distortion is almost cartoonish
  • The lens only just juts out further than the hand grip
  • The lens is highly dependent on software correction
  • Too soft at the corners
  • The lens is only small in "transport mode

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Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Telephoto
  • Normal
  • Wide angle
Lens mountSony E
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Aperture
Aperture max3.5-5.6
Aperture min22-36
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades7
Aperture featuresRounded diaphragm
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Optics
ConstructionZoom
Elements9
Groups8
Special elements / coatings4 Aspherical elements
Power zoomyes
Zoom methodExpanding
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Dimensions
Weight4.09 oz
Diameter2.55 in
Length1.18 in
Filter size1.59 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
APS-C
Focal length16 - 50
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent24 - 75
Maximum magnification0.22 x
OSSyes
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor typeMicromotor
Full-time Manual focusingno
Closest focusing distance0.25
Distance scaleno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Zoom lockno
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedno
Filter threadyes
Sealingno

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