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Sony - 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Alpha E-Mount Lens for Alpha NEX DSLR Cameras - Silver
Average customer rating
3.8
(20 Reviews)
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63%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Alpha E-Mount Lens for Alpha NEX DSLR Cameras - Silver
Customer Rating
5
Love the lens
on May 20, 2011
Posted by: Photoshop
It is a great lens but as instructions in box need a flash extender to work with flash otherwise you have shadows at the bottom of picture. --- Flash extender is not yet available will not even pull up with part number that came with the lens. --- Bad PR. Hopefully only due to everything that Japan is still going through. I hope Sony makes this part a priority since the lens does not work with the flash on in a quality known with the Sony products.
What's great about it: Great view and clear
What's not so great: cannot use flash -- cast shadows on picture
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Image Quality
on November 7, 2011
Posted by: MrBigE
Image was shot at 94mm f/8 (Original). A touch of Fractal Sharpen, a little crop and vibrance, and the photo is truly stunning (Final version).
This was an Auto HDR shot, the combination of 3 images. From my experience with much more expensive systems, this lens performs extremely well below 100mm. Above 100mm it is a slightly soft, but then so are most telephotos, and I don't use it in that range a whole lot. I almost always use Aperture Priority with f/8 dialed in for maximum sharpness (even above 100mm!).
I would have been very happy to have a 18-100 or 18-120 lens rather than the 18-200, but there is no lens like that today.
While this lens is big and heavy, it is still smaller and lighter than its counterparts from Canon and Nikon, and frankly, is sharper. It is really the ultimate "walk around" lens (I find 18-55 just does not cut it - although the 18-55 lens is no doubt a very good lens, it just does not have the zoom range I want).
I would have been even more delighted if this was a 16-100 or 16-120 lens. Not that would be perfect, and would eliminate the need to switch lenses to get the 16mm wide angle - a must for nature photography (well, OK, with the wide angle adapter, going to 12mm is really cool).
One other factor: at long zoom ranges, the lens tends to take a long time to focus in some cases. This is the disadvantage of contrast focus vs. phase as in the A77, but since I don't use that range much, I can live with it. At lower zoom ranges, it focuses just fine.
My final comment is about HDR. This is a MUST HAVE feature of the Sony cameras! I was disgusted that I could take HDR photos on my iPhone, but not on my Canon system. Sony has done a really wonderful job on this feature, and it is fantastic in lighting situations like the one in the photo (a forest with sun and shade). No more shooting 3 images and fiddling around with HDR software back home. Of course I can still do that, but having this feature in the camera is fantastic!
What's great about it: Very Sharp Lens
What's not so great: Heavy, bigger than camera!!! :)
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
3
Sony, flash extender please!
on October 13, 2010
Posted by: SeriousReviewer
This lens would have got at least 4 stars from me, if it is not because of the lack of the "rumored" flash extender. Without it, this lens is seriously handicapped. Sony, please do the right thing! The extender should have been included with the lens. Or at least make it available for purchase!
What's great about it: Good mechanical and optical quality, versatile zoom range
What's not so great: Handicapped flash photography
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Incredible Lens, A "Do-It-All" Wonder!
on April 22, 2012
Posted by: SonyNEXwannabee
Great overall lens other than a bit bulky and pricey (and it just got pricier!). Very sharp at all focal lenghts and apertures. The lens "crawl" as the lens is tilted up or down is rather aggrivating. Looks like it could have been better engineered than that. The lock only works when the lens is all the way in at 18 mm.
What's great about it: Very high resolution across the focal lenghts and apertures.
What's not so great: Front portion of lens is heavy and "falls" in and out as lens is tilted up or down. Lock only works when lens is at 18 m
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
18-200mm f/3-6.3 Lens
on April 2, 2012
Posted by: Micorama
Love this lens. My pictures look much better with this lens as opposed to the stock lens it came with.
What's great about it: Awesome lens with excellent outcomes
What's not so great: I have not found anything wrong with this lens other than the price. But even the price is not bad
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
2
Slow Lens
on September 19, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
Took this lens on nature trip to photograph whales. The time it took to focus, if ever, was abysmally slow and amazing moments were completely lost.
It's just not up to par with what is promised.
Very disappointed.
It's just not up to par with what is promised.
Very disappointed.
What's great about it: well made
What's not so great: Very slow lens
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Glad I made this purchase
on September 1, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
Used this lens in Alaska. Got great shots.
Unfortunately the camera itself allows one to hit format without asking if one is sure. I will be attempting to recapture pictures taken on land in
Alaska. If you can help me with this problem please contact me. I will be heart sick if my pictures are permanently lost. I got some great shots
Unfortunately the camera itself allows one to hit format without asking if one is sure. I will be attempting to recapture pictures taken on land in
Alaska. If you can help me with this problem please contact me. I will be heart sick if my pictures are permanently lost. I got some great shots
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
very soft lens
on October 12, 2011
Posted by: louis9
the 18-55mm kit lens is WAY sharper in range
and this lens is horrible after 70mm
not worth the money
this is a video lens
it is no good for stills
this is a video lens
it is no good for stills
What's great about it: nice range
What's not so great: everything is garbage after 70mm
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com