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Sony - 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 A-Mount Telephoto Zoom Lens - Black - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(27 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 27 reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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96%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 A-Mount Telephoto Zoom Lens - Black - Black
Customer Rating
5
Excelent Lens !!!
on April 10, 2012
Posted by: victorfz
Look the pictures I took, look at the moon... it´s beautiful. And the raccoon.... no words if you have in your mind that good pictures need very expensive lens.
What's great about it: Realy very cheap if you thik what you get.
What's not so great: Not for low light.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Not for low light shooting...!!!
on September 12, 2011
Posted by: Islam
I purchased this lens to be able to shoot really close portraits of people on my A200, the lens is perfect when the subject is not moving fast as the auto focus is really slow, this lens should have had a SAM or something, also what i liked about it is the distortion control on this lens, you almost won't feel it while shooting, colors are really rich comparing to the 18-70 kit lens came with my camera and sharpness as well and bokeh is really nice...
Shooting in low light could be a real problem if you tried leaving the lens to do the auto focus job as it hunts like forever (use manual focus to avoid this)... and of course due to the long zoom range handheld photos with longer exposure time that is less than 1/100 sec. are not sharp...
Overall, it's a great value for money, as you get a really well built lens, with a construction similar to lenses double the price of this one.. Colors, sharpness, bokeh and build quality are really great...
Its perfect for Macro, close-up, portrait photography as long as light conditions are good...
Its perfect for Macro, close-up, portrait photography as long as light conditions are good...
Recommended for amateurs, and photographers in a short of budget..
What's great about it: Cheap, Build Quality, Sharpness, Colors, Bokeh...
What's not so great: SLOW autofocus...!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
great quality!
on July 19, 2012
Posted by: vina
I use this lens on my sony a77 and had used my kit lensbut the first time using this I was impressed with the quality of the photos. good autofocus and greatwhen shooting sport pictures when far on the side lines. overall a good lens for the price.
What's great about it: good for portraiture and long distances of course!
What's not so great: its a bit noisy when on auto focus ,but thats about it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Great for daylight shooting
on March 16, 2009
Posted by: pulseHEAD
This lens works really well when you're dealing with good lighting conditions. To get really sharp images, you need to go up to about f/7.1 or f/8 aperture. You can use it much lower than that, but this isn't your best bet in low-light situations.
For the price, it covers a nice range and can turn out some great images in preferable lighting. If you're coming into this from a "superzoom" camera, the kit lens combined with this lens get you almost a 17x zoom, with much better image quality and flexibility.
What's great about it: Low cost, good complement to the kit lens
What's not so great: Not the best in poor lighting
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Zoom Lens
on March 20, 2011
Posted by: JATL
Great overall lens! Must have for your collection.
What's great about it: Low price for big zoom
What's not so great: Has a hard time focusing sometimes
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
The long zoom to buy for most Alpha owners
on May 28, 2012
Posted by: SKnabt
I got this in a bundle with my a65 body. Even at full retail the lens is a reasonable value. The build is very solid but not too heavy. I've read reviews where color fringing is a problem but with firmware corrections turned on I haven't noticed this. I didn't expect to use this lens as much as the kit lens but find it's better built and funner to play with depth of field with. It's also surprisingly a much better 'macro' lens than the 18-55mm for taking pictures of flowers and such.
What's great about it: Great value, must-have zoom range
What's not so great: Focus ring turns in auto-focus, needs SSM AF
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Wonderful Purchase!
on March 13, 2011
Posted by: hoggar1
I love this lens as it gives me a great chance to get a good photo of planes landing/taking off, Or at the race track when your stuck at a distance. I would recommend a lens between 200mm and 700mm over this 75-300mm though.
What's great about it: Great Zoom capability, Clear Images, Silent Focusing motor
What's not so great: None
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Value zoom lens
on December 20, 2012
Posted by: Mac44
Over all this lens is a good value zoom lens. I'm very happy I have it, and I would recommend it to anyone who just needed a zoom lens for a few shots here and there, but not as their main lens. One thing that you should keep in mind if you are looking to buy this lens is how much will you use this lens at its maximum and minimum focal lengths, and what you will use it for. Also you're going to want a bit of light with this lens if you want to stop your subjects without blur.
What's great about it: Zoom in from far away and get the shot you're looking for, and cheap
What's not so great: Manual focus is a tad harder to move smoothly, and if you zoom down there is zoom creep.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com