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Sony SAL1680Z Zoom Lens (4-120mm)
See it at Amazon.co.uk for £509.95Average Customer Rating
(4.5 out of 5)
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Worth it?
(5 out of 5) by Mr. Tsj Drake on Jun 2, 2009 (london)this is a great lens. Simple to use, quiet functionality, but most importantly it takes great pictures. With such a magnification range it could quite easily be the only lens you would need for your camera. If Im being really fussy its a bit on the expensive side but it is very well made.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Great lens...shame about the price !!
(4 out of 5) by V. Brean on Jun 1, 2008 Great lens, very sharp, low distortion, very low purple fringing...its great, but you have to ask where a price like this comes from so I have knocked off 1 star for the cost
Optically there are no complaints from me, and I have had some great results...I think that the build could be a bit better given the price, there is nothing wrong with it really, its just that it doesnt feel like an expensive product, it has the construction of a run of the mill kit lens
But ultimately its down to the results, and this lens is just grest in that department, I bought it for the wide angle and its good, Just a note...I have a Kodak P880 camera which gives super results and has a fixed lens that goes 24mm to 140mm equiv, if you cant or dont want to afford this lens, get a used Kodak P880...in decent light its almost as good (seriously), I defend my opinion of the Kodak P880 lens in the comments, so if you find that hard to believe...and it does sound unlikely...read my response in the comments section below
Optically there are no complaints from me, and I have had some great results...I think that the build could be a bit better given the price, there is nothing wrong with it really, its just that it doesnt feel like an expensive product, it has the construction of a run of the mill kit lens
But ultimately its down to the results, and this lens is just grest in that department, I bought it for the wide angle and its good, Just a note...I have a Kodak P880 camera which gives super results and has a fixed lens that goes 24mm to 140mm equiv, if you cant or dont want to afford this lens, get a used Kodak P880...in decent light its almost as good (seriously), I defend my opinion of the Kodak P880 lens in the comments, so if you find that hard to believe...and it does sound unlikely...read my response in the comments section below
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great but not perfect
(4 out of 5) by popo on Feb 23, 2009 (UK)Optically this is what standard zooms should be. It is sharp throughout the range. Negatives include some chromatic aberration at 16mm, and also at 16mm it is prone to vignetting if you use filters.
Physically it feels solid. At the price it is a shame they used the slotted screw system to drive the focus instead of their SSM system, but it works fast enough.
Physically it feels solid. At the price it is a shame they used the slotted screw system to drive the focus instead of their SSM system, but it works fast enough.