Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM A-mount lens review by Gerrold
 Gerrold#38864 date: May-21-2017 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony 35mm f1.8 Sony 50mm f1.8 Minolta 35-105mm Minolta 100mm f2.8 Tamron 70-200mm USD f2.8 Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 Minolta 70-210mm f4 |
| price paid: | 600 |
| positive: | Very sharp, very fast, very accurate, very solid. |
| negative: | Noticeable barrel distortion at short end, but corrects easily in Lightroom. |
| comment: | This is a high performing and very well built lens. It stays on my A77 ii most of the time. It's very sharp, so much I often have to soften portraits. I use it for landscapes, the occasional portrait, and for walking around. For Sony cropped sensors, I consider this lens essential. It does have significant barrel distortion at the short end, but Lightroom easily corrects. I rarely if ever have any chromatic distortion issues. This is a terrific lens, one of my favorites. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 101
- sharpness: 4.74
- color: 4.68
- build: 4.83
- distortion: 4.13
- flare control: 4.44
- overall: 4.56