Highlights
Quality
Optically, i find no fault with the lens.
' if you want to do that just step back a few steps (or do a panorama) with the fine and very affordable sony 18-55mm lens.
Digital image quality is crisp and clear, no edge shadows.
It is far from perfect -- the build quality is just ok, f/4.
Price
Fortunately i waited to buy until i returned to the us, where it cost 50% of the price in euros.
Being english, i decided to buy this in america where it's literally half the price - try nearly a $1000 for size, so the price... Read More
Shipping
Took a little time to get here because of all the winter weather, but fedex is a great shipping company and kept us up to date ... Read More
Best buy had this on sale, free shipping, for $400 early feb.
Competitiveness
I have a marumi uv filter on it for protection which doesn't vignette even at 11mm.
Unfortunately, it's the only sony lens of mine (i own 5) that doesn't take a 55mm filter (so much for sharing) and the 77mm fil... Read More
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- This product had a total of 34 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 8 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Which now having read a bit realise that it isnt when on a digital camera because of the film frame size compared to the photsensitive chip used in digital jobbies
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Made sense should have bought the book first but you know that geezers and instruction books do not go together
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I am not a professional photographer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However nonparafocal construction handicaps usability because of variable aperture
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read many user reviews and some official ones about the sony 1118mm lens many of which were negative
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Requires no color adjustment that i can see
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My idea was to carry only one camera with a standard lens 18250 and bring others lenses according to my needs