Highlights
Quality
I am really delighted with the portability and the results i have achieved with it.
On balance of things, considering its size and quality, i think this is a very good lens.
I knew that this lens has been designed for smallest size possible, and as such i did expect the quality to be compromised in f... Read More
I got one with the sigma 30mm 2.
Price
If sony dropped the power zoom, and brought the price down to £100, this lens would be worth five stars.
Competitiveness
A full frame 24-70mm sony g lens would be much more expensive and much less pocketable.
I have the sony nex5r, a5000 and a6000 and most of the sony e lenses.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 250 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 5 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The best part about this lens is the fact that it is powered the lens that came with the camera was not
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you can shoot near f8 its reasonably sharp but zoom is not silent and can be heard if there is not much other noise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are a lot of these lenses about that are separated from the kit and thus come with no manufacturer box or documentation the retailers let you know but its not front and centre
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though it registered fine on the sony site if that means anything
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though i keep the 1855 for video shoots as people say there is a motor sound in the videos with 1650
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I didt try yet to shoot videos but i had this kind of problem with one other camera
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only thing that is kind of odd is that the lens does not retract immediately after you switch the camera off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While it does make the camera a lot smaller the length is about half of the original lens but slightly wider and lighter it still isnt pocketable