Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens
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It Saved my NEX 6 from the Waste Bin
I have had the NEX 6 for a few years now. I got rid of my Canon SLR based on all the great reviews and how portable it would be. But, I was never happy with it. I thought maybe I lost my eye for taking pictures because of the mirrorless viewfinder. Or maybe the little 16-50 kit lens wasn't so good. I was just about to ditch the NEX and go back to an SLR when I bought this 10-105 f4 G lens. It has made all the difference. My pictures are rich agai... Show More
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Great Everyday Lens!!
This lens was purchased for used with a A6000. First off distortion....uncorrected, yes, the lens has tremendous barrel and pincushion, this how it is small and compact for the zoom range and fixed aperture. HOWEVER, when used with the A6000 or Lightroom, either the camera electronically compensates for this or the Lightroom profile can be used to compensate. End result is a great sharp image free of distortion. Zoom is quiet and has variable spe... Show More
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Nice lens but not for video with a7s
I shoot primarily video with a Sony a7s and FS-100. I'd been looking for a nice zoom and this one appeared to meet all my criteria: parfocal, constant f/4 aperture, image stabilization and smooth power-zoom. So much to like about his lens on paper. It's very nicely built too. But it doesn't work properly with the Sony FS-100 (or FS-700 I believe) due to the fact that the optical system for this lens is augmented by in-camera lens correction which... Show More
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Great all-in-one lens
I was tired of carying and changing 16-50 kit lens, 35/1.8, 50/1.8 and 55-210. So I bought this lens and it is fantastic. I compared it to all other lenses. It has better contrast than 16-50 plus constatnt f/4 aperture. Focusing and zoom rings are more smooth and precise. This lens also compare very good to 35 and 50 primes. Needs a bit more sharpening in postprocess and then ressults are so close that I coulnd't say which is which. Also I have t... Show More
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Poor optical performance.
I bougt this lens two months ago with the Sony fs5. It seemed to be a solid lens. The build quality is good for a lens in this price range. To begin with, the the zoom and focus rings are smooth, but working by wire which reduces the speed and accuracy of both functions. That means that focus has a slight delay. On the other hand, the power zoom works perfectly fine. It's very smooth and consistent throughout the zoom range. Sadly, the optical qu... Show More
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Big lens
This lens is quite big and had me questioning why I bought it to go with a small camera. The purpose of the smaller camera was something that is lightweight and easy to carry around for travel. This lens makes the combo of the camera and lens very big but I think still manageable for travel. The image is much brighter and seems to have more contrast than the kit lens that came with the camera. It seems to be an ideal size as an everyday lens beca... Show More
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Fatally Flawed for Video
I am only reviewing this lens as it relates to video shooting on the PXW_FS7 The zoom is very smooth and useable for video. 18-105 is an excellent zoom range for B-roll and cinema verite shooting. Optics are good. Manual focus FOR VIDEO is unusable. The manual focus ring reacts unpredictably to your touch. Often I tried, in an interview situation, to roll the focus forward an inch because the subject had leaned forward a bit only to have it not r... Show More
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"Meh" to the point that, I kinda hate it.
We bought this lens to use on our Sony A6500 at my work (professional use), and I have to admit the range is useful but I don't care for the way it fires up on start up. Refocusing and re-centering the zoom after each time you start it up. You loose where you were at the last time you shot and the zoom/focus by wire is extremely weird. Been using this lens for about 6 months and I sorely wish we had gotten something else. It's a little soft wide ... Show More
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Well-worth the money
I got this lens after looking at tons of reviews online. Considering I don't have access to a lot of Sony lenses in my area. This one does it all. Sharper and cleaner images than my PZ kit. Covers a large focal range, although I did struggle with the pin-cushion distortion the first time I used it but haven't noticed it since. Probably I connected the camera to the internet where it might have activated the correction..not sure, but I'm happier. ... Show More
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Not what I was expecting, where's the quality?
This bulky lens is very nice for 4K video on A6300 but for photographs it's a disappointment. The chromatic Aberrations color fringing are extreme, especially on any enlargement around 20 and the clarity is lacking. I get better image quality with old 35mm film lenses. I will check to see if I can post edit to correct it but I don't think I should have to. Sony knows what they're producing and just compromises. The first 18-105 lens I bought was ... Show More
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it's a compromise
I want to like this lens more than I do but it has its compromises. The size is very manageable with the A6000, it's not heavy at all, but with it, you can't use the flash for fear of shadows. That's a big drawback. The pics have been very clear and sharp, but there is noticeable vignetting at the corners. It being a power zoom, there's no scale to tell you what focal length you're at, just a little zoom gauge in the viewfinder. No for me. I know... Show More
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Very Good Zoom!
Purchased for two reasons. To improve the quality I was getting from the kit zoom and to have a single go-to lens. The SELP18105G did not disappoint. *AF is quick *The lens is very sharp with some softening towards the edge. Those that want even sharper images should look at primes. There will always be trade off for the convenience of carrying one lens. *Though it is large, it is light and since zooming is internal, it never becomes unwieldy. Ma... Show More
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A terrific all-purpose lens for sony aps-c cameras.
I have a Sony a6300 and bought the lens specifically for that camera. The 18-105 range fits most uses, the image quality seems to be excellent, even at the extremes, and it's a bonus to have an actual power zoom as I use the camera mostly for videography. It's a bit long and a bit heavy - for a gimbal - but can still be balanced and used. It feels better in the hand, with the camera. Extra bonus - I'm also using it on my old FS100 and getting sup... Show More
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Shadows the on camera flash
I normally use a full frame Nikon DSLR with f/2.8 lenses. However it gets very heavy and bulky to travel with for extended trips. I purchased the Sony NEX 7 with 3 lenses (10-18mm, 18-55mm and 55-200mm) to serve as a light weight camera system. For a walk around lens, I found the 18-55mm lens a little short; so I often was changing to the 55-200mm lens. I thought the 18-105mm would be a good replacement and a quality upgrade since it was an f/4. ... Show More
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Actual PXW-FS7 Use
I wanted to love this lens. Picked it up on a fellow DP's recommendation. Much lighter than Sony's proposed FS7 kit zoom 28-135 f4 G OSS lens but still has a power-zoom function. However, its not really 4K sharp and has major pin-cushioning issues when used with the PXW-FS7 in real world shooting environments. Maybe it plays well with the the 6300 and the A7 series (?). However, if you are attempting to use it with the FS7 and trying to cut cost ... Show More
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Sony 18-105 mm F4 OSS Lens
I am a former professional photographer. I am now an avid amatuer. I bought the Sony Nex 6 camera a couple of months ago and the Sony 18-105mm to use as my standard lens. While the lens is agreat piece of glass, for me it defeated the purpose of having a mirrorless system. The lens is long and heavy and makes the camera very unwieldly to carry around your neck. You have to have a camera bag or a fanny pack if you want to use this as a travel lens... Show More
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Sharp, versatile, big but not heavy
I was looking for a versatile walk-around lens for family outings, hiking, etc. I have other lenses - pancakes and primes, for more specialized needs. This lens is very sharp (especially 1 stop down), consistent across the range, and pleasingly contrasty / flare resistant. Physically it's large but not heavy. It balances nicely on my a6000. There is visible distortion as you zoom, also very apparent as I import raws into lightroom and see the ini... Show More
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Great All Around Carry Lens
I just received the lens on Tuesday 9/1/15 and left for St John USVI on Thursday. It is a great all around carry lens. I had originally got the kit lens 16mm-50mm, then I purchased the 10mm-18mm, and then the 55mm-210mm. I have been happy with all of them except for the fact I found I was constantly inbetween lens when on the go and having to change frenquently. I am taking family shots and have a small toddler so you have to be quick but I also ... Show More
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Great value lens..with the right camera!
If I only had my NEX-EA50, this lens would get 5 stars. But, like many others, I was hoping to use this lens with my NEX-FS700 as well. This lens DOES NOT WORK with the FS100 or FS700! This lens requires in-camera software correction to correct extreme pin-cushioning in the optics. Check the Sony website for the lens to find out if your camera will work with it. The EA50 has the correction and looks fine. The auto focus and face detection is fast... Show More
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One slick lens
Most useful: Everything except macro. Most unique: Internal zooming (and focus) so dusty air is not pumped into lens and camera. This may be the first review of this lens to appear online. Received lens one week ago and have put it through its paces on a Nex 7, shooting RAW and processing in Lr5. Images are crisp and well contrasted. Auto focus is instantaneous and silent. Zooming is quick by either twisting the zoom ring or with the motorized dr... Show More
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Pin cushion distortion
I bought this lens for video work with an FS700. On paper this lens was exactly what I had been waiting 2 years for. Light weight, constant aperture, internal focusing, IS, servo zoom, par focal and a great short zoom range. Everything you would want for doing verite style video work. Construction is a little less solid than I would have expected for a G series lens, but what really broke my heart is the SEVERE pin cushion distortion at every foc... Show More
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excellent all round lens
Excellent all round lens. It increases your photographic possibilities of capturing landscapes, details, and even portraits. Its size makes them suitable for the Sony's A6000 series. You can also manually adjust the focus. The zoom speed may seem a bit slow for some (maybe it could have speed adjustments), but it suits most scenes, even with moving subjects, and practically soundless. The optical quality seems good enough to project on screens of... Show More
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Terrific Travel Lens
Although I use the lens for portraits, food, street photography, and architecture, my main reason for buying it was for travel. On a cruise last year, I carried my Nikon D610 with the 28x300mm lens. I was thrilled with the pictures from the Nikon, but the weight of the camera and lens bore down on my neck. For a backup camera and for my trips, I purchased the Sony A6000 with the kit lens. The Sony and the new lens will be much easier to carry. I'... Show More
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Not good on the FS5
Hamid and Old Pro are right. Manual focus control is terrible, when trying to make minute adjustments the lens is liable to jump way out of focus when on the long end of the lens. Even worse, if you zoom in, focus and zoom out quickly the focus may jump out of focus, sometimes way out of focus. If you start to zoom back in it will grab focus. Quick zooms out cause unpredictable loss of focus, zooms in do not have the same problem. Try it yourself... Show More
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