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Sony 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 E-Mount Lens SEL18200LE

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Focal Length Description Focal Length (35mm equivalent): APS: 27-300mm (35mm Equivalent: 18-200mm)
Lens Type Telephoto
Compatible Mountings Sony E
Camera Lens Description 200 month

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  • High-magnification zoom with image stabilization
  • Minimum focus distance0. 3 (Wide) –0.5 m (Tele) (0.99 [Wide]) –1.64 feet[Tele]); Maximum 0.35 x, Focal Length: 18-200 mm
  • 18 mm wide-angle to 200 mm telephoto assures coverage to capture any scene
  • Optical image stabilization expands handheld shooting options
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Customer Ratings
Image stabilization
4.1
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.4
Auto focus
3.7
5.0
4.3
4.4
4.5
Picture quality
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lens type
Telephoto
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compatible mountings
Sony E
Sony E
Sony E
Sony E
Sony E
lens design
Zoom
Zoom
Zoom
Prime
Zoom
focus type
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
Stepper motor
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
minimum focal length
18 millimeters
16 millimeters
18 millimeters
30 millimeters
max focal length
200 millimeters
28 millimeters
105 millimeters
30 millimeters
fixed focal length
200 millimeters
28 millimeters
105 millimeters
1 millimeters
350 millimeters
real angle of view
76 degrees
76 degrees
50.7 degrees

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Product Description

E-mount 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE From sweeping landscapes through portraits to sports and wildlife, this lens will cover it all. In 35mm full-frame format terms the 11x zoom range of this lens goes from 27mm wide to 300mm telephoto, with superb image quality all the way thanks to an advanced optical design and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization. That’s heavyweight performance in the lightest and most compact 18-200 mm zoom in the E-mount lineup. The perfect travel lens. When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result. As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. ED glass dramatically reduces chromatic aberration at telephoto ranges, and provides superior contrast across the entire image, even at large aperture settings. Super ED glass provides enhanced compensation for chromatic aberration. Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped “aspherical” elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight. Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements are an evolved variant, featuring an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and periphery. AA elements are exceedingly difficult to produce, relying on the most advanced molding technology to consistently and precisely achieve the required shape and surface accuracy, resulting in significantly improved image accuracy and quality. Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills. Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you’re using a polarizing filter. 2012 Sony Electronics, All rights reserved. Sony, the Sony logo, Alpha, “α” and Super SteadyShot are trademarks of Sony. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

From the Manufacturer

E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens

From sweeping landscapes through portraits to sports and wildlife, this lens will cover it all. In 35mm full-frame format terms the 11x zoom range of this lens goes from 27mm wide to 300mm telephoto, with superb image quality all the way thanks to an advanced optical design and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization. That’s heavyweight performance in the lightest and most compact 18-200 mm zoom in the E-mount lineup. The perfect travel lens.

Technology

Circular Aperture

When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result.

ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass

As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. ED glass dramatically reduces chromatic aberration at telephoto ranges, and provides superior contrast across the entire image, even at large aperture settings. Super ED glass provides enhanced compensation for chromatic aberration.

Aspherical lens elements

Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped “aspherical” elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight. Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements are an evolved variant, featuring an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and periphery. AA elements are exceedingly difficult to produce, relying on the most advanced molding technology to consistently and precisely achieve the required shape and surface accuracy, resulting in significantly improved image accuracy and quality.

Lens-based optical image stabilization

Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills.

Additional Features

Internal focusing

Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you’re using a polarizing filter.

2012 Sony Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. Sony, the Sony logo, Alpha, “α” and Super SteadyShot are trademarks of Sony. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

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    4 out of 5 stars
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    Customers say

    Customers like the quality, image quality, and size of the camera lenses. For example, they mention it's a great all-purpose lens, takes great pictures, and is the right size for the Nex series. That said, some disagree on ease of use, weight, and smoothness.

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    39 customers mention33 positive6 negative

    Customers like the quality of the lens. They say it is a great all-purposed lens that has met their expectations thus far. Some mention that it is an excellent travel lens and far more versatile than the kit lenses.

    "...it, I have taken some truly stunning photos with it and I love the versatility of the lens...." Read more

    "...On a steady surface, night shots are not bad at all. It is really nice. For starts, it is small and light...." Read more

    "Great lens. Took it to Assateague State Park for camping and the lens worked to perfection...." Read more

    "...It is an all purpose lens, so it is always on my NEX 7, and despite its large size, relative to the small camera size, I have no problem carrying it..." Read more

    23 customers mention17 positive6 negative

    Customers like the image quality of the camera lenses. They say it takes great pictures, the clarity of pictures is super, and the focusing is quick and easy. The pictures at 200mm are excellent, and it produces some solid looking photos. The bokeh is very good, and has greater resolution and contrast through all the focal lengths. The video is quite nice and smooth, and is able to produce some sharp images.

    "...It has a very fast focus on any range and produces very nice photos.The cons..." Read more

    "...Jan 17. Still loving it!Jan 21. The lens produce very good quality images, however, it has a slow focusing which is annoying at times...." Read more

    "...Fast, easy to use and light weigth and the clarity of pictures was super...." Read more

    "...It has greater resolution and contrast through all the focal lengths. It looks a little soft at f4 but sharpens up at f5...." Read more

    16 customers mention13 positive3 negative

    Customers like the size of the lens. For example, they mention it's small and light, and has a small profile. Some say that the size is just right for the Nex series. That said, most are happy with the size and weight of the product.

    "...It is really nice. For starts, it is small and light. No frivolous comment, I bought a NEX for its light weight...." Read more

    "...The lens looks great on my Nex-7 and the size/weight are reasonable considering the zoom range. In short the lens is fun to use...." Read more

    "...is an all purpose lens, so it is always on my NEX 7, and despite its large size, relative to the small camera size, I have no problem carrying it..." Read more

    "...And yes, it is more compact... but not by enough for it to matter...." Read more

    12 customers mention9 positive3 negative

    Customers like the performance of the lens. They say it performs very well, produces good, sharp pictures, and works to perfection.

    "...Took it to Assateague State Park for camping and the lens worked to perfection...." Read more

    "This lens produces very good, sharp pictures regardless of the focal length and I am pleased with my purchase...." Read more

    "...The autofocus was a halting process that frequently failed to be completed...." Read more

    "...The built quality is good. The results are good and in fact better that the standard zoom lens, which is too plastic looking (the barrel)...." Read more

    7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the camera lens. They mention that it is a solid all-around shooter, built well, and has fast auto focus and super steady OSS. The pdaf is fast and reliable, and the lens has effective stabilization.

    "...Great build quality- Looks great on an NEX7- Effective stabilization- Reasonably fast focus in good lightCons:-..." Read more

    "A really solid all in one lens...." Read more

    "...It has also been pointed out that this has optical steady shot, but NOT "active" steady shot...." Read more

    "My first impression of this lens is very positive. The built quality is good...." Read more

    23 customers mention9 positive14 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the camera lenses. Some mention that the focussing is faster, and in video is smoother, while others say that it often has a great deal of trouble focusing, very slow, or sometimes not at all. The wheel on the focus is sensitive, and it is difficult to adjust.

    "...It it like the camera does not know where to focus. It does not happen all the time but it is annoying just the same...." Read more

    "...Pros are outweigh the few cons by a landslide. It has a very fast focus on any range and produces very nice photos.The cons..." Read more

    "...The autofocus was a halting process that frequently failed to be completed...." Read more

    "...Fast, easy to use and light weigth and the clarity of pictures was super...." Read more

    15 customers mention10 positive5 negative

    Customers are mixed about the weight of the camera lenses. Some mention that it is very light, while others say that it's heavy.

    "...It is really nice. For starts, it is small and light. No frivolous comment, I bought a NEX for its light weight...." Read more

    "...Fast, easy to use and light weigth and the clarity of pictures was super...." Read more

    "...It's definitely harder to turn and not as smooth as the SEL55210... BUT after a few days of use, it seems to be feeling smoother now..." Read more

    "...Yes, it is lighter... but not by enough for it to matter. And yes, it is more compact... but not by enough for it to matter...." Read more

    14 customers mention7 positive7 negative

    Customers are mixed about the smoothness of the camera lenses. Some mention that the zoom ring is smooth, the focus controls are very smooth, and the focus ring has become silky-smooth. However, others say that it has a zooming problem, focusing very slow, or not at all when using the zoom.

    "...The focal length adjustment was tight to begin with, but has become very smooth and easy to adjust in a short amount of time...." Read more

    "...my feeling that the sel18200 is a below average lens with an above average zoom range.. I won't be taking the sel18200 to Africa." Read more

    "...and it has a wide enough angle to capture what you need along with a nice zoom...." Read more

    "...Another reviewer already pointed out that the zoom is hard to turn at first but gets easier over time. I found this to be true for my copy too...." Read more

    Great all in one lens for Sony Alpha 6000
    4 Stars
    Great all in one lens for Sony Alpha 6000
    I bought this lens as a compromise lens to replace a 16-55mm and 55-210mm telephoto after missing too many shots on a recent cruise to Alaska. It always seemed that the wrong lens was on the camera for the shot.So far I am pleased with the lens. It isn't quite as deep or sharp as the 55-210mm in full tele--but it works. it has given me some good brokeh on some close ups...see pics
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