Rating 3.7 34 reviews
Manufacturer: Sony
price $434.47 - $490.00
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Ritz Camera
15 years ago

Very compact, reasonably fast!

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Pros:
  • Compact Design
  • Easy To Use
  • Improves Picture Quality
  • Interfaces Well With Camcorder
Cons:
  • Faster would be nice
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buydig.com
14 years ago

great promotion great lens

high quality lens that complements the Sony Nex package. Was part of the Sony promotion.
Pros:
  • Easy To Use
  • Great Addition To Package
  • Quality Construction
  • Lightweight
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Bestbuy
14 years ago

Fast lens great for photos and video

I always buy from Best Buy, but had to buy this one elsewhere since Best Buy hadn't started carrying it yet. I have had it for about a 1½ months now and am very happy with the performance. This is the perfect lens if you buy the Sony NEX for its size.
Pros:
  • Great lens for video
  • good for low light shots
  • good price
Cons:
  • 49mm filters that Best Buy doesn't carry
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woolworths.co.uk
12 years ago

Use with Sony nex5
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henrys.com
9 years ago

"Good, low cost prime lens"

"It is not comparable to those $1K+ prime lenses, but it is good enough for overall shooting. If the goal is to go up one full F stop for better low light performance than the 16-50mm F3.5-56 kit lens offers, this is the cheapest way I know, to achieve it.
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tesco.com
15 years ago

Good Points: Excellent quality - good combination of automatic features - easy to use menus Bad Points: Yet to find any
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amazon.ca
14 years ago

small light and great for panorama's

Fit and finish are very good. The lens appears to be clad in metal, and has a metal mount, but is extremely light-weight and almost seems like it could be a mock-up, with no glass or internals. At first I was hesitant because of some reviews that i had read online about its poor IQ overall.
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Overstock
13 years ago

Sony E-Mount SEL16F28 16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Alpha E-Mount Lens (New Non Retail Packaging)

The photos with this lens are great! With an aperture of 2.8 you can get a nice blurry background. It lets in a lot of light. Sharp, crisp images from this lens! With the NEX5 N, and this lens, it can fit in your pocket!
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wexphotographic.com
13 years ago

Good buy for a Sony NEX series camera

Changes the look of the Sony NEX such that most people think it is a much cheaper camera so are astonished by the quality of the photos. A lot easier to carry around as the lens is so compact.
Pros:
  • Easily Interchangeable
  • Lightweight
  • Quick Focus
  • Strong Construction
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Adorama
12 years ago

Underrated.

This lens come in handy whenever I dont feel like dragging along a huge backpack full of heavy equipment. There's a lot of bad reviews about this lens, but I think those reviewers are forgeting that this is a $250 lens that is small, compact and elegant looking.
Pros:
  • Easy To Use
  • Lightweight
  • Quality Construction
Cons:
  • It's Silver
  • Notthe Sharpest Out There
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