The lens was advertised as new. It was received in a tattered box. There was no rear lens cap. There were two large scratches on the barrel. All of this says it was a used lens. I am returning the lens. I checked the return address and it belongs to a ramshackle building in Brooklyn, NY.

I've had this lens for four years now, it's been all over Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, etc.) with me and my Sony NEX7 - I have LOVED every second of shooting with this camera.

Delighted with the quality of this lens. It is never off my NEX7

This is the standard kit lens included with many of the Sony NEX cameras. It offers decent versatility, however, it is fairly slow and offers noticeable fringing and coma. Beware not to shoot anything too sharp with this, or in too low light without a tripod.

This lens came as a bundle with the NEX7, the single body wasn't available at this time. I never found it much helpful and as soon as the Sony/Zeiss Sonar 24/1.8 was launched this zoom found a new home in a drawer. The price was low but it doesn't count if you're not satisfied with the quality.

solid build

Picture quality: poor sharpness and resolution; Slow open blend

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS standard kit lens for Sony E mount cameras.

Excellent sharpness in the centre of the frame throughout the zoom range; Good build quality; Lightweight; Effective optical stabilisation; Low distortion

Sharpness toward the edges of the frame at 18mm

It is unfair for me to compare this to lenses like 24-70/2.8 ZA but I cannot stop doing so. Good kit lens for the price and a better lens than newer 16-50

Inexpensive; build quality

small aperture

Sony should have never released this lens with the Nex 7. This is a cheapo lens that produces cheapo images and certainly isn't good enough for the sensor in either the Nex 7 or 6. I'm waiting for the new Zeiss 16-70

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Not sharp; Poor Design

sony alpha 77 ile kullanıyorum ve çok memnunum almak isteyenlere tavsiye ederim.. ayrıca satıcı çok dürüst ve ürünü tam zamanında ve sağlam teslim aldım.

i experienced with silver and black Versions - the black ones are by far better - optical (but only with Nex 7) - maybe selected. it's not very small but I like it a lot more then my new 16-50 mm pancake.

solid; good hood; sharp in black version

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