The lens is best at mid range and aperture and working around this is easy, don't expect pin sharp fully zoomed images and you'll be laughing all the way to the bank with the hundreds of ￡'s you will have saved yourself. Yahoo potato.

Item is good and arrive on time

I bought this recently as I wanted to take some close ups at a wedding. I thought about it for a while as it is very reasonably priced. It performed very well, sharp photos and blurred background. Overall I am very pleased with the lens

Bought this used off of ebay and its been great. Great for sports stuff where you need the range and the autofocus is quick. Only problem is the relatively small aperture which makes it hard to use indoors if there isnt a lot of light but for the price not much to complain about.

Bought this lens as a gift for my daughter who has a Sony Alpha 7 camera with E-mount fitting. I was worried about it clipping the image as this is APS-C not full frame but the lens works perfectly! No clipping, no changing any settings, no issues at all! Just click and shoot.

Image quality is alright, but you won't find a better zoom for this price. I recommend this for a cheap, easy way to get some extra reach on your photos

So I deliberated a bit to add my 2 cents to the fray. I chimed in because no one mentioned slow autofocus speed with this lens. Like others stated this zoom lens can be a steal - if you get it for less than $200. It produces decent image quality.

Decent build and image quality

Slow autofocus

Fantastic lens, sharp and clear pictures. Sturdy and light. Easy to focus manually. All round great lens.

Start off by saying: I'm not by any stretch of the imagination, a professional photographer. I'm simply an enthusiast, and a major "gadget head". That being said,.. I've had this lens for over a year now, using with an A5100.

I bought this for My Sony A6000. Gives a good zoom range and is compatible with the A6000 without requiring an adapter. If you are buying a lens for an A6000 ensure that it is an SEL as the SALs are said to be compatible.....which they are but you have to buy an adapter at ￡200ish.