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.

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.

Excellent. Value for money for the features it provides.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight

I love my Sony NEX camera but for my family needs at school concerts and recitals and such I found my lens to be not much help in getting the close up or pixilated shot when cropping them out of the cast of many. I used the lens at the middle school fall concert .

Sharp enough for this kind of budget lens. Does not perform well in low light but on sunny day or well lit studio or set, it's perfect.

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

Purchased this for my Sony A6000 a week ago. Submitted a few photos for a course I'm taking and was advised by my tutor that my photos were of excellent quality! Very happy with this light weight lens.

Great lens with the Sony A6000. Great for catching birds in flight and images of the moon than can leave the kids gasping at the detail.

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

When I bought my alpha-6000 Sony Camera, I wanted a telephoto to extend my reach. After lugging around big DSLR telephotos for years, this one is a dream since it's light and small while delivering excellent pictures.