Sony E Vario-Tessar T 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS

Fantastic mid range zoom lens

This is my First Zeiss E-Mount lens. My previous lens was the 18-55mm Kit lens for the Sony C3. This new lens has some heft to it. I am an above average beginner camera person so I will tell you my impressions as a beginner.

perfect fit for the A6000

Great Zeiss lens, good trade off of slow f4 to keep the size and weight down. My copy was shipped directly from Japan and seems to be good. A bit pricey but not bad for a Zeiss.

There is no other lens with the size, shape, and quality this has.

This is easy for me to review. Simply put: this lens and the Sony NEX-6 camera is the single best combo I've ever used. I sold my Canon 6D and multitude of lenses for one camera and one lens, and I couldn't be happier.

Nice all-purpose zoom!

Very useful range. Lightweight and very nice build. Good sharpness in the center wide open. Corners are OK wide open and improve by f/8. Very nice contrast and colors.

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS

The Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS ($999.99) is a compact zoom lens for Sony E-mount cameras . It's designed for use with APS-C models like the Alpha 5000 , but will also work (at a lower resolution) with the full-frame Alpha 7 and 7R .

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Review

The Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS is a compact 4.4x zoom that offers a constant f/4 aperture and optical stabilization. The Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS ($999.99) is a compact zoom lens for Sony E-mount cameras. It's designed for use with APS-C models like the Alpha 5000, but will also work (at a lower resolution) with the full-frame Alpha 7 and 7R($999.99 at Amazon). It's a 4.4x zoom that covers a 24-105mm (35mm equivalent) field of view, with a maximum f/4 aperture throughout. It's one of the better zooms that we've seen for mirrorless cameras, but doesn't quite match the edge-to-edge sharpness and f/2.8 aperture that Olympus achieved with its Editors' Choice winning M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO($899.00 at Amazon) zoom for the competing Micro Four Thirds system. The lens($998.00 at Amazon) measures 3 by 2.6 inches (HD), weighs 10.9 ounces, and supports 55mm front filters; all-in-all it's an impressively compact package when you consider its zoom range and aperture. The lens barrel is metal and a reversible hood is included. Despite utilizing a telescoping design tha...

Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens - Brand New review

There is no doubt that this is a high quality optic, that delivers very high sharpness in the centre of the frame and sports excellent build quality and a useful optical stabiliser.

Excellent everyday use zoom lens for Sony NEX

The lens is made in Thailand, and comes with a certificate of inspection. It takes 55mm filters. Comes with a Zeiss sticker ;)

Awesome go-to/all-purpose lense, must have!

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=tE8gZ0L_YiU The carl-zeiss e-mount 24mm/f1.8 lense has been my favorite amongst all other E-mounts; including 18-200mm, 35mm/f1.8, 16-50mm, 28mm/f2.8 pancake. The good old (chunky) 18-200mm is also a great full range lense, espeically when used with VG20.