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www.whatdigitalcamera.com‘s review Edit

Having had a second chance to evaluate the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA it is clear that this is a cracking lens. If you are a Sony user who demands the best, then this is the standard zoom for you.
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Mar 12, 2009
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slrgear‘s review Edit

While Sony may advertise this lens as professional-grade, its optical quality doesn't quite reach the level of what we would expect for a professional lens; sharpness is a mixed bag, performing well when stopped down to ƒ/5.6 or ƒ/8, but showing signs of significant corner softness outside of that range. The lens vignettes significantly at wide angle (16mm), but chromatic aberration and distortion are fairly well controlled. That said, for the range of focal length possibilities, and a half-stop more speed than the regular 18-70mm ''kit'' lens, the lens doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and certainly performs better.
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Published on:
Jul 11, 2006
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Camera Labs‘s review Edit

The Sony DT 16-80mm promises to be the perfect general-purpose zoom for discerning Alpha DSLR owners. With an equivalent range of 24-120mm it zooms both wider and longer than the standard kit lens, and with the pedigree of respected lens company Carl Zeiss behind it, the DT 16-80mm should have few concerns in the quality department.
7.5 Rated at:

Published on:
Aug, 2007
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