Maker | Sony |
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Lens mount(s) | Sony E-mount |
Technical data | |
Type | Zoom |
Focus drive | Micromotor |
Focal length | 16-50mm |
Focal length (35mm equiv.) | 24-75mm |
Image format | APS-C |
Aperture (max/min) | f/3.5-5.6 |
Close focus distance | 0.249 metres (0.82 ft) |
Max. magnification | 0.215x |
Diaphragm blades | 7 |
Construction | 9 elements in 8 groups |
Features | |
Manual focus override | Yes |
Weather-sealing | No |
Lens-based stabilization | Yes |
Aperture ring | No |
Unique features | Power Zoom, Pancake lens |
Application | Multipurpose |
Physical | |
Max. length | 29.9 millimetres (1.18 in) |
Diameter | 64.7 millimetres (2.55 in) |
Weight | 116 grams (0.256 lb) |
Filter diameter | 40.5mm |
Accessories | |
Lens hood | None |
History | |
Introduction | 2012 |
Retail info | |
MSRP | $348 [1] USD |
The Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is a variable maximum aperture standard zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on September 12, 2012, and released January 2013. The lens is often bundled with various Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras as a " kit lens".
The lens features a compact construction colloquially referred to as a " pancake lens" and a micromotor-driven power zoom controlled by a switch on the side of the lens and the dual-role focus/zoom ring when the camera is not set to manual focus. Given the lens' focal length of 16-50mm, it is generally regarded as a multipurpose lens, though underperforms in low light situations due to its slower variable minimum aperture of f/3.5-5.6. [2] [3]
The lens has a tendency to produce somewhat soft images, especially near the corners of the image throughout its zoom range. Through the in-lens corrective programming, chromatic aberration and vignetting are reduced by the camera. Vignetting always remains visible with uniform backgrounds, especially at 16mm and always requires out-of-camera correction for applications like product photography. Lens distortion can be seen through at the 16mm end of its zoom range, but gradually fades away toward the 50mm end. [4] [5]