Sony E 18-105mm f/4 G PZ OSS lens

Sony E 18-105mm f/4 G PZ OSS

The Sony 18-105mm is one of the manufacturer's most popular lenses. This is a zoom with a very versatile focal length, the cine equivalent focal length is 27-157mm, so you can capture wide landscapes as well as distant details. This is an E-Mount compatible lens, so it is suitable for cameras such as the A6600, A6400 and A6100.

The Sony 18-105mm PZ OSS is particularly well suited for video shooting. The letters PZ in the name stand for Power Zoom, and the buttons on the side allow you to control the zoom in the style of camcorders with quick controls. This means you can zoom while shooting video without it looking amateurish.

The lens's effective stabilization is also a big advantage when shooting video. The stabilization keeps handheld footage steady and also helps with small movements when using a gimbal stabilizer. The aperture is fixed at F4, meaning the image's exposure or sensitivity does not jump when using different focal lengths.

This lens belongs to Sony's better G series, so the mechanical quality is also commendable. The bayonet is made of metal and the focus and zoom rings feel high quality.

The filter thread is quite large at 72mm, but this large front lens was necessary to ensure that the design combined brightness and image quality. The lens has received rave reviews, and the image quality remains good even with a larger zoom at the telephoto end. The filter thread does not rotate when focusing, which means that using polarizing filters is quick.

The Sony 18-105mm lens has 7-blade, rounded diaphragm blades that produce beautiful background softening.

A lens hood is included!

Specifications

• Sony E-mount
• Focal length range: 18-105 mm (27-157.5 mm film equivalent)
• Aperture: f/4
• Minimum aperture: f/22
• Zoom motor, zooming is possible directly with a switch, adjusting the speed
• Optical construction: 16 elements in 12 groups, 7 rounded diaphragm blades
• Closest focusing distance: 0.45 (wide angle) 0.95m at telephoto end
  
• Filter thread: 72mm
• OSS - Optical Image Stabilizer
• Size: 78 x 110 mm
  
• Weight: 427g

In addition to the lens, the sales package includes: SELP18105G   lens, lens caps and lens hood ALC-SH128