Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 Lens for Sony E-Mount Cameras (Black)

Generates clear images. Good quality. Great price. A must have for Sony APS-C users.

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Would recommend using this lens in combination with a stabilized body or on a tripod. Even though the lens technically has OSS built in, at the far end of the telephoto ranges the shake on an a6100, even standing still, is enough to blur the image. However, the reach on it is outstanding and is perfect for sporting/spectator events in good lighting. The lens is NOT the sharpest, which is expected for a budget telephoto, so I would either not expect to have very large prints with this unless you're enhancing the image with AI. But I would recommend it for someone trying to figure out if long-distance photography is important to them, or if it only makes up a small portion of their activity. Would probably not recommend it for professional work.

Late but great quality

I took the attached using the Sony 55-210mm/4.5-6.3 APSC lens on a Sony full frame A7 camera. The lens then becomes an 82.5-315mm lens, which is even a stronger telephoto.The lens performs well on Sony A7 full frame cameras. You get the advantage of cutting out some of the weaknesses in the corners, getting a larger telephoto equivalent, as well as getting more depth of field, making it a little easier to actually focus on the subject. The low f stop is a weakness, in lower light the lens starts to struggle a bit, which is true of many telephoto lenses. This is ok up to around sunset, when things start to get noisy.I haven't tested the new Sony 70-300mm/4.5-5.6 OSS full frame lens, which is about the same telephoto length, mainly because its about $1000US more. I suspect for most people, unless you blow your photos up to poster size, it doesn't make any practical difference.(So why buy the full frame camera then? Well because there are some full frame lenses where the price difference just isn't so steep, like the Sony 28mm/2 full frame lens for ~$450, the Sony 35mm/2.8 full frame (price varies ~$500-800), and the Sony 28-70mm full frame lens for about ~$300 within a kit. I'm just not at all sure you get much more value if you pay an extra $1000US for the Sony 70-300m full frame, than this 55-210 APSC lens. It's the same sort of argument going up from 4K to 8K on TV/video, does it make much difference anymore, or is the quality much the same for a significant difference in price???).

I bought this lens to accompany my recently purchased Sony A6000 camera. Works perfectly. 55 to 210 is a range that I principally as a wildlife photographer find incredibly useful. And whilst a Sony mirrorless camera won't be replacing my full dslr for animals anytime soon, this lens works really well, and the zoom range picks up where the 16-50 kit-type lens for the A6000 stops. Very light, nice texture on the zoom ring; I purchased my lens lightly used, and it does expand and contract really easily. I don't think the weight of the lens, its elements, or the hood (which is also satisfactory) would really cause it to travel and slip out of the set range, a lock to keep the lens in at least the 55mm spot wouldn't go unappreciated - but that's likely just me and my paranoia :/In short; good lens for the money. Not a phenomenal one; the f4.5 - 6.3 range isn't ideal, but for what you'll pay, it's very adequate. It's light enough to not be out of place on a camera as small and equally lightweight as an A6000, but not enough to feel precarious. Would greatly recommend to any hobbyist or prosumer in the market. The number of Sony lenses are still growing, but this is a good entry in the lineup, and covers the seminal 70-200 range every camera should be able to reach out to.

I bought this from Amazon vendor, PixiBytes. Item came fast and well protected. The lens came wrapped in bubble wrap in a white box, and in the box were the lens, lens cap, back sensor cap (the part where it connect to the camera), and a lens hood. All the parts look new after inspection. Not sure if you will get the same parts buying from a different vendor.I switched my kit lens out of my Nex 3N for this to test out. Works perfectly and without any issue. The lens is heavy and long/big even contracted. It is heavier and longer than my actual camera. I may need to buy a bigger camera bag to carry both lens and my camera and other accessories.When using the lens, the front ring is use for manual focus (I use MF instead of AF). The main middle ring is used for optical zoom. When zooming with the top lever on your camera will activate digital zoom, so for optical zoom you'll need two hands: 1 to hold the camera for the capture button and the other hand to support the camera and zoom on the lens.I only received this last week and took limited pictures. So far so good. No problem yet. I'll update my review when I have more time with this. Great deal, saved $145 from buying the other lens with warranty.P.S. I haven't use the lens hood yet. Can anyone provide feedback on their impression of the lens hood? Thanks.