18-105mm F4 PZ OSS E lens

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Specs

16 elements in 12 groups
F4-F22 aperture range
7 aperture blades, circular aperture
0.45-0.95m minimal focusing distance (from wide to tele)
72mm filters
hood included
425g
available for $598 at https://www.amazon.com/Sony-SELP18105G-PZ-18-105mm-OSS/dp/B00ENZRQH8/

http://www.digitbox.fr/test-du-sony-18-105-mm-f4-g-oss-e-pz/

DrDave

Very strange bokeh in top photo....

paglez

I'm using one of these with my Fs100 and it has a terrible geometrical distortions, specially in presence of vertical lines

kurth

I believe there's a sony page which specifies which nex cameras have the firmware that corrects it. FS100 and 700 are not on the list.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4G OSS is a solid performer. In the central areas of the frame, the lens delivers good to very good sharpness throughout its entire zoom range. The border areas are admittedly more problematic, requiring you to stop down to f/8 to get acceptable results, but you'll have to make a fairly big print – certainly beyond A4 size – to start noticing the deficiencies.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_e_pz_18_105mm_f4_g_oss_review/

joethepro

How do the zoom and focus rings feel and behave? The only focus by wire lens I have is an olympus m43 lens, and if you change focus even at medium speed (and especially at fast speeds) the focus jumps in what almost appears digital steps, not a smooth change. Is this the case with this sony lens, or do they have a better implementation?