Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 Lens for Sony E-Mount Cameras (Black) - International Version (No Warranty)

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When I bought my A6000 I got it with the SEL50F18 prime lens; never got one of the kit lenses. The SEL50F18 is so sharp it more than makes up for its limited versatility. However, when I recently started backyard birding, I felt the need for a telephoto lens. So I got the SEL55210, figuring even with its lackluster glass, it would get better results at 210mm than my prime lens at 50mm. I was wrong. A crop to the same scale from the prime lens is still sharper than the un-cropped shot from the SEL55210. Basically you are better off digitally zooming prime lens shots in post processing than optical zoom from the SEL55210. To be fair, it performs better in bright sunshine, but still does not really beat my trusty prime lens.

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Not as sharp as I hoped but not a bad lens. In retrospect would have read more reviews and probably opted for a sharper lens. It does the job and allows me to get shots I couldnt get from the kit lens. Definitely miss the power zoom from my kit lens but maybe itll make me a better photographer. Focus ring is smooth and gives a decent range. Was anxious about getting the international version but it works just fine. Definitely a big lens but expected given its range.

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This is a pretty nice lens but I dont feel like it zooms enough or is sharp enough to be very useful for shooting moving or skittish animals / objects. Its hard to get close enough to fill the frame with the subject and I found the focus very soft at bigger apertures.

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I loved using this zoom lens for Roller Coaster photos. As a photographer in the amusement industry running a media production company, we are on a low budget. I saw this and thought it would be too go to be true. It surprised me a lot with quality. I did dirty the lens in some photos and bought a cleaning kit for the future. I think its nothing like a pro camera but does an amazing job for the price. I used it with a Sony A3000 and others it works great on all. I still think the Sony A3000 is the best budget camera and with this lens, this may be the best lens for the budget camera besides the lens that comes with the camera. So I give it a 4 out of 5 because its light is not the best but if you use Lightroom you can fix this in a quick second. Really love Sony and still think they are better than Canon with quality and customer service and less expensive than Nikon with lots of quality with the build to the equipment.

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After reading quite a few positive reviews, I felt I had to give this lens a try. I purchased it right before going to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for the first time. I figured even if the quality was mediocre, I could get some good snapshots to remember the trip. Like many others have stated, this is a fantastic product for the price that will allow a lot of flexibility in outdoor/nature/landscape photography. The obvious flaw is low-light performance, but proper ISO and the OSS help to take clear images in darker situations. I couldn’t recommend it enough if you will be using it for normal lighting conditions and landscapes

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Takes great picture at lest to our standards we are just family photographers, we purchase this lens to take pics of our sons swimming event as the swim for their school and sometimes we have to sit way up in the stands and the pics in sport mode that this camera Sony a6000 takes is breath taking, the lens works faultlessly, so it meets are needs, Im sure eventually well get more expensive equip but for now this combination work awesome

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This is a fun lens to use on the Sony A6300 or A6000. The image quality varies. It does not equal the $1000 dollar - 70-300mm full frame Sony lens I also own. But it is not a professional level lens so my expectations were to high for a lens that costs under $200.

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So far this lens works well, havent put it to real test but will know pretty soon on up coming Motogp Sony NEX-7.

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Dont worry about it being an international version -- you honestly wont be able to tell it apart. As long as you take care of this like you would with any other lens and put some UV filter on it, this thing will work flawlessly and will last you awhile. Of course you cant expect it to compete against Zeiss or G-Master lenses but if youre an amateur photographer and want to add another tool to your 16-50mm lens, I would say its perfect for you! Besides the high f-stops (but what can you expect from a telephoto zoom lens?), you cant really find anything better than this for its price.

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I have been testing out this lens with the Sony a7iii (Full Frame sensor) and though the lens is designed for crop sensor cameras it does an outstanding job. Because it IS a telephoto lens, performance in anything but full light is lacking, unless of course, long exposures photographs are taken. Like another reviewer mentioned, this is no Zeiss but if youre an enthusiast, for the price, this lens cant be beat. - The first two pictures are intended to demonstrate the zoom ability of the lens, the first picture was taken at 55mm and the second at 210mm. - The third picture was taken to explore the lens long exposure at night, shot @ 30sec, f/13, and 55mm. - The last shot is 1/320sec, f/6.3, and 210mm. All of the pictures were automatically cropped by the a7iii software to APS-C sizes. No edits have been performed.

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