Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS

The Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-5.6 OSS is a light, compact telezoom lens, but its image quality suffers when shot at maximum aperture.

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Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS 1

Product details

  • Wide zoom range (82 - 315mm 35mm equivalent) ideal for sports or nature;Aperture blades : 7
  • Internal focusing for smooth, quiet operation - perfect for video capture.Direct manual focus with non-rotating focus ring during AF: ideal for precise, comfortable manual focus adjustments
  • Optical Steady Shot image stabilization for stable video capture and low light performance
  • Minimum Focus Distance - 3.28 ft, Maximum Magnification ratio - 0.23x
  • Angle of view (on APS-C)-29 °–7 ° 40'
  • Provides a wide focal range of up to 315mm (35mm equivalent) ideal for sports or nature shooting
  • Quiet Internal focusing makes smooth, responsive AF possible with minimum noise. Perfect for video capture

PROS

+ Light, compact design.
+ 3.8x zoom range.
+ Solid telephoto reach.
+ Optical stabilization.

CONS

- So-so image quality.
- Omits weather sealing.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on March 09, 2017
The Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-5.6 OSS is a light, compact telezoom lens, but its image quality suffers when shot at maximum aperture.
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