ErnestMiami
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I find the coverage of the Sony E 18-105 ok for most uses. Now, is the IQ as good as all G lenses are?
Any thoughts?
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Does the Sony E 18-105 F4 G stands by its name?
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Hi everyone, any photographs that you would like to share taken with this lens.
Its on my short list for my NEX 6 and reviews and images taken with it are few and far between. So if you have one I too would like to hear your thoughts and see some images.
Regards.
Stephen.
Its on my short list for my NEX 6 and reviews and images taken with it are few and far between. So if you have one I too would like to hear your thoughts and see some images.
Regards.
Stephen.
CameraCarl
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It is a decent lens although not perfect. I compared one copy extensively to my 16-50 kit lens and could find too little superiority in image quality to justify the price. I returned the 18-105; however, if you don't need the 16 or 17mm focal length range (which I did) and find 105mm adequate on the telephoto end (which was not long enough for me), it should be fine for your purposes. I did like the silky smooth operation and very evident quality feel of the lens. If I hadn't bought the NEX-6 with the kit lens, the 18-105 would have been my choice as the only lens to use with the camera.
ErnestMiami
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Thanks!
forpetessake
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I wasn't impressed with that lens. But who knows, bad copy is always a possibility. Here are some tests: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53856218
Yeah. Mirrorless is supposed to be small.
ErnestMiami
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Can someone share pics taken with this lens?
smallLebowski
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I bought this lens and in another thread I showed one image. Not much, but I already suspect a back-focusing issue. I miss 16mm range a lot too. So might switch back to 16-50 or add some money and go for 16-70. Quality wise I don't honestly see any difference with 16-50. I suspect G is just a badge here. I like range and f4 - that's why I bought it in the first place. I very much dislike its size which is too big for mirrorless camera and PZ rocker - hate it. All in all, I'll probably sell it and go for different zoom. My dream kit lens setup would be Zeiss 12mm, Zeiss 24mm and Zeiss 16-70 f4 zoom as all around lens and maybe a Zeiss 150mm f2.8 prime if it ever will exist (highly doubt), but that setup is gonna cost some money and I probably won't buy it because of that.
With some photos, it might not need compensation, or at least not as much. With the option of dialing-back on the distortion compensation, the adverse affects on sharpness would be reduced. I'm thinking it sounds like a feature, or at least an interesting option.
OK, it may seem large by mirrorless standards, but it's still not really that large. Doesn't seem much different in length than my 28-105xi lens, once I add the A-mount adapter. Too bad XI lenses don't work with e-mount. Anyway, I liked the extra reach of the 28-105xi when I used it on my DSLR, and the XI was a power-zoom, which I also liked. So, the 18-105G is in a weird way kind of a throwback to this older lens that I used and liked, so it seems like the sort of lens that might appeal to me.
On some occasions where I want to travel light, I'd probably prefer a couple of pancake lenses.
Sure, if you feel that powerzoom is a "frustration", then avoid this lens -- it's a powerzoom lens. I find that I like it.
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Since I just got the lens, I haven't had much of an opportunity with it. I have a few high ISO photos, but that's not exactly a fair way to judge the lens. So far, sharpness seems to be really good. Minimum focus distance is not so good. OH well.
It's great! Much better than the 16-50 or 18-55 kit lenses!
100% crops with no sharpening applies anywhere including in camera.
I know "G" quality since I own the 70-300G a-mount and I would say "Yes, it is G quality". It is big, but not SO big and once you get used to it, the power-zoom is quite nice for video.
It's certainly lighter than my 16-50 2.8 A-mount and after a lot of pixel peeping I don't think I'm missing anything substantial. There is a bit more CA, but that's easily corrected. Of course 2.8 would be nice, but then it would be even bigger and I found that the MFNR on the a6000 is simply outstanding with the 18-105 in low light.
I'm quite pleased with it on my a6000 and I would have no reason to turn off the distortion compensation.
You can see many examples of recent photos taken with it here:
Cheers,
GM
It's certainly lighter than my 16-50 2.8 A-mount and after a lot of pixel peeping I don't think I'm missing anything substantial. There is a bit more CA, but that's easily corrected. Of course 2.8 would be nice, but then it would be even bigger and I found that the MFNR on the a6000 is simply outstanding with the 18-105 in low light.
I'm quite pleased with it on my a6000 and I would have no reason to turn off the distortion compensation.
You can see many examples of recent photos taken with it here:
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Cheers,
GM
I should add that I got it together with the a6000 for about $1000 which I thought was a very good deal. I got the 10-18 for the extra width, which is certainly not cheap and I'm very happy with the results from it. I still have the 70-300 G in case I need it, as well as the a-mount 35 1.8 and 85 2.8. I DID have to adjust the focus for the 16-50 2.8 and the 70-300 G. They were WAY off when I first tried them on the a6000.
Cheers!
Cheers!
christurbo
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Yes it does.
I have had it for around 2 weeks now and it is way better than the kit for versatility and IQ (IMO).
Bokeh is nice and smooth cylindrical. Excellent all round lens.
I shoot RAW and have setup a default profile on Lightroom 5 for auto lens correction on import so no issues at all with lens distortion.
It was a toss up between the 16-70 zeiss however I am happy with my decision.
I have had it for around 2 weeks now and it is way better than the kit for versatility and IQ (IMO).
Bokeh is nice and smooth cylindrical. Excellent all round lens.
I shoot RAW and have setup a default profile on Lightroom 5 for auto lens correction on import so no issues at all with lens distortion.
It was a toss up between the 16-70 zeiss however I am happy with my decision.
rddelliott
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Might want to look at this review. http://sonyalphalab.com/product-review/sony-pz-18-105mm-f4-oss-g-lens-review-selp18105g/
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Does anyone have examples on how the SEL18-105 G performs for lowlight or night scenes?
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