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Review Summary
2009-10-03T20:00:00
Contrary to Sony's description of this lens, it is designed to work on a full frame camera.
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Standard Zoom
1' 7.2" (50cm)
Non-rotating Focusing Ring
APS: 36-157.5mm (35mm Equivalent: 24-105mm)
f/3.5 - 4.5
f/22 - 27
Aspheric Elements: 2 aspheric
Lens Groups-Elements: 11 groups, 12 elements
x 0.18
62mm
7 aperture blades
Sony
Approx: 14oz (395g)
Approx: 2 13/16" x 2 11/16" (71mm x 69mm)
Distance Encoder: Yes
Distance Scale: Yes
A high-performance standard zoom for wide-angle to midrange telephoto shots. The compact, easy-to-carry SAL-24105 lens carries you from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm telephoto, the range of focal lengths you'll use most often for general-purpose photography, giving you a single lens to use on vacation or take on location. Mounted on your Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A100 camera, this lens provides 35mm wide-angle to 157.7mm telephoto imaging (35mm equivalent).
5X Zoom Range
Smaller and lighter, it's the only 5X zoom lens designed specifically for the APS-size CCD imager used in the Sony +/- (alpha) DSLR-A100 camera.
Glass-Molded Aspherical Lens Elements
Two glass-molded aspherical lens elements correct visual aberrations and improve picture quality across the entire zoom range.
Circular Aperture
Because aperture blades form a near circle at the wide openings used for low-light shots, spot-light sources have a pleasing circular defocused effect.