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Review Summary
2025-06-01T08:23:40
Honestly, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this lens and a new one. I'm very happy with my life lens!
STEVEN W.
2025-01-23T19:00:00
I bought this lens as an all around upgrade for my kit lens on a A6000. Fast forward a few years, this lens is my all around workhorse. Wide enough for landscape, crisp for portraits, and great clarity for those must capture moments from across the room at events. It's now married to an A7rIII and for the price, I couldn't be happier with this setup.
Ohsnapcollective208
2024-09-14T07:45:22
This is an excellent lens to start with for the Sony A7IV camera. You have sufficient range to shoot wide and take telephotos. The lens is lightweight. It isn't as fast as the F2.8 or F1.8 type of lenses, but that isn't an issue for outside photos which are my primary interest. The filters provided are both of good build quality. I would recommend this lens to anyone changing to a mirrorless camera.
Robert M.
2024-09-07T20:00:00
Bought this with a new FX6 camera. First job was to film a cycle race. Very fast auto focus and sharp images. Rock solid workhorse.
LUKLUKFILMS
2024-08-24T20:00:00
had this lense about one month now and find the picture qualitty excelent i have only one complaint it dosent have enough zoom
steveo58
2024-08-04T20:00:00
I have only had this lense for one week but i'm thourly impressed with it in all conditions ie low light-bright light' close up and long distance my only gripe would be i need more foecull length
zoomlense 2.
2024-05-01T20:00:00
I had been looking for a super-zoom lens for a while mostly for the convenience of only having to carry the one lens and not having to stop and change lenses. This one is perfect for that. The range it offers is fantastic, plenty wide enough for most landscape shots and able to zoom right in for things in the distance as well. I don't think there is anything else available for Sony full frame cameras with a wider range. While looking around I read a lot of reviews and was a bit concerned that some of them weren't impressed with the image quality, but I haven't found any problems. I do have some prime lenses that are sharper, but I find this one is plenty sharp enough for most normal situations and can even make some pleasant out of focus backgrounds when zoomed in. The auto focus also seems to work quickly and actually making the lens easy to use. The fact that the lens folds down when zoomed out helps to make it easier to carry, though it is a little on the heavy side.
CraigH
2024-04-18T20:00:00
Bought secondhand as an ideal travel lens. A reasonable size, not too heavy and good feel on an A7RV body. I'm a little disappointed with the image quality though. Having come from Nikon mirrorless, their 24-200 has much better image quality. Perhaps this lens is in need of a refresh.
Mike A.
2024-04-10T10:01:01
Everything looks and works great
SHERRY C.
2024-04-08T20:00:00
I bought this lens about 5 years ago. Used for lot of my bird shoots but now I have 300mm to 600mm but it weights 7 pounds.
Ad G.
2024-01-21T19:00:00
I bought this lens to replace a faulty 28-70mm lens (I dropped it). Although this new one is heavier it means I rarely need to also take my 55-210mm lens with me when I go out as I now have this one lens covering the range of the other two. Even better - when fitted to my A7 it still fits into my shoulder bag.
CeeEm
2023-07-14T20:00:00
Bought in May 2023 via John Lewis. Useful to have wide angle to Zoom all in one lense.
JRNROA
2023-07-01T20:00:00
Love the 24 to 240 range, its the lense I use most all the time. Makes taking pictures in any situation, (close up or far away) easy with out needing to swap lenses or carry and extra body and lense.
BrewBots
2023-03-06T19:00:00
This lens is perfect for general photography and I'd even happily use it as a back up for my wedding photography.
Phil P.
2023-03-06T19:00:00
This lens is perfect for general photography and I'd even happily use it as a back up for my wedding photography.
PRPhoto
2023-02-12T19:00:00
Good coverage not to heavy good overall lens good for landscape
Rdm2
2023-01-12T19:00:00
I bought this as a general purpose lens I can take on holiday, its focal range is ideal. The picture quality is acceptable for the type of images I take whilst on vacation
Mugshots
2022-11-22T19:00:00
BRILLIANT ALL AROUND LENS WITH FANTASTIC RESULTS; SHARP IMAGES ACROSS THE FOCAL LENGTH AN DGREAT COLOUR BALANCE.
TT66
2022-11-16T19:00:00
I wanted a lens that covered a wide focal range, the FE 24-240mm does just that, it?s the right size and weight and compliments my A7 IV body perfectly. The operator is smooth, fast and pin sharp. My first outing was outside shooting at the longest focal range in overcast conditions, this did not phase the lens at all, the photo results have been excellent. This lens is competitively price, and is worth every penny. A great Sony lens.
Jeppo703
2022-11-04T07:00:21
Got this a a free promotional item when purchasing the Sony 24-240 lens. Filters seem good enough. The lens pouch is incredibly small. The Sony 24-240 is a 72mm lens. I couldn't get a 55mm lens in it.
STEPHEN S.
2022-10-09T20:00:00
Lens is well made and has a ?quality? feel and does the job admirably with expected limitations of a superzoom
Fiftysixa1
2022-08-20T22:01:41
bought this lens with my a7rii back in december 2018 and still using it no problem. ive used this lens for absolutely everything in virtually any condition. Ive fallen scaling hills while holding my camera, ive dropped my camera several times. even once while at the top of a tripod, lens hood broke in half and the outside plastic of the lens slightly cracked but thats it. ive shot in rain, snow, fog, day, night, down to -10C and up to 42C. its been through its fair share of dust/dirt clouds with very few specs that have gotten into the lens after years of using that only shows up at higher f-stops especially in the sky part of your pictures. ive done astrophotography, architecture, animals, landscape, real estate. this lens takes away the need to carry a backpack. this camera has a VERY important focus magnifier feature so you can make sure your picture is perfectly in focus to ensure quality when picture is blown up. you will know you took a good picture without any worry. only thing that could make this lens better is an upgraded version with a lower f-stop and an even wider zoom threshold.
jesse b.
2022-01-31T19:00:00
I ummed and erred for a long while before buying this lens. I read many not so good reviews, in the end the incredible versatility was what pursueded me. I can carry one lens and cover a huge range of focal lengths, no swapping lenses at awkward moments or in difficult places - it allows me to concentrate on the task at hand, taking photos. The picture quality for an oppertunistic photographer is very good, more than acceptable. If you have the intent of "setting up" a photo, this is not your lenses, but if you you are out walking and want the option to take any photo, it is brilliant.
apxtrachar
2021-12-30T19:00:00
Coming to Sony from Nikon thisnis the perfect replacement for the nikkor 18-200 (crop) rock solid, good to focus creep and happy in the lake district shooting landscape or in Soho shooting streets. The first lens on your kit list.
PhilipProcter
2021-12-16T19:00:00
At this stage in my ownership of this lens I can say in auto mode the pictures are pretty good. I feel they will be better using manual settings but I have not yet tried them, hence a part review.
Riddleme
2021-11-30T19:00:00
As I have upgraded to Sony from Canon I needed a travel lens and this fits the bill.
Chainsaw2
2021-10-17T20:00:00
This is a great 'all-in-one' lens which takes great pix. However, there are two 'faults' (ignoring the fact that it is expensive!). They are: i) Weight - this is a heavy lens. On my A7II the combination is pretty hefty. I might point out that I am big bloke, so this is not such an issue, but for someone of lighter stature this MAY prove to be a problem; ii) On my example, the zoom ring rubber is a horrible mottled grey/black colour combination, looks almost like it is perished. The rear ring is pure black (as you would expect). I'm still considering a warranty repair claim - I presume this is a one-off occurence. This was NOT a grey import, but sourced new from a major UK retailer. A lovely lens, then, but may not be suited to everybody. If you don't mind the weight, the other issue may not bother you, in which case I would recommend it.
Le P.
2021-10-17T20:00:00
This is a great 'all-in-one' lens which takes great pix. However, there are two 'faults' (ignoring the fact that it is expensive!). They are: i) Weight - this is a heavy lens. On my A7II the combination is pretty hefty. I might point out that I am big bloke, so this is not such an issue, but for someone of lighter stature this MAY prove to be a problem; ii) On my example, the zoom ring rubber is a horrible mottled grey/black colour combination, looks almost like it is perished. The rear ring is pure black (as you would expect). I'm still considering a warranty repair claim - I presume this is a one-off occurence. This was NOT a grey import, but sourced new from a major UK retailer. A lovely lens, then, but may not be suited to everybody. If you don't mind the weight, the other issue may not bother you, in which case I would recommend it.
68PaulC
2021-10-13T20:00:00
The product is great in terms of versatility, giving an excellent range from wide to telephoto. For the 6000 series this represents an effective 36-360mm. The build quality of the lens is very good and feels pretty robust, with the only downside being the zoom ring. It is so tight, that when you change direction of turn the lens will move slightly on the mount. I have tried other copies of the lens and this was consistent across multiple lenses. For me this was a deal breaker as I found the effort required to adjust zoom was causing camera shake, particularly when zoomed in to the 200-240 mm range. I would advise trying this at a retail store to make sure you are OK with the zoom ring before purchase. Image quality is very good, though there is some loss of sharpness particularly in the corners at both ends of the zoom range. Overall a good lens, if you are OK with the stiff zoom ring.
Dazaster
2021-10-12T20:00:00
Had to sell it after a couple of months. Not sharp at all, and slow to focus. Went for the Tamron 28-200mm instead as very sharp and smaller/lighter. Sorry SONY, this lens is definitely not worth the money.
Hewhewme
Sony
None
Black
Wide Angle to Telephoto Zoom
Sony E (Full Frame)
35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Auto Focus
19.69" / 50 cm
24-240mm
84 - 10
Not Applicable
f/3.5-6.3
f/22 - 40
0.27x
72mm
17 Elements / 12 Groups
7, Rounded
3.17 x 4.67" (80.5 x 118.5 mm)
1.72 lb / 780 g
OSS
192223038714
The best single lens FE solution at this time.
By ebookman
SONY FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 on A7s The lens, appears to me, to be surprisingly sharp for a super zoom. I think I am going to stop reading graphs and charts. After several days out on the desert with this single lens I am really impressed with the convenience of framing shots quickly over a broad focal range. Many shots would be very difficult to obtain in the rough terrain without a backpack full of lenses and a lot of hiking time. I never go on the desert alone and I almost never go with fell...
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ONE great versatile lens for the A7-R
By HomePlanetImages
This lens hasn't been off my camera since I received it. Why would it be? It's sharp at every focal length. It does vignette at 24mm, but it's very slight. The lens is heavier than I thought it would be, which just means it's a lot of glass. "Optical steady shot" seems to be working fine, whether or not the camera is on a tripod. So it's not fancy. No bells, no whistles, just a good all-purpose lens, which is what I've been waiting for.
Discover complete performance with this Sony 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 camera lens bundle. It lets you start off wide with the 24mm wide-angle focal length, and itcovers traditional portrait ranges, mid-telephoto and long telephoto ranges right up to 240mm. This gives this zoom lens extraordinary versatility when you're taking photos outside, as you can record intimate portraits of animals and show them in their natural surroundings or keep an eye on sporting action. Groups of aspherical lens elements and extra-low dispersion glass along with specialized coatings prevent distortion and diffraction from affecting your photos and creating ghosting, flare or chromatic or optical effects.
In addition to the lens, this Sony 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 camera lens bundle includes a carrying bag, a series of filters and a full software suite so that you can create great photos. The filters include a polarizing filter, a UV filter and a neutral density filter so that you can create a variety of effects for maximum impact, while the software suite lets you manipulate photos and videos to createmovies and adjust settings for images create the effects and tell your story. This lens bundle also includes a comprehensive cleaning kit to keep your Sony 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 camera lens bundle in top shape.
A full-frame 24mm to 240mm zoom range allows this one lens to cover an extensive variety of shooting situations with 10x effective zoom range, making it ideal for landscape, snapshots, portraits and travel where reducing luggage is a priority.
The ability to switch from wide angle to telephoto without having to change lenses also means that more of those fleeting moments that make great shots will be captured.
The advanced optics include 5 aspherical elements and 1 ED glass element, achieving high-quality performance in a compact overall design. An advanced linear motor drives the focusing mechanism for quick, smooth response throughout the extended zoom range. Handheld telephoto shots and low-light photography are facilitated by built-in Optical SteadyShot (OSS) image stabilization. Like all other FE lenses, the design is dust and moisture resistant.
Circular Aperture
When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This 'bokeh' effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocused points of light. alpha lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result.
Aspherical lens elements
Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped "aspherical" elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight.
Internal focusing
Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you're using a polarizing filter.
Lens-based optical image stabilization
Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills.
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