Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DT Telephoto Zoom Lens for A Alpha DSLR Cameras
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About Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6
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Excellent Value
I bought this to replace/augment an older minolta 100-300mm lens that was pretty soft. This has become my primary lens since I shoot mainly outdoors. I love that it's fast with the AF and produces nice crisp photos with good color. I rarely experience the AF "hunting" like some lenses do in lower light. There are times I wish I had a bit more reach with it, and when wanting to zoom in close I'm often unable to get as tight as I want since you have to be at least 3.5ft from your subject. Those...
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GREAT LENS.
Lens has great quality and versitility of zoom for open field shots and just about anything else. The autofocus is very quiet and therefore great for wildlife. You can't get a better lens for even twice the price. (The pics look much better than here.)
Sony 55-200mm F4.0-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom Lens
So you’ve just encountered a deer and you know you absolutely have to take a professional-quality photo before the opportunity is lost. Do you use a standard lens? Not when you require something with a little more zooming power. Enter the Sony 55-200mm F4.0-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom Lens, capable of a 4x zoom that loses none of the integrity of your standard shot.
Product Highlights
- Autofocus you can rely on is essential for anyone who wants to use a telephoto zoom lens with accuracy. The Sony 55-200mm delivers on this with a quiet, ideal-performing autofocus that gets out of your way and lets you take the shot.
- Versatile enough to handle everything from low light scenes to wildlife photos to weddings—and we know how wedding photos can seem like herding wildlife—this camera lens is ideal for handling everything that life throws at you, even if life throws you rare photo opportunities that require a zoom.
- Consistent for those who require consistency, including everyone from amateur photo enthusiasts to the most seasoned of veteran photographer professionals.
Want to get zoomin’? Then try out the Sony 55-200mm as soon as possible; you won’t regret it when that deer shows itself and you know you have just one chance to take a photograph that will say more than a thousand words.
Learn about the Sony 55-200mm F4.0-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom Lens
Any serious cinematographer or photographer will tell you that you can produce some of the most beautiful possible images with telephoto lenses. But let’s talk specifics: the Sony 55-200mm F4.0-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom Lens is more than just an ordinary telephoto lens. As a telephoto lens for your DSLR camera, it’s designed to provide even the most casual photography events with a lens capable of astonishing clarity, zoom, and more. What do you say we at Adorama zoom in on this fine piece of photographic technology to see exactly what makes the Sony 55-200mm so effective?
- Astounding zoom ability. Where else to begin? A telephoto zoom lens like the Sony 55-200mm has to have some serious zooming power if it’s going to attract your attention. And more than that: it’s going to need to deliver zoomed-in photographs with brilliant clarity and beauty. Covering a range of 82.5mm to 300mm telephoto zoom, which comes in at 4x, this zoom lens has everything you could want if you were to photograph wildlife from a distance, or even create a baroque effect on portraits.
- Auto-focus with power. One of the top-rated features of the Sony 55-200mm is its ability to shift focus automatically and with smoothness and real power. Did we say “power”? Yes, we did: you need an auto-focus with plenty of capacity if it’s going to handle the demands of a telephoto lens of this magnitude. As you shift from 4x zoom and down, you won’t have to worry about your camera keeping up with you. We at Adorama know that’s an important feature of telephoto lenses, especially when photographing live events and wildlife.
- Interchangeability you can count on. Just saw something that you want to photograph right away, but it’s too far away for your standard lens? It’s time to shift to a telephoto lens. And for that, you’ll need a telephoto lens that delivers on interchangeability, making it easy for you to switch up the zooming power of your camera without the hassle typically associated with such switches. In fact, interchangeability is one of the customers’ top-rated features of this Sony lens.
- Ease of use. If you’re going to count on a lens’s interchangeability, then you’re also going to need that lens to be lightweight enough to carry with you everywhere, not to mention durable enough to handle the constant travel. Customers have also rated this telephoto zoom lens as excelling in both departments, allowing you to securely store your Sony telephoto lens (with front and rear lens caps, which come provided) and not give it a second thought. That’s the kind of reliability professional photographers need in their lenses.
- Versatility. It’s about more than zooming in and zooming out with this kind of lens—you also have to trust that the lens will consistently provide you with the crisp, high-quality pictures you’re looking for. Customers rate this camera best for using in wildlife, sports and action, weddings, video, and even landscape and scenery, giving you the ability to use it no matter what the occasion calls for.
Ideal both for first-time buyers and for professional photography enthusiasts, the Sony 55-200mm F4.0-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom Lens is a high-quality, auto-focusing lens that will give you access to many more shots than your usual lens is capable of. Rated best for wildlife, landscapes, weddings, live action, low light, video, and possibly the best lens for sports photography, everyone from photo enthusiasts to pro photographers. Procure your Sony 55-200 today.
From the Manufacturer
The Sony SAL-55200 telephoto zoom lens for your a DSLR camera has a smooth and silent AF operation with a built-in motor to handle themed range to telephoto zoom shots. In 35mm equivalent, it covers midrange 82.5mm to 300mm telephoto zoom (4x), ideal for shooting portraits, sports, wildlife and more.
Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Features
- SteadyShot INSIDE In-Camera Image Stabilization: A major reason for its compact, lightweight lens design is the benefit of SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization, enabling lenses to eliminate the extra weight and expense of in-lens stabilization mechanisms
- DT Lens Design: A more compact, lightweight lens designed specifically for the APS-size CCD imager used in some Sony a (alpha) DSLR cameras
- Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM): The built-in Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) eliminates the need to use a mechanical coupling system in the camera body to transfer auto focus (AF) drive power and control signals to the lens
- ED (Extra-low Dispersion) Glass: To reduce chromatic aberration at telephoto extension, correcting certain wavelengths of light for sharp, clear images with well defined colors
- 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
What's in the box:
- Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DT Telephoto Zoom Lens
- Front & Rear Lens Caps
- SH102 Lens Hood
- Sony 1 Year Warranty
