www.testfreaks.com

Reviews, reviews, reviews...

Sony SAL-1650
9.3 out of 10

Sony SAL-1650

Frame up the perfect shot while composing on the go for less edi Read more

Great Deal: $739.00

Reviews and Problems with Sony SAL-1650

Showing 1-10 of 10

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 Standard Zoom Lens

PC Magazine
1 November 2011
Overall 9
8.9

Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM Lens Review

What Digital Camera
19 October 2011
  • Excerpt: Sony's new 16-50mm zoom is a professional-quality lens at an affordable price.
  • Read Full Review

Lens Test: Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM

Pop Photo
1 March 2007
  • Excerpt: This high-speed, standard-range, Alpha-mount utility zoom scales up to the full-frame equivalent of a 24–75mm on Sony APS-C bodies.
  • Read Full Review
Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Photo answers
21 December 2012
  • Excerpt: The solid construction of the Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM is evident. Shooting at its widest length, 16mm, was a joy, with pin-sharp images right to the edge on not only the...
  • Read Full Review

DT 16-50 mm f/2.8 SSM

LensTip.com
25 April 2012
  • Excerpt: When it comes to full frame cameras we’ve got two types of fast standard zoom lenses – we are thinking here about 28–7x mm f/2.8 and 24-70 mm f/2.8 class.
  • Cons: Weak image quality on the edge of the frame near the maximum relative aperture,, Significant chromatic aberration close the maximum relative aperture at both ends of f...
  • Read Full Review
Overall 7
7.3
Value for money 8
8.0
Overall quality 6
6.0
Build quality 8
8.0

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT SSM (SAL-1650)

photozone.de
4 April 2012
  • Conclusion: The Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT SSM doesn't deliver an absolutely flawless job on the NEX 7 but at optimal settings you can achieve very good if not impressive results across
  • Read Full Review

Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM

PhotographyBLOG
6 September 2011
  • Excerpt: The Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM lens has quite a wide focus ring. There are hard stops at both ends of the range, making it straight forward to set focus at infinity.
  • Read Full Review
Overall 9
9.0
Audio & image quality 9
9.0
Versatility 9
8.8
Usability 9
9.0
Build quality 9
9.3

Sony DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM Lens

PhotoReview
1 September 2011
  • Summary: A superior general-purpose kit lens designed for the new Sony SLT-A77 camera.Sony's DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM zoom lens was announced at the same time as the A77 and A65
  • Pros: You want a fast general-purpose zoom lens for everyday and travel photography., You require superior performance and build quality plus dust, and moisture-resistance.,...
  • Read Full Review

Expert Review

Optyczne.pl
23 April 2012
  • Summary: Bardzo dobrego obiektywu klasy 16–50 mm f/2.8 nie udało się jeszcze zrobić żadnej firmie. Niestety sztuka ta nie udała się też Sony.
  • Pros: dobra jakość wykonania,, bardzo dobra jakość zdjęć w centrum kadru,, mała podłużna aberracja chromatyczna,, przyzwoicie korygowana koma,, znikomy astygmatyzm,, bardzo ...
  • Cons: słaba jakość obrazu na brzegu kadru w okolicach maksymalnego otworu względnego,, wyraźna aberracja chromatyczna w okolicach maksymalnego otworu względnego na krańcach ...
  • Read Full Review Translate to English
Overall 8
8.1

Sony 16-50 mm 2.8

camerastuffreview.com
15 February 2012
  • Summary: The Sony 16-50 mm has proved to be a very good lens in this test, in combination with the Sony A77 . The Sony 16-50 produces very sharp images.
  • Pros: Good optical performances: resolution, distortion and chromatic aberration, Decently built
  • Cons: sensitive to ghosting, lvignetting at 2.8 could be corrected better
  • Read Full Review Translate to English