55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS E-Mount Telephoto Zoom Lens for APS-C Mirrorless Cameras – Ideal for Sports, Wildlife, and Travel Photography

I've been using this lens for a few weeks now and so far so good! I'm no professional photographer and only take photos as a hobby, however, there's very little I can fault with this lens from my experience. The photos attached are all taken with this lens on a Sony A5000 camera, not the best camera in the world but I love the photos I managed to take with it. Good things: Solid build quality, very well made. Takes great photos at far zooms. Focuses fast (most of the time). Has good stabilisation even at maximum zoom. Less good things: On occasion I've been completely unable to focus on certain things no matter how much I try, I'm sure this could be fixed with manual focus but autofocus just couldn't get it, When the lens hood is on it can be fiddly to get the lens cap back on securely without removing the lens hood, Very niche issue here but whilst I was at the Eden project, the rainforest biome is extremely humid and the lens completely steamed up, could wipe it off but worth noting if you're planning to use in extremely humid environments Apart from a few minor flaws, everything else is absolutely perfect and amazing value for money! Would definitely recommend.

Great value lens using on my Sony A7 Cii works well

This lens is a decent and compact zoom option. However, be cautious with the silver model, as its surface is prone to scratches. The Optical SteadyShot (OSS) performance is excellent and comparable to more expensive lenses. Although the aperture is relatively small and the bokeh isn't exceptional, the overall image quality is good. If you can find this lens for under £140 during a Sony cashback promotion, it's a great deal. For best results, avoid pushing the lens to its limits. I recommend choosing the black version over the silver for better cosmetic durability.

Good quality lens especially for the price

This lens doesn't always get the best reviews on utube and other reviewing sites so I was quite wary about buying it. I''m glad I did. I can't see how you could expect more for the price. The pictures I took straight out of the box were absolutely fine, and anyone who needs a telephoto lens without breaking the bank should get it. Easily worth the money.

Lovely lens + Good zoom for a low price. + 3.5f on 55mm (the kit lens on a6000 at 50mm is at 5.6f). + It's a bit long but it's not very heavy and not fat looking. + looks better than the kit lens with the hood on. - Image quality little bit better than the kit lens (50mm kit lens vs this one at 55mm) - 6.3f at 210mm - 55mm min range Overall: Very good value zoom lens. Tho not even close to other zoom lens in quality, this lens is also far away lower than the price range of the other zooms (like the 18-200mm) Also you get what you pay for. But for 200£ if you are just starting out and wanna have a zoom lens without spending a week (or 2 for some) worth of work.

I got this Sony 50- 210 on a Black Friday deal, a third of what i paid for the Sony 70-350 which i returned because i couldn't justify the cost. In good light it makes a good image. The Robin photo was taken at the full 210mm f6.3.

I dithered for ages before eventually buying this lens for a holiday to Costa Rica. I used it on a Sony A6500. In the end it was the right choice because I got some good wildlife shots but it was hard work. The good points: Small and light, solid construction, no zoom creep, potentially good Image quality (but see caveat below), supplied hood, convenient filter size (49mm), excellent zoom range especially on a crop-frame body, fast to focus on the a6500, even on full zoom. Very good price. The less good points: Slow maximum aperture at the 210mm end (f6.3) and image quality distinctly soft at the maximum aperture (many other reviewers have mentioned this). What this all means is that to get the best out of this lens you need to discipline yourself to use a max aperture of f8 - not that easy in the low light of a jungle - which means a high ISO is needed as well. Above f7.1 I found Image quality tightens up considerably. In the jungle I also had the additional factor of leaves and branches fooling the autofocus, but that could affect any lens and was largely a matter of setting up the AF correctly. So, choose the camera to partner this lens with care - not necessarily one at a comparable price point. Other reviewers have given this lens a low points score mainly because of the shortcomings I have mentioned. On balance I think the design is basically good for a travel lens, even the slow max aperture, as this largely determines its useful small size. What would get it 5 stars from me is a mark 2 version with good image quality when wide open.

Uso questo obiettivo montato su Sony A6000 e lo porto con me in situazioni molto diverse — natura, ritratti, soggetti lontani, un po' di tutto. È esattamente il tipo di ottica che ti aspetti di avere sempre in borsa come secondo obiettivo dopo il kit 16-50mm. La qualità delle immagini è ottima: nitide, stabili, con una resa del bokeh piacevole grazie al diaframma a 7 lamelle circolare. Lo stabilizzatore OSS fa il suo lavoro in modo silenzioso ed efficace, specialmente a 210 mm dove la mano ferma è praticamente impossibile. Le due lenti ED riducono sensibilmente le aberrazioni cromatiche anche ai bordi dell'inquadratura. È leggero, compatto e non appesantisce la borsa. Per un'ottica tele di questa fascia di prezzo su sistema E-Mount, il rapporto qualità/prezzo è difficile da battere. Unica nota: come tutti i tele con apertura f/6.3 al massimo dello zoom, in condizioni di bassa luce bisogna alzare gli ISO. Non è un difetto di questo obiettivo in particolare, è semplicemente la fisica delle ottiche tele economiche — meglio saperlo prima. Consigliato a chiunque abbia una Sony APS-C E-Mount e cerchi un tele affidabile senza spendere cifre importanti. 🎯

Great lens for the money.

It is a great lens for beginners, good for portrait, wildlife and animal photography for small distances, oss is also good. Retains sharpness after cropping. However due to aperture low light photography can be difficult (eg in cloudy weather).

Livraison ultra rapide moins d'un jour! Cet objectif correspond pleinement à mes souhaits, à savoir performant sur ses qualités optique et mécanique, bon piqué d'image ,mise au point relativement rapide,construction correcte. J'apprécie beaucoup sa légereté et son rapport de zoom qui me permet de développer ma créativité de cadrage et me fait découvrir mon NEX3 sous un autre angle! De plus le rapport qualité prix est au rendez vous pas déçu de cet achat reconditionné par Amazon, Mon porte monaie s'en réjouit encore...

Ziet er goed uit voor een tweede hands lens (uiterlijk) ben tevreden. Ga het voor mijn Sony A6700 gebruiken. En snelle levering door Amazon..Top..:)