The Sony A 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA Vario-Sonnar DT is a solid standard-range zoom for crop-sensor Sony Alpha cameras.

Key features include:

• Excellent sharpness, contrast, colors, and clarity

• 1.2-foot minimum focusing distance

• Barrel extending zoom

• Great “walk-around” lens

Excellent Contrast and Sharpness. One of the attractions of the Sony system is the availability of the superb Carl Zeiss zoom lenses. Famed for their excellent contrast and sharpness, these lenses have a different “look” than the standard Sony zooms, with slightly different color and great clarity.

Great General-Use Focal Length. The Sony A 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA Vario-Sonnar DT provides an extremely useful focal length and is a superb “walk-around” lens.