Customer Reviews
Sony 55-300mm DT f/4.5-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom A-Mount Lens + Accessories, 16GB Kit

  An amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens for APS-C By QuietOC on February 22, 2016
Verified Purchase Review submitted for Sony 55-300mm DT f/4.5-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom A-Mount Lens Refurbished 1 Yr Warranty (EMSNSAL55300) Pros: Accurate AF 5.5x zoom Sharpness Contrast Flat focus plane Parfocal Cons: Slow focus and hunting Focus mechanism is loose Zoom mechanism is a little stiff Moderate distortion Rotating front Other Comments: This lens is just an amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens. It has the best image quality by far of the telephoto zooms I've tried. It is sharper across the entire frame wide-open at 85/4.5 than the 85/2.8 prime lens is at any aperture. It is also the lens most prone to focus hunting, but it covers a rather broad 5.5x zoom range. It focuses more accurately than the old screw drive Minolta zooms, but this one is super accurate--much more accurate than the Sony 85 f/2.8 SAM. Chromatic Aberration is not as well controlled as the Minolta 100-300 APO lens. It has less distortion than the Sony DT 55-200 but more distortion than the Minolta zooms. It is slightly larger and heavier than the Minolta 100-300 APO but considerably lighter than the Minolta 70-210 f/4. The lens extends but does not rotate while zooming. The front element extends and rotates while focusing. Focus breathing increases the focal length at close focus especially at the short end of the range. I am very happy with the image quality of this lens. Even wide open it is quite sharp across the entire frame. The focal range is great for covering motorsports. 55 mm is more useful to have than 300 mm. The frequent focus hunting at the long end is annoying. Highly recommended! Yes, I recommend this product Was this review helpful?     |     Report this review
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  Nice, versatile lens January 15, 2015
Verified Purchase Review submitted for Sony 55-300mm DT f/4.5-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom A-Mount Lens Refurbished 1 Yr Warranty (EMSNSAL55300) Pros: Like the size, fairly compact. Condition is great, seems like it is brand new. Photos are sharp. Cons: none so far. Other Comments: haven't had good sunlight to really try it out. Yes, I recommend this product Was this review helpful?     |     Report this review
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  Substandard image quality By Marsh.16 on December 25, 2013
Verified Purchase Review submitted for Sony 55-300mm DT f/4.5-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom A-Mount Lens (SNSAL55300) Pros: Compact Cons: Poor image quality Other Comments: Since this was a gift, I wish Beach Camera would allow me to exchange this lens for a different one. Was this review helpful?     |     Report this review
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  Another poor kit lens By Marsh.16 on December 25, 2013 Review submitted for Sony 55-300mm DT f/4.5-5.6 SAM Telephoto Zoom A-Mount Lens (SNSAL55300) Pros: Compact Cons: Slow And Poor Image Quali Other Comments: Since this was a gift, It would be great if Beach Camera would allow me to exchange it for another lens. Was this review helpful?     |     Report this review
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