The Sony E PZ 16-50mm
Before getting a camera, I'd seen so many things about this lens being just awful. However, it was all I could afford, so I went ahead and got my a6100 with the kit lens. A week later, I haven't noticed anything remotely limiting about the lens, other than the obvious short zoom range. I've taken so many pictures with it now, I just don't understand why it gets so much hate. It is a kit lens after all, it's meant to be affordable to get you up and running with your new camera. I just don't see the problem for a 100$ lens. Here are some of the images I've shot with it, maybe someone with a more discerning eye than mine could point out abberations caused by the lens that weren't corrected by the lightroom profile for this lens.
Quote from WeiSheiLindon on October 1, 2023, 3:58 pmBefore getting a camera, I'd seen so many things about this lens being just awful. However, it was all I could afford, so I went ahead and got my a6100 with the kit lens. A week later, I haven't noticed anything remotely limiting about the lens, other than the obvious short zoom range. I've taken so many pictures with it now, I just don't understand why it gets so much hate. It is a kit lens after all, it's meant to be affordable to get you up and running with your new camera. I just don't see the problem for a 100$ lens. Here are some of the images I've shot with it, maybe someone with a more discerning eye than mine could point out abberations caused by the lens that weren't corrected by the lightroom profile for this lens.
Hello! Often kit lenses are hated on unfairly. At least some. Nowadays it seems like many of them are quite good actually.
I can't access those images, it's making me sign into a One Drive account. You can upload them here as an attachment to a post, or do you have another public way to view them? I'd love to check them out and see what you got.
I'm able to see the images. They look pretty good.
I have the 16-50 lens on my a6000. It's a fine lens. In fact, for a lot of what I shoot I'd never know the difference. It's not super bright and the corner sharpness isn't great but a lot of the time that doesn't matter. I would say it's better than the collective internet says it is.
