Customer Ratings & Reviews

while this lens isnt the greatest, its a very amateur lens. unfortunately it was the only one in stock when i purchased my camera.

Overall lens is average, I wish it was 18 to 210 or 18 to 300 in picture coverage range. Also would like it to be more cost effectve.

Sometimes it’s clear and sometimes it’s not. It’s definitely not good at all when zooming in all the way. I’ve found that it works best between 55-70mm but the more you zoom in, the less sharp and clear the picture is.

Ended up returning it; for this price you can buy a small 20X Sony zoom.

the functions, and usability seem better than competitors but, not a fan of the auto focus

I would probably have gotten a smaller one, but it was too good of a deal to pass up.

I suggest getting the 18-105 lens or the 18-200 (not the LE) much better image quality.

All of my other Sony lens take great pics. This one left me disappointed. Fuzzy....poor quality shots.

Compact, smooth operation, too dark at far end of zoom.

overall satisfied but would have purchased the compact version had it not been price prohibitive

Save your money and buy a good fixed lens rather than compromising on cheap zooms.

It's holding up ok, the stabilizer is good, not as crisp but for the price it's ok

O verall. Good lense. Take some practice to get really good shots at different .

I'm liking it so far, it definitely is useful for its intended purpose.

Sony - 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 Telephoto Lens for Most Alpha E-Mount Cameras - Silver

This lens is so heavy and extends out so far that it tipped me over the first time I used it! Zoom's well, though... but it's too heavy and awkward to use.

I'm sure if the price tag on this lens was $850 like their 70-300G Alpha lens it wouldn't surprise anyone. This is a finely machined metal and rubber lens that fits in your hand like a Italian leather glove. Extension and retraction of the lens is butter smooth. It just speaks quality to you when used. The Optical Image Stabilization is superb offering near 4 stop performance. The contrast and sharpness of this lens will easily remind anyone who has owned a Canon L or Nikkor pro lens of that level of quality and performance. The fact it is at or under $350 is just a bonus. This lens is pretty much a MUST HAVE for a NEX owner. The size surprised me as a fully expected a DSLR sized lens when it's much more like that offered by the Micro 4/3rd camera manufacturers at the 45-200mm range yet even a tad smaller. Having a NEX 5N with a 16mm f2.8 Pancake, kit 18-55 and this 55-210 lens is about all you'll likely ever need for all assignments.

Didn’t need it. I think it’s good for professional photographer but not for starters.

Wish it was a better quality! Disappointed I was not able to take picture of some things I really enjoy because lens was not very good!

Works perfectly with our camera and does as expected.