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differences

Reasons to consider the Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT

Slightly cheaper $218.00 vs $798.00
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The best price we've seen is $580 cheaper (3.7x less)
Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT Learn more about
the Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT

Reasons to consider the Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT

Has a consant aperture Yes vs No
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Constant aperture lenses offer the same aperture at all focal lengths
Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest, the 16-50mm f/2.8 DT captures slightly more light, 0.6 f-stops
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the Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT

similarities

Compared to lenses

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

LensHero is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Prime lens Both are zoom lenses Help
Typically not as sharp as prime lenses
Focus motor No silent focus motor Help
Louder and slower
Max focal length Poor telephoto Help
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT:55 mm
16-50mm f/2.8 DT:50 mm

Compared to wide angle lenses

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

LensHero is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Wide angle lens

$200

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Aperture Has a narrower aperture
Sony DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM

Sony DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM

Low light lens

$218

Aperture Has a wider aperture
Focus motor Has a silent focus motor
Zoom range Has slightly smaller zoom range
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 * DT

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 * DT

Wide angle lens

$998

Zoom range Has slightly large zoom range
Aperture Has a narrower aperture
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G SSM

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G SSM

Wildlife lens

$998

Max focal length Has a significantly shorter telephoto lens
Wide maximum Has a higher max f/stop
Min focal length Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Aperture Has a narrower aperture
Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 Standard

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 Standard

Wide angle lens

$700

Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Wide angle lens

$185 - $199

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/3.5 T* ZK Pentax-k

Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/3.5 T* ZK Pentax-k

Wide angle lens

$1,339

Prime lens Is a prime lens
Auto focus Auto focus
Zoom range Less zoom
Placeholder

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G

Wide angle lens

Focus motor Has a silent focus motor
Zoom range Slightly more zoom
Weight Slightly heavier
Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/4 T* ZM Leica-m

Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/4 T* ZM Leica-m

Wide angle lens

$1,428

Prime lens Is a prime lens
Auto focus Auto focus
Zoom range Less zoom

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Sony-alpha

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Sony-alpha

Wide angle lens

$499

Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Sony-alpha

Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Sony-alpha

Wide angle lens

$669

Focus motor Has a silent focus motor
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6

Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6

Travel lens

$698

Zoom range More zoom
Max focal length Better telephoto
Fixed aperture Has a variable aperture
Aperture Narrower aperture
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM *

Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM *

Wide angle lens

$1,998

Focus motor Has a silent focus motor
Lowest price More expensive
Zoom range Less zoom
Sony E-Mount 16mm f/2.8

Sony E-Mount 16mm f/2.8

Wide angle lens

$248

Prime lens Is a prime lens
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Zoom range Less zoom
Max focal length Slightly worse telephoto

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