Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II Lens

Make every shot count with the E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II Lens, an exceptional everyday APS-C lens designed for both still photography and movie recording. With a 16-50mm zoom range (35mm full-frame equivalent: 24-75mm), this power zoom lens offers high-resolution imaging, making it an ideal choice for capturing day-to-day moments.Weighing a mere 107 grams (3.8 oz.) and retracting to a compact 31.3 mm (1-1/4 inch) when powered off, this lens combines portability with durability. Its refined autofocus (AF) ensures reliable focus even while zooming, and the built-in image stabilization feature minimizes blur, ensuring crisp, clear images every time.The lens boasts an innovative optical design, featuring four aspherical elements and one ED (Extra low Dispersion) element. This configuration minimizes color bleeding, enhances clarity, and provides smooth bokeh when required. The minimum focus at 0.25 m (0.82 ft) (wide)/0.30 m (0.99 ft) (tele) and 0.215x max. magnification offer versatile close-up performance, allowing you to focus on the smallest details.The E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II lens is equipped with an advanced linear motor and high-speed control, making it easier to capture fast-moving subjects like active children or animals. Its superior tracking performance supports high-speed 120 fps continuous shooting and 4K 120p/FHD 240p high frame rate movie recording, making it a perfect companion for high-performance cameras like the a9 III.For movie enthusiasts, this lens offers smooth, quiet power zoom and autofocus even while zooming. The built-in optical stabilization works in tandem with in-body stabilization, including Active Mode, to minimize blur in movies. Focus breathing is controlled to minimize shifts in angle of view while focusing, ensuring smooth, stable footage.Despite its compact size, this lens offers flexible control with an integrated zoom and focus ring for fast, accurate zooming or focusing. The power zoom can be controlled by a zoom lever for smooth, constant-speed zoom operation. The E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II also accepts 40.5 mm screw-on filters.The lens configuration offers impressive optical performance for Sony cameras, precision-engineered for versatility and reliability in a wide range of applications. The MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) chart indicates how well this lens can reproduce fine details, measured as the degree of contrast achieved between finely spaced lines.Experience the unique advantages of using Sony's E-mount lens for video shooting. The combination of Sony's lenses and cameras will enhance your photography and video creation experience.