12-10-2013, 10:13 AM
Hi folks, I'm new here in fact i just joined. My name is Mike, I used Minolta 35mm cameras as an amateur some 30 years ago, recently I got back into photography with digital via the Sony NEX 5n chosen partly due to reviews here and elsewhere. I have been reading the reviews of the NEX kit lenses. I used the NEX 5n with the standard SEL-1855 lens with good results. I am now thinking of buying the NEX 6 and I have a question...
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS PZ (SEL-1650) - Review
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Sony NEX) - Review
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Sony NEX) - Review / Re-Test
The Sony SEL-1650 got a poor result and a 1.5 star rating when tested on the 24mp Nex 7. The first test of the SEL-1855 lens got an average rating of 2.5 stars and the overall tone of the test was a positive one in comparison to the SEL-1650 and in the SEL-1650 test the final verdict was:
"the Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is the better bet"
However, when the SEL-1855 was tested on the NEX 7 it faired as badly or possibly worse than the SEL-1650 on the same 24pm camera body. Also in the SEL-1650 test it was commented that in the
20-50mm range "the Sony lens to this range it is actually pretty decent" and that was on an 24mp body.
So my question is, which is the better lens on the 14-16mp sensor bodies and would either actually be worth having?
Based on the test results I was considering an Nex 6 and SEL-1855 (Black) combination but I am wondering if the SEL-1650 would perform as well or possibly better on the Nex 6 16mp body?
Any thought on this would be gratefully appreciated.
Many thanks.
Best regards,
Mike
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS PZ (SEL-1650) - Review
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Sony NEX) - Review
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Sony NEX) - Review / Re-Test
The Sony SEL-1650 got a poor result and a 1.5 star rating when tested on the 24mp Nex 7. The first test of the SEL-1855 lens got an average rating of 2.5 stars and the overall tone of the test was a positive one in comparison to the SEL-1650 and in the SEL-1650 test the final verdict was:
"the Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is the better bet"
However, when the SEL-1855 was tested on the NEX 7 it faired as badly or possibly worse than the SEL-1650 on the same 24pm camera body. Also in the SEL-1650 test it was commented that in the
20-50mm range "the Sony lens to this range it is actually pretty decent" and that was on an 24mp body.
So my question is, which is the better lens on the 14-16mp sensor bodies and would either actually be worth having?
Based on the test results I was considering an Nex 6 and SEL-1855 (Black) combination but I am wondering if the SEL-1650 would perform as well or possibly better on the Nex 6 16mp body?
Any thought on this would be gratefully appreciated.
Many thanks.
Best regards,
Mike