Have until recently a Sony NEX C3 - "equipment" owned (18-55, 55-210 and 30 Macro), and ordered still new and in a special alpha-5100-Double Zoom Kit, included in the this 1650 is.
My expectations were not great, but the objective, in particular the appearance has, this still well below. Visually (image quality), it is worse than the 18-55, immediately visible in the corners, but is still designed for easy use.
(I have set an example image: Bookshelf, corner each open panel on the top right, if your mouse comes with this review on the double image, pops a mini window Amazon out Here you can now right-click on it and "graphics yet. Show "from the context menu, then it will be - at least for me - displayed large But it is only the pictures under the review, not in the so-called customer pictures)...
The build quality, however, is a mystery to me: The SEL 1855 even just a simple, simple plastic lens, but the SEL 1650 in my opinion is awful - a) how can something make the leap to the market and b) why forgiven most people even four stars for ?! Ask b): Have you ever made in your life bisherigem on a normal 50-standard lens 1980 from Minolta, Pentax, Olympus, Konica, Nikon, Canon the focus ring or adjusting the aperture? And already had most economical mass.
If this does something like the SEL 1650 settle successfully in the market, be more and more of such "products" produced - please note this in your purchase decision. Final question: Why must for a lens with only a narrow range of focal lengths that also electrically adjustable be ("power steering")? And at the NEX and Alpha cameras that have too little anyway "fuel on board"?
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