In spite of the gloomy predictions about the strong distortion of this lens and the trashing of the lens in the forums from people who never had the objective in hand, I bought it anyway. The reasons were obvious: the focal length range of 27-158 mm and a continuous aperture 4 were simply too tempting an alternative as the first 18-200 of Sony was too bulky. After now have three weeks of use on the Nex 6 and the A 6000 I did not regret my purchase. After a stay in Italy with about 2000 photos, I am of the lens more than done, when using with jpg distortions are not an issue with RAW is 5 reliably corrected in Lightroom. The lens is already at full aperture sharp, vignetting, color and contrast can be nothing to be desired and the zoom range is ideal for my needs. The lens is processed very valuable and the AF is very quiet.
Negatives? Yes, there are also: Manual focus turning but duly long at the front ring that you turn the camera appears longer than with the 16-50mm kit lens I, the minimum focus distance is not great, like macro photos are therefore not possible and the size is, especially with the expansive sun shield, handsome. The focus of the camera changes to the front, I think the A 6000 now with the right hand on the housing, the left hand reaches directly to the lens. This goes smoothly after a short. Despite the negatives, I forgive 5 stars!
