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Sony Sal55300 Dt 4.5/5.6/55-300 Sam Black Camera Lens
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Sony 55-300mm DT 4.5/5.6 SAM Lens for Sony A Mount Lenses (Pre-owned)
Sony Dt 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6 Sam Lens Sal55300 (a Mount) [near Mint]
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originally posted on beachcamera.com
Pros: Accurate AF5.5x zoomSharpnessContrastFlat focus planeParfocalCons: Slow focus and huntingFocus mechanism is looseZoom mechanism is a little stiffModerate distortionRotating frontOther thoughts: This lens is just an amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens. It has the best image quality by far of the telephoto zooms I've tried. It is sharper across the entire frame wide-open at 85/4.5 than the 85/2.8 prime lens is at any aperture. It is also the lens most prone to focus hunting, but it covers a rather broad 5.5x zoom range. It focuses more accurately than the old screw drive Minolta zooms, but this one is super accurate--much more accurate than the Sony 85 f/2.8 SAM.Chromatic Aberration is not as well controlled as the Minolta 100-300 ... MorePros: Accurate AF5.5x zoomSharpnessContrastFlat focus planeParfocalCons: Slow focus and huntingFocus mechanism is looseZoom mechanism is a little stiffModerate distortionRotating frontOther thoughts: This lens is just an amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens. It has the best image quality by far of the telephoto zooms I've tried. It is sharper across the entire frame wide-open at 85/4.5 than the 85/2.8 prime lens is at any aperture. It is also the lens most prone to focus hunting, but it covers a rather broad 5.5x zoom range. It focuses more accurately than the old screw drive Minolta zooms, but this one is super accurate--much more accurate than the Sony 85 f/2.8 SAM.Chromatic Aberration is not as well controlled as the Minolta 100-300 APO lens. It has less distortion than the Sony DT 55-200 but more distortion than the Minolta zooms. It is slightly larger and heavier than the Minolta 100-300 APO but considerably lighter than the Minolta 70-210 f/4.The lens extends but does not rotate while zooming. The front element extends and rotates while focusing. Focus breathing increases the focal length at close focus especially at the short end of the range.I am very happy with the image quality of this lens. Even wide open it is quite sharp across the entire frame. The focal range is great for covering motorsports. 55 mm is more useful to have than 300 mm. The frequent focus hunting at the long end is annoying. Highly recommended!
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
I got the Sony A77II with 16-50 2.8 bundle to get me into the Sony A mount system. I wanted a telephoto zoom, but didn't have much left to spend on one. So I picked up this lens with a rebate that made it about half of what it normally sells for. I'm impressed! I've had it 3 weeks and it's been on a few outings. Image quality is darn good for an entry level lens, especially from 55-250mm. AF is slow in poor lighting, such as indoors, but look at the max aperture-gotta expect that. But outdoors in the daytime it's fast enough. I tracked cars going about 50mph on a street and it did fairly well. I'd say the worst thing about it is the min focus distance. It's 44 inches from the subject to the front of the lens. And that will yield about 85mm across the frame left to ... MoreI got the Sony A77II with 16-50 2.8 bundle to get me into the Sony A mount system. I wanted a telephoto zoom, but didn't have much left to spend on one. So I picked up this lens with a rebate that made it about half of what it normally sells for. I'm impressed! I've had it 3 weeks and it's been on a few outings. Image quality is darn good for an entry level lens, especially from 55-250mm. AF is slow in poor lighting, such as indoors, but look at the max aperture-gotta expect that. But outdoors in the daytime it's fast enough. I tracked cars going about 50mph on a street and it did fairly well. I'd say the worst thing about it is the min focus distance. It's 44 inches from the subject to the front of the lens. And that will yield about 85mm across the frame left to right on an APS-C body. Not even close to macro. But I've had good results with my Nikon 6T close up lens(which is also 62mm thread). The 6T gives good results from 55 to about 200mm. Get close to 300 and image quality starts to degrade with the 6T. The 62mm filter thread is nice because filters that size are not too expensive and they're easy to find. The AF is entry level. You can't manually override focus while in auto focus mode. You must slide the MF/AF switch on the lens. The front of the lens rotates during focus, so polarizers may be a problem, but it's no big deal. And be careful how you hold it in AF because the focus ring rotates during AF.
originally posted on wexphotographic.com
I have just started getting back into photography and upgraded to a Sony A77 at the start od the year. In terms of a cost effective solution this telephoto zoom lens is certainly value for money. Well constructed considering its price it doesn't feel cheep. I have used it for wildlife and some general photography and cant fault the quality of the images. It's most obvious weakness I found, is the focusing you'll experience causing the lens to overshoots your subject while autofocusing. Apart from that you cant fault it for the money and its better than the Sigma or Tamron options.
| Year Manufactured | 2012 |
| Mount | A-mount |
| Focal Length | 55-300mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/4.5-5.6 |
| Focus Type | Auto |
Sony Sal55300 Dt 4.5/5.6/55-300 Sam Black Camera Lens
Delivery $19.45
Sony 55-300mm DT 4.5/5.6 SAM Lens for Sony A Mount Lenses (Pre-owned)
Sony Dt 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6 Sam Lens Sal55300 (a Mount) [near Mint]
Free delivery
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Pros: Accurate AF5.5x zoomSharpnessContrastFlat focus planeParfocalCons: Slow focus and huntingFocus mechanism is looseZoom mechanism is a little stiffModerate distortionRotating frontOther thoughts: This lens is just an amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens. It has the best image quality by far of the telephoto zooms I've tried. It is sharper across the entire frame wide-open at 85/4.5 than the 85/2.8 prime lens is at any aperture. It is also the lens most prone to focus hunting, but it covers a rather broad 5.5x zoom range. It focuses more accurately than the old screw drive Minolta zooms, but this one is super accurate--much more accurate than the Sony 85 f/2.8 SAM.Chromatic Aberration is not as well controlled as the Minolta 100-300 ... MorePros: Accurate AF5.5x zoomSharpnessContrastFlat focus planeParfocalCons: Slow focus and huntingFocus mechanism is looseZoom mechanism is a little stiffModerate distortionRotating frontOther thoughts: This lens is just an amazingly sharp, affordable, long zoom lens. It has the best image quality by far of the telephoto zooms I've tried. It is sharper across the entire frame wide-open at 85/4.5 than the 85/2.8 prime lens is at any aperture. It is also the lens most prone to focus hunting, but it covers a rather broad 5.5x zoom range. It focuses more accurately than the old screw drive Minolta zooms, but this one is super accurate--much more accurate than the Sony 85 f/2.8 SAM.Chromatic Aberration is not as well controlled as the Minolta 100-300 APO lens. It has less distortion than the Sony DT 55-200 but more distortion than the Minolta zooms. It is slightly larger and heavier than the Minolta 100-300 APO but considerably lighter than the Minolta 70-210 f/4.The lens extends but does not rotate while zooming. The front element extends and rotates while focusing. Focus breathing increases the focal length at close focus especially at the short end of the range.I am very happy with the image quality of this lens. Even wide open it is quite sharp across the entire frame. The focal range is great for covering motorsports. 55 mm is more useful to have than 300 mm. The frequent focus hunting at the long end is annoying. Highly recommended!
I got the Sony A77II with 16-50 2.8 bundle to get me into the Sony A mount system. I wanted a telephoto zoom, but didn't have much left to spend on one. So I picked up this lens with a rebate that made it about half of what it normally sells for. I'm impressed! I've had it 3 weeks and it's been on a few outings. Image quality is darn good for an entry level lens, especially from 55-250mm. AF is slow in poor lighting, such as indoors, but look at the max aperture-gotta expect that. But outdoors in the daytime it's fast enough. I tracked cars going about 50mph on a street and it did fairly well. I'd say the worst thing about it is the min focus distance. It's 44 inches from the subject to the front of the lens. And that will yield about 85mm across the frame left to ... MoreI got the Sony A77II with 16-50 2.8 bundle to get me into the Sony A mount system. I wanted a telephoto zoom, but didn't have much left to spend on one. So I picked up this lens with a rebate that made it about half of what it normally sells for. I'm impressed! I've had it 3 weeks and it's been on a few outings. Image quality is darn good for an entry level lens, especially from 55-250mm. AF is slow in poor lighting, such as indoors, but look at the max aperture-gotta expect that. But outdoors in the daytime it's fast enough. I tracked cars going about 50mph on a street and it did fairly well. I'd say the worst thing about it is the min focus distance. It's 44 inches from the subject to the front of the lens. And that will yield about 85mm across the frame left to right on an APS-C body. Not even close to macro. But I've had good results with my Nikon 6T close up lens(which is also 62mm thread). The 6T gives good results from 55 to about 200mm. Get close to 300 and image quality starts to degrade with the 6T. The 62mm filter thread is nice because filters that size are not too expensive and they're easy to find. The AF is entry level. You can't manually override focus while in auto focus mode. You must slide the MF/AF switch on the lens. The front of the lens rotates during focus, so polarizers may be a problem, but it's no big deal. And be careful how you hold it in AF because the focus ring rotates during AF.
I have just started getting back into photography and upgraded to a Sony A77 at the start od the year. In terms of a cost effective solution this telephoto zoom lens is certainly value for money. Well constructed considering its price it doesn't feel cheep. I have used it for wildlife and some general photography and cant fault the quality of the images. It's most obvious weakness I found, is the focusing you'll experience causing the lens to overshoots your subject while autofocusing. Apart from that you cant fault it for the money and its better than the Sigma or Tamron options.
I bought this to upgrade from the Sony 55-200mm kit lens (which is very sharp centrally wide open). This lens is only slightly longer and still slips into my Tamrac backpack with two other lenses. With the metal mount, it's a bit heavier and frankly balances a bit better on the A77 than did the 200mm zoom. A nice balance between portability and ruggedness too. Optically it's a bit softer at 300mm than the shorter lens at its maximum of 200mm but at the same focal lengths it matches in sharpness. Softness at the edges is mainly due to chromatic abberation. ACR in Photoshop CS6 takes out both the CA and the blue fringing to the point of making the edges of the frame approach the central sharpness. Contrast is excellent with minimum flare. The sample shot taken wide ... MoreI bought this to upgrade from the Sony 55-200mm kit lens (which is very sharp centrally wide open). This lens is only slightly longer and still slips into my Tamrac backpack with two other lenses. With the metal mount, it's a bit heavier and frankly balances a bit better on the A77 than did the 200mm zoom. A nice balance between portability and ruggedness too. Optically it's a bit softer at 300mm than the shorter lens at its maximum of 200mm but at the same focal lengths it matches in sharpness. Softness at the edges is mainly due to chromatic abberation. ACR in Photoshop CS6 takes out both the CA and the blue fringing to the point of making the edges of the frame approach the central sharpness. Contrast is excellent with minimum flare. The sample shot taken wide open at 300mm shown below is 1/4th of the full frame after post processing in ACR. The A77 IS seems to work well with good sharpness down to 125th second. Due to the small pixels in the A77, shooting at higher iso's than - say - 200 starts to limit the resolution with noise. But I'm a bit picky here because I'm judging by how good a 20X30 print will look. This lens rounds out a nice 3 lens kit for photosafariing to capture big print landscapes through nesting owls. Compact and under 8 pounds total including lunch.
This Sony Telephoto Lens is ideal for the beginner to novice photographer It takes nice photo's and is priced right for the photographer who is interested in a budget lens. However, when zooming out to 200mm or better, the lens tends to distort and photo's turn out grainy when zooming beyond 200mm. I own a Sony Alpha A77 Mark II and the camera does a pretty good job with auto focusing on at distances beyond 200mm. However, when turning on Focus Peaking (Manual Focus), the camera does a great job focusing really close-up. Without Focus Peaking, the camera focuses and takes much longer to lock in. All in all, this is a good lens, but not for the advanced or semi-pro photographer.
I am a hobbyist so am still learning what my various lenses can do. However, I want to thank Adorama for the great service and especially the packing job of shipping this lens. I live in New England and due to 2 snow storms in 72 hours I was worried about the lens arriving safely and not being harmed by frigged temps. Today my lens arrived and the delivery driver (frozen hands) accidentally dropped the package twice while I signed the delivery slip. I quickly ran into the house and tried the lens out. Very impressed after experimenting with the lens as well as the great packing job that survived being dropped more than once.
I do like the bulk of this lense. It just feels like a good quality piece. The LOCK feature is handy, makes it much easier to take on and off and for putting on the hood as well. The larger lens (62mm lens) is great, I do love it, I just wish it was the same size(mm) as my other 18-55mm and my 55-200mm which are 55mm lenses. I use a tethered strap with a lens cap attached to the camera and it doesn't fit on this one :( (small potatoes though) This is a replacement for my 75-300mm lens that just stopped AUTO focusing!!!! This lens has a $100 greater value and Best Buy swapped it out for me, even up!! That was very nice of them, due to the unavailability of the Sony Sal 75-300 for purchase anymore.
I have left Sony Alpha land and have converted to E-Mount. So why am I keeping this lens you ask? Well, I'm not big into zoom where I require fast action tracking. With my new Sony a6500 and LA-EA1 adapter I am more than happy with stills image focus and image quality of this lens. FYI...Video AF sucks, but that is the nature of adapted lenses. As 99% of my videos are close up it's a non-issue for me.
Takes high quality images from far away. Very easy to use once mounted. The lens are very heavy. I have A6000 so I had to purchase an adapter so that the lens can attach to my camera - which I wish I knew before purchasing this product. Make sure that your camera is compatible with this lens.
Though I must use an adapter with my Sony camera, the auto functions work just as well as a Sony lens. I use this in replace of other lenses with exception of the standard lens. May require a larger case and adds a little more weight, but worth the effort for telephoto picture quality. I travel photo and need to be sure the gear I use works in all conditions. This lens does.
| Year Manufactured | 2012 |
| Mount | A-mount |
| Focal Length | 55-300mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/4.5-5.6 |
| Focus Type | Auto |
An ideal complement to the standard kit zoom, this DT 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SAM Lens from Sony will expand your photographic tool set into the super telephoto realm, especially with the 82.5-450mm equivalent range presented by an APS-C format camera. It uses a variable f/4.5-5.6 aperture to keep size and weight to a minimum and also incorporates an extra-low dispersion element for combating various aberrations. For fast, quiet focusing the 55-300mm uses a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and it can focus as close as 4.6'. On top of all this, the lens has a seven-blade circular diaphragm for smooth bokeh throughout the zoom range.
An ideal complement to the standard kit zoom, this DT 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SAM Lens from Sony will expand your photographic tool set into the super telephoto realm, especially with the 82.5-450mm equivalent range presented by an APS-C format camera. It uses a variable f/4.5-5.6 aperture to keep size and weight to a minimum and also incorporates an extra-low dispersion element for combating various aberrations. For fast, quiet focusing the 55-300mm uses a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and it can focus as close as 4.6'. On top of all this, the lens has a seven-blade circular diaphragm for smooth bokeh throughout the zoom range.
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Sony 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Sam DT Lens
An ideal complement to the standard kit zoom, this DT 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SAM Lens from Sony will expand your photographic tool set into the super telephoto realm, especially with the 82.5-450mm equivalent range presented by an APS-C format camera. It uses a variable f/4.5-5.6 aperture to keep size and weight to a minimum and also incorporates an extra-low dispersion element for combating various aberrations. For fast, quiet focusing the 55-300mm uses a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and it can focus as close as 4.6'. On top of all this, the lens has a seven-blade circular diaphragm for smooth bokeh throughout the zoom range.
An ideal complement to the standard kit zoom, this DT 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SAM Lens from Sony will expand your photographic tool set into the super telephoto realm, especially with the 82.5-450mm equivalent range presented by an APS-C format camera. It uses a variable f/4.5-5.6 aperture to keep size and weight to a minimum and also incorporates an extra-low dispersion element for combating various aberrations. For fast, quiet focusing the 55-300mm uses a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and it can focus as close as 4.6'. On top of all this, the lens has a seven-blade circular diaphragm for smooth bokeh throughout the zoom range.
