The very good lens review website Photozone tested the new [shoplink 3060]Sony 18-200mm lens[/shoplink].The results are very good for such a megazoom lens! The only “issue” that the lens is not very cheap.
Read their review: http://www.photozone.de/sony-alpha-aps-c-lens-tests/539-sony18200f3563nex?start=1
A first Lens is in [shoplink 3356]auction on eBay (Hong Kong)[/shoplink]. In Europe Amazon Deutschland
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Gah, Sony better iron out any early production optical defects quickly, less they want to pull a Sigma and offer inconsistently built lenses. It seems like in the end, you’re paying a (possibly) appropriate premium for better image quality and video capability vs competing super-zooms.
Once again, I must point out, as others had before me on the previous post, that this so called “first lens” on ebay is nothing more than another pre-order. While it states at the top that it would ship in about 5 business days, the description of the lens clearly states that it’s a pre-order, set to ship in September. You will NOT get this lens in a few days. You’ll get it at the same time as everyone else – more or less – and yet you will have paid a handsome premium to do so. It makes no sense to order this lens.
Sorry for the double-post… As a matter of clarification, my last sentence should have read “It makes no sense to order this lens from that ebay listing.”
Very good samples, theres quite sharp images in them