Sony SAL-1870 18-70 mm camera lens review

sony sal 1870 1 Sony SAL 1870 18 70 mm camera lens review Sony SAL-1870 is one of the best camera lens Sony has given to the photographer community. It is one of the best companion for Sont Aplpha DSLR-A100 camera and gives you some exciting capabilitites like wide angle of 27 to 105 mm. Other feature of this camera les includes its size and weight. Everyone would like to have such a compact and lightweight camera lens.

Sony SAL1870 DSLR Camera Lens Specifications:

Dimensions (Approx.) : 2 5/8 x 3 1/8” (66 x 77mm)
Aperture (Max.) : f/3.5 – 5.6
Aperture (Min.) : f/22 – 36
Blades : 7 aperture blades
Focal Length : APS: 27-105mm (35mm Equivalent: 18-70mm)
Front and rear lens cap
SH0006 solid-circular lens hood

Compatible with :Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A100K Camera, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A100H Camera Body + SAL-18200 Lens, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A100 Camera Body, Sony® a (alpha) DSLR-A100K Starter Kit, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A200 + 18-70mm Zoom Lens + 75-300mm Zoom Lens, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A300K + 18-70mm Zoom Lens, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A350, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A350 + Two Zoom Lenses, Circular Polarizing Filterm, Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera Body,DSLR Camera Body with SAL-1870 Zoom Len, DSLR Camera Body with SAL-16105 Zoom Lens, Lens Hood, Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A300K + 18-70mm Zoom Lens – Gold

Sony SAL-1870 18-70 mm camera lens review by Camera Labs

To compare real-life performance we shot the same scene with the Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 and Canon EOS-350D within a few moments of each other using their best quality JPEG settings. The Sony was fitted with the DT 18-70mm while the Canon was fitted with the 18-55mm EF-S, both set to an aperture of f8 in Aperture Priority mode. The crops are taken from far left, center and far right portions of the originals and presented here at 100%.

Sony SAL1870 Cemra Lens reviewed by PhotoZone

The Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 DT is a cheap kit zoom with sells around 100 €/US$ and this is also an indication for what you can expect from this lens. Technically the resolution figures are decent at 18mm and 40mm – less so at 70mm and especially at 24mm. Distortions and vignetting are about in line with the rest of the gang, maybe even slightly better. However, lateral CAs (parasitary color shadows at the image borders) are extremely pronounced with a width up to 4px on the A700.