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Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Review

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The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens is a good option for a kit lens, offering nice image quality and good sharpness, especially when stopped down to around f/8. It struggles with vignetting and distortion, and the maximum aperture is slow, but overall it's a solid choice with good build quality.

The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens offers nice image quality and good sharpness, especially when stopped down to around f/8. It struggles with distortion, vignetting, and its slow maximum aperture, but overall, it's a solid choice with good build quality.

Pros
  • Good image quality
  • Sharpness when stopped down to f/8
  • Good build quality
Cons
  • Vignetting and distortion
  • Slow maximum aperture
  • Limited zoom range

The lens performs well, especially at f/8, offering sharpness across the frame. The lens also handles bright lights well, with minimal flaring and good contrast.

The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens is a good option for a kit lens, offering nice image quality and good sharpness, especially when stopped down to around f/8. The lens struggles with distortion, vignetting, and its maximum aperture is slow, limiting its versatility for certain types of photography. However, the build quality of the lens is good, with broad and rubberized zoom and focus rings that turn smoothly. The lens also features stabilization (OSS), which is efficient for keeping images still for video work. In terms of image quality, the lens performs well, especially at f/8, offering sharpness across the frame. The lens also handles bright lights well, with minimal flaring and good contrast. The bokeh produced by the lens is smooth, but it struggles with separation due to its slow maximum aperture. Overall, the Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is a solid choice with some limitations, but it can produce high-resolution images, especially when stopped down to f/8.

The bokeh produced by the lens is smooth, but it struggles with separation due to its slow maximum aperture.

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