Deciding on whether to buy a product like SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens or perhaps SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens vs SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens

SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens specs

SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens
 SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens specs

SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens
Lens type: Zoom

Lens type: Prime

Lens category: Wide-angle

Lens category: Standard

Compatibility: Sony E mount

Compatibility: Sony E mount

Image stabilisation: Optical SteadyShot

Image stabilisation: No

OPTICAL FEATURES

OPTICAL FEATURES

Focal length: 16 – 70 mm

Focal length: 55 mm

35 mm equivalent: 24 – 05 mm

35 mm equivalent: 82.5 mm

Maximum aperture: f/4

Maximum aperture: f/1.8

Minimum aperture: f/22

Minimum aperture: f/22

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Minimum focusing distance: 0.35 m

Minimum focusing distance: 0.5 m

Magnification: 0.23 x

CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION

Elements and grouping: 7 elements in 5 groups

Elements and grouping: 12 elements in 16 groups

Special elements: Aspherical elements x 3

Special elements: – Aspherical elements x 4
– ED glass element x 1

Diaphragm blades: 9 circular blades

Diaphragm blades: 7 circular blades

Filter diameter: 49 mm

Filter diameter: 55 mm

Weather sealed: Yes

GENERAL

GENERAL

Box contents: – Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens (SEL1670Z)
– Lens hood (ALC-SH127)
– Lens front cap
– Lens rear cap
– Case

Box contents: – Sony Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens
– Lens hood
– Case

Dimensions: 66.6 x 75 mm (D x L)

Dimensions: 64.4 x 70.5 mm (D x L)

Weight: 308 g

Weight: 281 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £649

Price: £699

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.7 / 10

Review Score: 9.6 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens or SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 850 products in the same category as SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens, which is the Lenses category. Of these 850 products the average price was £196.11, the most expensive was £3049 and the cheapest was just £0.05. We then looked at the price of the 850 in the same as the SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens, which of course the average was £196.11, top price was £3049 and cheapest £0.05.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Sony and Sony, the average was £414.71 for Sony, £414.71 for Sony. The max for each was £13999/£13999 and minimum was £7.49/£7.49

Price analysis of SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens

Price analysis of SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens

  • SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens
  • Ideal for landscape and architecture
  • Compatible with Sony E mount
  • Aperture range: f/4.0 – f/22
  • Image stabilisation
  • Top features: – A great walk-around lens for city sights – Brilliant sharpness throughout the zoom range – Consistent f/4 aperture at all focal lengths – Shoot handheld with image stabilisation A great walk-around lensTake in the sights of the city and capture everyday scenes with the Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens. This compact and lightweight lens won’t weigh down your kit bag when you’re on your travels.Brilliant sharpnessAs you’d expect from Sony, you get brilliant image quality. There’s sharpness throughout the zoom range thanks to four aspherical elements, including one AA (advanced aspherical) element, combined with one ED glass element.Consistent f/4 apertureA great choice for amateur photographers, you’re free to shoot without worrying about fiddling with exposure settings thanks to the maximum aperture of f/4 throughout the zoom range. So, go ahead and focus on your subject.Shoot handheldWhen you’re walking around the city you might not have a tripod to hand. That’s where Sony’s Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation comes in. Compensating for camera shake, you can capture sharp, clear low-light scenes handheld.
  • Product codes: 4905524935462
  • SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens
  • Ideal for portraiture
  • Compatible with Sony E mount
  • Aperture range: f/1.8 – f/22
  • Enjoy superior performance from the Sony Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens thanks to combined advanced technology from Sony and ZEISS.Bright apertureIdeal for portraiture, landscapes and more, the FE 55 mm f/1.8 is compatible with full-frame E-mount and APS-C bodies. The large maximum aperture of f/1.8 is ideal when shooting in low light and lets you stop down for an extended depth-of-field.Along with the 9 circular blades, the bright maximum aperture lets you create a beautifully smooth bokeh to perfectly highlight the foreground subject.Precision optical designPrecision optics including three aspherical elements, reduce all forms of aberration while delivering impressive image-wide sharpness and contrast.The ZEISS T* coating helps prevent flare and ghosting for enhanced colour and contrast resulting in improved image quality.Weather sealed for shooting in the field, the Sony Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens lets you shoot with confidence.
  • Product codes: 4905524934762

What’s better SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens or SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens?

There are obviously a number of differences between SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens and SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £649 cost of SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens is closer to the expectation you had than the £699 pricep point of SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens and SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Lenses as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



SONY Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70 mm f/4 ZA OSS Wide-angle Zoom Lens



Rating:
8.80 out of
10