Deciding on whether to buy a product like SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens or perhaps SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens vs SONY E 18–200 mm f/3.5–6.3 OSS LE Telephoto 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
 SONY E 18–200 mm f/3.5–6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens specs

SONY E 18–200 mm f/3.5–6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens
Lens type: Prime

Lens category: Standard

Compatibility: Sony E mount

Image stabilisation: No

OPTICAL FEATURES

Focal length: 55 mm

35 mm equivalent: 82.5 mm

Maximum aperture: f/1.8

Minimum aperture: f/22

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Minimum focusing distance: 0.5 m

CONSTRUCTION

Elements and grouping: 7 elements in 5 groups

Special elements: Aspherical elements x 3

Diaphragm blades: 9 circular blades

Filter diameter: 49 mm

Weather sealed: Yes

GENERAL

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

Dimensions: 64.4 x 70.5 mm (D x L)

Weight: 281 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £699

Price: £579

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.6 / 10

Review Score: 9.3 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens or SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime 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 E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens

Price analysis of SONY E 18–200 mm f/3.5–6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens

  • 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
  • SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens
  • Top features: – Capture shots without blur using Optical SteadyShot – Impress with professional-looking bokeh shots – Take photos with minimum distortion and background noise – Get closer to your subjects with minimum distance focussing Capture shots without blurWith Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation you can capture blur-free photos and videos free from camera shake when shooting handheld. Even without a tripod, images are free from unwanted noise from camera shake and look better.Bokeh shots just like the prosJust like the pros you can create beauitful bokeh shots, where the background is blurred with the main subject still in focus thanks to the 7-blade circular aperture.Less distortion and sharper imagesAspherical glass elements inside the lens minimise distortion, while Extra-low Dispersion glass elements provide superior contrast and resolution.Get closer with minimum focussing distancesAn internal focussing mechanism means the barrel inside the lens doesn’t move, allowing for a more compact design and a faster autofocus response with reduced minimum focussing distances to help you get closer to your subject.
  • Product codes: 4905524887969

What’s better SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens or SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens?

There are obviously a number of differences between SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens and SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 £699 cost of SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens is closer to the expectation you had than the £579 pricep point of SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens and SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom Lens. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that SONY Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas SONY E 18¬ñ200 mm f/3.5¬ñ6.3 OSS LE Telephoto Zoom 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 Sonnar T* FE 55 mm f/1.8 Zeiss Standard Prime Lens



Rating:
9.13 out of
10