Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED High Magnification Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera

I will keep this simple. I wanted a lens with the 18-200mm focal length so I did not have to change the lens so much. I am very happy that I purchased this lens, I hardly take this lens off my A300. The most important thing for me is value and quality. The results are very good.

I bough this lens to replace the original lens on my Sony Alpha 100. That camera came with a lens only 55mm wide. This one lets in a lot more light, which is great for lower light situations. It also zooms over a much longer range and now I don;t need to lug around my telephoto zoom lens all the time anymore. Great lens for the price.

I got this lens as a kit with an A700 in August, 2009. It was a used kit, which saved me a few bucks, and everything appeared perfectly new. I've taken this lens around the world (always taking it carry-on on aircraft), hiked with it, taken it on motorcycle trips in a holster and in a holster in a saddlebag. It's a very practical one-lens solution for trips; even when I've also brought a fast prime along, I've usually just used the 18-200 for almost everything.The image quality has been quite good when I've done my part. I wouldn't say I've ever mistreated this lens. After about 9 or 10 months of use, the rubber on the zoom ring started to bubble. Then, a couple of weeks after I'd had it for one year, the lens would no longer zoom all the way out to 18mm. The zoom ring has seemed to stick once or twice, but it never actually stuck until now. Sony says $135 to fix it, and really I'm not sure if this lens is worth fixing. That's probably the most important sentence in the review, right there.If you can spend a bit more, I've done a little shooting with an 18-250, and it's obviously a higher quality lens, both in terms of image quality and the quality of the construction. The 18-200 has a plastic mount. The 18-250 has a metal mount. If you need to spend a bit less, the 18-55 has better reviews than the 18-200, and costs much less, so if you use the wider end of the zoom range most, consider that one instead of this.Perhaps this review is colored by the fact that I got the repair quote today, but I've done my best to present the facts in an impartial manner.

It is an excellent lens, but it supposed to fill in to a Sony alpha nex as the finder at the amazon page used it, and it doesn't. I had to buy an adapter to use it.

This lens does everything I expected it to do, The telephoto works great and brings the target in clear and sharp I am most satisfied with it.

Used lens? Can’t tell! It’s in excellent condition and as described. Different brand cap is the only difference (and who cares on that). I’m super happy with it!

I have a Sony brand DSLR which came with two lenses - 18-55mm and 55-200mm. I purchased this lens because of its zoom capability from 18-200mm so I can just carry one lens in my bag to reduce weight and the hassle of changing lenses in the middle of a shoot. However, the seller misrepresented his ad because what I received was identical to my 55-200mm zoom lens. I contacted the seller who immediately accepted responsibility and I received my refunds of the cost and return shipping.

Works fine. Had a little damage on front rim. Not sure why you don't post any pictures. I order only because of the Amazon name. I should have held off.