Sony 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T DT Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera

The Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA Zoom Lens is an exceptional addition to the Carl Zeiss lineup, offering an extensive zoom range while maintaining a lightweight and compact design. This lens combines the renowned Carl Zeiss optical performance and handling, rivaling prime lenses at various focal lengths. The circular aperture blades enhance the 'bokeh' effect, creating a smoother and more natural defocusing of the background. Aspherical lens elements reduce spherical aberration, resulting in a smaller and lighter lens, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture. The Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements provide significantly improved image accuracy and quality. The Carl Zeiss T* (T-Star) coating eliminates lens flare, internal reflections, and light scattering, ensuring outstanding image quality with high contrast and resolution. The distance encoder is crucial for ADI flash metering, offering high-precision flash metering unaffected by subject or background reflectance. Internal focusing allows for fast autofocus, a short minimum focusing distance, and a non-rotating front filter thread, making it convenient for polarizing filter use. In summary, this Sony Carl Zeiss zoom lens provides an extensive zoom range, exceptional image quality, and user-friendly features, making it an ideal single-lens solution for photographers seeking versatility and superior optical performance.