This lens made its first public
appearance as a bundled lens for the recently announced NEX-6. During
the announcement of the NEX-6, the company also mentioned their plans of
making the lens available as a standalone product sometime in the 1st
quarter of 2013.
Optics/Lens
- Lens Type : E-mount 16-50mm F3.5-5.6
- Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount lenses
- Aperture : f/3.5-5.6
- Aperture (Max.) : f/3.5-5.6
- Aperture (Min.) : f/22-36
- Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : 24mm-75mm (35mm equivalent)
- Filter Diameter : 40.5mm
- Lens Groups-Elements : 8 groups, 9 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
- Minimum Focus Distance : 9.8" (0.25m)
- Angle of View : 83o - 32o
- Aperture Blade : 7 blades (Circular aperture)
- Aspheric Elements : (4 aspheric surfaces)
- Dimensions (Max. Diameter x Length) : 2-5/8" x 1-3/16 (66.7 x 30.2mm)
- Distance Encoder : Yes
- Exterior Finish : Black
- Internal Motor : Yes (Stepping motor)
- Lens Weight : 4.1 oz (116g)
- Maximum Magnification : 0.215x
- Steady Shot Mode:Active : Lens-based Image Stabilization (OSS)