The Sony SCL-Z18x140 18-252mm Zoom has arrived for the F3 camera. Sony has been promising a motorized zoom for the F3 and had previewed this lens at PhotoPlus Expo.
There are some things that really stand out about this lens starting with the incredible focal length range. 18-252 gives you everything you need for 99% of most shoots and all in a 5 pound lens.
But there's always a downside, in this case the speed of the lens. It's a T3.9 at 18mm but quickly ramps to a T6.8 fully zoomed in. I think that's unacceptable for anyone shooting indoors or at night but this lens would be great for sports or nature shooters.
But the most interesting thing about this lens is it can be fully automatic like any home movie camera. It has manual/auto focus, manual/auto iris, manual/servo zoom plus built-in image stabilization. Like the article asks, "Could this be the first 35mm motion picture point and shoot?"
And I don't think this is going to be cheap. Sony lists their 18x140 at $12,200 so who knows what the 18-252 will go for?
http://www.fdtimes.com/news/sony/new-sony-18-252-mm-zoom/
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-SCLZ18X140/
There are some things that really stand out about this lens starting with the incredible focal length range. 18-252 gives you everything you need for 99% of most shoots and all in a 5 pound lens.
But there's always a downside, in this case the speed of the lens. It's a T3.9 at 18mm but quickly ramps to a T6.8 fully zoomed in. I think that's unacceptable for anyone shooting indoors or at night but this lens would be great for sports or nature shooters.
But the most interesting thing about this lens is it can be fully automatic like any home movie camera. It has manual/auto focus, manual/auto iris, manual/servo zoom plus built-in image stabilization. Like the article asks, "Could this be the first 35mm motion picture point and shoot?"
And I don't think this is going to be cheap. Sony lists their 18x140 at $12,200 so who knows what the 18-252 will go for?
http://www.fdtimes.com/news/sony/new-sony-18-252-mm-zoom/
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-SCLZ18X140/
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