Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced August 2013 · Discontinued
Official site on electronics.sony.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- APS-C lens
- Wide
- Standard
- Telephoto
Lowest new
$798
at Precision Camera
Lowest used/refurb
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- Zoom range: 16–70mm, 24–105mm equivalent
- Max aperture: f/4, Constant through the zoom
- Optical stabilisation: Built in
- Autofocus motor: Linear
- Weight: 308 g
- Weather sealing: No
- Max magnification: 0.23×, Focuses to 0.35 m
Where to buy the Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS in United States
Precision Camera
New · In stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$798
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Price around the world
Cheapest right here in the US: about 12% under the price in the UK, the next cheapest.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in USD at today's exchange rate.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States(you)Cheapest | $798 | — |
| United Kingdom | £679≈ $905 | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | — | — |
| Singapore | — | — |
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Price history
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An APS-C lens also mounts on full-frame bodies of the same mount, where it crops the frame; those aren't listed.
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Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 16–70mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 24–105mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/4
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- APS-C
- Elements / groups
- 16 / 12
- Aperture blades
- 7
- Closest focus
- 0.35 m
- Max magnification
- 0.23×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (Linear)
- Optical stabilisation
- Yes
- Weather sealed
- No
- Internal zoom
- No
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 308 g
- Diameter × length
- 66.6 × 75 mm
- Filter thread
- 55 mm
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