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SONY SAL-1870

SONY SAL-1870
alaAverage 3.5

9 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews of SONY SAL-1870. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

On average, users rate this product 69/100.

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Consumer review (sony.com)

It gets you by

 

Pros Explanation: This lens is very light. Great for if you're not wanting lots of weight to carry around. The color of this lens is alright, it certainly isn't the best but it's a kit lens so it does the job its intended to do.

Light-weight, fair color & contrast

Focus ring, noise, speed, overtime results

Jul, 2010

Consumer review (sony.com)

Lets explain

 

"I own my A100 kit for over a year. I took allot of realy good pictures with it, but once I tried to sell them on shutterstock, I got very disapointed... Chromatic aberration and lock of overall sharpness made my pictures useless for shutterstock. P.S....

Sharp center, smooth AF, very light, nice zoom range, macro

Chromatic aberration, corner sharpness, very thin MF ring

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (sony.com)

Lets explain

 

I own my A100 kit for over a year. I took allot of realy good pictures with it, but once I tried to sell them on shutterstock, I got very disapointed... Chromatic aberration and lock of overall sharpness made my pictures useless for shutterstock. P.S....

Sharp center, smooth AF, very light, nice zoom range, macro

Chromatic aberration, corner sharpness, very thin MF ring

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (sony.com)

Better than other kit lenses on Famous name DSLR

 

I'm no expert, but the range, 18-70 is way better than the 18-50, or 18-55, that you get with Nikon or Canon. Also the color quality and picture quality is very good for a so called "kit lens." I also did some research online, and the 18-70 lens from...

It's all good

NONE

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (sony.com)

Better than other kit lenses on Famous name DSLR

 

"I'm no expert, but the range, 18-70 is way better than the 18-50, or 18-55, that you get with Nikon or Canon. Also the color quality and picture quality is very good for a so called "kit lens." I also did some research online, and the 18-70 lens from...

It's all good

NONE

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (sony.com)

A Year's Experience

 

"I bought an Alpha100 with the 18-70mm "kit" lens in December 2007. After using it for a year I am still very pleased with it. The only thing I would like that the α100 does not have is a tilting LCD screen, and that has been accommodated with the...

Size, weight, auto-focus, image stabilization, and price

None

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (sony.com)

A Year's Experience

 

I bought an Alpha100 with the 18-70mm "kit" lens in December 2007. After using it for a year I am still very pleased with it. The only thing I would like that the α100 does not have is a tilting LCD screen, and that has been accommodated with the...

Size, weight, auto-focus, image stabilization, and price

None

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (sony.com)

Overall, I'm dissapointed

 

"Yes this lens is inexpensive, but the overall sharpness on my included kit lens leave a MUCH to be desired. At first I thought maybe I was just getting unlucky shots, maybe the light was bad. The final straw was a shot @ Thanksgiving. Bright day,...

low cost

poor performance- especially sharpness/clarity

Nov, 2008

Consumer review (sony.com)

Overall, I'm dissapointed

 

Yes this lens is inexpensive, but the overall sharpness on my included kit lens leave a MUCH to be desired. At first I thought maybe I was just getting unlucky shots, maybe the light was bad. The final straw was a shot @ Thanksgiving. Bright day, great...

low cost

poor performance- especially sharpness/clarity

Nov, 2008

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