Sony A-Mount DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II Lens

The portable Sony A-Mount DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II is a standard zoom lens that offers a wide-angle to portrait 18-55mm Focal Length at 27-82.5mm (35mm Equivalent).  It is designed for Sony Alpha Mount for APS-C Sensors and is constructed with One ED and Two Aspherical Lens Elements to help reduce chromatic aberrations throughout the zoom range plus Rear Lens Element Shade to reduce flare. The quiet auto focusing of the Smooth Autofocus Motor provides the needed performance while shooting videos, it drives the AF smoothly and accurately. Its f/3.5-36 Aperture Range however, is composed of Rounded Seven-Blade Aperture. 

Product Features in Detail

Ready for any shooting situation
All-purpose zoom lens covers the range of focal lengths from wide-angle 18 mm to standard 55 mm (27-82.5 mm in 35 mm format)

Clean, crisp image quality
High performance optical design includes two aspherical elements and one ED glass element to correct for optical aberrations

No more ghost or flare
The shape of the rear lens element shade suppresses internal reflections, helping eliminate image flare or ghost

Say goodbye to blur
Pair the lens with a Sony camera with SteadyShot™ INSIDE and you’ll enjoy smooth, blur-free results when shooting handheld, even zoomed in.

Experiment with defocus or ‘bokeh’ effects
A round aperture lets you get creative with the out-of-focus elements of your pictures, such as twinkling lights in the background

Refined optical performance
Aspherical lens elements minimize distortion while ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements provide superior contrast, resolution, and color fidelity.

Smooth zooming and autofocus
Thanks to the Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and a more comfortable zoom mechanism, framing your shots is easy and unobtrusive

Get up close without losing image quality
A close focus distance of 0.25 m and maximum magnification of 0.34x at the minimum focal length is great for short-range shots.