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Zoom Range of the Sony E 55-210mm ƒ/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens

Here are some quick practical examples of the zoom range of the Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 lens, a cost-effective and versatile telephoto zoom for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras.

sony e 55 210mm zoom range 1068x500 - Zoom Range of the Sony E 55-210mm ƒ/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens

Categories: Lenses, Sample Images
Tags: Sony, Sony a6000 Mirrorless Camera, Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera, Sony E-mount Lenses
Last updated about 2 years ago // Originally published about 2 years ago

This isn’t a full review of the Sony E 55-210 ƒ/4.5-6.3 OSS lens–I’ll get to that separately. My aim here is to just provide some quick visual examples that show the lens’s zoom range.

This lens is a good cost-effective option if you’re looking for a versatile long telephoto zoom to put on something like the Sony a6500 or a6000. It’s not especially compact–it does protrude out quite far from the camera body. And with a maximum aperture of ƒ/4.5 when zoomed out and ƒ/6.3 when zoomed in, it’s not blindingly fast. But it is light, versatile, priced competitively, and has built-in optical stabilization, all of which help it be a good travel photography lens, as well as a capable lens for wildlife or sports photography.

Getting technical, it features 13 elements in 9 groups, which includes two ED elements and two aspherical elements. It has a seven-blade circular diaphragm that helps with a nice smooth bokeh on the out-of-focus parts of the frame, has a minimum distance of 3.3 feet (1 meter), and has an internal focus, which means that the exterior of the lens barrel doesn’t rotate, which helps with faster, smoother focus and is also useful when using a circular polarizer filter. And if you’re adding a filter, it takes 49mm screw-on filters.

Sony Alpha a6000 with 55-210mm f.4.5-6.3 Lens

Mounted on a Sony a6000. This is zoomed out to 55mm. When zooming in, the lens barrel extends. This is also with the lens hood attached (it comes with the lens hood). The wider ring at left is the zoom ring. The narrower ring at right is the manual focus ring.

Here are a couple of side-by-side examples of it zoomed out to 55mm and zoomed in to 210mm. On the APS-C sized sensor, that becomes effectively an 82.5mm to 215mm zoom range when converted to full-frame 35mm equivalent.

I shot these with the lens mounted on an a6000.

[caption id="attachment_23869" align="aligncenter" width="678"]Sony 55-210mm zoom lens Zoomed out at 55mm.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_23870" align="aligncenter" width="678"]Sony 55-210mm zoom lens Zoomed in at 210mm.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_28136" align="aligncenter" width="678"]Sony 55-210mm zoom lens Zoomed out at 55mm.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_28137" align="aligncenter" width="678"]Sony 55-210mm zoom lens Zoomed in at 210mm.[/caption]

Where to Find Them

You can find the Sony E 55-210mm lens at Amazon and B&H Photo. You can also find it as a part of a bundle kit with the Sony a6000.

It’s available in black and silver.

Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 Lens for Sony E-Mount Cameras (Black)
Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 Lens for Sony E-Mount Cameras (Black)
  • Wide zoom range (82 - 315mm 35mm equivalent) ideal for sports or nature;Aperture blades : 7
  • Internal focusing for smooth, quiet operation - perfect for video capture.Direct manual focus with...
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Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm and 55-210mm Lenses Bundle...
Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm and 55-210mm Lenses Bundle...
  • BUNDLES INCLUDES: Sony Alpha a6000 24.3MP Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm OSS Lens, 55-210mm...
  • FEATURES: High resolution with 24MP APS-C sensor and the world's fastest auto focus with 179 AF points...
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By David Coleman
Instagram: @havecamerawilltraveldc

Last updated on November 9, 2018

Categories: Lenses, Sample Images
Tags: Sony, Sony a6000 Mirrorless Camera, Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera, Sony E-mount Lenses

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New Manfrotto Pro Rugged Memory Cards. Manfrotto, an Italian probably best known for their tripods and studio accessories, has launched a new Pro Rugged range of high-end SD, microSD, and CompactFlash cards. While they don’t have a huge selection of sizes and speeds, the cards are aiming for very fast cards that can put up with rugged demands. For instance, they claim that their V90 rated SD cards can withstand three times the force (20kg / 45 lbs) of a regular SD card. I’ve ordered some to run through my speed tests.

New Sony Alpha a7 firmware released. A firmware update for the Sony a7R IV now lets you control external Sony flashes from the camera’s own menu system. Up to 15 flashes in five groups can be controlled via the camera. It also applies to the a7R III and a7 III.

Comments

  1. Jerome Carroll says

    September 2, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    Is there a good text online or a book for 55-210 zoom- lens on mirrorless?

    Reply
    • David says

      September 2, 2020 at 5:13 pm

      I’m not aware of one.

      Reply

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