Sony 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 FE OSS (SEL-24240)

The Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS is an all-in-one lens with room to grow. From the start, it can be hooked onto the “carcass” of a Sony mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor, and as the fleet of photographic equipment is updated, it can be transferred to a mirrorless full frame of the Japanese brand.

Climbless coexistence

The model is positioned as an older brother Sony E 18-200mm f / 3.5-6.3 OSS with coverage of an extended range of equivalent focal lengths of 36-360 mm (relevant for crop). In fact, the lens "dresses" on the camera once and coexists with it without a break for a long time. But in the case of collaboration with cropped mirrorless cameras, you will have to sacrifice the wide-angle zoom position, so for shooting landscapes and architecture in pair with the model, it will be useful to buy an ultra-wide lens in the manner of Sony E 10-18mm f / 4 OSS.

Interior fittings

Analyzing the expanded name of the lens, the eye clings to the abbreviations FE and OSS. The first talks about the compatibility of the universal zoom with Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, the second about the equipment of the model with an optical image stabilizer. Also, “under the hood” of the lens, it was possible to carve out a place for a linear motorized drive of the autofocus system, which provides fast, accurate and smooth aiming at the subject of shooting.

Universality of character

The weight of the lens turned out to be not small — 780 g. However, in the context of a huge zoom ratio (10x), a complex optical design (17 lenses under the wing of 12 groups), as well as a dust- and moisture-proof design, the weight category of the model plays by no means a primary role. The versatility of the lens comes to the fore, against which you can even neglect the low floating aperture f / 3.5-6.3. The zoom lens will be a real godsend for adepts of Sony cameras with interchangeable lenses without a mirror in the design of the optical part.