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Rent NowCover everyday wide-angle to short telephoto shooting in an ultra-compact package with the Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens in Black, a power zoom pancake lens designed for Sony E-mount APS-C mirrorless cameras. Its 24-75mm full-frame equivalent range makes it a versatile everyday option for travel, family photos, and general-purpose shooting, while its collapsible, slimline design keeps camera setups small and pocketable.
Built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization helps reduce camera shake for sharper handheld stills and smoother video, particularly useful given the lens’s compact, lightweight construction. The power zoom mechanism offers smooth, motorized zooming controlled via a side lever, well suited to video work where a steady, gradual zoom is preferred over a manual twist. The optical design uses 9 elements in 8 groups with a 7-blade circular aperture, delivering solid image quality and pleasant background rendering for a lens of its size.
At just 116 grams and under 30mm in length when retracted, this lens is among the smallest standard zooms available for the Sony E-mount system, making it a natural pairing for compact APS-C bodies where portability is a priority. A close focusing distance of 0.249m adds some flexibility for tighter compositions within its everyday-use design.
This lens suits photographers who want a lightweight, all-purpose zoom for travel, everyday shooting, and casual video where a slim camera profile matters.
Specifications:
– Focal length: 16-50mm (24-75mm full-frame equivalent)
– Maximum aperture: f/3.5 (wide) to f/5.6 (tele)
– Minimum aperture: f/22 to f/36
– Optical construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
– Aperture blades: 7, circular
– Minimum focus distance: 0.249m
– Maximum magnification: 0.215x
– Angle of view: 83° to 32°
– Image stabilization: Optical SteadyShot (OSS)
– Zoom type: Motorized power zoom
– Filter size: 40.5mm
– Length: 29.9mm (retracted)
– Diameter: 64.7mm
– Weight: 116g
– Color: Black
