Sony 16 70mm f4 › Optical Performance

Sony 16 70mm f4: Optical Performance

41 positive · 15 mixed · 34 critical mentions across 90 sources.

Given the sensor’s potential, a peak 8 P-Mpix sharpness score doesn’t look that great initially, but it is as high as any E-series zooms we’ve.
— review (source)
about the same in this case I think the kit lens is a slightly creamier bokeh so it wins in that regard let's look at subject focus in the eyes the Zeiss is sharper but it is very slight there's not a huge difference here but you can tell that the face is a little softer on the kit lens
— Arthur R (source)
these 16 255 G lens images on the right so the first one here is just kind of a wide portrait of my wife and son so let's punch in and see if there is a noticeable difference and Wow immediately look at how much sharper the 16 255 is both of these done at f/4 you can see the
— Arthur R (source)

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