I'll attach one of the best images I got this morning, which has been cropped by over 50% and sharpened in PS.

, debris filled environments- Prevents continuous swapping of lens'- Takes a great quality image (great

After noticing that the images were less sharp then every other lens i compared it to at a camera show I checked its DXOmark ratings at [...].

Good sharp image at most focal lengths, focus ring is a bit hard, lens is quite heavy, priced a bit high.

My main complaint is soft images, particularly at wide apertures (where I really like to shoot); and it doesn't matter if I use autofocus or very careful manual focus

Of comical interest, my Canon 55-250 mm ($300) on my Canon Sl1 ($400) provides much better images at a fraction of the cost and weight.

The lens failed to achieve sharp images, even when manually focused on my A7r at essentially all focal lengths.

Outstanding Image QualityExcellent Build QualityExcellent RangeIdeal Carry Lens for All Day OutingCons

Tips: If you want to increase the focal length even further, you can do it digitally within your camera by using the 'Clear Image Zoom' function

My main complaint is soft images, particularly at wide apertures (where I really like to shoot); and it doesn't matter if I use autofocus or very careful manual focus

Good sharp image at most focal lengths, focus ring is a bit hard, lens is quite heavy, priced a bit high.

If you're not familiar with this lens, it's kind of like what the Sony is trying to be - a great walkaround lens, lightweight, sharp, clean image, and extremely versatile

Great image quality for the focal length range

I do not love it even if it can capture good images

I thought perhaps I had a bad copy and would exchange, but after seeing other images posted on line (see Steve Huff blog) that were as soft as

And the zoomed pictures from the HX400 are as clear as if the lenses were made of plastic.