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Sony - E 10-18mm F4 OSS Wide-Angle Zoom Lens (SEL1018),Black
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Brand | Sony |
Focal Length Description | Ultra Wide Angle 10 to18 millimeters |
Lens Type | Wide Angle |
Compatible Mountings | Sony E |
Camera Lens Description | 18 millimetres |
About this item
- Angle of View (APS-C) - 109 ° – 76 °
- Minimum focal length of 10 mm (15 mm in 35 mm-camera equivalency)
- Minimum Focus Distance : 0.82 ft (0.25 m), Maximum Magnification ratio : 0.1x
- Superbly detailed images;Aperture Maximum: f/4 ; Minimum: f/22. 35mm equivalent focal-length (APS-C) : 15-27mm
- In-the-box:Hood (ALC-SH123), Lens front cap, Lens rear cap
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Auto focus | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | — |
Picture quality | 4.0 | 4.6 | — | 3.3 | 4.8 | — |
Image stabilization | 4.0 | 3.6 | — | 4.0 | 3.2 | — |
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lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Standard | Wide Angle |
compatible mountings | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E | Sony E |
lens design | Zoom | Zoom | Prime | Prime | Prime | Zoom |
focus type | Stepper motor | Auto Focus, Manual Focus | — | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Auto Focus |
fixed focal length | 18 millimeters | 20 millimeters | 18 millimeters | 11 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 18 millimeters |
model name | SEL1018 | SELP1020G | — | SEL11F18 | 585965 | sel1018 |
max aperture | — | 4 f stop | 2.8 f stop | 1.8 f stop | 2.8 millimeters | 4 f stop |
diaphragm blades | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — |
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Product Dimensions | 2.52 x 2.76 x 2.76 inches |
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Item Weight | 0.317 ounces |
ASIN | B0096W1ONK |
Item model number | SEL1018 |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #277 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 11, 2012 |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Country of Origin | China |
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Super wide-angle zoom lenses are ideal for taking photos of sweeping landscapes and producing striking images with emphasized perspective. For mid- to high-level users who seek a wider minimum focal length than offered by standard wideangle zoom lenses, the SEL-1018 is the ideal choice. NOTE:"35 mm equivalent focal length (APS-C)" and "Angle of View (APS-C)" are with interchangeable lens digital camera incorporating APS-C type image sensors. This super wide-angle zoom lens is perfect for taking photos of sweeping landscapes and producing striking images with emphasized perspective. Features incluse a constant maximum aperture of F4 and built-in Optical SteadyShot (OSS) image stabilization. When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result. As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. ED glass dramatically reduces chromatic aberration at telephoto ranges, and provides superior contrast across the entire image, even at large aperture settings. Super ED glass provides enhanced compensation for chromatic aberration. Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped “aspherical” elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight. Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements are an evolved variant, featuring an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and periphery. AA elements are exceedingly difficult to produce, relying on the most advanced molding technology to consistently and precisely achieve the required shape and surface accuracy, resulting in significantly improved image accuracy and quality. The distance encoder plays an integral part in ADI flash metering, which delivers high precision flash metering that is unaffected by the reflectance of subjects or backgrounds. The distance encoder is a lens component that directly detects the position of the focusing mechanism, and sends a signal to the CPU in order to measure distance to the subject. During flash photography, this data is very useful in calculating how much flash output is appropriate to the scene. Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills. Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you’re using a polarizing filter. 2012 Sony Electronics All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony is not responsible for typographical and photographic errors. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Sony, BIONZ, BRAVIA, Exmor, InfoLITHIUM, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, PlayMemories Home, Smile Shutter, Stamina, Theatre Sync, Sweep Panorama, and the Sony make.believe logo are trademarks of Sony. AVCHD is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OS and iMovie are trademarks of Apple Computers, HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing . All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
From the Manufacturer
10-18mm f/4 Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
This super wide-angle zoom lens is perfect for taking photos of sweeping landscapes and producing striking images with emphasized perspective. Features incluse a constant maximum aperture of F4 and built-in Optical SteadyShot (OSS) image stabilization.
Technology
Circular Aperture
When changing your aperture to defocus the background, the light sources appear blurred. This ‘bokeh’ effect of the blurred background can be enhanced with circular aperture blades used in this lens. Conventional aperture blades have flat sides creating unappealing polygonal shaped defocussed points of light. α lenses overcome this problem through a unique design that keeps the aperture almost perfectly circular from its wide-open setting to when it is closed by 2 stops. Smoother, more natural defocusing can be obtained as a result.
ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass
As focal lengths get longer, lenses built with conventional optical glass have difficulties with chromatic aberration, and as a result images suffer from lower contrast, lower color quality, and lower resolution. ED glass dramatically reduces chromatic aberration at telephoto ranges, and provides superior contrast across the entire image, even at large aperture settings. Super ED glass provides enhanced compensation for chromatic aberration.
Aspherical lens elements
Aspherical lens design dramatically reduces spherical aberration while also reducing lens size and weight. Spherical aberration is a slight misalignment of the light rays projected on the image plane. This is caused by differences in refraction at different points on conventional spherical lenses which degrade image quality in large-aperture lenses. Specially shaped “aspherical” elements near the diaphragm restore alignment of light rays at the image plane, maintaining high sharpness and contrast even at maximum aperture and can also be used at other points in the optical path to reduce distortion. Well-designed aspherical elements can reduce the total number of elements required in the lens, thus reducing overall size and weight. Advanced Aspherical (AA) elements are an evolved variant, featuring an extremely high thickness ratio between the center and periphery. AA elements are exceedingly difficult to produce, relying on the most advanced molding technology to consistently and precisely achieve the required shape and surface accuracy, resulting in significantly improved image accuracy and quality.
Distance encoder
The distance encoder plays an integral part in ADI flash metering, which delivers high precision flash metering that is unaffected by the reflectance of subjects or backgrounds. The distance encoder is a lens component that directly detects the position of the focusing mechanism, and sends a signal to the CPU in order to measure distance to the subject. During flash photography, this data is very useful in calculating how much flash output is appropriate to the scene.
Lens-based optical image stabilization
Gyro sensors built into the lens detect even the slightest movement, and the stabilization lens is precisely shifted to counteract any image blur that might occur. The use of precision, quiet linear motors and technology inherited from high-end Sony professional camcorders results in exceptionally quiet, effective image stabilization that contributes to high-quality movies as well as stills.
Additional Features
Internal focusing
Only the middle groups of the optical system move to achieve focus, so the overall length of the lens does not change. Other important benefits include fast autofocusing and a short minimum focusing distance. Also, the filter thread at the front of the lens does not rotate, which is convenient if you’re using a polarizing filter.
2012 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony is not responsible for typographical and photographic errors. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Sony, BIONZ, BRAVIA, Exmor, InfoLITHIUM, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, PlayMemories Home, Smile Shutter, Stamina, Theatre Sync, Sweep Panorama, and the Sony make.believe logo are trademarks of Sony. AVCHD is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OS and iMovie are trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Customers like the quality, sharpness, and focus of the lens. For example, they mention it's an excellent lens, perfect for amazing cityscape and landscape shots, and it creates beautiful wide angle pictures with no distortion on the edges of the frame. That said, opinions are mixed on value and distortion.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention it's an excellent lens, they're pleased with the build and performance, and it delivers extremely good results. The lens works well and has no problems.
"...++ good build quality++ has a focus and a zoom ring for manual use++ good lens hood included++ not heavy-..." Read more
"...indoors and allows me to zoom to compose quickly, and the F4 aperture is good enough especially considering OSS...." Read more
"...Simply put, it is fantastic. Yes a little soft in the far corners, but really spectacular every where else. Great build quality...." Read more
"...It feels solid in construction, with a metal skin over what I assume is a plastic frame...." Read more
Customers like the image quality of the lens. They say it takes beautiful pictures, is perfect for amazing cityscape and landscape shots, and produces sharp, clear images without excessive chromatic aberration. The lens creates beautiful wide angle pictures with no distortion on the edges of the frame. It delivers great JPEGs with build in camera correction showing nice colors. The color and contrast are superb, and the lens is quite good optically.
"...These two, when attached together, are actually quite good optically, for a total price about 300 bucks if you got the 16 in a kit...." Read more
"...It delivers great JPEGs with build in camera correction showing nice colors and saturation...." Read more
"...a very high number of 'keepers' with this lens, the shots produced are really very nice, the focal range is great for indoors and allows me to zoom..." Read more
"...Nice feel to the focus and telephoto rings+Excellent photo quality, great color, a bit soft in the far corners..." Read more
Customers like the sharpness of the lens. They mention that the image seems to be very sharp edge to edge, with crisp autofocus. Some say that the lens has too much chromatic aberration.
"...++ sharp center and good corners wide open, corners improve stepping down to F5.6++ fast reliable AF..." Read more
"...It focuses quickly and exhibit decent corner-to-corner sharpness slightly stopped down...." Read more
"...All in all... sharp, small, nice handling." Read more
"...The image seems to be very sharp edge to edge and auto focus is quick and snappy...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the focus of the lens. For example, they mention it's fast, snappy, and lightning fast. Some say that manual focus isn't an issue and that the lens has smooth focus and aperture rings. Overall, most are happy with the performance of this lens.
"...However, it's more convenient and quicker; having a zoom allows one to frame shots and optimize the sensor area...." Read more
"...considered 'fast', but this lens has OSS and I find it fast enough for indoor shooting in moderate light...." Read more
"...+Good build quality though haven't owned it too long. Nice feel to the focus and telephoto rings..." Read more
"...It focuses quickly and exhibit decent corner-to-corner sharpness slightly stopped down...." Read more
Customers find the size of the lens to be light and not overly large. They say it's compact, wide enough for anything, and a great compromise between size and performance. Some mention that the lens is a little on the slow side but adequate for their use cases.
"I use this lens on a NEX-6 and it's a great compromise between size and performance...." Read more
"...I truly enjoy the smaller foot print, the live view on the LCD screen as well as the view finder, and the fact that I can nurture my toy addiction..." Read more
"...It's light but well made, and it's not so big that it feels cumbersome...." Read more
"...All in all... sharp, small, nice handling." Read more
Customers find the weight of the lens to be light. They mention it's easy to travel with and not too large to easily carry in a backpack.
"...even if doesn't fit into a pocket, but it's a great and lightweight set for traveling and outdoor activities with a small backpack." Read more
"...+Excellent center resolution+Light weight+Good build quality though haven't owned it too long...." Read more
"...The pics are as wide as a fish eye, but without the distortion. It's light but well made, and it's not so big that it feels cumbersome...." Read more
"...The Sony E mount lenses are just fantastic - light weight and sharp with lots of useful built in functionality that ups the percentage of the..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the camera lens. Some mention that it's worth the price, while others say that it is pricey and not worth the money being asked.
"...two converters taken together constitute a rather brilliant and cost effective set and I don't know why Sony promotes them so little...." Read more
"...its price seems to fluctuate within a $200 band, this lens is very expensive for an ultrawide APS-C lens...." Read more
"...Perfect for the price." Read more
"...be right, but it certainly does a decent enough job to make it worth the money...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the distortion of the lens. Some mention that it has very little distortion and great acuity, while others say that there is a little distortion noticeable on some wide shots. They also mention that the lens has vignetting and barrel distortion for some shots.
"This is an excellent lens. Even at 10mm, there is minimal distortion and minimal vignetting. My NEX-7 may be doing some lens correction...." Read more
"...lens is giving all post post processing advantages, but also shows CAs and distortion, easy correctable...." Read more
"...10mm with very little distortion and great acuity. Fast focus and well integrated with the features of my Sony A6500...." Read more
"...The only downsides are minimal. First, there is a little distortion noticeable on some wide shots (not a big deal to me), and secondly, there is a..." Read more
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But for the consumer NEX cameras, we see a scattered, overlapped offering in their list of ultra-wide e-mount lenses. The first kit lens offered by Sony was a compact 16mm f2.8. Then Sony offered an Ultrawide converter attachment for this (VDL-ECU1) which has an effective focal length about 12.5mm. These two, when attached together, are actually quite good optically, for a total price about 300 bucks if you got the 16 in a kit. In addition, there is the Fisheye Converter (ECL-ECF1) in the same series which has a 180° field (distorted) for just 129 more dollars.
Recently Sony came out with the 10-18 mm zoom, f4, with image stabilization, but quite expensive at $850; a completely different approach which almost certainly is designed and made by different people.
Having all of these at hand, I performed a direct image quality comparison. To compare the 10-18mm zoom to the 16mm, I set both to f4. When I added the Ultrawide I matched the field of view by setting the zoom to 12.5mm. I didn't bother to compare the Fisheye to the 10-18 mm zoom because the latter cannot match its field of view.
These were all JPEGs, not RAW. It is important to understand that modern lenses like both these Sony's are no longer just hunks of glass; they are designed to be used with the in-camera JPEG processing firmware, which undoes the inherent distortions found in most wide angle lenses, along with vignetting and chromatic aberration. For lens design, it is no longer so necessary to depend on the difficult correction of glass elements with additional glass elements, aspherics, etc., as has been the tradition for more than a hundred years. Lenses are now part software, and the manufacturers are all adopting this approach. The digital image processing can be observed directly on both these lenses when one is looking at the LCD image and then fires the shot - you'll watch as the replay image comes up, with the whole field visibly altered by software distortion correction. For this reason it would require a lot of skill and Photoshop time to do the same thing manually starting from the RAW images. The downside for users is that lenses can no longer be used on non-Sony cameras, even in manual mode with a mount adapter, because they will look terrible. But it's now a fact of life; JPEG's are the way these lenses are designed to be used, so that's how they should be evaluated.
A summary of my tests of the image quality from the 10-18mm zoom vs. the 16mm (including the converter) is that they are roughly comparable. If one is very picky and studies the finest details, the 16mm has a bit more chromatic aberration but overall may be just slightly nicer than the zoom. Surprisingly, the 16mm+Ultrawide converter images are very good. To look at performance in the corners, I made extra shots which focussed in the far corner because the field of wide angle lenses is not flat. This showed that, at f4, the 10-18 zoom is superior to the 16 in the corners, but it was a moderate difference. If stopped down to f8, the difference is less.
Which should you buy? Photographers on a budget should consider the "pancake" 16 mm plus the Ultrawide converter. Of course it's inconvenient to attach the converter if you are in a hurry, but the availability of the Fisheye is also a big plus and can't be matched by the 10-18 zoom. The 16 with two converters taken together constitute a rather brilliant and cost effective set and I don't know why Sony promotes them so little.
The 10-18mm zoom is a fine lens and superior to the 16mm but only moderately so. It costs three times as much as the 16+converter and is physically much larger. However, it's more convenient and quicker; having a zoom allows one to frame shots and optimize the sensor area. Also image stabilization, unusual on an ultra-wide, more than offsets the one-stop smaller aperture, permitting slower shutter speeds, and is very much worth having.
The 16 and 10-18 lenses are completely different designs - size, cost, convenience, operational quickness - but image quality is actually in roughly the same ballpark. If you can't decide, I recommend the 16mm plus the two converters. I put my NEX in movie mode with the Fisheye attached and walked around a party we were having, stopping for conversations and capturing the whole feel of the event - fantastic footage which would be difficult to record any other way.
++ sharp center and good corners wide open, corners improve stepping down to F5.6
++ fast reliable AF
++ supports DMF (direct manual focus to change focus manually with focus ring after AF)
++ good build quality
++ has a focus and a zoom ring for manual use
++ good lens hood included
++ not heavy
- focus by wire limitations for long exposures (no end position for infinite focus, which makes it hard to focus using long exposure time)
- a little bit high prices
I compared this lens with the Tokina Pro DX 11-16 on a Sony A65 and overall I love this lens for it's compactness on the NEX-6 even if doesn't fit into a pocket, but it's a great and lightweight set for traveling and outdoor activities with a small backpack.
I'm not a pixel-peeper, so my review is not a technical one. The other lenses I own are the original SEL18200 (truly love that lens, but you need light for it to shine, and I feel for the range and quality you get it is priced appropriately), the Zeiss SEL2418 (which is an amazing lens, but arguable expensive), and now this SEL1018.
What I have noticed is that the SEL1018 is the first lens that gives me the focal range I need for indoor shooting. For birthday parties, or when their are groups of people, I can get the whole group in the picture without having to push up against a wall. It is also very nice to have a range to zoom - it just makes framing things that much easier, especially when you are also interacting with people and don't want to take minutes to set up and compose a shot. The F4 aperture is not considered 'fast', but this lens has OSS and I find it fast enough for indoor shooting in moderate light. I waited a long time to buy this lens, primarily due to cost, but also because I had the SEL18200 which gave me the wide angle I thought was good enough and the 16mm Sony prime lens was out there and fairly inexpensive.
I'm getting a very high number of 'keepers' with this lens, the shots produced are really very nice, the focal range is great for indoors and allows me to zoom to compose quickly, and the F4 aperture is good enough especially considering OSS.
I should have bought this lens a long time ago.
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I've been using this lens for about a couple of months now, and I am very happy with this purchase.
Reviewed in Singapore on September 10, 2020