Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom Lens

Product Overview

The Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom lens is the standard kit lens that comes with many Sony mirrorless cameras. It works great for video with smooth power zoom control. Pair it with a flat port and Nauticam housing for use with the wet wide lens.

An affordable option that offers excellent value for money, this lightweight and compact lens pairs perfectly with Sony's E-mount APS-C cameras. It's discreet, travels well and, most importantly, shoots great pictures and video underwater. As this lens is primarily designed for APS-C cameras, its equivalent focal range, in reality, is 24-75mm, a versatile range that is perfect for capturing a wide range of underwater scenes.

Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom Lens Features

• Exceptionally smooth powered zoom
• Less than 1.18" long when retracted
• Built-in Optical SteadyShot (OSS) image stabilization
• Aspherical lens elements and ED glass to reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing
• Equivalent to 24-75mm on a full-frame camera
• Minimum focus distance: .82-1 ft (.25-.3m)
• Filter Diameter: 1-9/16"
• Weight 4.1oz
• Seven rounded aperture blades

Are you interested in shooting macro underwater photography with this lens? Pair this with a Bluewater +7 macro diopter. Interested in shooting wide-angle underwater photography with this lens? Pair this with a Fantasea uwl-09F wide-angle wet lens. 

Sony 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Sample Images 

Sony a6400 + 16-50mm lens + UWL-09F wet lens + single Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe + Fantasea Sony a6400 Underwater Housing. (f/8, 1/160, ISO 400)

f/9, 1/160, ISO 400

f/13, 1/160, ISO 100