Bring your subjects closer. Shoot beautiful scenery, action-packed sporting events and detailed close-ups with this wide-angle telephoto lens.

Get into the action. Designed to take advantage of APS-size CCD imagers like the Exmor™ sensor of the Sony® α DSLR-A700 camera, this amazingly compact premium zoom lens provides superior all-around performance. Its 35mm-equivalent range of 24mm wide-angle to 157.5mm telephoto is perfect for capturing faraway subjects, sports events, dramatic landscapes and intimate close-ups.

Internal Focusing System
Internal lens elements move, so the overall length does not change — creating a lens that focuses more quickly and doesn’t alter its balance.

Circular Aperture
Because aperture blades form a near circle at the wide openings used for low-light shots, spot-light sources have a pleasing circular defocused effect.

ED (Extra-low Dispersion) Glass
ED Glass lens elements minimize flare and greatly reduce chromatic aberration, giving you sharp, clear shots even at full telephoto extension.

Sophisticated Multi-Element Design
16 lens elements in 13 groups correct visual aberrations across the entire zoom range and help reduce weight.

Advisory when using DT lenses with full-frame (35mm equivalent) DSLR cameras.
Sony α (alpha) lenses with the Digital Technology (DT) designation are ideal for use on APS-C size DSLR cameras and are not recommended for use with full frame DSLR camera bodies. Although DT lenses can be used with full frame cameras, they can only realize a maximum of 11MP image size (when using the DSLR-A850 and DSLR-A900), and are not guaranteed to provide accurate Auto Exposure performance.

Reviews

Sony 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT ( SAL-16105 ) – Review by photozon.de

Unsurprisingly the Sony 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT is a lens of compromises – the lens offers a highly attractive 6.5x zoom ratio but this sets natural limits performance-wise.

Sony DA 16-105mm 1:3.5-5.6 review by dpreview.com

Conclusion – Pros

• Hugely useful wide angle to telephoto range – arguably the most flexible currently available
• Extremely sharp at wide angle
• Impressive resistance to flare
• Small size and lightweight
• Good build quality

Conclusion – Cons

• Chromatic aberration at both wideangle and telephoto ends
• Extremely soft in the middle of the zoom range at wider apertures
• Somewhat soft at telephoto
• Stiff manual focus ring with excessively short travel