Released alongside the Alpha a7C, the FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 is an equally compact lens built for travel shooting and everyday use. Despite its smaller-than-usual zoom range, this lens makes up for it with a noticeably sleeker profile and a retractable design for great portability. Optically, it uses three aspherical elements to reduce distortion and improve sharpness, and it also sports a linear AF motor and internal focusing mechanism for responsive performance. Additionally, it’s weather sealed for all-weather use.
Applications: Covering a range of some of the most oft-used focal lengths, this zoom is great for everyday and travel shooting, especially due to its sleek size and retractable profile for maximum portability. The 28-60mm range is well suited to everything from street shooting to portraiture to landscapes but, without OSS, will rely on in-body IS or daylight conditions for optimum shooting conditions.
Perks
+ Versatile focal length range
+ Especially compact and lightweight
+ Retractable design for portability when not in use
+ Weather sealed
Drawbacks
- Relatively slow
- Not the strongest optical performance
- Reduced focal length range compared to 24-70mm or 24-105mm lenses
- No OSS
Specs
| Focal Length | 28-60mm |
| Aperture Range | f/4-5.6 to f/22-32 |
| Optical Layout | 9 elements, 8 groups (3 aspherical elements) |
| Coating | Not specified |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 11.8" / 30 cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.16x |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Filter Size | 40.5mm |
| Dimensions | 2.6 x 1.8" / 66.6 x 45mm |
| Weight | 5.9 oz / 167 g |
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