PMA09 New Sony lenses

[KevinBarrett]

I don't understand why Sony would make an 18-55 kit lens. The 18-70 is about as good as entry-level kit lenses get and has a very ambitious zoom range. To really make an 18-55 attractive they'd have to fix a lot of the faults of the 18-70; metal mount, non-rotating front element, a usable focus ring, and possibly a distance scale (on an APS-C kit lens, this is pure vanity, but it sure makes it more attractive to a first-time buyer). Oh yeah, and the image quality would have to improve...it starts to sound not so much like an inexpensive kit lens. To offer something really special, let it go down to 16 or 17 mm, and then there's a real reason for the replacement.

[David Kilpatrick]

18-55 f2.8 SSM

I guess that could be an option!

David

[KevinBarrett]

Certainly it could! But 16-50 or 17-55 would be really interesting. 18mm isn't very special on an APS-C sensor.

[peterottaway]

With regards to the 18-55 lens could it be that whoever is making the old 18-70 has gone onto other things ?

Also as Canon and Nikon have 18-55 / 3.5-5.6 as a "standard" perhaps Sony decided to mirror the competition whilst offering a faster lens to the buying public.