Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE vs Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

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E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE compared with E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

	SonyE 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE	SonyE PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	June 2012	December 2013
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	18–200 mm	18–105 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–6.3	f/4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–40	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	Seventeen elements in thirteen groups	Sixteen elements in twelve groups
Special elements
Special elements	–	Three aspherical elements and two ED elements
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	76°–8° APS-C	76°–15° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Image circle
Image circle	APS-C	APS-C
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	APS-C coverage; 27–300 mm equivalent field of view	APS-C coverage; 27–157.5 mm equivalent field of view
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.5 m	0.45 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.27×	0.11×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Quiet autofocus and Direct Manual Focus; maker pages read do not specify exact motor type	Quiet focusing using Sony Handycam-derived mechanism; read maker pages do not identify a specific AF motor type
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.5 m minimum focus distance	Minimum focus distance 0.45 m at 18 mm and 0.95 m at 105 mm
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.27× maximum magnification	0.11× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; Sony Japan specification states approximately four stops without test conditions on that page	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating published
Video features
Video features	Maker notes small changes in field of view during focusing, particularly visible in continuous AF; does not affect recorded still image	Constant F4 aperture, quiet zoom and focus operation, variable-speed power zoom lever
Design
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	62 mm	72 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	68 mm	78 mm
Length
Length	97.1 mm	110 mm
Weight
Weight	460 g	427 g (better)
Controls
Controls	Focus and zoom rings and 18 mm zoom lock (Radojuva)	Separate focus and zoom rings and continuously variable-speed power zoom lever
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel (Radojuva); separate from original SEL18200 and powered SELP18200	Powered zoom; overall barrel length remains constant during zoom and focus
Filter detail
Filter detail	62 mm front filter thread	72 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	No maker dust or moisture resistance claim in read exact pages	No maker dust or moisture resistance claim in read exact pages
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	68 mm maximum diameter × 97.1 mm maker length	78 mm maximum diameter × 110 mm maker length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 460 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 427 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH124 petal bayonet hood, supplied	ALC-SH128 petal bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH124 hood and front and rear caps; no case listed	ALC-SH128 hood and front and rear caps; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony US announcement dated 16 May 2012 specifies July availability; Sony Asia Pacific announcement dated 17 May specifies June and Sony Japan confirms local sale on 15 June. Main release uses earliest maker month, exact first global sale day unconfirmed. One accessible full exact review read: Radojuva Arkady Shapoval, Alpha 3500, 2024 used loan sample. Imaging Resource exact review and archive return 403, so no eligible accessible review pair and summary omitted. Radojuva motor and special-element statements disagree internally; no unsupported motor/coating/special-element counts used. Its measured sample weight is not substituted for maker460g. No inferred predecessor link	Sony Japan announcement dated 27 August 2013 specifies December availability; exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein on Alpha 5100 and OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff on NEX-7, sample centring described as okay with slightly softer right side. Different handling and distortion findings retained, processing and body context qualified. Blog supporting sharpness pages incorrectly label lens F3.5–5.6; maker constant F4 used. OpticalLimits erroneous equivalent focal range corrected to maker 27–157.5mm. Review barrel material descriptions disagree and are omitted; no inferred predecessor link