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

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

	SonyE 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE	SonyE PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
Overview
Released
Released	June 2012	November 2012
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	18–200 mm	18–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–6.3	f/3.5–6.3
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–40	f/22–40
Optical construction
Optical construction	Seventeen elements in thirteen groups	Seventeen elements in twelve groups
Special elements
Special elements	–	Four aspherical elements and one ED element (exact SELP18200 specification in Sony NEX-VG30H kit page)
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	76°–8° APS-C	76°–8° 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; 27–300 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	0.3 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.27×	0.35×
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	Linear motor; smooth quiet focusing and aperture operation
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.5 m minimum focus distance	Minimum focus distance 0.3 m at 18 mm and 0.5 m at 200 mm
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.27× maximum magnification	0.35× 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 with Active mode for enhanced wide-end movie stabilisation; no numeric stop rating in read exact maker lens page
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	Six-step zoom speed control with variable-speed and constant-speed operation; Active stabilisation mode
Design
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	62 mm	67 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	68 mm	93.2 mm
Length
Length	97.1 mm	99 mm
Weight
Weight	460 g (better)	649 g
Controls
Controls	Focus and zoom rings and 18 mm zoom lock (Radojuva)	Focus and zoom rings, power zoom lever and zoom speed controls
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel (Radojuva); separate from original SEL18200 and powered SELP18200	Power zoom; aluminium-alloy exterior
Filter detail
Filter detail	62 mm front filter thread	67 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	93.2 mm maximum diameter × 99 mm maker length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 460 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 649 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH124 petal bayonet hood, supplied	ALC-SH125 rectangular bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH124 hood and front and rear caps; no case listed	ALC-SH125 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 US camcorder announcement dated 11 September 2012 specifies November NEX-VG30H kit availability including exact SELP18200. Sony Japan announces kit 12 September with 14 December local sale; standalone lens later on 8 March 2013. Main release keeps earliest maker kit month, exact first global sale day unconfirmed. One accessible full exact review read: SonyAlphaLab Jason Hermann, principally NEX-6 with NEX-3N. ePHOTOzine exact review returns 403; no accessible eligible pair, so summary omitted. SonyAlphaLab unsupported four-stop claim and fixed-length statement not used. Maker six speed settings retained rather than review three-speed shorthand. No inferred predecessor link