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Sony SAL-1870 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 lens comparison

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Product name	Sony SAL-1870 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 lens	Sony SAL-75300 75-300mm f4.5-5.6 lens	Sony SAL-55200 55-200mm f4.0-5.6 lens	Sigma EX wide-angle zoom lens - 10 mm - 20 mm	Nikon Nikkor lens - 35 mm
Price	$199.00 to $199.99	$248.95 to $249.99	$229.00 to $229.99	$3.17 to $479.00	$199.88 to $219.95
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Lens Aperture	F/3.5-5.6	F/4.5-5.6	F/4.0-5.6	F/4.0-5.6	F/1.8
Special Functions	Zoom	Tele Zoom	Tele Zoom	Zoom Wide angle	Info unavailable
Intended For	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Digital SLR	Digital SLR
Optical Zoom	3.9 x	4 x	3.6 x	2 x	Info unavailable
Length	3 in	5 in	3 in	3 in	2 in
Lens Construction	9 group(s) / 11 element(s)	10 group(s) / 13 element(s)	9 group(s) / 13 element(s)	10 group(s) / 14 element(s)	6 group(s) / 8 element(s)
Focal Length	18 mm - 70 mm	75 mm - 300 mm	55 mm - 200 mm	10 mm - 20 mm	35 mm
Lens System	Zoom lens	Telephoto zoom lens	Telephoto zoom lens	Wide-angle zoom lens	Lens
Weight	8.3 oz	16.2 oz	10.4 oz	16.6 oz	7.1 oz
Product Description	Sony SAL1870 - Zoom lens - 18 mm - 70 mm	Sony SAL75300 - Telephoto zoom lens - 75 mm - 300 mm	Sony SAL55200 - Telephoto zoom lens - 55 mm - 200 mm	Sigma EX Wide-angle zoom lens - 10 mm - 20 mm	Nikon Nikkor Lens - 35 mm
Mounting Type	Minolta A-type	Minolta A-type	Minolta A-type	Nikon F	Nikon F
Filter Size	55 mm	55 mm	55 mm	77 mm	52 mm
Manufacturer Warranty	Info unavailable	3 years warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Focus Adjustment	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Min Focus Range	15 in	5 ft	3 ft	9.4 in	11.8 in
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