- Of the existing zoom lenses for Sony cameras with APS-C sensors, perhaps the best. The lens has a constant maximum aperture of f / 4, a fairly large range of focal lengths: "from mouse to bear", as hunters say. It is perfectly assembled, has pleasant (albeit uninformative) controls, a separate “rocker” for smooth zooming, gives a decent picture, fully revealing the potential of cropped matrices from Sony, and works almost silently.
- The main drawback, not even of the Sony 18-105mm f/4 G, but of the system, is the complete absence of fast zooms for cameras with crop sensors. This lens is the lesser evil: unlike the Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4, it has a larger range of focal lengths at the same constant f/4 aperture. Be prepared to constantly return to the 18mm position when using this lens. In a critical situation (reporting or shooting wild animals), this may require you to have additional preparation, and the smoothness of the zoom and the absence of any "mechanical" feedback will not increase your efficiency. You need to know this, you need to get used to it. You will have to foresee the possibility of an interesting plot, while preventing the camera from going into standby mode, which, together with the voracious lens motor, will adversely affect the battery charge. All this must be kept in mind when using this lens.