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

The Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (APS-C) that covers 18-200 mm at f/3.5-6.3, weighs 460 g and focuses as close as 0.5 m. Next to 8 other APS-C Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, or you want more reach at the long end.

  • f/3.5-6.3widest aperture
  • 460 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE: length 97.1 mm, diameter 68 mm, filter thread 62 mm.97.1 mmø68
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE: length 97.1 mm, diameter 68 mm, filter thread 62 mm.97.1 mmø68
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

9 lenses

APS-C Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
18-200 mm1
Widest aperture
f/3.5-6.31
Closest focus
0.5 m2
Maximum magnification
0.27x2
Stabilization
4 stops2
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
APS-C
Type
Zoom
Weight
460 g2
Length
97.1 mm2
Diameter
68 mm2
Filter thread
62 mm2
Elements
172
Groups
132
Aperture blades
72
Hood
ALC-SH1242
Announced
May 17, 20121

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE2
Product nameE 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE
Model numberSEL18200 LE
Lens mountSony E mount
Compatible sensor sizeAPS-C format only
Focal length18-200 mm
Equivalent focal length27-300 mm (APS-C format)
Lens construction13-17
Angle of view76°-8° (APS-C format)
Maximum aperture3.5-6.3
Minimum aperture22-40
Diaphragm blades7
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.5 m
Maximum magnification ratio0.27
Filter size62 mm
Image stabilization typeIn-lens optical image stabilization
Image stabilization compensation4 stops equivalent
Hood typePetals bayonet type
Dimensionsφ68 X 97.1 mm
Weight460 g
Included hood modelALC-SH124
Included front capyes
Included rear capyes

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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