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55–210 Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS

The Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (APS-C) that covers 55-210 mm at f/4.5-6.3, weighs 345 g and focuses as close as 1 m. Lightest (345 g) of the 5 APS-C Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end, every other one that does better on brightness, or width gives up weight.

  • f/4.5-6.3widest aperture
  • 345 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS: length 108 mm, diameter 63.8 mm, filter thread 49 mm.108 mmø63.8
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 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS: length 108 mm, diameter 63.8 mm, filter thread 49 mm.108 mmø63.8
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

5 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

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Specifications

Focal length
55-210 mm1
Widest aperture
f/4.5-6.31
Closest focus
1 m2
Maximum magnification
0.225x2
Stabilization
Yes2
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
APS-C
Type
Zoom
Weight
345 g2
Length
108 mm2
Diameter
63.8 mm2
Filter thread
49 mm2
Elements
132
Groups
92
Aperture blades
72
Hood
ALC-SH1152

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 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS2
Product nameE 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Model numberSEL55210
Lens mountSony E mount
Compatible sensor sizeAPS-C format only
Focal length55-210 mm
Equivalent focal length82.5-315 mm (APS-C format)
Lens construction9-13
Angle of view28.2°-7.8° (APS-C format)
Maximum aperture4.5-6.3
Minimum aperture22-32
Diaphragm blades7
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance1 m
Maximum magnification ratio0.225
Filter size49 mm
Image stabilization typeIn-lens optical image stabilization
Hood typeRound bayonet type
Dimensions63.8 x 108 mm
Weight345 g
Included hood modelALC-SH115
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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