Almost certainly a cosmetic update of the Konica Minolta 18–70mm f/3.5–5.6 released shortly before KM ceded its camera business, this 27–105mm equivalent, produced for the new Sony Alpha 100, turns in some impressive performance numbers, but hides its light under a plastic barrel—and lensmount.

HANDS ON: This optic has the ultralight weight (just over 8 ounces) and plastic-y feel of an inexpensive 18–55mm digital kit lens (like the Canon and Nikon), but the wider focal length range of a higher-end DLSR zoom like the 18–70mm f/3.5–5.6 Nikkor that Nikon bundles with the D70 and D200. The Sony's lack of heft is due, in part, to its plastic lensmount. Read the full story here