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The Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS is a supertele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Linear Motor, it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1799 €;
101 users have given it an average vote of 9.5 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.
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Pros: Sharp, lightweight for a supertele, accurate focus, inexpensive for what it is. It has nice bokeh for a zoom lens. Internal zoom (lens stays one size and doesn't change zoom position when aimed up or down). Good stabilizer. Well-made.
Cons: 3 meter MFD. Lens hood is difficult to mount. White color stands out too much.
Opinion: Only much more expensive prime superteles can beat this lens; it is both sharp and renders backgrounds very nicely for a zoom (no distractions in general). I love the versatility of the zoom. I use it at 600mm most of the time, but when I need to back off it is quickly adjusted.
The internal zoom means it never changes size. This means it won't zoom by itself when you aim it up or down. But it takes up more space in the bag.
It is well-balanced and light enough to be hand-held.
I replaced the foot with one with a QD socket (kirkphoto) to make carrying on my shoulder easier via strap. I covered it with a lenscover to hide the white color.
I wish it could focus closer than 3m.
I dislike the lens hood, which was never easy to mount or dismount, and has only become more difficult with time. I no longer remove the hood and bought a bigger bag to hold it. See the Atlas Adventure backpack, which has enough space to store this lens with the hood on and mounted to the camera. Some day I expect the lens hood to break.
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Opinion:To date, I would say that it is the absolute best choice for all those who want to practice birdlife or who want a 600mm with a "minimum" expense but with very high level performance... On the second-hand it can be found at ridiculous prices and for many it may already be enough to combine it with an A6400/6600 to have fun and take home beautiful photos, all for less than 2000 euros .. incredible!!! The new Canon 200-800 (F9 !!) for example costs 1000 euros more on its own than a 200-600 a6600 combo (and I doubt it does better things...) To the connoisseur ..... ; ) Optically it is still at the top among the 600mm zoommons, it is very sharp at the center already at full aperture, at the edges there is a moderate drop but we are still at excellent levels. If you want to do pixel peeping, being able to close to f8/9 you can see a further increase in sharpness... The blurry is its somewhat controversial appearance... Nothing to say as long as there is plenty of light, when the light goes down or is not optimal it tends (the expert eyes notice it) a little to "fade", to "wither" .. Also for this reason, the blur of the 200-600 (and of other dark zoommons in general) is now more and more often subject to being altered and counterfeited with hours of work and dozens of software passages in an attempt to make it more "beautiful" and close to that of a fixed ... Practices that I personally consider barbaric and ignoble, daughters of modern times and social junk .... but "unfortunately" today more than ever tastes are tastes ... The optical quality in general, however, is affected by the loss of light, both in the center and especially at the edges and precisely in the out-of-focus ... It is NO coincidence, in fact, that all the most POPULAR avifaunists and naturalists of this forum all switch over time to the 600 F4 GM (which has an equally relatively interesting price) .... If you always want maximum performance, the 200-600 alone is not enough... But let's talk about levels that are already very advanced.... The stabilization, on the most recent bodies (from A7r4 onwards) is valid, it is possible to go down even to 1/30 to 600mm in favorable shooting conditions. We are not at the level of the best competition but there is no longer an abyss
Pros:Lightness. Portability. Optical rendering. Sharpness. Precision of the zzom ferrule: short excursion between 200 and 600, for those who work there it is a decisive thing. Zoom in. Speed in locking and focusing (even if less than 70-200 gm2), even in difficult light conditions and backlight (I don't know if it's thanks to the a9). Great materials for lens construction. Resistance to intense and professional use. Tropicalization. The price: at this price you don't buy anything like that (at least before the release of the almost twin Nikon which has 20mm less at the short focal length).
Cons:The ring that makes the lens rotate (to shoot vertically) is half jammed and you have to strain to turn it. Cheap lens hood that doesn't screw on properly after a while. Proprietary collar foot (not Arca Swiss) and short bracket. The 200mm short focal length for sports use is sometimes too much.
Opinion:I own it and use it for a year (bought used for 1200 euros) for work, taking thousands of photos a weekend and I can't find any fault with it as far as the optical part is concerned. Lens that has a higher performance than the Nikon 200-400 f4 (I compared them in parallel shots) and that is very fast (even if the 70-200 gm2 sony outclasses it). Well tropicalized, I happened to use it in adverse conditions, and well transportable (I keep it in a Lowepro 400AW backpack mounted on the A9, along with a 28-70 and a 70-200). The materials with which it is built are excellent and despite the battle use it has no visible marks on the body of the lens. The main flaw is that the ring with which you rotate the lens (when it's on a monopod) makes a lot of resistance and requires an effort that prevents you from shooting quickly. I haven't figured out if it's a problem with my sample, or with all of these lenses. Another small flaw is the lens hood, nice but cheap in the internal plastic threads, which after a while do not hook the lens well and require an extra strong clack to mount it. Often when I'm in the field I want the 20mm more (i.e. less) of the Nikon twin because I'm long in framing the subject. In any case, the lens is incredible for its value for money and for its versatility of use. A small masterpiece of the Sony market that with this cheap lens has found many new customers, including me. I wanted to vote 9.8 but I approximated the grade to 10 because there is no possibility to indicate decimals.
Pros:Internal zoom, zoom ring with little travel, weight balance, multiplier compatibility, sharpness, cost
Cons:Footsie
Opinion:A must have lens on sony machines. I use it with sony A7III. Really good sharpness and, all in all, for what it costs now it's fine, there's no point in going to other competing zooms now in 2024. The thing I love most of all is the convenience of going from 200 to 600 with 1/4 rotation and of course the internal zoom so zero dust, zero weight imbalances. Excellent compatibility with teleconverters (I recommend the 1.4x) The only drawback is the foot, small. Unfortunately at 600mm it's an f6.3 but for this price it's fine like this, even with iso at 12800 with noise reduction programs the quality remains. For the rest, excellent optics for birdlife and sports in general.
Cons:Color, zoom ring, uncertain low-light AF, ergonomics
Opinion:I believe that this objective is excessively praised. We can all agree that it has a very good sharpness, but, apart from that, I have not seen any other merits. Color doesn't help when it comes to doing naturalistic. In addition to this, the lack of a lock button of the zoom ring often leads to the accidental rotation of the same during shooting and, as a result, you are forced to hold it almost at the end in an awkward position. The AF isn't the best, especially in low light.
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