Sony FE 70-200 f/4 G OSS : Specifications and Opinions

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Yukiko

sent on 08 Novembre 2016

Pros: High optical quality, cheaper than its cannon or nikkon rivals.

Cons: Very fragile.

Opinion: I bought this lens one year ago. Takes quite impressive pictures. However one day the lens broke into two parts right in my hands, without any physical force. Made a quick research on the net and found out similar cases. They used fragile plastic parts inside the lens and it breaks into two right behind the focus ring. Probably cannot carry its own weight. So beware.

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Frenkisax

sent on 11 Agosto 2025

Pros: Lightness, speed, quality, travel, stabilization

Cons: I leave the fleas to the super professionals

Opinion: Optics that does its job well, for many jobs it is not a blade but defends itself well, the stabilizer you get a good result up to 1/60th at 200mm with mine, then it depends on how your hands tremble, I being used to the 60 600 of sigma, he looks like a feather calculate that the 50 art weighs the same you can have better just open your wallet each lens to its pros and cons, it must be understood and studied, personally I don't understand the fixed of the 2.8 I had the 70 200 2.8 of Canon and I rarely shot at 2.8 when you work with camera bodies, which work well at 5000 6000 I dare I don't feel the need to have a small point in focus

Riccar.tonin

sent on 15 Gennaio 2024

Pros: Sharpness - autofocus - construction

Cons: Stabilization not excellent

Opinion: I don't know what those who criticize this lens are they shooting with, with a 100 mpix Hasselblad? I don't know what you're expecting. on Sony A7iii I find it perfect, sharp already at f4, improves from f5, good performance, compact, fluid ring just right, presence of the tripod ring, very fast and responsive autofocus, even in video. Intelligent internal zoom. I don't see any reason to buy the updated version, except for the presence of the macro.

Sigmarco

sent on 28 Dicembre 2023

Pros: Autofocus, image quality, construction, ease of use

Cons: Keys a bit rubbery (I'll explain below)

Opinion: It will soon be ten years old, and by now it has dropped out of the charts, replaced by the brand new mark 2. This lens, however, can still have its say today, it has everything: size, weight, image quality (I would like to try the new version to understand the criticisms directed at this one). The zoom ring moves perfectly, fluid but not loose, always precise, a pleasure. In short, a great old lens that can still give great satisfaction: the short-toed eagle is always the short-toed eagle. The only flaw are the buttons on the lens which are a bit rubbery, they move well, but it is so easy to touch them involuntarily and move them, without noticing.

Lorenzo7600

sent on 17 Agosto 2023

Pros: Fast autofocus, sharpness, weight

Cons: stabilization not as effective as stated but not bad either, we are on the order of 2 stops

Opinion: We hear good and bad things about this perspective. As for my specimen, it is sharp and the autofocus is very fast even in the most sporty situations. (children's matches, nothing like that, rugby and skating). Tested alongside the 70-180 tamron, the autofocus is superior. It seems well built to me and is not too heavy

Franc91

sent on 15 Novembre 2022

Pros: Construction - Autofocus - Stabilizer - Weight

Cons: Sharpness - Yield

Opinion: Used for about 1 year and a half on A7rII, I would not buy it again, it was the only Telephoto lens to disappoint me as a general rendering, I owned Canon's white on 6D and 5DsR (70-200 F4 L IS USM) and the 70-200 F4 G ED VR on Nikon D810, the Sony? the worst of all, sharpness just acceptable to TA, improved a bit at f5.6 and f8, aberrations evident in many shots, general flat rendering, in my greater range of use (70-100mm) the loss of sharpness at the edges was very evident at TA, really a shame because taking it in hand I perceived an excellent build quality, exceptional autofocus, stabilizer ditto! and despite everything also the weight quite normal, not using the longer focal lengths 135-200mm has just been replaced with the 24-105 F4 G.

Gi.esse

sent on 02 Aprile 2022

Pros: Sharpness in the center, compactness.

Cons: Loss of sharpness at the edges, at least my specimen.

Opinion: All in all a good zoom even if with the focal one is better, like the "white" Canon L series that has a much higher sharpness. Like all Sony very expensive and frankly I can understand an f 2.8 but not an f 4. Now I don't have it anymore, I hope Sony will produce a more performing one because it is a focal length that a landscaper cannot do without.

Ruggio

sent on 26 Dicembre 2020

Pros: Construction, Phenomenal

Cons: Sharpness, cost, chromatic aberrations

Opinion: I used it on the A7R3 and was disappointed overall. The AF is undoubtedly excellent, one of the best ever tried and the construction is of a very good standard. However, mechanical qualities are being put into the background by optical gaps. The sharpness on the 42mp sensors is definitely insufficient at TA and only improves by closing by a stop or 2. There are also important chromatic abberrations even in light situations that are not so critical. The cost is important and genuinely inadequate for optical performance. I was much more counting than the 70-200 F4 L IS USM of the canon used with adapter. Finally, I would say that I resold the optics after just over a month, the only time it happened to me.

Flyer

sent on 09 Agosto 2020

Pros: sharpness, lightness

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: If you don't need it at all costs (literally) the 2.8, this Sony f/4 offers an excellent alternative to half the price of the "brother". The lens is engraved, the AF very fast, the weight limited. With its stabilization I can use it freehand even with relatively long times even I, despite not having a particularly firm hand.

Mimargu

sent on 01 Novembre 2018

Pros: Excellent construction biancone-churns out sharp images-well defined colors-Tropicallzzato-F4 constant-excellent AF-no flare and aberrations.

Cons: Weight.

Opinion: I bought it these days and use it on the Sony Alpha 7RIII binomial very successful, the balance is more than valid, the footprint a little less being a mirrorless but all in all compelling. The images are beautiful, the colors vivid and well defined, the focus accurate and fast. The fixing bracket to the practical stand and allows various positions. The stabilization is really fabulous, with slow times you do not notice blurred or wavy. The AF fast, precise and silent. Optics that I highly recommend.

Omared

sent on 28 Settembre 2017

Pros: Really a sharp target, aberrations and flare almost null, good construction

Cons: New price a bit high

Opinion: This lens I use is mainly on a Sony Alpha 6000, and I have to say I'm extremely satisfied, the quality of the colors and the sharpness is really great, and in my opinion, its best af 5 then where the picture becomes really sharp. Aberrations and flare almost null if they do not even exist in difficult light conditions. I use it a lot on an aps-c and I'm very happy, but on the full frame from the best of it. The construction seems delicate, but used in various travels in conditions not exactly comfortable or easy to turn out to be quite durable. The new price is a bit expensive in my opinion and is a bit heavy but the purchase is worth it according to me. which I highly recommend-