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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 1669 €;
91 users have given it an average vote of 9.5 out of 10.
MOUNT
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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Cons:bracket a bit small, hood attachment apparently not very robust
Opinion:I tried over time other tele zoom (even on Nikon and Canon) but this is the only one that (on my A7iv) finally allows me to use the maximum focal length at maximum aperture and get a really sharp shot on the whole frame. I was really amazed. Obviously the other focal lengths are also up to par and the autofocus, once the multiple settings between camera and lens are tamed, is lightning silent and precise. I am absolutely satisfied and, given the results, I also find it quite cheap. Of course an F/4 would be better but you should gut your wallet and strengthen your back ;-)
user128541
sent on August 24, 2022
Pros:Lightness,balance,price
Cons:Lack of a swing handle without a tripod.
Opinion:In spite of myself it lasted little or better as long as it was mounted on the Sony A7 r III everything ok, then day one day I wanted to look for the astronauts on the moon and I mounted it on the Sony A6500 with duplicator 2 X plus digital zoom of the camera I took some excellent lunar photos I was not in the skin!!!! Then after that I could no longer photograph a sparrow even at 26 meters. What had happened? not even Sony has been able to explain it to me.
Pros:Sharpness even with 61mpx sensor, autofocus speed, internal zoom, construction, price!
Cons:Lack of zoom ring lock
Opinion:Here we are after more than two years of use in the field, I can make a review of this unique optics. Unique because there are no lenses under 2000 euros, which are sharp at full aperture with a 61mpx sensor, and especially at 600mm like this!!! I know that someone will have to object, but when I read reviews of optics that have been tried for a week, even by one day!, or tried at home or in the garden (I'm talking about optics for nature photography), my knees fall. Not to mention those who compare lenses to 400mm or 500mm with this one. We all know that doing nature photography you are always short, so this lens must be compared with optics that reach 600mm. All zoom lenses (not fixed) that reach 600mm, have a dizzying drop from 500mm upwards, with dense full frame sensors. This one is not! At an incredible resolution even at 600 mm. This was the only real reason, in spite of myself that made me switch from Canon to Sony for nature photography (I still use Canon for other genres), I assure you that in Canon I was fine, and I would like to go back as soon as possible if there was a lens like this! Let's be clear a masterpiece has been made, internal zoom, weight 2115 grams, well balanced with battery grip, 600 mm at f6.3 all under 1850 euros! Fast and accurate autofocus even in low light. I'm not a lover of multipliers so I can't give my impression. I can only assure you that at full aperture it has the same quality as when it closes, so if you do not need to have more depth of field it is useless to close to increase sharpness.
Pros:VERSATILITY, WEIGHT, AUTOFOCUS (ALSO WITH MULTIPLIER)1.4X, INTERNAL ZOOM, COLORS, MINIMUM FOCUSING DISTANCE, SHARPNESS, SILENT, WEIGHT BALANCE, SMOOTH AND PRECISE FOCUS RING, CONSTRUCTION
Cons:COLLAR FOR TRIPOD WITHOUT THE CLICK OF THE DEGREES , LACK OF THE SET BUTTON
Opinion:PURCHASED IN JULY 2021 THIS LENS IMMEDIATELY GAVE ME SATISFACTION, IT HAS A PRECISE AND FAST AUTOFOCUS EVEN WITH THE 1.4X TELECONVERTER. THE CONSTRUCTION IS GREAT, YOU FEEL IT IS SOLID AND BUILT TO WITHSTAND RAIN AND CHALLENGING PHOTO SESSIONS. WHEN YOU USE IT YOU NOTICE THE WEIGHT AND THE BALANCE REALLY GOOD. I USE THIS LENS ON AN A7RIV AND I MUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC SHARPNESS TO BE A ZOOM FROM F6.3 ONWARDS (OF COURSE... THE BEST OF IF YOU GET IT FROM F9 TO F13 ), BUT ALSO AT F6.3 IT PERFORMS VERY WELL. HAVING A LENS RANGING FROM 200 TO 600 ALLOWS YOU NOT ONLY TO MAKE FAUNA AND BIRDS BUT ALSO LANDSCAPE (THINK THAT I ALSO USE IT TO MAKE MACRO FOR ITS SHARPNESS AND ITS MINIMUM DISTANCE). SURELY HAVING ALSO A 61MP CAMERA BODY HELPS ME A LOT IN THE MACRO BEING ABLE TO MAKE EVEN POWERFUL CUTOUTS, BUT OFTEN AND WILLINGLY I DO NOT EVEN CROP THEM (SURELY MY HARD-DISK AND MY CLOUD ARE NOT VERY HAPPY :) :). TO DO PHOTOGRAPHIC HUNTING AND 'ALSO EXCELLENT FOR ITS SILENCE' AND TRANSPORTABILITY' GIVEN ITS BALANCE. HONESTLY THE LACK OF CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN THE LENS ON THE COLLAR BOTHERS ME AND IS IMPRACTICAL. USING IT WITH THE MULTIPLIER I DID NOT NOTICE DROPS IN DETAIL AND SPEED 'BUT OBVIOUSLY ON THIS LENS (WHICH IS NOT' AS BRIGHT AS A 400MM 2.8 OR A 600MM F4 ) YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DECREASE IN LIGHT THAT ENTERS ..... IT IS USABLE BUT YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS COMPROMISE AND GET USED TO IT. REGARDING THE LACK OF THE SET BUTTON, MANY WOULD NOT USE IT, BUT I COME FROM A LENS THAT HAD IT AND I MUST SAY THAT IT HELPED ME A LOT .... WE HOPE THAT WITH THE LATER VERSIONS IT IS PRESENT
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