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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 €;
99 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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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.
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.
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