SEL-70200G

Very solid, high-performance lens, very sharp, great stabilizer. Slightly heavier than I'd hoped considering it's for a mirrorless, but learning to live with that. Seems almost identically sharp to my Canon 70-200 f4, and slightly smaller. Good included tripod mount, though sometimes a little awkward clamping it back on the barrel--nothing serious and will probably get easier once I understand where the resistance is coming from. Very happy with this lens--this and the 24-70, used interchangeably on a full frame (A7) and an A6000, gives me 24-300mm in two lenses that are both pro quality (even the 28-70 is fine if you don't need the extra width). Add a 10-18mm (already had that one--or spend another thou on the great new 16-35mm) and also a fixed, fast 28/f2 (or a 35, or the spectacular 55), and you have a full setup in a fairly compact package. The future is here, and it don't need no stinkin' mirrors...although...I do also keep a Canon setup (6D and 70D), mainly for bird and wildlife images (400mm), macro (100/2.8 IS--made easy with fully articulating 70D LCD), and 16-35 f/4 for landscapes, to supplement the 10-18 and at times to use with adapter on the Sony FF. But I'll be selling several of my Canon lenses, including the 70-200, 300, and 35, as wonderful as they are, because the Sonys cover all that while keeping weight down and allowing for legacy-lens use, like the great Pentax 50/f1.4 I just found the other day for $4.99 at Goodwill...wait...is this too much? Sorry. I do that sometimes. My wife's eyes have been known to glaze over. She tells me, "You don't have to say everything you think." Probably true. But I hope this helped.

Awesome lens for action shots. Used this at my Sons Track events and it captured movement very well. I got more money shots with this lens than any other lens ever. It performs very well and it easy to use. It is heavy on the Sony body and you really need to hold onto hard or use a mini pod. The 4.0 disappointed me for indoor light at a distance of 50 yards or more. Closer shots were good with light. Makes me want to buy the 2.8 lens now. If I had to do it again I would spend the $2500 on the upgraded 2.8 lens. Real disappointment was my fault but I dropped the hood cap while walking and it cracked in half and is. It repairable. Cost me $60to replace it. Another bonus was the look of the lens and the white color. It looks like a Pro or a Reporter at events. I had students at the Track Meet asking me to take their picture thinking I was with a newspaper. This look actually got my Son a side job taking pictures of an athlete who plays Basketball at the HS level. His Mom wants photos from all of his games and pays my Son $60 a game now for taking his pictures. This is giving him money opportunities because he looks professional.

I ended up returning it, as the switch to Sony full frame was going to cost me upwards of $4,000....:( It's a very beautiful lens however and has THREE "Focus hold" buttons, all of which can be customized...For various purposes.. It's LONG!! Longer than say a 70-200 F/2.8 from Canon.... Doesn't balance well on the A7III, even with a battery grip...And it's not that heavy, but most of the weight seems to be out towards the front.... Comes with an aluminum hood (not plastic!) and a tripod collar/foot... Best part is, it makes you APPEAR as if you know what you are doing... Seems very well built, although not as tank-like as a Canon F/2.8 but probably the equivalent of their F/4 70-200... The optics are quite amazing, esp on the A7III and rates near the top of DXOMark's lens rating tables, esp for sharpness... IF you can afford it, I'd maybe get this and the Tamron 28-75 2.8 and forget the kit lens... Also, this did not fit in my large-ish Ape Case bag, neither vertically, nor laying down..It's just that long! IF someone gave me $4000, I'd buy this in an instant, but I'd wait to see if the A7IV will have a "real" grip..

This is the best lens in my arsenal of photo lens. for portrait photography. The images are so so sharp even when used in manual mode. Although this lens may look heavy; it did not tire my arms/hands during an all day wedding recently. Yes, it is at the upper price point for entry level pro photographers however; you will be glad you purchased this lens and if you are a wedding/event photographer or portrait photographer: you will quickly appreciate using this lens even at the end of its' range (200mm): the pictures are still great.

I came from the Canon side of the fence. I switched entirely to SONY from 7D and this lens is right up there with Canon L lenses. Image quality is pristine with a6000. It's "only" 200mm and "only" F4 but it's significantly smaller and lighter than Canon 100-400 and cheaper than 200mm F2.8, it's perfect travel lens. Two a6000 bodies, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS and this lens fit in a small carry-on personal bag along with a laptop and all accessories. I used to haul 7D with 100-400 and another lens in a backpack. Now I can carry two a6000 with lenses attached over my shoulder and it seems less bulky. The lens quality is very high with one silly exception: the sliders are too easy to slide. If you have the lens dangling from you shoulder it's enough to move the sliders randomly. It gets slightly annoying after a while and seems like a glaring design omission. I had to get into a habit of checking the sliders pretty much every time I raise the camera up or discover that AF was toggled to MF and/or IS was turned off. That's where one star gets deducted. The zoom and focus rings are silky smooth. Image stabilization works well, no problems with shooting flying birds or airplanes at 200mm. Unlike my old Canon 100-400L, this lens zoom is fully internal, the lens doesn't expand when zoomed and there is no lens creep, yay! I am not a pixel peeper. I'm just a hobbyist who wants to strike a balance between cost, portability and image quality while hiking for hours. As far as I am concerned this lens produces stunning images with my a6000 that are better than what my 7D with 100-400L could do, sans the extra 200mm, but also sans the bulk. Combined with the fast a6000 focus this lens is a blast to use. The attached images are unedited, just exported from Lightroom with default settings.

I bought this to use for wildlife and landscape photography with my Sony A6300. I’m very happy with the sharpness and autofocus. I was worried about the size and weight on my little A6300. It is big, but it's easy to cradle the lens for offhand shooting. I shoot from a tripod about 30% of the time. I have a QD plate on the lens foot that makes for easy on and off. The autofocus is extremely fast. I have had a few issues where it locks onto falling snow between me and my subject. With attention, I can overcome this. I like that I can flip the switch on the lens and reduce the focus zone to 3.5M to Infinity. It really helps the lens focus faster. The manual focus is smooth as well. I have reduced the number of lenses I carry now. Pretty much, I just bring this Sony 70-200mm and my Sigma 16mm. That covers my needs well.

I bought this lens feeling like I was settling, I wanted a prime portrait lens but figured I would buy this for the time being. I would like something a little faster than F/4 but I will take what I can get. Getting this out of the package this lens was a little bigger than I expected (I didn't read the dimensions prior to ordering, otherwise it would have been exactly the size and weight that I expected) and was almost identical to the size of the Canon 70-200 f/4 lens. One of the selling points behind mirrorless cameras is the smaller and lighter lenses, this kind of defeats the purpose but I am assuming there is not much that can be done, I am sure optics drive the dimensions. Shooting at 135 at F/4 on this lens is quite nice, that is the main reason I bought this lens. At 70, 135 and 200 the lens is razor sharp even at f/4. Shooting this on the a7R the results look great! I have not used this on my A6000 yet but will soon. Until some fast prime portrait lenses come out this works quite nicely.Very few complaints and IS seems to work well.

This lens was delivered prompt as stated. built solid and very sharp. I use the lens on my Sony a6300 because I wanted an upgrade from the 55-210mm. I never owned the aps-c zoom. I own the Sony 10-18mm, 18-105/4mm, and FE 28/2 prime. All these, as well using on my A6000. Mostly hiking and with tripod, at 63 with a fractured heal I didnt want the weight of a full pro like a Cannon D5/m3, etc. I like that the Sony 70-200/4 FE is 72mm because my polarizer and "grad " filter that fit my 18-105mm G lens is 72mm also. FF Cannon and NikonFF 70-200mm zooms, I believe are 77mm. This is the beauty of these Sony alpha e-mounts. They are much lighter. I talk with many people in the parks. They have their FF DSLRs, with a back pack of lenses. I say, here hold up this Lowe Pro shoulder bag with is a6000 / w 18-105 lens. They are always shocked at how light it is! This was Sony's plan, lightness, compactnes. Thank You Sony. Have not played with this new lens much yet. But I cant imagine being not pleased with this lens. The few images so far with it I am quite pleased with Read reviews like dpreview etc. I want to pack I lighter load at 11-12,000 feet. Let the younger generation pack the heavy "pro" gear. I can get better shots at my age and health because this gear will be up the trails with me, and my tripod. All these lenses here I am very pleased. JPEGs on my computer look TACK sharp. Soon to shoot RAW, as I am a newbie to digital. I am old school 35mm film in the 1970s and 80s. I cant imagime the RAW images after post with any of these new cameras. Lighter is better for me. Maybe Fujifilm xt2 aps-s is better, if you are an enthusiest as I, you will spend more an pack more wieght. My choise is these awesome Sonys.

For an f4 lens I would say I love it. The weight and the quality has been amazing

Haven't used it yet, but it seems to be a solid lens. It is what I expected and certainly wasn't disappointed. Once I get to know the instructions on how to use it, I will update my review.

I bought this lens for my Sony a7ii and took it to the zoo to test out. It's big and heavy, but it takes some stunning photos. The F4 aperture pretty much gives you x-ray vision when it comes to shooting through fences. The auto-focus works well and quickly, and there's a switch so you can limit the auto-focus range to 3 metres and beyond. The only time I had to use manual focus was when I was shooting a cheetah through two chain-link fences. The manual focus was difficult, especially without a tripod, but I was still able to get a sharp picture.

Ç'est une exellente lentille, pas trop lourde, le f4 est le meilleur rapport qualité-prix, très bonne qualité d'image.

I bought this lens to use with A6400 just for taking pictures of our dog, and it does the job well. I like the lightweight (comparing to the f2.8 version), built-in OSS and it looks 'pro'. Some say it's not sharp wide-open, it is kinda soft at wide-open when you are pixel peeping while shooting handheld. What you want to know is I have ZERO concerns with the sharpness when printing 12x18, 18x24 on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. Post-editing is very important. What's the catch then? Well, I wish the bokeh is smoother and less busy, the minimum focusing distance is closer and compatible with extenders from Sony. If these are important to you, get f2.8 GM or Tamron 70-180 f2.8 Di. Overall, I'm very happy with its performance.