Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Super Telephoto Zoom Lens

I purchased this sony lens for wildlife photography. It arrived as scheduled and it was very well packaged the lens was in its original packaging and packaged inside another box wrapped in bubble wrap. I have used this and it preformed great the auto focus was very fast and accurate. The photos were very sharp. The price for this lens was great. Any photographer looking for a Sony E mount zoom lens for wildlife photography, I highly recommend this lens.

This is a great telephoto zoom with an amazing range. I've owned the 70-300, tamron 150-600 with adapter (both ways, sony a mount with the sony adapter and canon EF mount with a sigma MC-11) and the sony 100-400mm with a teleconverter. The 100-400 is a great lens as well and the fact it's smaller and covers wider focal lengths might make it better for some people. But for me I need more range all the time and my 100-400 had a TC on it all the time. The 200-600 is a less expensive option and has that range all the time. For me I pair it with a a7riv giving me 26mp in crop mode at an effective 900mm range. Because of this resolution and ability to switch with the press of a button I've avoided using teleconverters with this lens and camera combo which has been great. For me the fact the lens has internal zoom makes it much easier to handle in use because its balance stays the same at all focal lengths. This helps with hand holding as well as balancing on a gimbal/ball head. The short throw on the zoom is also nice to make it easy to go from 200 to 600 with only a 90° turn. One knock on it's construction is the 100-400 has a lock on the hood which is awesome. I know the 100-400 is a "GM" lens and the 200-600 is only a "G" but with such a massive hood it'd be nice to have it locked in place. I've read some reviews that say it's "loose", I'm not sure I'd say it's any different than any other lens with a non locking hood but I'll agree it does feel like it's easier to bump when it's as large as it is. I've added a silicone wrist band (like those livestrong bands) up against the hood and it makes it snug, an inexpensive fix. OSS and image quality are top notch with this lens. I will say when using a lens that's 12" on it's own and ~18" when on a body with the hood, you'll need some good technique to hand hold a lens this size even with OSS. Depending on what your shooting using a tripod and ball head or gimbal might be needed. But when you get a good subject you'll get some amazing images. The one negative about this lens' image quality would be it's background blur or "bokeh". It can be a bit busy at times (so can the 100-400 though) and this lens really rewards you for getting some distance between your subject and the background.

This lens is awesome as always. This is our second lens. My Wife and are both into photography and I had bought one of these for myself a year ago and bought this one for her Birthday. Pictures are tac sharp have seen no distortions of any kind. My wife has a Sony a1 camera and I have a a7 iv

If you like wildlife photography of any kind or even sports, I absolutely recommend this lens. It is a massive lens though so it is heavy. So either you’re in for a workout or it’s best paired with a tripod. I also got the 1.4 teleconverter for even more range. It also does beautifully with moon and bird photography. It’s pretty fast for those perfect fast action freeze frames. Focus is quick in good lighting. I think it’s definitely worth buying.

I actually had no business buying a lens like this. I do photography for fun, so the compensation for this lens will be my own personal enjoyment and let me tell you, it’s already paying back that debt! This photo was taken on a full frame in aps-c mode, giving me an effective focal range of 900 mm and it absolutely remains sharp at the furthest end of that range. I love that it doesn’t extend externally as this lens is a beast coming out of the package. It’s literally as long as my forearm without the lens hood attached. It’s also quite heavy, but very well balanced. Noise also seemed to be a relative non issue. This photo did have some minor noise correction done, but honestly would have been fine without it. I initially considered the Tamron, but was concerned about glass quality and sharpness which is why I ultimately decided on the Sony. I don’t regret my decision, I had more keepers than misses on my first outing with it.

I was sent a defective lens. It will not hold focus. It hunts for focus, then when it finally finds it and stops, as soon as you press the shutter it loses focus and the image is blurred. It was possibly a return (box was ragged) and they keep sending it out in hopes that someone will keep it. Very frustrating. I could press the hold focus button or use manual focus and get a good image but trying to shoot a bird in flight was impossible. This one performs so badly that it will give the lens a bad reputation. No thanks! FYI; Using on a Sony AR7 IV. Update: Purchased the lens again and this one is great. Struggles a little in low light but that was expected.

Excellent. Met all of my expectations.

This lens is just so sharp for a telephoto zoom lens. It's as good as I hoped it would be. Autofocus is good with a Sony A1, generally crisp and fast. The only time I've had autofocus issues is when the lighting isn't idea but that's to be expected with a 5.6 minimum F stop. I also love that it's internal zooming which keeps the weight and balance constant. It is heavy but not unyielding to hand hold. It's not a lens I'm physically able to walk around with on a long hike but I'm also a senior. I handhold half the time and use on a tripod with a gimble half the time. My only major complaint is the tripod leg. The fact Sony still hasn't incorporated an arca-swiss leg is silly but thankfully there are third party options but that adds to the overall cost of the lens. If you're into wildlife and birding and can afford this lens, do it.

Wow!! Tout un objectif! Lourd mais très performant!

excelente equipo, ya es el segundo lente que compro con Makacel y todo super bien

とても使いやすいです。

Excelente lente, gran alcance. Pesado pero útil , el mejor enfoque y calidad.

This is a must have lens for any photographer.expensive but worthy