Product Reviews

A good performance long range zoom lens, even it is the first version.

I researched and found both 70 to 200 lenses, and at first I bought the other one. But I regretted it, I really wanted the macro more than the extra speed. I returned it, and I am very glad, the other lens was faster yes, but quite a lot bigger and no macro. And the camera has eight stops of image stabilization, and noise reduction on the computer is magical. So I’m satisfied with the speed of this lens as well. I hope it’s ok to leave this with no photographs, I am learning to use this by getting birds in focus, do you really want to see a goldfinch on my feeder?

Always skeptical when choosing a Lens but the Guys at the Sony Centre in Falkirk were on the ball and couldnt have been more helpful and explained everything and you can see the difference with the standard lense to the FE 70-200mm F4

I wanted a compact travel zoom that did it all. I believe that I've found it. This lens is everything that every reviewer liked about it. Small in size, fast focusing and sharp. The close-focusing capability sealed the deal for me.

Light weight. Tack sharp. Fast and sticky auto focus. Very good for a birds in flight photographer.

This lens produces the absolute best pictures I have ever seen. It's also compact so I can take it with me. With the 1.4 extender it is great for macro shots. My favorite lens of all times.

I’ve had this for about 2 years. Amazing lens. I highly recommend.

I bought this lens just a month ago, but i already falling love with. it was my dream since its came out many years ago, but i could'nt afford one until now. the lens itself not to heavy, not to big. easy to handle. the oss is great 1/10 by hand held and the image is still not blurry. The image quality is excellent. Focus is very quick, silent and accurate.

I’m happy with the quality and performance of the FE 70-200 mm F4 G OSS

I bought this lens about 9 months ago and have used it extensively with my a7lll to shoot air shows, vacation photos and wildlife. I am an experienced amateur photographer, but have gotten serious about photography after I retired. The lens is compact, not as heavy as my Sony SEL200600G lens and has always focused quickly and quietly for me. I pair it with my SEL24105G for a full range of options when shooting.

Good picture quality & not too heavy like the 2.8. Easy to work with.

Great for video at conferences. My go to lens for the garden wild life.

Great lens! I used it to capture the Broken Arrow Band experience as one of their photographers. I've since moved on to take shots of FSU Marching Chiefs and The Spirit of Atlanta Drum Corps. My shots are amazing. I can catch everything I need from a distance.

I’m a pro photojournalist, and I’m shocked about how wonderful this lens is to use. It’s lighter, sharper, quieter, and faster to focus. It was worth every hard earned penny.

I enjoy this lens but you should know it is very, very heavy. I bought a device so that I could carry my camera and lends on my belt because of the weight.

I'm no professional reviewer, but I can tell you I'm in love with this lens. It lives up to its hype. I'm glad I glad have it.

Good lens, good product, sharp no lens flare, I would definitely buy it again

Great build quality, well balanced, nice features, great internal focusing is fast, quiet and accurate, very good optical quality, great price for what you get.

I owned a Sigma 100-400 and wasn’t happy with it until I bought the 70- 200 Sony and am extremely happy.

Just spent a few hours running this lens through its paces at a military families day with plenty of photo opportunities. Performed like a dream. Left the lens foot at home to lose weight. Internal focusing was a real boon. Good robust lens hood worked well in bright sunlight. Recommended.

Really good lens, I don’t need the F2.8 and this F4 is great and very sharp, using it on both full and crop sensor cameras A6000 and A7iv. Well made and having a 72mm thread all my filters fit. Moved to Sony from Nikon and to be honest I’m very happy, Nikon lost out as in many ways just seem to be falling behind with their mid range cameras, for what I need anyway

I have owned this lens for a few month now and what a buy. Sharp vibrant images. It’s my go to lens.

I purchased the lens because it is a follow on from the standard lens and takes you up to 200mm. I like the internal focus and zoom which prevents dust being drawn in.

I would like to have bought the GM version, however, I couldn't justify the much higher cost. I'm impressed; much sharper through the focal range than I expected, when used on my Alpha 1. Not very heavy and easy to handle. Focussing is fast and accurate. Highly recommended.

Great lens , only had a short time but so far it’s great .

I've had this lens for a year now, it's sharp and a good compromise to having several lenses on a shoot. Lost a star as I've noticed a bit of dust has gotten under the front element. How it happens who knows but doesn't appear to affect the picture quality.

Only had this lens for a few days so not been able to make proper use so far but build quality and the general feel of this lens is excellent. It's lightweight and simple to use.

I've only had the opportunity to use this lens on one project and, as yet, haven't had the time to closely review the images. I can say that, due to a miscalculation on my part, the lens, camera and myself were covered in sea water. The lens continued to function through the rest of my shoot. A wipe down with tap water was necessary at the end of the shoot and the lens continues to function as designed.

Bought this to go with ny A7Riiia and I'm ot disappointed, the quality is spot on along with the Images produced, also more compact than what I thought it would be.

I deliberated over the f2.8 v f4 for some time, glad I choose the f4 version, I could not justify the price difference, love the separation on this glass, quick release tripod collar, button set up the lens body. would really recommend the f4 version if your sitting on the fence with like me the cost difference.

I have been using this lens for the past 2 or 3 weeks. It has so far made my life easier, the quality of the glass is just so good. I never thought I could take photos as good as I did with this lens. It has a lot of switches for focus, stabilisation, focus lock just like it should. The weight is ideal. Being a lens that doesn't extend and with a constant F4 is very useful, but if I could improve on that, I'd like an F2.8 or lower (I know there is an F2.8 GM version but for almost twice the money). In evenings you start to struggle unless you have your own lighting. An amazing lens that I do not regret spending my hard earned money on, at all! The zoom and focus rings are very good, with the perfect amount of dampening and the zoom ring has a shirt throw so you can be precise and quick. Autofocus does a great job, you would almost never have a situation where you'd have to use manual focus. I use it with an A6400 and it does a tremendous job. Couldn't recommend it more!

I bought this over the 100-400 a month ago and am delighted with the purchase. The bird eye AF is superb and sign has short throe on zoom which allows shots I never had before, great reach cf 100-400 and can still use a telconvertor . Plus it is great value for money

Focus hold us excellent. It is so light, it weighs like a cheap lens and shoots like a pro. Pity about no 2.8 but the weight would double just pray for sun. Image quality is excellent - did I mention light

For the first time I decided to buy this kind of zoom with F4.0, the widest aperture. As zooms go this is a quite a compact one. Quality of the images is exemplary, as long as you are happy to settle for slightly deeper depth of field. Focusing is fast and precise, and overall this is an excellent lens.

I have owned the lens for a couple of months now great wildlife lens use it all the time

I bought the FE70200 F4 from Wex in Whitechapel when Sony was offering £200 cashback but the cashback never materialised. Why Sony? I registered the product as was required for the cashback.

Despite the fact that it opens up to f/4 only, it can handle every situation: portrait, sport, motor sport, landscape. Picture quality and sharpness are on point.

I have being using for nearly six months. Very happy with the quality and results of the lens, the only thing I can criticise is that it is slightly heavy for me personally.

This lens is my go to telephoto lens to match with my a6400. The compact size and light weight keep my keep easy to transport and fairly discreet. The f4 aperture gives a nice bokeh for portraits and the sharpness is out of this world for the price of the lens. The tripod mount is strong and sturdy and can be adjusted to rotate the lens to any angle. The zoom ring is smooth in its action and the range of motion to go from 70mm to 200mm isn’t so long that you have to strain to reach from one end to the other. The internal zoom action keeps the lens compact and balanced and the case and lens hood are of excellent quality. I would definitely recommend this lens to others and it is incredible value for money for the sharpness and image quality that it produces.

Easy to use, great sharp images, is well balanced, a joy to use.

I bought this lens on the basis of the Sony £200 cash back offer but am yet to receive the voucher code necessary to process the cashback. Please can this occur before I am asked to review the lens?

Bought this last month and I am stunned with the quality of the photos. It has improved my photography so much, it is my favorite lens

I decided this would be best for low light photography of Birds

I have use the lens for portraits and wildlife and the lens is light to carry about and the images are nice and sharp

Not used much yet but so far extremely happy Possibly a little heavy but no more than competitors

It was a toss-up between this and the G-Master.... I opted for this due to price and size. I'm sure the G-Master is amazing, but for the saving in cost and weight I am more than pleased with this lens.

The new lens lens gives me the ability in getting more intimate landscapes and I have discovered that the lens is very sharp and crisp throughout the focal range

amazing sharp picture, beautiful Bokeh and alpt lighter than i expected

Been shooting with this lens for a few years with my A6300 and A7iii and its a great lens. Its compact, lightweight and internal zoom which is great for shooting in wet conditions such as the UK. My only two Gripes I have are aesthetical. The white isn't ideal for shooting in muddy environments and also travelling around as i screams expensive lens and i much would have preferred black. Being a landscape photographer the tripod collar would be much better if it was already designed to support Arca Swiss tripod heads instead of buying a 3rd party collar. Apart from those its a fantastic lens!!

I bought the lens about 2 weeks ago. N taken some photos, n have good and very clear photos. Easy to use.

Only used a few times with lockdown, but very pleased with the handling and quality

Not had much time to put it through it's paces due to this lockdown but tryed it in the garden very impressed with quality of the images carnt wait to go out properly with it

Had this lens for about a month, super sharp with fast autofocus. This is a great lens on my A7iii.

This beauty completes my ideal range of lenses. I have used this lens only for a few shots to date, but the sharpness, speed, and compression needed is quite exceptional. I did not find a need to go to the f2.8 as most of my work would be from f5.6 -f11

Am so happy with the performance of this lens, its amazingly shap

Although it is bulky, the picture quality is good. Autofocus speed is not as fast as Zeiss lens.

Perfect lens not to heavy and fits in my camera bag perfectly so its always with me.

While everything about this lens is to be liked - there is one particular problem that is pretty annoying. There is loads of purple fringing in high contrast areas. To go for a 2.8 is way out of my means, the reviews that I had read before making this selection is that you lose 1 stop of light compared to f2.8 but everything else is comparable. Not saying regretting the decision but when you pay over a grand you expect the native lens to stand head and shoulders above similar 3rd party lenses

I used this lens to film a wedding it gave great coverage from wide to zoom ,my clients were not disappointed.

After switching from a Canon 5Ds to a Sony A7iii I was contemplating adapting my existing canon lenses with an adapter. I found that it worked okay but hunted for focus quite a bit. So I made the decision to sell my canon lenses and go native. I purchased the 70-200 f4 and I can’t believe how sharp and fast it is. It’s half the weight of the canon 70-200 L lens. Works surprisingly well in low light also. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone.

I’m an amateur photographer and just do it as a hobby so am no expert, I’m very happy with my purchase and the quality is brilliant.

Started using this to shoot junior football league photos. Trunks out lovely. Only wished for better bokeh, but the weight and price compared to the 2.8 is worth the trade-off.