Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS E-Mount Super-Telephoto Zoom Lens – Ideal for Wildlife, Sports, and Nature Photography

The hype is real. The lens is of fantastic build quality and offers great sharpness, it's not a cheap lens but it is one of the cheaper options for a telephoto lens on a full frame sony camera. Autofocus is fast and reliable. The downsides are the weight as it's relatively heavy and obviously it's very large. That being said i'm more than happy with my purchase, managed to take this photo on my first outing with the lens.

I'm pretty blown away by this lens. I'm using this on my a6700, which if you're reading this you probably know is an APS-C body, so I'm getting an effective focal length of 300-900mm. It is just bonkers. The lens performs in every way, exceptionally well. Image quality is fantastic, very sharp across the board, even wide open, which is very useful as this is a "slower" lens. You can get some really incredibly shots with it at this focal length and despite it's relatively narrow aperture, you can still get quite shallow depth of field! Attached is an uncropped (!!) image of the moon I took this evening with it. I've had it for about a week now, and have just found myself using it pretty much every day. It's just a lot of fun to play around with, and you get some really unique effects from this kind of focal length. Compared to other lenses that can reach this far, the value is incredible. Sony is clearly trying (and I'd argue, succeeding) to compete with the third-party lens manufacturers like Sigma and Tamron to produce a lens like this. Now, this lens is BIG, seriously big. It dwarfs my 70-350mm lens, and is also a lot heavier than it at 2.1kg. You can wield this thing free hand, but you will notice it if you're aiming it at something for a short while. If you want to do wildlife with this thing and you're staking something out, you will want to rest it on something (a tripod, a monopod, even a beanbag). You will probably also want to have a decent, and large enough bag to put this lens in. I've fit it in my regular bags (roughly 20-25L) using the included bag, but also have a proper adventure camera bag which it feels a bit safer in. I would definitely recommend this lens, it's astonishing.

Important disclaimer - I am reviewing this having had it for less than a month. Second disclaimer - I am currently using it on a Sony A7 (the original A7 from 2013). That is important because to make the most of this lens for bird photography you need a much better auto focus system in camera. I am currently saving up for a second hand Sony A9: that system will perform much better tracking birds in flight. But the lens is amazing, it is sharp, fast to focus and benefits from stabilisation (something else the A7 is missing!) i took it on a number of photo walks and loved being able to really get close to objects at distance due to the reach. Still learning to make the most of it, but attached some images to give an idea of some of the capabilities. First shot at 600mm, second at 420mm, final at 200mm.

Before I start, please note that I already have the 100-400 and needed something for extra reach. There are many excellent reviews on YouTude and on the net - if you are looking to buy this and want to research it then they are good resources. I have used this on my camera as a 200-600 and with the 1.4 converter too (makes it 280 to 840). With the right light, this gives excellent results. Even with the wrong light it gives good results. The photo attached to the review was in poor (overcast winter light, raining) light on my first outing with it which was to a local safari park. I bought the lens for the extra reach, and because as it's a fixed length zoom, it's more weather proof too. I have yet to put it to a proper test, although given the conditions it worked remarkably well for me with a better than 90% in focus across the almost 900 photos I took on the day! The out of focus were mainly me getting used to it and choosing the wrong focus type. If in doubt, rent it first . . . but if you are looking for this focal range, I wouldn't hesitate at all. The only things I would say is the front lens is very wide so if you are looking for a filter to protect it bear that in mind - and the minimal focus distance is not short, so close up/macro type shots are not its strong suit. With the right camera to pair it with, you won't be disappointed.

Fast zoom, perfect range and beautiful picture quality. Absolutely no regrets. I love using it.

Es un zoom que ofrece una gran calidad y es muy versátil. Foto deportiva, fauna, nocturna, y por el zoom las posibilidades de hacer fotografías de perspectivas diferentes. Es una muy buena opción de compra.

The lens can be hand held at 600 mm and still get sharp photos. Long lenses normally require a solid and heavy tripod to gets sharp photos. The internal mechanism cancels out any shake. This is ideal for taking wildlife photography.

Great quality super telephoto zoom. I love the fact that it doesn't extend while zooming. Great sharpness and handling.

El objetivo es una verdadera joya, tener desde 200mm hasta 600mm a un precio razonable y con f/5.6-6.3 por menos de 2000€, en mi caso fue muchísimo menos porque lo pille en oferta, es una verdadera inversión, ya que su hermano mayor de Sony, el 600mm F4, es una opción que descarté desde el minuto uno por su elevado precio, 12.000€ y se queda para los que se ganan la vida con la fotografía o algún que otro usuario que puede permitirse ese lujo, la mayoría de mortales, optaremos por este 200-600mm de Sony. Si voy a echar un poco la bronca a Sony por no incluir una funda en condiciones, y no un simple forro que no vale de nada, el objetivo vale su dinero y a ellos no les cuesta nada meter una funda en condiciones, pero en fin, eso se queda solo para la gama G Master. Este objetivo es pesado, recomiendo el uso de tripode y cabeza panorámica pero se puede usar a mano alzada sin problemas y sin miedo a sacra fotos con trepidación gracias a que incorpora estabilización y eso se nota mucho, incluso en personas con poco pulso que se ve acentuado por el peso de este objetivo. Dispone de tres botones programables pero en realidad es solo uno ya que una vez has programado uno, el resto toman la misma configuración (si alguien sabe como configurar opciones en estos botones, le lo agradecería que lo comentase). El parasol es gigantesco, que cuando se lo colocas hace que se vea mas grande aun. En cuanto a calidad de fotos, me encanta, tiene nitidez desde el centro a las esquinas, incluso an los diafragmas más abiertos o cerrados, aunque obviamente siempre pierde algo en los f mas cerrados y abiertos pero es muy poco para tratarse de un zoom. Aberración cromática personalmente no he visto ninguna y de tenerla es facilmente solucinable por software. Los anillos de enfoque y zoom son suaves y precisos y me ha encantado que el zoom vaya desde 200mm a 600mm con tan solo 1/4 de giro del anillo, eso facilita mucho la captura de animales, incluso la deportiva, buscas el sujeto en la focal de 200mm y una vez lo tienes, pasas a 400, 500 o 600mm en un abrir y cerrar de ojos para encuadrar y disparar, eso sí, te el foco en continuo y si tu cámara es de las últimas, selecciona si vas a fotografiar personas, aves, animales, coches, trenes etc... te facilitará el trabajo muchísimo y ademas el enfoque es muy rápido menos en las focales más largas que le cuesta un poco más, incluso seleccionando en los botones, el acotamiento de distancia de enfoque, que tambien ayuda a que este sea más rápido, aunque si por cualquier motivo te olvidas y lo dejas en el modo de recorrido completo, tambien será rápido. Es verdad que aun lo he probado poco, pero lo poco que lo he tocado y fotos que he sacado, es una maravilla de objetivo y si esperas como yo a una oferta de Amazon, que las hay muy frecuentemente, lo puedes adquirir por menos de 1600€, es una verdadera ganga. 💯 Recomendado. Espero que esta reseña te haya sido útil 👍.