Lense quality is good and sharpness is not coming on F8, although on F9 is better. And price is pretty high than others. Read more

First to get the troublesome thing out of the way, its weight. It is heavy and it is a chore to lug it everywhere. Tripod must if you are going to shoot from a single position. For those who use it for bird photography like me, we need to accept the weight and lug it and swing it to take those beautiful flying shots this lens gives. Now the good things. Once you get used to the lens, I simply have to state that with the camera combo this is just the best that we can get especially considering the price range. After using Canon for a very long time, I started with Sony with this cam/lens combo and I don't regret it. Whether it is low light pics or pics of flight, this lens is excellent in what it gives. Having said the above, I am still getting used to the lens and cam and so I am not able to comment on the focus speed. I still struggle with focus speed on pics of flight. Don't know if it is the lens/cam thing or my inexperience with the Sony system. I also need to add that I was walking on a very slippery rocky slope and fell hard with the cam/lens in hand with the lens bouncing off its large hood. The hood suffered a large scratch but no damage at all to the lens or the camera. I am rating great to the very sturdy lens build as well as the very functional hood as well. On the whole, I am happy that I opted for the Sony over Canon this time. Attaching a few pics clicked with this lens. Read more

Still photographers opinion... Pros : Longer reach compared to 200 600 is obviously the big positive. Focuses quicker and confidently. OSS is good.. Cons : Heavier lens and longer focal length calls higher shutter speed to compensate shake (or use tripod). And slower aperture further reduces light.... get extra reach at the cost of light. Must mention here, the better OSS does help in lowering the shutter speed quite a bit.. Read more

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A month in with this lens, paired with Sony A6700, it has been quite an experience. Right out of the box, the lens feels heavy and the build quality and use of premium materials is evident. It comes with an additional strap for the lens. For an APS-C, handheld shooter (moving to full frame soon), it took me some time to get used to its size and weight, but with some practice and time it started to feel more comfortable. The lens comes with a range of buttons on its side- auto and manual focus control, full time DMF on and off, focus range limiter, OSS switch and modes. Talking about stabilisation, the lens delivers quite sharp images even without a tripod. The zoom range is excellent, decent bokeh on still subjects and it preserves all details. However the F6.3 at 400mm and F8 at 800mm could demand slower shutter speeds or higher ISO with low lighting- risking motion blue or noise with moving subjects if the lighting isn’t strongest. Under certain conditions like plane-spotting from far away, the autofocus kept acting up and it was a bit hard to lock onto the target for initial viewing. The 1.5 crop factor makes it much harder on APS-C shoots with moving target. Although the lens might feel a bit expensive, for what it offers at this price, it’s quite decent for professionals and hobbyists, considering the next best G master lens costs ten times more. Regardless of its quirks, it’s an excellent telephoto zoom lens. Side note, I bought it during an offering period from Sony India and got a wildlife appeal kit free on registering the lens in their site. It included a bag, hat, cap, 2x wrist bands and bandana. Read more