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Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS

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Product Overview

Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS is a super telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Sony in 2017, it has 22 elements in 16 groups.
Like most zoom lenses, the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS is externally-zooming. Fortunately, Sony has provided a zoom lock that at least stops zoom creep. For incremental weathers, Sony is kind enough to include weather sealing.
As a super telephoto zoom lens, the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS can be quite useful for wild-life and landscape photography. Built-in image stabilization is almost a must-have at this focal range, and this lens does not disappoint on this front. Owners will also like the available tripod collar.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 52%
Pros
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Large and heavy

What external reviewers found

External score 87%
Pros
  • Excellent telephoto performance
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent optics
  • Compatible with SEL14TC and SEL20TC tele-converters
  • Long telephoto range
  • 4x optical range
Cons
  • No telephoto zoom
  • No tripod ring

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External Reviews

cameralabs[1]

Reviewer score 88% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from cameralabs have found:
The Sony FE 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM is the longest reach of any Alpha mirrorless lens to date. Mounted on an APS-C body like the A6500, the field-of-view is reduced to 150-600mm. With the lens zoomed to 400mm, you can achieve magnifications up to 0.35x.
Pros
  • Long telephoto range
  • Compatible with SEL14TC and SEL20TC tele-converters
  • 4x optical range
Cons
  • No telephoto zoom

digitalpicture[2]

Reviewer score 86% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from digitalpicture have found:
The Canon camp is in love with the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens. The Sony is better at 100mm, the Canon is better from 135-200mm and the two are similar at the longer end of the range. The Nikon is less expensive, but only moderately so.
Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent telephoto performance
  • Excellent optics
Cons
  • No telephoto lens
  • No tripod ring

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References

  1. ^ Sony FE 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM OSS review. [cameralabs].
  2. ^ Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens Review. [digitalpicture].

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