The only lens out there that combines amazing image quality and handling. Did I mention the price? Price is pretty good too. I love the most the fact that its zoom is all internal. very happy with it.

I've been shooting with this lens for about a week; everything from birds on wing to landscapes AND love it. Lens (with Sony A7 III) has amazing autofocus. Half rotation zoom from 200-600 is very fast. Great stabilization even at 600mm which makes is quite easily handheld throughout its zoom range. Lens is very solidly built but as a result is about five lbs; for long duration shooting I'd recommend a tripod or, at the very least, a monopod. The sharpest lens I've ever owned when compared to my previous Canon & Pentax lenses and current Sony lenses. Very happy with my purchase.... Read More  Hide

I am using this with 2X teleconverter. Even on videos, I can digitally zoom in after shooting at 4k. And I am shooting Sony A3.

I originally bought this lens for my A7iii and I loved the results but I was looking for a little more reach so I decided to get an A7RiV to add a little more cropability. The lens does deliver some really sharp shots from time to time but I find for the most part the images are so soft. I just spent the entire morning laying on the frozen lake photographing some blue herons, closer than I have ever gotten to get, and I was so excited to get home to see the nice results as I was able to fill the entire 61 megapixel frame on the A7RiV. I know on the higher megapixel bodies you do need to crank the shutter speed up to help reduce shutter lag so I was shooting at 3200/1sec for these mostly stationary subjects because I did not want to lose these photos to motion blur, as I have in the past, but never the less almost all of my photos are soft as can be. I am not going to say my technique is perfect and that I always have the perfect settings but there is definitely an issue with the 200-600 and A7RiV pairing. There was never an issue with my A7iii, and It would just be nice if Sony would at least just admit there is an issue between these two products so people do not end up wasting money on them.... Read More  Hide