Fanastic Lens...This zoom has been a bug in my pocket for some time, and I finally bit and got this fantastic lens... that Lens is so versatile... What's the first thing people do with a Telephoto Lens of this caliber ? I use this Lens for my Aviation , Bird and Sport photography. I traded in my Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary for this Lens because of its internal zoom and because i don't like those heavy zoom lens that grow in length when Zooming in and out and because of the wear and tear of those moving parts moving a tube with heavy glass in it. This Lens skips all that. The Zoom is quiet and very smooth. This lens is really heavy, as one would expect. Considering what it does the Job with perfection it is very acceptable. It has a lot of features I need to look ... MoreFanastic Lens...This zoom has been a bug in my pocket for some time, and I finally bit and got this fantastic lens... that Lens is so versatile... What's the first thing people do with a Telephoto Lens of this caliber ? I use this Lens for my Aviation , Bird and Sport photography. I traded in my Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary for this Lens because of its internal zoom and because i don't like those heavy zoom lens that grow in length when Zooming in and out and because of the wear and tear of those moving parts moving a tube with heavy glass in it. This Lens skips all that. The Zoom is quiet and very smooth. This lens is really heavy, as one would expect. Considering what it does the Job with perfection it is very acceptable. It has a lot of features I need to look into further . What I do like is that big ring on the lens is the zooming ring which is in an excellent place, right where you would hold the lens when shooting compared to the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary which is ridiculously right in between the Lens and the Camera . The smaller ring is for manual focusing. Question, is it sharp? Yes, it is very sharp. The pictures I took of detailed objects show extremely good sharpness for a zoom lens. I took photos ranging from the Airplanes, Helicopters, the moon, birds in flight and other moving objects with it and love it but for panning it's very tiring due to it's Weight. I wish Sony could focus on the Weight factor also for it's future lens , please. All very good and even handheld, the lens performed greatly. The images stabilization built in the lens does a great job when hand-held the camera and lens . While this lens is a 200-600mm lens for a full frame Sony camera, it becomes a 300-900mm lens when hooked up to a Sony a6000 series of crop sensor cameras and with the Teleconverter 1.4x and 2x it becomes respectively 280-840 mm and 400-1200mm which is outstanding for Aviation Photography. That can come in handy for those needing to reach way out there for a photo. I am very happy with this lens. It fits in nicely in my Lowepro Protactic Light Professional 450 AW II backpack with my 70-200 f2.8 GM ( with internal zooming too ) and my 24-70mm f2.8 Zoom lenses . I would say the price is too high, but it is worth it as it works perfectly with my Sony A9 snd A7S camera. Zooming is fantastic and focusing is fast and spot on... my only great disappointment is the Pouch bag that comes with the Sony 200-600mm which i expected to be a GM padded Pouch when i unboxed it . I wished Sony could look after his loyal Customers like me by sending them Sony Apparels e.g Sony Baseball Caps or Bennies , giving them discounts and more for spending so much money on their highly expensive Cameras and Lenses like the 200-600mm but Worth it ...

70-200MM GM -- a great optics in good deal.

About 6 weeks ago, I bought this Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM from Best Buy for a good deal, $800 cheaper than the GMII version. Attached to my Sony A9 and 7R4, I used this lens on my photography tour in Utah. This lens was useful for me to take action photos during my trip. The lens provides images with excellent clarity, sharpness and low distortion. I also liked its bokeh. Its focusing speed and accuracy are good, but not as good as my 24-70mm GMII. I also know it's a bit heavier than the 70-200mm F2.8 GMII.

AMAZING & YOU WONT REGRET IT !

This was a great lens and I was very impressed with the company that let me rent it! They gave instructions well, everything from receiving the package, using the product, and even returning it ! I love how they printed their own shipping label for you already and provided you with tape lol. Overall this is an amazing company and I would 1 million % recommend them to anyone. This is a great business for so many reasons. Instead of going out and just buying the lease I wanted, because of Lensrentals I was able to test it out and see if I liked it.

Absolutely a stunning lens

I used to have Nikon gear before I moved to Sony a few years ago and always loved the Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR. I have been on the fence getting the Sony 70-200 f2.8 or the Sony 100-400 GM variable aperture and decided to first rent the 70-200 f2.8 for an autumn trip and then the 100-400. Main purpose is landscape photography with occasional portrait and close up for plants, flowers and I love the creative aspects of subject separation that is possible with 2.8 aperture for my specific shooting style. In my weekend with the 70-200 I was impressed with the rendering of the image. Contrast, sharpness and pleasing color rendering were better with the Sony than from what I recall from my Nikon 70-200 ,f2.8 VR.Only a handful of images were taken with aperture at 2.8 and ... MoreI used to have Nikon gear before I moved to Sony a few years ago and always loved the Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR. I have been on the fence getting the Sony 70-200 f2.8 or the Sony 100-400 GM variable aperture and decided to first rent the 70-200 f2.8 for an autumn trip and then the 100-400. Main purpose is landscape photography with occasional portrait and close up for plants, flowers and I love the creative aspects of subject separation that is possible with 2.8 aperture for my specific shooting style. In my weekend with the 70-200 I was impressed with the rendering of the image. Contrast, sharpness and pleasing color rendering were better with the Sony than from what I recall from my Nikon 70-200 ,f2.8 VR.Only a handful of images were taken with aperture at 2.8 and hence now I would like to rent the 100-400 and see how the additional reach can add to my photography. I like that the lens is roughly the same size and weight as the 70-200 and that it has close focus ability as well as options for backyard bird photography. Overall I would like to own both of these lenses but my wallet cannot fund that.Attached are 8 images that I took with this lens at various focal distances and apertures. I love all the creative elements this lens provides to my personal style. I am renting the 100-400 for this weekend and I'm looking forward running it through its paces and compare it against the 70-200.

It's a GM and it

It's a GM and it feels that way -- fantastic lens. I used it during a trip to New Mexico and was really happy I had it. It's a pretty hefty piece of equipment to carry (especially if you are hiking), but definitely worth the effort. And much lighter than the previous version of the same lens (G). I had slight issues with focusing on a few occasions, but it might be a matter of me needing to learn and get used to a new lens (not an issue with GM). And as usual -- Lensrentals -- are nothing short of amazing. Solid, reliable, good packaging. Rentals are very easy to receive/ send back, even when you are traveling.

Love the lens paired with

Love the lens paired with the Sony A7Riii. Most usely on street portraitures during an event. Sharp focus and great bokeh. Works well with face recognition and eye tracking.Just a bit heavy if you are constantly holding it. Better to use a harness.The real stars though are the staff of Lens Rental. Very understanding and forgiving. You guys rock!

Not like Canon 70-200

I came from the Canon side of the fence. I switched entirely to SONY from 7D and this lens is right up there with Canon L lenses. Image quality is pristine with a6000. It's only 200mm and only F4 but it's significantly smaller and lighter than Canon 100-400 and cheaper than 200mm F2.8, it's perfect travel lens. Two a6000 bodies, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS and this lens fit in a small carry-on personal bag along with a laptop and all accessories. I used to haul 7D with 100-400 and another lens in a backpack. Now I can carry two a6000 with lenses attached over my shoulder and it seems less bulky.The lens quality is very high with one silly exception: the sliders are too easy to slide. If you have the lens dangling from you shoulder it's enough to move the sliders ... MoreI came from the Canon side of the fence. I switched entirely to SONY from 7D and this lens is right up there with Canon L lenses. Image quality is pristine with a6000. It's only 200mm and only F4 but it's significantly smaller and lighter than Canon 100-400 and cheaper than 200mm F2.8, it's perfect travel lens. Two a6000 bodies, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS and this lens fit in a small carry-on personal bag along with a laptop and all accessories. I used to haul 7D with 100-400 and another lens in a backpack. Now I can carry two a6000 with lenses attached over my shoulder and it seems less bulky.The lens quality is very high with one silly exception: the sliders are too easy to slide. If you have the lens dangling from you shoulder it's enough to move the sliders randomly. It gets slightly annoying after a while and seems like a glaring design omission. I had to get into a habit of checking the sliders pretty much every time I raise the camera up or discover that AF was toggled to MF and/or IS was turned off. That's where one star gets deducted.The zoom and focus rings are silky smooth. Image stabilization works well, no problems with shooting flying birds or airplanes at 200mm. Unlike my old Canon 100-400L, this lens zoom is fully internal, the lens doesn't expand when zoomed and there is no lens creep, yay!I am not a pixel peeper. I'm just a hobbyist who wants to strike a balance between cost, portability and image quality while hiking for hours. As far as I am concerned this lens produces stunning images with my a6000 that are better than what my 7D with 100-400L could do, sans the extra 200mm, but also sans the bulk. Combined with the fast a6000 focus this lens is a blast to use.The attached images are unedited, just exported from Lightroom with default settings.

Pros sharpens/zoom Cons weight

Was working in a low light environment with my subject being a good 20-30ft away and this lens sharpens was really good I didn't even have to change lens. The zoom is also nice when changing full body portrait to a torso to head portrait. The only Cons for me is the wieght since if using for a long period of time you can feel the weight of both the camera body and this lens.Camera:Sony A7riv vertical gripAttachments:On camera flash

Sharp, good for distance pics

I had been wanting to purchase this lens for a while. I am a portrait photographer and normally use a 24-70 which is very versatile. However, this 70-200 has saved my life when photographing surprise proposals or simply trying to achieve a different look with more compression. This is a very high quality lens good for weddings, events, proposals, wild life, and basically any situation where you need to stand from the distance to get the shot. The only negative thing about it (and any telephoto) is how heavy it is in comparison to other lenses which makes it a little harder when you're working for hours. However, I love the little handle underneath. B&H has also been my preferred store to buy camera equipment and I've never had any issues with my orders

Too heavy and bulky to be toting around.

Honestly the lens itself worked great the images were pretty good I will say if you are not using a tripod this lens is freaking heavy. I attempted to shoot an engagement session with this lens and the images were super shaky and I lost a lot of quality simply because the lens was too heavy to be carrying around. Maybe I'm just spoiled with all of my prime lenses but I definitely think I can get amazing images with Just as good compression just as good of a bokah background using a prime lens. I think this lens would work great for someone who is shooting a wedding or something where they can have this lens on a tripod but again otherwise it's just too heavy to be toting around.