Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
p.5 #1Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
I've only had mine for a short time. I'm using it with a 1.4 tc. So far, so good.
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Sep 15, 2018 at 03:41 PM
p.5 #2Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
Thanks for the photos!
Haven't got mine yet but tried a demo in store two days ago.
Trying to get a price match but is turning out hard.
Is it easy to use a CPL on this lens?
I found that my Singh-Ray (both different kinds of CPL and Vari-N-Duo™ Variable Neutral Density with Polarizer) and my Breakthrough CPL X4 in 77mm could be mounted and accessed with the sliding slot of the lens hood though I have yet to use them. If you check the review of the on B&H Photo about the Breatkthrough filter that it doesn't allow for attachment of the lens hood, that is incorrect. I was able to mount the hood after installing it and the Singh-Ray filters.
Rich
Thanks for the photos!
Haven't got mine yet but tried a demo in store two days ago.
Trying to get a price match but is turning out hard.
Is it easy to use a CPL on this lens?
I found that my Singh-Ray (both different kinds of CPL and Vari-N-Duo™ Variable Neutral Density with Polarizer) and my Breakthrough CPL X4 in 77mm could be mounted and accessed with the sliding slot of the lens hood though I have yet to use them. If you check the review of the on B&H Photo about the Breatkthrough filter that it doesn't allow for attachment of the lens hood, that is incorrect. I was able to mount the hood after installing it and the Singh-Ray filters.
Rich
Sep 15, 2018 at 03:48 PM
p.5 #3Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Thanks Rich. I'd be going for a X4 myself.
Sep 15, 2018 at 03:55 PM
p.5 #4Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
Thanks Rich. I'd be going for a X4 myself.
OK. Just don't tighten the filter too tightly to the lens. The filter is thin and it can be difficult to grab the base and it is or will be difficult to remove the filter from the lens if you mount it too tightly to the lens.
Rich
Thanks Rich. I'd be going for a X4 myself.
OK. Just don't tighten the filter too tightly to the lens. The filter is thin and it can be difficult to grab the base and it is or will be difficult to remove the filter from the lens if you mount it too tightly to the lens.
Rich
Sep 15, 2018 at 04:01 PM
p.5 #5Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Anyone using the 100-400GM and A6500 combo regularly?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
Sep 16, 2018 at 05:15 AM
p.5 #6Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
Anyone using the 100-400GM and A6500 combo regularly?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
Search = https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1556029/0?keyword=a6500#14549232
Anyone using the 100-400GM and A6500 combo regularly?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
Search = https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1556029/0?keyword=a6500#14549232
Sep 16, 2018 at 08:42 AM
p.5 #7Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Thank you!
A mixed bag of opinions it seems...
A mixed bag of opinions it seems...
Sep 16, 2018 at 02:40 PM
p.5 #8Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
Anyone using the 100-400GM and A6500 combo regularly?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
A guy who goes by zackiedawg posts regularly on the DPR e-mount crop forum with lots of photos using the A6500 and the 100-400.
Anyone using the 100-400GM and A6500 combo regularly?
Curious to know how AF performs compared to the A7RIII.
Does the A6500 take the TC1.4 as good as well?
A guy who goes by zackiedawg posts regularly on the DPR e-mount crop forum with lots of photos using the A6500 and the 100-400.
Sep 17, 2018 at 12:56 PM
p.5 #9Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
mikesul wrote:
A guy who goes by zackiedawg posts regularly on the DPR e-mount crop forum with lots of photos using the A6500 and the 100-400.
You could provide a direct link for the OP and others.
A guy who goes by zackiedawg posts regularly on the DPR e-mount crop forum with lots of photos using the A6500 and the 100-400.
You could provide a direct link for the OP and others.
Sep 17, 2018 at 01:20 PM
p.5 #10Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
I bit the bullet and feeling much lighter now too 
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
Sep 18, 2018 at 07:46 PM
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p.5 #11Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
I bit the bullet and feeling much lighter now too
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
I have a Breakthrough ND filter but not CPL, my 7 or 8 CPLs are all B&W CPLs. I am pretty happy with them.
I bit the bullet and feeling much lighter now too
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
I have a Breakthrough ND filter but not CPL, my 7 or 8 CPLs are all B&W CPLs. I am pretty happy with them.
Sep 18, 2018 at 08:23 PM
p.5 #12Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
I bit the bullet and feeling much lighter now too
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
I use a B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann (or however that's spelled) CPL with mine. It's the XS version, so it's very slim and not much to get grip on to turn it, and there's also something wrong with it, where it binds in one place, so it's really hard to give it a full rotation. Other than that, it works well, though, and I don't think this is typical. Also thinking of upgrading to a Breakthrough, though - I inherited one of their UV filters on a used lens I bought, and the craftsmanship feels really high, so I've been wanting to try out their polarizers, too - hoping it will be smoother/easier to turn. Results from the B+W are fine/great - just hard to use sometimes.
I love my 100-400mm. Use it all the time. I'll post a bunch of photos, since I shoot something pretty different than most owners here..
001-Lick Observatory Photo Night 2018_ARS8279_180908-ILCE-9-400 mm-192634 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
054_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS5960_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-112053 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
124_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS7743_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-153522 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
130_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS7962_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-160843 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-009_ILCE-9-297 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-297 mm-092405__ARS3855 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-020_ILCE-9-300 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-300 mm-095621__ARS4172 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-024_ILCE-9-100 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-100 mm-101245__ARS4265 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Disclaimer: These weren't shot with 'mine', but a rental before I decided what to buy. Still the 100-400mm, though:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_13-26-37_ILCE-7RM3-100 mm_1403 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
This shot was fairly heavily cropped, and most of the distance between msyelf and the car is hot tarmac racetrack, so lots of heat distortion - still a decent shot, IMO:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_14-55-55_ILCE-7RM3-400 mm_2019 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_15-41-56_ILCE-7RM3-400 mm_2194 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Michael Fassbender for good measure:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_16-20-36_ILCE-7RM3-226 mm_2450 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Of course, sometimes I wish it was an f2.8 or even f4 lens - but it's compact enough that I'm bringing it to Iceland next week, so that's great.
I bit the bullet and feeling much lighter now too
My 100-400 GM should be with me by Friday.
Now I need a good 77mm CPL for it that will work flawlessly with the lens hood on (using the little CPL port on it).
What brand are you using and does it work well?
I was thinking of getting a Breakthrough Photography CPL if I manage to find one used. Otherwise what are my other options cheaper than $150 USD?
Thanks!
I use a B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann (or however that's spelled) CPL with mine. It's the XS version, so it's very slim and not much to get grip on to turn it, and there's also something wrong with it, where it binds in one place, so it's really hard to give it a full rotation. Other than that, it works well, though, and I don't think this is typical. Also thinking of upgrading to a Breakthrough, though - I inherited one of their UV filters on a used lens I bought, and the craftsmanship feels really high, so I've been wanting to try out their polarizers, too - hoping it will be smoother/easier to turn. Results from the B+W are fine/great - just hard to use sometimes.
I love my 100-400mm. Use it all the time. I'll post a bunch of photos, since I shoot something pretty different than most owners here..
001-Lick Observatory Photo Night 2018_ARS8279_180908-ILCE-9-400 mm-192634 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
054_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS5960_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-112053 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
124_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS7743_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-153522 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
130_Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix_ARS7962_180907-ILCE-9-400 mm-160843 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-009_ILCE-9-297 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-297 mm-092405__ARS3855 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-020_ILCE-9-300 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-300 mm-095621__ARS4172 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Rolex Monterey Pre-Reunion 2018-024_ILCE-9-100 mm-180818_180818-ILCE-9-100 mm-101245__ARS4265 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Disclaimer: These weren't shot with 'mine', but a rental before I decided what to buy. Still the 100-400mm, though:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_13-26-37_ILCE-7RM3-100 mm_1403 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
This shot was fairly heavily cropped, and most of the distance between msyelf and the car is hot tarmac racetrack, so lots of heat distortion - still a decent shot, IMO:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_14-55-55_ILCE-7RM3-400 mm_2019 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_15-41-56_ILCE-7RM3-400 mm_2194 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Michael Fassbender for good measure:
FerrariChallenge2018-WRLS_180506_16-20-36_ILCE-7RM3-226 mm_2450 by Staufhammer, on Flickr
Of course, sometimes I wish it was an f2.8 or even f4 lens - but it's compact enough that I'm bringing it to Iceland next week, so that's great.
Sep 18, 2018 at 09:20 PM
p.5 #13Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Really nice shots and thanks for the B+W comments.
The Breakthrough filters are very good, I have both the X4 CPL and 10stop ND in 49mm. But they are very dear and after all the money I've spent this month on the 100-400GM, 2x UHS-II cards and VM50/1.2, I'm a bit reluctant to spend another $150 on a filter when I can grab one used for BW for $50 or a new one for half the price of the Breakthrough.
On top of that, it would take up to 3 weeks to get it here in Australia and I'm heading to NZ late next week and want to have the CPL with me.
The Breakthrough filters are very good, I have both the X4 CPL and 10stop ND in 49mm. But they are very dear and after all the money I've spent this month on the 100-400GM, 2x UHS-II cards and VM50/1.2, I'm a bit reluctant to spend another $150 on a filter when I can grab one used for BW for $50 or a new one for half the price of the Breakthrough.
On top of that, it would take up to 3 weeks to get it here in Australia and I'm heading to NZ late next week and want to have the CPL with me.
Sep 18, 2018 at 09:28 PM
p.5 #15Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Mine is on the truck for delivery today.
What camera settings do you normally use for best tracking performance? I want to shoot surfing this weekend since that's pretty much all there is where I am at the moment. Going to NZ north island in exactly a week though and hopefully see some wildlife there.
What camera settings do you normally use for best tracking performance? I want to shoot surfing this weekend since that's pretty much all there is where I am at the moment. Going to NZ north island in exactly a week though and hopefully see some wildlife there.
Sep 20, 2018 at 04:08 PM
p.5 #16Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
nampramos wrote:
Mine is on the truck for delivery today.
What camera settings do you normally use for best tracking performance? I want to shoot surfing this weekend since that's pretty much all there is where I am at the moment. Going to NZ north island in exactly a week though and hopefully see some wildlife there.
In my experience, for tracking either Zone AF or Wide AF. If the background is fairly clean and not so distracting, Wide AF is better and otherwise, Zone AF is less sensitive to busy background.
Did you also get the FE 1.4X TC? It is absolutely worth getting that TC to increase the reach. The penalty you pay in both AF speed and IQ with that 1.4X TC is negligible.
Mine is on the truck for delivery today.
What camera settings do you normally use for best tracking performance? I want to shoot surfing this weekend since that's pretty much all there is where I am at the moment. Going to NZ north island in exactly a week though and hopefully see some wildlife there.
In my experience, for tracking either Zone AF or Wide AF. If the background is fairly clean and not so distracting, Wide AF is better and otherwise, Zone AF is less sensitive to busy background.
Did you also get the FE 1.4X TC? It is absolutely worth getting that TC to increase the reach. The penalty you pay in both AF speed and IQ with that 1.4X TC is negligible.
Sep 20, 2018 at 04:19 PM
p.5 #17Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Like AGeoJO, I typically use Zone for tracking unless the subject is too far/small and is getting confused with the background.
Sep 20, 2018 at 05:33 PM
p.5 #18Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
Thanks!
Didn't get the TC (yet) but will test out the lens the following days and for a week in NZ and then make a decision on that. Will most likely end up getting one.
Didn't get the TC (yet) but will test out the lens the following days and for a week in NZ and then make a decision on that. Will most likely end up getting one.
Sep 20, 2018 at 05:41 PM
p.5 #20Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM Image Thread
^^^ Great image from another ex-Canon shooter!
Sep 20, 2018 at 09:05 PM