p.29 #2 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
I just bought that combo but haven't used it. Trying to decide if I should return them. Has anyone compared it to the 200-600 or was that not allowed at the Sony event?
jhinkey wrote:
It's a tough call if one already has the excellent 100-400GM + 1.4TC.
p.29 #3 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
AlphaPhotography wrote:
I just bought that combo but haven't used it. Trying to decide if I should return them. Has anyone compared it to the 200-600 or was that not allowed at the Sony event?
I'm not sure, there is a whole list of video reviews on SAR but I haven't had time to watch them and see. Lets hope someone did or does soon.
p.29 #4 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
I'm leaning heavily to returning and pre-ordering the 200-600 based on what I've seen/heard as 600mm f6.3 internal zoom vs 560mm f8 sounds like the better bet even with the additional size and weight
arbitrage wrote:
I'm not sure, there is a whole list of video reviews on SAR but I haven't had time to watch them and see. Lets hope someone did or does soon.
p.29 #6 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
arbitrage wrote:
BH lists Friday Aug 2nd as available. Will see about preorders....Thursday June 13th?
I called The Camera Store this morning, and the owner informed me that I was already on the pre-order list...
He was told he will be able to release the lenses to customers on Friday, August 2.
I wonder if it will be like the Nikon 200-500, where the designers sacrificed a bit of resolution for greater contrast in order to make the results appear sharper? If so, I guess I will end up keeping my 100-400 GM.
p.29 #8 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
molson wrote:
I called The Camera Store this morning, and the owner informed me that I was already on the pre-order list...
He was told he will be able to release the lenses to customers on Friday, August 2.
I wonder if it will be like the Nikon 200-500, where the designers sacrificed a bit of resolution for greater contrast in order to make the results appear sharper? If so, I guess I will end up keeping my 100-400 GM.
That tells you something!!
I have my preorder in for 2-6 with CameraCanada. I'm not the first on the list. My guy there says he is ordering lots of these.
Was your price $2,598 + tax?
p.29 #13 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
The 200-600 is pretty big...but you can justify it some with the internal zoom, as well as if you choose to use a 1.4 TC since they're so tiny. For hardly any increase in length you get a 280-840mm lens that will autofocus in AF-C on the A9, A7RIII, and A7III (I believe that's correct).
p.29 #16 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
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p.29 #17 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
AlphaPhotography wrote:
Does the 100-400mm GM have any known advantages that make it a GM over the 200-600mm G? AF speed? Minimum focus? Bokeh?
The 100-400 obviously has a faster max aperture and it has a shorter minimum focus with higher magnification. We'll see about AF speed and bokeh is probably a matter of taste. Do any of these things mean GM instead of GF? I don't think so. I think that is a marketing decision.
p.29 #18 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
Thanks, but being right isn't the fun part. The fun part is we're all going to be able to get our hands on the world's first 200-600 first party internal zooming lens. Safari time!
Jesse Evans wrote:
I guess I have to eat crow now. @Justin Stone@ was right!
The 100-400 GM is a lovely lens. It's compact and light. It makes a fantastic landscape option and a great sideline lens on a shorter field. 100 mm is really useful (see below). The good news is none of that will change with the release of the 200-600. I see these two lenses having very different if complimentary applications. I have no intention of selling my 100-400, but I could see a future where I decide that I only need one. For now I intend to own and use both.
AlphaPhotography wrote:
Does the 100-400mm GM have any known advantages that make it a GM over the 200-600mm G? AF speed? Minimum focus? Bokeh?
p.29 #20 · Pre-order: Sony FE 200-600 f5.6-6.3 G OSS ($1,998)
AlphaPhotography wrote:
Does the 100-400mm GM have any known advantages that make it a GM over the 200-600mm G? AF speed? Minimum focus? Bokeh?
It weighs nearly 2 pounds less. You can pack it in a carry on or backpack in addition to other lenses. Minimum focus distance is 3.2 feet on the GM and 8 feet on the 200-600. The filter thread on the 200-600 will be required to be at least 95mm, where the 100-400 is 77mm.
I guess we will see which one ends up with better image quality. I think that Sony has quite a confusing branding story now, where the 100-400 is a GM and the 200-600 is a G. Unless the GM has significantly higher resolution and image quality.
