Dan, the Sony 400-800mm weighs 5.5 lbs, on the heavy side. It's very sharp. F8 is bright enough for daytime airshows. It's internal zoom, zooming to 800mm from 400mm and vice versa is just turning the zoom ring about 30 degrees in either direction. It replaced my 200-600 as my favorite airshow lens. I value the 800mm end of the 400-800 more than the 200mm end of the 200-600. But sometimes 400mm of the 400-800 is too long for some shots if the planes come close. If I know I will need wider than 400mm, I will bring something wider on another camera.
A few more shots from the Ocean City show. It's crazy the massive French Airbus A400M Atlas went almost inverted. The curvy propellers are interesting.
Jun 15, 2026 at 03:50 PM
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