Sony has created a more compact 70-200mm f/4 II that promises to be a lot better than the original. Let's see if that's true!
A 70-200 telephoto is such a handy lens for everything from portraits, to concerts, and even the occasional wildlife.Dressed in the same light beige livery as the f/2.8 G Master, the 70-200mm f/4 G OSS II is even more compact than before. It’s important to note that although the lens is smaller than the previous version, it also expands and retracts when zoomed, unlike the internal zooming design of the older lens.
The lens has the usual accouterment of buttons, such as a focus limiter switch, focus selector switch, and image stabilization on/off switch. At only 28 ounces this is a very easy telephoto to carry around. There is an optional lens collar that can be purchased, but I don’t think many users will need it considering how manageable the weight and size of the lens are.
From about one meter to infinity, the 70-200mm snaps to your subject post-haste. However, because of the lens’s excellent close-focusing capabilities, I did discover that it slows way down when autofocusing from an outstretched arm’s length away to infinity. It’s a pretty minor issue, but something to keep in mind if you are starting from within a few feet of a subject.
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