- Sony reveals FE 400-800 mm F6.3-8 g oss and fe 16 mm F1.8 g
- The 400-800 mm objective is the first of Sony with a range of 800 mm
- Complete lenses cost $ 2,900 / £ 2,550 and $ 800 / £ 850 respectively (price to follow)
Sony unveiled two lenses for its full cameras, covering extremes with wide angle and telephotojectives between them. The objective that has mastered is the FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS, because it is the very first telephoto lecture of Sony to reach the focal distance of 800 mm.
Cost $ 2,900 / £ 2,550 (price to follow) and available from early March 2025, the 400-800 mm joined the other Sony de Sony zooms-a 100-400 mm and a 200-600 mm-like the longest range, which makes it particularly ideal for fauna and action photography where you cannot get closer, such as observation and sport.
In addition, it works with Sony 1.4X and 2X teleconverters. The latter can extend the maximum range of 1600 mm, even if the reduced maximum f / 16 opening is not practical for most scenarios, in addition to sunny time.
In addition to the lens of 400-800 mm, Sony also presents the FE 16 mm F1.8 g, which costs $ 800 /850 £ (again, the AU price to follow) and should be available at the beginning of April 2025. The first focused on the range of Sony expansive lens, with many alternatives to consider.
Where he hopes to stand out against the FE 14mm F1.8 GM, FE 20mm F1.8, FE 16-25 mm F2.8, FE 16-35 mm and F2.8 g II is its competitive price, its compact construction, its ultra-large perspective and a Fast F / 1.8 opening. For users of one or the other of the zooms who generally stand at the widest corner, the new first 16 mm could make more sense.
The Ultimate Super-Telephoto zoom?
Sony is not the first to launch a Super-Telphoto zoom with a maximum focal distance of 800 mm. No, this distinction went with Canon with its RF 200-800 mm F6.3-9 is USM in 2023.
There are a lot for the lens 400-800 mm, the mind. Sony says he is dust resistant and humidity resistant, and his focus and his zoom are internal – the latter being a welcome surprise.
An internal zoom means that the objective does not extend when you zoom and move, with the essentially unchanged center of gravity. Most passionate zoom goals extend when you zoom, including that of Canon, and there is a potential for dust and humidity to enter the goal through its extensible cannon. This is not the case with the 400-800 mm of Sony.
It is also an optically complex lens, comprising 27 elements in 19 groups, 6 of which are ED elements, plus a circular opening of 11 blades for what should be a pleasant bokeh. Sony says that there is a minimum of thrust, ghosts and chromatic aberration – our in -depth examination in which will reveal everything.
The minimum focusing distance of the lens is 1.7 m, offering maximum magnification of 0.23x – it is not a macro lens. It is equipped with two linear engines and supports the monitoring of the automatic focus up to 120 images per second, which means that the performance of the automatic focus of the best cameras of Sony can achieve its full potential with this objective in play.
The objective is stabilized, which is an essential characteristic for a super-Telphoto zoom, but unfortunately, Sony could not tell us what is evaluated by the object of the objective. We should have this information when our in -depth review is published.
At 2,475 g, the Sony 400-800 mm lens is heavier than the cannon super-pelphoto, in addition it is slightly more expensive while the cannon lens has a 4x optical zoom which can zoom larger at 200 mm.
However, for people with a Sony camera, the new FE 400-800mm offers as long as possible at a competitive price. This is not a Sony PRO-grade objective, but I can see it particularly popular with passionate fauna and action photographers, for which the maximum opening F6.3-8 is acceptable.
