That’s it. I got the Sony 70-300 FE lens (check price) from the camera store to test on a A7S II but I didn’t want to play with it inside. So a clerk accompanied me outside for 10 minutes.
Man this lens is big! And heavy. But it’s a G lens and since the A mount 70-300mm was a long time favourite of mine, the new one might find room very soon in my bag.
So, the only thing that came to my mind was to shoot this lens at various apertures and focal lenghts. Photographically speaking it’s a stupid thing to do. Technically it’s a good test for this lens. Focus was always set on the Coffee sign. We can see lines, focus, sharpness and some OOF zones. Shot in RAW and converted in Capture One with no adjustments.
Sony 70-300 FE shot at 300 mm
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- 300 mm F5.6
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- 300 mm F9
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- 300 mm F11
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- 300 mm F16
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- 300 mm F22
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- 300 mm F29
Sony 70-300 FE shot at 188 mm (closest to 200mm I could match on barrel)
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- 188mm F25
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- 188mm F22
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- 188mm F16
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- 188mm F11
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- 188mm F8
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- 188mm F5.6
Sony 70-300 FE shot at 100 mm
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- 100mm F5
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- 100mm F8
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- 100mm F11
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- 100mm F16
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- 100mm F22
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- 100mm F25
Sony 70-300 FE shot at 70 mm
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- 70mm F22
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- 70mm F16
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- 70mm F11
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- 70mm F8
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- 70mm F5.6
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- 70mm F4.5
I don’t know if any of these photos helps you, but I got a first impression out of the new 70-300 FE – it’s just as good as the A mount version if not better.
