Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G-Series II (Alpha) Mount Digital SLR Zoom Lens
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About Sony 70-200mm f/2.8
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Exceptional Pro Fast Mid-tele lens
I use this lens on my A99, and shoot it at f2.8 or 4 whenever possible. It's tack sharp, from f4 on down, and f2.8 is as sharp or sharper than either the new Canon or Nikon 24-70 f2.8. This is also an excellent portrait lens for in the field (I use its shorter Zeiss counterpart in the studio), but it is large and heavy. The color rendition, contrast and sharpness of this mid-tele rivals that of several primes due to its new coatings. Flare and CA are non-existent. The weather-sealing is ...
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Zooming in on target
An upgrade on the original excellent lens. The weight-saving is a nice bonus but the real selling point was the ability to close focus on friendly wildlife. I no longer have to worry about animals coming too close to manage in-focus pictures. Pictures of a squirrel taken yesterday and a vixen taken today; both full-frame.
Outstanding imagery with beautiful bokeh
With a constant F2.8 maximum aperture throughout a versatile 70 mm medium telephoto to 200 mm telephoto zoom range, this lens is well suited to a wide range of subjects such as sports, portraiture, landscapes, and much more. It delivers outstanding sharpness and clarity throughout the zoom range, with gorgeous background bokeh when needed. A dust and moisture-resistant design contributes to consistently reliable performance when shooting outdoors.
• G Lens telephoto zoom
• SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor) for fast, silent autofocus
• ED glass elements effectively reduce chromatic aberration
• Nano AR coating reduces ghosting and flare
• Dust and moisture resistant
Improved performance at all focal lengths - Reproduction of fine detail throughout the image area has been significantly enhanced, and beautiful G Lens background bokeh adds expressive appeal.
Clear images with crisp contrast - Sony's Nano AR lens coating has a nano-precision structure that enhances clarity and contrast by reducing unwanted reflections for minimal flare and ghosting.
Faster tracking and improved response - A new LSI drive circuit achieves significantly faster autofocus subject tracking than previous models, making the SSM drive system more responsive than ever.
A refined operating experience - Three focus hold buttons, a focus mode and range limiter switch, and DMF (Direct Manual Focus) capability all add to a refined operating experience.
Lens Configuration
The impeccable Sony G Lens design emphasizes a graceful balance between high resolution and gorgeous background bokeh that can enhance the artist's vision.
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 Features
- G Series Optical Performance: Sony's G-Series lenses are designed for maximum descriptive power, maintaining excellent peripheral light characteristics and maximizing contrast even at the edges of the frame.
- Telephoto Zoom: This superb 70-200mm zoom lens is an excellent choice for a wide range of medium to long-distance telephoto applications. (35mm equivalent when used with APS-C format cameras: 105-300mm.)
- Uncommonly fast aperture: The fast f/2.8 aperture enables shooting at much higher shutter speeds to freeze action.
- Superb flexibility: The 2.8x zoom range goes all the way from 70mm, suitable for portraits and other medium-angle shots, to a telephoto 200mm.
- SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor): Designed for fast, smooth, silent automatic focusing, this unique technology achieves high torque at low speed with rapid start/stop response. It operates through the ability of a piezoelectric device to reshape itself quickly when voltage is applied.
- ED (Extra-low Dispersion): Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration for sharp, clear images with well defined colors.
- Superb Minimum Focusing Distance: With the ability to focus as closely as 3.9 feet (1.2m), this telephoto lens also lets you move in for dramatic shots of people, natural subjects and close-up details.
- In-Camera Image Stabilization: Works with the SteadyShot INSIDE. image stabilization built into Sony a DSLRs.
- Focus Range Limiter: Used when you need the quickest possible autofocus response within a certain focal range. The lens will only autofocus within the set range eliminating AF at focal lengths outside.
- Multi-Element Design: The SAL70200G incorporates 19 elements in 16 groups for high optical precision from the center of the image all the way to the corners.
- Circular Aperture: Because the aperture blades form a near circle at the wide openings used for low-light shots, spot-light sources have a pleasing circular defocused effect. The lens features nine aperture blades.
- Works with Optional Teleconverters: Compatible with optional Sony SAL14TC (1.4x) which extends focal length to 280mm(35mm equivalent when used with APS-C format cameras: 420mm) and SAL20TC (2.0x) teleconverters which extends focal length to 400mm (35mm equivalent when used with APS-C format cameras: 6900mm). Teleconverters are manual focus only.
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What's in the box:
- Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G-Series II (Alpha) Mount Digital SLR Lens
- Carrying Case
- Front Lens Cap
- Rear Lens Cap
- Tripod Collar
- ALC-SH0010 Petal Shaped Lens Hood
- Sony 1 Year Warranty
