Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
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Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II (77mm filters, 39.6 oz./1,122g with foot, 36.8 oz./1,042g without, 1.3~2.7'/0.4~0.82m close focus, $2,798). bigger. I'd get mine at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
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More samples throughout this review at Bokeh, Macro, Sharpness, Spherochromatism and Sunstars.
These are just snapshots; my real work is in my Gallery.
These are all shot hand-held as LIGHT JPGs; no tripods, no STANDARD, FINE or EXTRA FINE JPGs or RAW files were used or needed.
Red 1932 Ford Roadster, 9:20 AM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F46RM flash in TTL mode, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 136mm at f/7.1 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 13.6), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (6 MB).
Bougainvillea, 11:10 AM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F60RM2 flash in TTL mode, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 70mm at f/16 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100, -0.7 stops exposure compensation (LV 16.0), Perfectly Clear, perspective correction in Photoshop CS6. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (6 MB).
Yellow 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe, 11:22 AM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F60RM2 flash in TTL mode, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 88mm at f/9 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.3), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (7 MB).
Red Ford Pickup Liftgate, 11:46 AM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, no flash, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 200mm at f/5.6 at 1/640 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.3), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (6 MB).
The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II gets super close!!!
Black 1956 VW Beetle, 12:02 PM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F60RM2 flash in TTL mode, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 94mm at f/5 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 12.6), as shot. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (6 MB).
Flaming Hot Rod, 12:16 PM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F60RM2 flash in TTL mode, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 88mm at f/9 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.3), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (4 MB).
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This Sony FE 70-200/2.8 GM OSS II is the best 70-200mm lens available for any Sony camera. You can't buy better at any price: it's ultrasharp, focuses ultra-close, it's well-made, has a dedicated aperture ring, has three programmable focus-lock buttons on the front of the barrel, focuses super-fast on Sony's cameras, and most importantly it weighs less than any other 70-200/2.8 - even less than Canon's ultralight RF 70-200/2.8 L IS.
it's so much lighter than other 70-200/2.8s that it's easy to shoot with one hand:
Easy to shoot with one hand on A7 IV! bigger.
I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
New since the old FE 70-200/2.8 GM OSS intro top
Much lighter than anything; just 36.8 oz./1,042g without tripod foot.
Adds a dedicated aperture ring, with defeatable clicks.
Electronic manual focus.
Much closer focussing.
Tighter macro ratio.
11-blade diaphragm capable of great sunstars.
Serial number now LASER-engraved on bottom of barrel near mount, rather than just a sticker.
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Ultrasharp; shoot wide open at f/2.8 at any focal length and it's ultrasharp all the way out to the corners. It doesn't get any sharper than this.
Full-time instant manual focus override.
Dedicated aperture ring, with a lock and defeatable clicks!
Three Programmable focus lock buttons
AF/MF switch.
Stabilizer switches.
Focus limiter.
Case & hood included.
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Production dumped to Thailand, not made domestically in Japan.
Plastic filter threads and plastic exterior.
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No focus or depth-of-field scales.
No infra-red focus indices.
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I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
This works on all Sony E-mount cameras, full-frame and crop-sensor. This includes all the NEX, A9, A7, A6xxx and A5xxx series cameras.
It will not work on any Minolta MAXXUM 35mm SLR or any Sony A-mount DSLR. Those use the old A mount which was actually the Minolta MAXXUM mount from 1987.
Specifications top
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Name
Sony calls this the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II:
FE: Full-frame coverage, E-mount.
GM: "G Master," which means Sony's best.
OSS: "Optical Steady Shot," which is Sony's internal optical image stabilization.
II: Sony's second try at this.
Model number: SEL70200GM2.
Optics specifications top
Sony 70-200/2.8 construction. Super ED, ED , ED Aspherical, Aspherical and "Extreme" Aspherical elements. bigger.
17 elements in 14 groups.
3 aspherical elements, one of which is an "Extreme" Aspherical and another of which is an ED Aspherical.
2 ED extra low dispersion elements.
2 "Super ED" extra low dispersion elements.
Front fluorine coating to resist crud.
"Nano AR Coating II."
Focus and zoom are internal.
Diaphragm specifications top
11-blade diaphragm. bigger.
11 rounded blades.
Stops down to f/22.
Focal Length specifications top
70 ~ 200mm.
When used on APS-C, it sees the same angles of view as a 100 ~ 300mm lens sees when used on a full-frame camera.
See also Crop Factor.
Angle of View specifications top
34º ~ 12.5º diagonal on full-frame.
23° ~ 8° diagonal on APS-C.
Autofocus specifications top
Floating internal focus: no external movement as focussed, so no air or dust is sucked in.
Three focus lock buttons.
Focus range limiter switch.
Close Focus specifications top
1.3 feet (0.4 meters) at 70mm.
2.7 feet (0.82 meters) at 200mm.
Maximum Reproduction Ratio specifications top
1:3.3 (0.3 ×).
Stabilizer specifications top
Yes, internal optical stabilizer driven by a linear motor.
If used with a camera with built-in sensor-shift stabilization, the system has what Sony calls "5-axis image stabilization."
Filters specifications top
Plastic 77mm filter thread.
Tripod Collar & Foot specifications top
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS. bigger.
The collar is permanently attached, while the foot unlatches and slides off.
If you slide off the foot, there is another ¼″ × 20 tripod thread on the lens itself.
Hood specifications top
Sony ALC-SH167 hood. bigger.
Locking plastic bayonet hood included.
It's tougher than most, has a locking latch release button and a front rubber bumper.
It's painted off-white, with black flocking inside.
There's also a slide-up hatch to let you turn rotating polarizers and grads.
Hood weight: 3.790 oz. (107.4 g), actual measured weight.
Case specifications top
Padded nylon case included.
Size specifications top
3.46" maximum diameter × 7.87" extension from flange.
88.0 mm maximum diameter × 200 mm extension from flange.
Weight specifications top
39.570 oz. (1,121.8 g), actual measured weight, with tripod foot.
36.775 oz. (1,042.5 g), actual measured weight, without tripod foot.
Foot alone: 2.795 oz. (79.2 g), actual measured weight.
Hood: 3.790 oz. (107.4 g), actual measured weight.
Rated 36.9 oz. (1,045 g) without foot.
Quality specifications top
Made in Thailand.
Announced specifications top
13 October 2021.
Sony Model Number specifications top
SEL70200GM2.
Included specifications top
Lens.
Tripod foot.
ALC-F77S front and ALC-R1EM rear cap.
ALC-SH167 hood.
Case.
Price, USA specifications top
October 2021 ~ March 2022
$2,798 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H and at Crutchfield.
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I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
FE 2x Teleconverter, also at Adorama.
FE 1.4x Teleconverter, also at Adorama.
Kirk replacement tripod foot.
Performance top
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Overall Autofocus Manual Focus Breathing
Bokeh Ergonomics Falloff Macro
Mechanics Sharpness Spherochromatism
I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
Overall performance top
This Sony 70-200 2.8 GM OSS II is the best 70-200 available for Sony. It's sharp, focuses fast and super close, has three focus lock buttons, has great stabilization and a magnificent 11-blade diaphragm.
Autofocus performance top
Autofocus is fast, but not instantaneous. It's good.
Autofocus is completely silent unless you hold it to your ear. You can shoot with a silent camera in restricted, sensitive and prohibited areas without being noticed.
There are three focus lock buttons around the front. Hold any to lock focus.
Manual Focus performance top
Manual focus is perfect!
It's completely electronic, and Sony finally has it perfected.
Focus Breathing performance top
Focus breathing is the image changing size as focused in and out. It's important to cinematographers because it looks funny if the image changes size as focus gets pulled back and forth between actors. If the lens does this, the image "breathes" by growing and contracting slightly as the dialog goes back and forth.
Breathing is minor in the Sony 70-200/2.8 II. The image gets slightly larger as focussed more closely.
Bokeh performance top
Bokeh, the feel or quality of out-of-focus areas as opposed to how far out of focus they are, is excellent. Backgrounds just melt away.
Here are samples at headshot distance:
At 70mm
Davis 6250 weather station, 05 March 2022. Shot on A7 IV. bigger or camera-original © file.
At 200mm
Davis 6250 weather station, 05 March 2022. Shot on A7 IV. bigger or camera-original © file.
Ergonomics performance top
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This Sony 70-200/2.8 GM OSS II handles the same as other 70-200/2.8 lenses, and is a cosmetic copy of the Canon. It's the same colors and has the same switches in the same places as Canon has used for years, which is good.
Zooming is internal and the zoom ring is easily adjusted with a single fingertip. It might take two fingers if pointed up or down.
There is no zoom creep and zooming is perfectly spaced; it's easy to set precise framing anywhere in the range.
The tripod collar has no 90º clicks.
Falloff performance top
Falloff is invisible with the camera's default "Shading Correction" ON.
See samples at Sharpness.
Macro performance top
Macro gets very close and stays reasonably sharp wide-open. It's not that sharp wide-open at f/2.8 at macro distances, but so what; stopped down it's fine.
It focuses closer at 70mm and gives a slightly higher reproduction ratio.
At 70mm at f/2.8
Casio G-Shock Solar Atomic Watch at close-focus distance at 70mm at f/2.8, 05 March 2022. Shot on A7 IV. bigger or camera-original © file.
1,200 x 900 pixel (5.84×) crop from above. bigger or camera-original © file.
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 3" (8cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 12 × 18" (30 × 45 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 23 × 35" (59 × 89 cm).
At 200mm at f/2.8
Casio G-Shock Solar Atomic Watch at close-focus distance at 200mm at f/2.8, 05 March 2022. Shot on A7 IV. bigger or camera-original © file.
1,200 x 900 pixel (5.84×) crop from above. bigger or camera-original © file.
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 3" (8cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 12 × 18" (30 × 45 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 23 × 35" (59 × 89 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 12" (30cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 47 × 70" (119 × 178 cm).
At 200mm at f/8
Casio G-Shock Solar Atomic Watch at close-focus distance at 200mm at f/2.8, 05 March 2022. Shot on A7 IV. bigger or camera-original © file.
1,200 x 900 pixel (5.84×) crop from above. bigger or camera-original © file.
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 3" (8cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 12 × 18" (30 × 45 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 23 × 35" (59 × 89 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 12" (30cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 47 × 70" (119 × 178 cm).
Mechanical Quality performance top
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS. bigger.
This Sony 70-200 is made pretty well, with mostly plastic on the outside.
Sony claims a sealed dust- and moisture-resistant design.
Front Bumper
None.
Filter Threads
Plastic.
Hood Bayonet Mount
Plastic.
Front Trim Ring
Anodized aluminum.
Focus Ring
Rubber-covered plastic.
Front Barrel
Section with focus lock buttons: plastic.
The buttons are plastic, too.
Zoom Ring
Rubber-covered plastic.
Aperture Ring
Plastic.
Mid Barrel
Section with switches: all plastic.
Tripod Collar
Metal.
Tripod Foot
Metal.
Rear Barrel
Plastic.
Internals
Looks like mostly plastic.
Moisture Seal at Mount
Yes.
Mount
Chromed metal.
Markings
Paint.
Date Code
None found.
Identity
Little raised silver-lettered plate glued to top of barrel.
Almost invisible gray paint on bottom rear of barrel.
Serial Number
Laser-engraved on bottom of barrel near mount.
Noises When Shaken
Minor to moderate clunking.
Made in
Thailand.
Sharpness performance top
It's super-sharp, especially wide open at any zoom setting. The only limitations to sharpness are your skill as a photographer.
Here are shots from on top of a mountain looking at the valley many miles away. It's super-sharp, corner to corner:
The Desert, 25 February 2022. Sony A7 IV, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 70mm at f/2.8 at 1/4,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution 33 MP, 10 MB file.
The Desert, 25 February 2022. Sony A7 IV, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 120mm at f/2.8 at 1/4,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution 33 MP, 10 MB file.
The Desert, 25 February 2022. Sony A7 IV, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/3,200 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution 33 MP, 10 MB file.
Sony's MTF charts are fairy-tale calculations from Sony's marketing department ignoring diffraction and flare, and certainly do not represent actual measured performance:
MTF at 70mm at 10 cyc/mm and 30 cyc/mm, radial (solid) and tangential (dotted).
MTF at 200mm at 10 cyc/mm and 30 cyc/mm, radial (solid) and tangential (dotted).
Spherochromatism performance top
Spherochromatism, also called "color bokeh" by laymen, can cause colored fringes on out-of-focus highlights, usually seen as green fringes on backgrounds and magenta fringes on foregrounds with fast, long lenses shot wide open.
It is an advanced form of chromatic aberration in a different dimension than lateral color. Spherochromatism is most commonly seen in fast lenses of moderate focal length when shooting contrasty items at full aperture. It goes away as stopped down.
This Sony has moderate amout of yellow-green/purple spherochromatism. This is good for portraits since it helps smooth foliage in backgrounds, but bad for cinematography since it can lead to weird fringes on out-of-focus bright areas and points of light.
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 spherochromatism. Sony A7 IV, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at close-focus distance at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/2,500 at Auto ISO 100, +1.3 stops exposure compensation. bigger or camera-original © file.
1,200 x 900 pixel (5.84×) crop from above. bigger or camera-original © file.
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 3" (8cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 12 × 18" (30 × 45 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 23 × 35" (59 × 89 cm).
If this 1,200 × 900 pixel crop is about 12" (30cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 47 × 70" (119 × 178 cm).
Sunstars performance top
This 70-200 can make great sunstars on brilliant points of light. With an 11-blade diaphragm it will make 22-point sunstars:
Latino Classic, 11:35 AM, Saturday, 26 February 2022. Sony A7 IV set to VV (Vivid) Creative Look with +9 Saturation, Sony HVL-F60RM2 flash in TTL mode (that's me and the flash in the reflection in the bumper on the lower right), Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II at 125mm at f/22 for (great sunstars) at 1/125 at Auto ISO 640 (LV 13.2), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original 33 MP © JPG file (5 MB).
Teleconverters performance top
It works with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter or Sony FE 2x Teleconverter.
Usage top
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Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS. bigger.
AF | | MF
Leave the top slide switch at AF (autofocus).
Use the MF, Manual Focus position, only if you want to lock-out autofocus.
There's no manual-focus override in AF-C mode; use DMF or AF-S.
Full Time DMF
Leave this ON for full-time manual-focus override.
FULL | | ∞-3m
This is the focus limiter.
Leave it at FULL unless the lens gets lost and slows you down "hunting" for things closer than 10 feet (3 meters). If it does, set it to ∞-3m and it won't autofocus closer than 10 feet (3m).
OSS ("Optical Steady Shot")
Leave this ON unless you're making long exposures on a tripod.
Leave it at MODE 1 unless you're panning. Use MODE 2 if you're panning.
Iris Lock
This is not an iris lock.
This is a lock to prevent the aperture ring from moving between the A and individual f/stop settings.
Use it if you don't want to knock the ring from A to the manual settings, or don't want the ring to be able to go to the A setting from the manual settings
I leave this off; the aperture ring is well detented so I have
Focus Lock Buttons
These are the three unmarked round buttons between the focus and zoom rings.
Hold any of them to lock autofocus.
They can be used for recomposition, or if your target runs behind an obstruction for a moment.
Recommendations top
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I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
This is the best 70-200 zoom ever made for full-frame Sony cameras. It's also the lightest 70-200/2.8 lens ever made, for any camera. I LOVE how light it is, and with its stellar optical perfornce, it's awesome.
I use a clear (UV) protective filter instead of a cap so I'm always ready to shoot instantly. I only use a cap when I throw this in a bag with other gear without padding — which is never. The UV filter never gets in the way, and never gets lost, either.
The best protective filter is the 77mm Hoya multicoated HD3 UV which uses hardened glass and repels dirt and fingerprints.
For less money, the B+W 77mm 010 is an excellent filter, as is the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters or the 77mm Nikon Clear (NC - UV), but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best.
Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt, and will outlast this lens.
All these filters are just as sharp and take the same pictures, the difference is how much abuse they'll take and stay clean and stay in one piece. Since filters last a lifetime or more, there's no reason not to buy the best as it will last you for the next 40 years. Filters aren't throwaways like digital cameras which we replace every few years, like it or not. I'm still using filters I bought back in the 1970s!
Where I'd get mine
I'd get my 70-200/2.8 II at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or eventually get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
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