here is a question i am pondering – using the fe-70-300 with the a7rii with its 42 mp span – since center is very sharp – for taking wildlife photos where more than likely you will crop to center – will the resulting cropped center magnify any lens deficiencies that would not otherwise be seen with the 100-400? I have a 24-105 that i am currently using and simple cropping has produced some amazing results that would be on par with any zoom lens. Would i notice a degradation of that superb sharpness cropping with the 300? Secondly would adding a 2x converter on to that combination eliminate my need for crop and would the IQ be about the same… Read more »
Can someone tell me which teleconverters are compatible with this lens? I can’t find one and really need one for moon shots.
Andy
September 2, 2019 4:56 am
Herring Gull, not a Sea Eagle!
Gary Lum
December 21, 2018 4:05 pm
I love my Sony 24–240 mm lens. If a G version came out for that, I’d snap it up in a heartbeat.
Ertan
December 21, 2018 3:47 pm
Tamron 70-300mm SP VC, Canon 70-300mm USM II, Nikon FX 70-300mm AF-P… All are much more inexpensive and as good. Maybe Tamron is a little behind for AF and material quality bit also can be found almost for 1/3 of Sony’s price. Ah also Sony has a function button :) Sony is extremely expensive for what it is.
Sean T
December 21, 2018 2:59 pm
Ah yes, a great (the greatest?) example of what Roger Cicala calls the SPP “Sony Price Premium”. Let’s charge our customers twice as much as for a comparable rival lens (namely the Nikon 70-300 FX AF-P) because they have no options.
Remarkably I can’t find any comparisons between the two lenses. DxOMark barely has the AF-P listed.
However, I find the performance from this review utterly underwhelming for a $1200 zoom, unless of course mushy corners are somehow acceptable.
Completamente de acuerdo. Mi Nikon D750 con el 70-300 fx af-p tiene mejor calidad a la mitad de precio. (y con la misma o mejor estabilización). Lo comento porque he tenido las dos combinaciones Nikon y Sony durante un año y me quedo con NIkon.
here is a question i am pondering – using the fe-70-300 with the a7rii with its 42 mp span – since center is very sharp – for taking wildlife photos where more than likely you will crop to center – will the resulting cropped center magnify any lens deficiencies that would not otherwise be seen with the 100-400? I have a 24-105 that i am currently using and simple cropping has produced some amazing results that would be on par with any zoom lens. Would i notice a degradation of that superb sharpness cropping with the 300? Secondly would adding a 2x converter on to that combination eliminate my need for crop and would the IQ be about the same… Read more »
Can someone tell me which teleconverters are compatible with this lens? I can’t find one and really need one for moon shots.
Herring Gull, not a Sea Eagle!
I love my Sony 24–240 mm lens. If a G version came out for that, I’d snap it up in a heartbeat.
Tamron 70-300mm SP VC, Canon 70-300mm USM II, Nikon FX 70-300mm AF-P… All are much more inexpensive and as good. Maybe Tamron is a little behind for AF and material quality bit also can be found almost for 1/3 of Sony’s price. Ah also Sony has a function button :)
Sony is extremely expensive for what it is.
Ah yes, a great (the greatest?) example of what Roger Cicala calls the SPP “Sony Price Premium”. Let’s charge our customers twice as much as for a comparable rival lens (namely the Nikon 70-300 FX AF-P) because they have no options.
Remarkably I can’t find any comparisons between the two lenses. DxOMark barely has the AF-P listed.
However, I find the performance from this review utterly underwhelming for a $1200 zoom, unless of course mushy corners are somehow acceptable.
Completamente de acuerdo. Mi Nikon D750 con el 70-300 fx af-p tiene mejor calidad a la mitad de precio. (y con la misma o mejor estabilización).
Lo comento porque he tenido las dos combinaciones Nikon y Sony durante un año y me quedo con NIkon.