- Sony presents Fe 400-800 mm F6.3-8 g ose and faith 16 mm F1.8 g lenses
- The 400-800 mm lens is Sony’s first with a range of 800 mm
- Complete frame lenses cost £ 2,550 and £ 850 respectively (US prices / ua to follow)
Sony has presented two lenses for its full frame chambers, covering wide -angle and telephotious ends between them. The acceleration lens of the holder is the 400-800 mm F6.3-8 g osS faith, because it is Sony’s first teleobjective lens to reach the focal distance of 800 mm.
With a cost of £ 2,550 (US price / au to follow) and available at the beginning of March 2025, the 400-800 mm joins the other Sony teleobjectives: a 100-400 mm and a 200- 600 mm, such as the one with the longest reach, which makes it particularly ideal for wildlife and action photography, where you cannot approach, such as birds and sports Automotores.
In addition, it works with Sony 1.4xy 2x Teleconverters. The latter can extend the maximum range up to 1600 mm, even if the maximum reduced opening f/16 is not practical for most scenarios, in addition to the sunny climate.
Together with the lens of 400-800 mm, Sony is also presenting the 16 mm F1.8 g, which costs £ 850 (again the price of the USA. 2025. The ultra width joins a crowded section of Sony’s expansive lens alignment, with many alternatives to consider.
Where he hopes to stand out against the tastes of faith 14 mm F1.8 GM, Fe 20 mm F1.8, Fe 16-25 mm F2.8, Fe 16-35 mm and F2.8 GM II is its competitive price, compact construction, Ultra wide perspective and fast opening f/1.8. For users of any of those zooms that generally adhere to the broader angle, then the new 16 mm prime could make much more sense.
The last Super-Telephoto zoom?
Sony is not the first to launch a Super-Telephoto zoom with a maximum focal length of 800 mm. No, that recognition went to Canon with its RF 200-800 mm F6.3-9 IS USM in 2023.
There is a lot for the lens of 400-800 mm, mind. Sony says it is dusty and dust resistant to moisture, in addition to its approach and zoom are internal, the latter is a welcome surprise.
An internal zoom means that the lens does not extend as it approaches and leaves, with the center of gravity essentially unchanged. Most of the enthusiastic zoom lenses extend as the canon is approaching, and there is the potential for dust and moisture to enter the lens through its extended barrel. It is not so with the 400-800 mm of Sony.
This is an optically complex lens, which includes 27 elements in 19 groups, 6 of which are elements of, in addition to a circular opening of 11 blades for what should be pleasant Bokeh. Sony says that there is a minimum, ghost and chromatic abrotment: our in -depth incoming review will reveal everything.
The minimum lens approach distance is 1.7 m, which offers a maximum increase of 0.23x: this is not a macro lens. It is equipped with two linear engines and admits the monitoring of the automatic approach of up to 120 fps, which means that the automatic approach of the best Sony cameras can perform its full potential with this lens at stake.
The lens stabilizes, which is an essential feature for a Super Telephoto zoom, but unfortunately Sony could not tell us what the lens ois is qualified. We should have that information for when our in -depth review is published.
With 2,475 g, the Sony 400-800 mm lens is heavier than the Canon Super-Telephoto, in addition to that it is a bit more expensive, while the Canon lens has a 4X optical zoom that can expand more to 200 to 200 mm.
However, for people with a Sony camera, the new Fe 400-800 mm offers the greatest possible range at a competitive price. It is not a Sony Pro grade lens, but I can see that it is particularly popular among wildlife enthusiasts and action photographers, for whom the maximum opening F6.3-8 is acceptable.
