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Experience with Sony 70 - 200 f2.8 GM II (self.sonyalpha)

submitted 1 year ago by titaalik to c/sonyalpha

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Hello everyone!

I‘m thinking about selling some of my lenses to get the new 70 - 200 mentioned above.

Has anyone used this lens, especially on hikes? How versatile ist it?

I mostly do wildlife and some landscape photography but I fear that the lens is too zoomed in for landscapes and too wide for wildlife.

The lens would be used on an A7R IV and it would „replace“ a sony 20mm f1.8 G (which is too wide for my uses) and the Sony 135mm f1.8 GM.

Thanks for your advice and have a good time!

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[–] Wburbage 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have the 70-200 GM II but tried it out at B&H and fell in love. It's relatively light and the image it produced was gorgeous. My one hesitation, and to your point, it might be too long for landscape and too short for wildlife.

The first lens I bought for the Sony was the 24-70 and then picked up the 200-600 which stays on the camera about 80% of the time. I'd love to fill the gap with the 70-200 f2.8 but I'm completely happy with the lenses I currently have. That 2.8 still talks to me though.

[–] titaalik 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I guess I have to try the lens out myself first to make a decision. If it wasn't so damn expensive, getting it would be a no brainer