Sony announces the FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro

Saturday 15 July 2023, 13:31 by Nando Harmsen | 2,237 views | 0 comments

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Sony has announced a new 70-200mm zoom lens. The lens has an aperture of f/4 throughout the range, image stabilisation and macro capability. The compact lens is fast, lightweight and a perfect alternative if you do not want to carry an f/2.8 lens.

The Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II is the successor to the first version of this lens. It has four linear motors, making it 20% faster, while subject tracking can be twice as accurate.

A particular feature of this new lens is that it retains tracking and autofocus while zooming. If you combine this lens with the Sony A1, you can now shoot at up to 30 frames per second.

The FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS II has been given the term macro. Thanks to its short minimum focusing distance, it can achieve a magnification factor of 0.5x throughout the entire focal length range. If you combine the lens with a 2x teleconverter, you get a full 1:1 magnification.

The lens has no internal zoom mechanism, allowing it to be kept as compact as possible. If you zoom in to 200mm, the lens becomes longer.

The lens will be available at the end of July 2023. The price of this lens is 1,999 euros.

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Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.

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