Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this before a trip to the Rocky Mountains, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone National Park. Keep in mind it has a high F stop so you gotta have a lot of light but the thing I love about it is the reach and how fast it locks on with auto focus using my Sony A1. You can really get amazing shots of birds, elk, moose, and many other creatures. I am really impressed with how durable it is and how easy it is to handle. It also let me capture some amazing pictures of the moon. Overall I would recommend this lens to anyone who wants excellent reach, high quality pictures,

This Sony 200-600mm is my first longer lens purchase. I researched several lenses and decided on this Sony product. Technical and user reviews guided me to the Sony. And, the price was within my budget. I am a nature photography enthusiast and certainly not a professional, but this lens meets my needs and then some. As with any new lens, there's a learning curve - but, for me, that's part of the enjoyment. This lens is heavier than any other you may use. It's possible to shoot free-hand, but after a relatively short time, your arms will fatigue and, for close-up shots, holding the camera/lens still enough can be a real challenge. I use a monopod for stability which works great and is much more portable than a tripod. Check the specifications for the lens and your camera (info available on Sony's website), but my understanding is this lens is compatible with Sony alpha series cameras: I currently use it with a Sony a6000 (I don't use a teleconverter). I really like this lens and look forward to capturing some great images.

I'm a long time photographer, and have always wanted to own a good telephoto lense. After much reviewing and saving I was able to get this 200-600mm zoom lense. After a little time with it, here are some of my pros and cons: Pros: Works with my mirrorless Sony camera with no need for adapters. Amazing zoom quality. Solid internal zoom, so no need to account for more lense casing. Rotatable tripod mount. (Allows for rotating between portraite and landscape photos without relying on flimsy tripod tilt mounts) Quiet auto focus, and so the animals aren't scared. Cons: Weight (5lbs starts to hurt the shoulders and arms after a long session of photos) Slightly steep learning curve, I feel as though due to the lense size itself, it can receive a larger amount of light and so you need to be sure on your cameras settings. Focal distance. (8ft minimal focus distance is quite a ways off if you are looking to get some floral shots) Overall, I really do love this lense. If you are an amateur, professional or just an enthusiast in general, you won't regret this beauty.

Definitely worth the price! This lens has amazing autofocus and is tack sharp even for getting shots of birds in flight! Definitely big, and heavy and doesn’t fit in my large camera bag, but it’s a must have lens for nature/wildlife photographers!

Amazing zoom lens. Images are very sharp and the build quality is great. It is on the heavy side though. Grabs focus fast on my A7III

Excellent This zoom has been a bug in my pocket for some time, and I finally bit and got this fantastic lens. I love zooms, so versatile. What's the first thing people do with a zoom of this caliber? Take a moon shot, of course. I also took photos of various objects, including birds just to be sure this is a sharp lens and it is. One big reason for this lens is that it has internal zoom. I don't like those heavy zoom lens that grow in length when zoom. All that wear and tear of those moving parts moving a tube with heavy glass in it. This guy skips all that. Zoom is quite and very smooth. This lens is heavy, as one would expect. Considering what it does it is very acceptable. It has a lot of features I need to look into further. What I do like is that big ring on the lens is the zooming ring. It is in an excellent place, right where you would hold the lens when shooting. The smaller ring is for manual focusing. Now, is it sharp? Yes, very sharp. The pictures I took of detailed objects show extremely good sharpness for a zoom lens. I took photos ranging from the moon, birds eating my persimmons, tree trunk and leaves. All very good and even handheld, the lens performed greatly. The images stabilization built in the lens did a great job when handhold camera and lens when shooting. While this lens is a 200-600mm lens for a full frame Sony camera, it becomes a 300-900mm lens when hooked up to a Sony a6000 series of crop sensor cameras. That can come in handy for those needing to reach way out there for a photo. I am exceedingly happy with this lens. It fits in nicely with my 70-200 f4.0 and 18-105 f4.0 zoom lens. All with internal zooming. I would say the price may be high for some, but it is worth it as it works perfectly with Sony cameras. Zooming is fantastic and focusing is fast and spot on.

Amazing lens. Definitely a keeper. Pros: Sharp, great zoom range, G-lens quality. Cons: HEAVY and bulky. Given the zoom range of 600mm, no surprises on its weight. I took a picture of the moon. The lens was mounted to an a7RIVA. Would I recommend to a friend? Absolutely!!

Awesome lens. I got to using it immediately. I have it paired with a Sony Alpha 7RV and was able to capture some incredible shots on first 2 times out with the lens. Used it on some moon shots right out of the box - pretty good considering my amatuer status. Got to shoot some surfers in Cabo which came out better than I could have imagined. I used a 2x converter with some of the shots and there was absolutely no degradation of the clarity and sharpness of the images. The speed of the auto focus (using the right camera) is incredible - easily fired 10 frames per second.

I bought these lens because I needed great pictures with good reach and sharp autofocus. These needs were particularly important for a game like soccer because of how big a soccer field is, with 22 players running all over the field and the need to freeze the action especially with the ball and players moving so fast. I used the lens with a Sony A9 and the overall experience was really good. The lens has a 200mm - 600mm range, which provided a lot of versatility for me on the sidelines. The autofocus response was fantastic when combined with the Sony A9's focusing capabilities. My carried the lens throughout the shoot, and since it was a total of 2 hours at a stretch, my arms got tired at some point because the lens are a bit heavy. However, i've since purchased a mono-pod stick and can't wait to start shooting games again post-COVID, as i believe this should address the weight problem. Overall, i'm very pleased with the purchase and i'm glad i bought it.

Very crisp pictures once I figured out how to use the manual focus for nesting birds with branches in front of them. Beautiful colors. The lens is very heavy. I have not used a tripod yet but will be. The focus capture for a clear picture is rather slow using the auto feature but once it focuses it does an amazing job. I also like that it goes down to 200 mm for pics that aren't so far away.

Perfect for bird shooting. The picture is crisp with clear feather texture. The focus and shutter is quick enough to capture birds in motion. I usually use f5.6 with ISO around 1000-2000 when it’s around sunset time, and later on editing the photo to have clear and sharp shoot

Phenomenal lens. A total step up and game changer in my wildlife photography, would recommend to anyone looking for a great lens especially for birding. Zooming in on my subject while keeping quality of image is great, now I don't need to crop in nearly as much if it all.

I wasn't sure if this lens would keep up with the high pace shooting of motorsports. This lens brought my Sony a7iii back to life. Yes, that's right. This lens is sharp, gorgeous compression, fast focusing, and looks amazing. I would highly recommend this for any photographer or video team that is doing motorsports. , Please read the instructions on what each mode does. This will help secure a sharp image.

Been wanting to get this lens and the day finally came for those who are interested get it definitely worth every penny you can literally shoot anything i do mainly sports photography but the 1st day i got it i took a picture of the moon it came out so clear im buying another one soon for my 2nd camera.

This is a lens if you don't want to need 1,4x or 2x converters that will take one or two stops of light away from other shorter lenses. great for wild life, compressed landscapes. Not a lens for a beginner. It takes some skill to use. its heavy but if you are OK with that it can be great.

Upgraded from the Sigma 150-600, and wow what a difference! Focusing is absolutely lightning fast and accurate. The only difficulty is with small birds that are more than 50 feet away, but you can easily overcome that with single-point autofocus. Anything bigger than a dollar is a piece of cake to track and get tack sharp photos of. I will recommend this to anyone shooting wildlife with a Full Frame Sony camera!

This lens is next to perfect. Fast at focusing, extremely sharp. A little heavy but it’s to be expected for the long range of zoom

Just love this lens. I shouldn't have waited so long to purchase. Some limitations in low light situations but modern noise cancelling/reduction in software almost makes it a non factor. I don't think I'll ever need the 600 F4. I own several Sony lenses and had been using the respectable Sigma 100-400 but this has been on my camera 95% of the time since purchase...

I've had 'Big Bertha' for about 6 months now, and she never disappoints. The shots come out clean and clear. I do need to find a better tri/monopod that can support her weight and a new backpack as well so she can stay in with her other lens siblings and not sleeping outside lol. I don't regret the money I spent on her one but! The moon photo i attached was from our last supermoon. I messed with the ISO settings to get it really black around it.

The Sony G series 200 - 600 mm f5.6 - f6.3 is a very good choice for the price. Sharp all the way through. I prefer to shoot with this lens on a monopod or tripod due to the weight, but with it’s optical stabilization you could handhold. Because of its size, I bought a Lowpro LP36776 Lens Trekker 600 AW lll backpack. I carry my monopod, extra batteries a second camera and lens on outside attached case (sold separately). The lens and camera are stored in the backpack and ready to use. The lens goes from 200mm to 600mm in a quarter turn of the barrel. Very easy to zoom in or out for sports applications. I highly recommend this lens!