Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- SEL70300G
- |
- SKU:
- 5169500
Customer reviews
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 196 reviews
(196 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.9
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.8
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers are positive about the image quality, ease of use, auto focus, and reach of the FE 70-300mm lens. However, some customers find the lens to be heavy and are not satisfied with the aperture. Some customers also mentioned the lack of a tripod mount ring and the price.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Best prosumer zoom lens
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Perfect match lens with current alpha sony ca.era lineup. I always recommond to buy from best buy for their history of genune worry free items for customer.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great lens to add to arsenal
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love this lens. It's exactly what I needed for my sports shots
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome lens
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is an awesome lens. Having 300mm zoom is great!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great photos
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very happy with lens performance. Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Good lens so far!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works well with my Sony A7 ii. Comes with a nice case. No complaints!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good quality
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great features and quality. It was on sale too. Very nice.
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Aperture
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not very lens shape the the high F stop sucks. However for the zoom and lightweight is worth it.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not worth
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Imo its a great lens when it comes to focal length butbonly useful for still wildlife and landscapes very one dimentional so ultimately i returned this. For half the price i would own this lens
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello BabySimba, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We appreciate your honest opinion and sorry to hear it did not meet your expectations. It is ideal to create lenses to fit as many needs as possible, but we can't have jack of all trades all the time. Certain focal ranges are geared more toward different situations. This lens is great for not only landscapes and wildlife, but you can try using it for portraits, sports and travel as well. If you need any suggestions, please feel free to contact Sony Support as we would love to help you decide the best lens for what you are looking to do. Thank you again for choosing Sony. -Linda Sony Social Support
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good compremise, weight size quality
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Maybe not as sharp as I would like. It is much lighter than the sigma 100-400 and much smaller. Easier to carry
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great lens for wildlife viewing
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We bought this lens for viewing wildlife (large game animals down to small birds). We were able to get very high quality images and are very happy with our purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Greatly underrated lens
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a good outdoor lens,its really under rated in some online reviews...
I would recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
seems awesome
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a great lens for long distance shooting, I bought for my Sony A72. I bought it, but didnt really understand how to use it, but for those who know this lens would definitely appreciate it. Comes with a nice bag too.
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Price
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Best Buy does not price match its own price
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sticker price on the box is lower than online purchase price. Best Buy does not honor its own price match. Return the product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of useCons mentioned:Aperture
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
just buy it
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.i have an a6000 that came with two kit lenses, they both stink - i sold them on ebay. to unlock the amazing quality of the a6000 i move to two vintage manual pentax leses 50mm prime and a 35mm prime - one you get the hang of the all manual focus they take great pitures. but zoom is low and focus takes time. enter the 70-300 G. this think has great reach, fast focus, great color and is not too big. it loves taking pictures out doors, but as the spects would suggest, it is not a huge fan of indoors. that said, it is well worth the mone and the quaity of the pictures it takes is stunning. do not think twice about buying this - just buy it and enjoy the pictures you will take.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Terrific lens!
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've had this for a few weeks now and I am impressed. I have it on an A6500 body and while this is much larger than the camera I have no complaints as this is expected from a zoom lens with this range and capability. An F4 constant would perfect this lens but would also drive up the cost so as it stands I'm happy with the variable aperture. The optics and image quality are stellar for what you pay for this lens but be careful with low lighting situations as this lens can suffer a bit without a tripod (you'll still get the shot but don't have high hopes for the 100% crop). Sharpness seems constant and across the whole frame but to be honest i get such beautiful shots at low aperture and wonderful bokeh that i don't find myself stopping up very often much above F8. I'm very happy with the feature set of focus limiter, AF/MF override, image stabilization which works really well in tandem with the in body OIS, and the manual focus lock (although I'd prefer a toggle switch as compared to holding the button down). The AF/MF switch is very handy due to other E-mount lenses relying on switching the focus in the camera body due to being an electronic focus (this can get old even if you have have it saved as a quick button). My one complaint, and i don't know if this would be fixable anyways due to how much has to be crammed onto the lens body, is that the lens hood is so big that when its reversed over the lens body to be stored it covers the entire zoom ring when it's at 70mm (also the only time the zoom lock can be engaged). this can be very frustrating when you want to take the camera from not in use to zooming in quickly. think of hiking along and seeing an animal in the distance for example, you don't want to leave the lens zoomed out while walking but can't get at the zoom ring to zoom in. so you're left with having to find a place to stow the hood or awkwardly disconnecting the hood briefly to start the zoom and then reattaching it in storage mode. the only thing i could think of is a slightly more trim hood or a petal style which i don't think this lens would benefit from. Overall though I highly recommend this lens for a reasonably compact zoom (smaller than the 70-200 F4 lens) with great image quality and mostly easy usability.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Zoom lens
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best zoom lens ever and I would recommended this Len
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi MarilynR,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the SEL70300G lens. We are glad to hear that you found it as the best zoom lens ever. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry 5-8-2024
Sony Social Support



