Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.
Lenses in Sony E Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is a member of Sony's GM series of lenses. GM stands for G Master and represents the top of the line lenses on the Sony E mount line-up. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Sony GM Lenses in Sony E Mount
Lens Mount
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is compatible with cameras that have
Sony E lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras with Sony E lens mount are
Sony A7 IV,
Sony ZV-E10 and
Sony A1.
Sensor Coverage
Max sensor coverage of Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is
35mm FF.
Focal Range
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II has a focal range of 70-200mm and 2.9X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 105 - 300mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II's stabilization system is effective up to 5.5 stops.
Body Colour
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is available in White color.
Zoom Method
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II features
Rotary (internal) zoom method where the length of the lens doesn't change while you are zooming in or out. Even though this design has a size disadvantage in general compare to extending designs, it has the benefits of better sealing against dust and moisture, no zoom creep and no weight balance shift while zooming.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II has a Max Magnification Ratio of
0.3x and has a minimum focusing distance of
0.4m.
Aperture
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 70mm all the way to the 200mm .
Optical Formula
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM II's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 14 groups. Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 XD extreme aspheric
- 1 ED aspheric
- 1 aspheric
- 2 Super ED
- 2 ED elements
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