Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G 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.
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G is a member of Sony's G series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
G Series Lenses in Sony E Mount
Lens Mount
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G is compatible with cameras that have Sony E lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony E lenses are Sony A7 IV, Sony ZV-E10 and Sony A1.
Focal Range
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G 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.
Weather Sealings
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A7 IV, Sony A1 and Sony A7c.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G 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 F4 G has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.13x and has a minimum focusing distance of 1m. 0.13x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f4 from 70mm all the way to the 200mm .
Optical Formula
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G's optical formula consists of 21 elements in 15 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 extra-low dispersion glass elements
- 1 Super ED element
- 1 aspherical element
- 2 Advanced Aspherical Elements
Lens Hood
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G is available in White color.
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