Click on the image left or right to see the bigger pics. (left orignial pic, right 100% crop).
Gustav posted the first SAL70-400 SSM G II image samples at Dyxum (Click here). He says that “this is a outstanding/superb lens for wildlife/sports , razor-sharp , even with the lens wide open. if you looking for a very good lens that have SSM and personal i think this lens come`s very close near a fixed-lens 300mm/400mm”
Thanks Gustav!
Sony 70-400mm preorders at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore USA (via ACDeals).
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Kind of over sharpened. Hard to tell if its any good or not.
I am very IMPRESSED of the pictures .It is on my shopping list.Can’t wait for it.
Looks promising, but I’m dubious that mere coatings could make that much improvement in optics, the remainder of which remain unchanged. I’ll wait for more reviews before I upgrade.
Toleranses and precision are costly but usually pay off.
Are you gonna wait for the weather sealed one? lol
Mere marketing hype. Moving along…
get away troll
You mean “Go away troll!”
Nice improvements I must say. Good work Sony!
Can you elaborate on that, please?
Pix look very promising.
Gustav is a class act.
I believe his word over anything from Sony marketing.
Gustav is part of Sony marketing and I am glad.
If so, they should give him a bigger discount.
Why? He bought it anyway, didn’t he? 😉
Not yet. Look at the comment below.
He is?
Ok, but I can do this with my ”old” 70-400 G.
yes you can, but 4 times slower
What source for that claim do you have, other than from Sony?
ppl who actually own it? 😉
wow, its so sharp its cutting my eyes. Damn, i would love to get it, shamefully I will never be able to get one in the upcoming 6-10 years T_T
The posted resolution is way too low to come to your conclusion.
The crops he posted at Dpreview tell enough.
He got a crops on dyxum.com too – razor sharp 🙂
mehhhh with flash even my 70 300 is sharp
your 70-300 is a joke compared to this lens, particularly with regards to build quality and lens distortion.
Not wide open it isn’t.
Looks good. It would look even better if sony comes out a higher resolution camera to put it on.
why are you guys all complaining, add to the 70-400 great optics better focusing and it becomes an amazing lens, should have been weather sealed, but otherwise great stuff.
It looks no sharper than anything else shrunk down for the web. Not impressed, sorry.
I was about to say that I’m not impressed until I went to the blog and saw the other pics. The example posted here is the worst one. Not sure if its the DOF but the feathers look blurred. But the samples on the blog look amazing.
Clicking on the links and does not seem to be one of your strengths.
Why not.????
lol. Nice Hun! 😀
What do you expect from somebody posting “Mere marketing hype. Moving along…”
Maybe his mouse has some sort of a problem with “left click” combined with some links. 😀
Sony netherlands loan me this lens, unfortunately the lens. Must back to sony.
But. If i get discount or not, i shall buy this lens, because its a superb lens in his class.
Look on the link to DYXUM and on page on end seven you see picture’s, also 100% crops
Its not only the sharpness that this lens is great, but i notice a improfment to the. AF.
I had also the silver one, and that is also a great lens, , with the silver lens. It has sometime’ problems to get in AF. , when you use some of the other AF points. Than the middle one, now i notice a. Improvement there also
I invited some friends to my house, and try it in the garden. Also with. Bad weather. ! They where impressed.
If you have. The silver one its a very good lens, the last years i make vey good picture’s with it, but the white one is a step better
I have also the SAL 300mm 2.8 ssm g, but i think when i have the new 70-400. The 300mm stay’s in the bag
Thanks Gustav for your valuable info!
I had former silver 70-400 G but sold it because of slow AF for bird photos. I bought new 300/2.8 G II and it has very fast AF, being very happy with it! But it is also heavy (not so heavy as your 500/4 G) to carry all the time in nature. Now thinking to buy for my lighter lens that new 70-400 G II because it has faster AF and a bit better photo quality also compared to older one. But also considering 70-200/2.8 G because it has faster aperture… Have you any hint when Sony is making new 70-200 G II ???
The sharpness at 100% crop is amazing! Looks like a sweet combo for A77’s successor.
Yes i try this lens on the A77…and i think. It shall works maybe better on the new A58
If Gustav says it’s fast and sharp then I believe it more than any marketing Sony put out.
Thank you frank
The lens is improved, in the netherlands it’s in the shop in april, people can see it than for them self.
It’ not only the white paint
No weather sealing? The typical “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” move from Sony.
I have used both silver 70-400 G I and 70-200/2.8 G in very demanding conditions and there were no troubles with weather sealing with both of them! 😉
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Holy sh*t!!! Positive news about Alpha stuff! … about ******* time….
Having shot several thousands of bird photos with the original version of the 70-400mm I can tell you that it is sharp at all apertures and it is one of the most under rated lenses out there. When I speak of sharpness I am comparing to the Zeiss lineup (I have them all except 500mm) and the 300mm f/2.8 APO. The FL range is very versatile and the SSM is smooth and quick. So if this revised one is better in some way then we have another winner.
If the lens Gustav has was cherry-picked for him by Sony Netherlands, one can safely assume about 20% lower resolution for a lens purchased online.
The old 70-400mm is already sharp at 400mm f5.6.
With the number of lenses available(only demo models…), I doubt there’s much to cherry pick.
What utter non-sense!
Tengo fotos con mi actual 70 400 tan buenas como esas!!!
This image is only sharp from the unsharp mask filter on it. There is ZERO fine detain. Only high contrast edges from the sharpening.
So can anybody clarify whether the optics are any different? I *love* my 70-400 and while improve AF would be nice, improved optics (less ringing bokeh) would be better.
Randy S. – yeah, unsharp mask…like what these guys used to cheat their analysis: http://www.photozone.de/sony-alpha-aps-c-lens-tests/432-sony_70400_456
Hi Chris you can check on the Sonystyle and look up there both lens design.The IQ Sony 70-400mmG1 is better than Nikon and Canon at 400mm. I am sure this G2 is very good too specially they use aspherical lens.
At what point in the zoom range does the lens change from f4 to f5.6?