The BEST TELEPHOTO Lens w/ Samples & 2x Converter! | Sony 70-200 f2.8 GMII
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2022
- I genuinely would recommend this lens to anyone needing a telephoto on the Sony system. Check out these video and photos samples I was able to get while using the lens for the last month.
Photos, video, stabilization, 2x converter, macro, I test it all.
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Such a great video mate! Thanks for the insight into the lens.
Great video! If I had seen it before, you would have saved me hours of debating with myself… luckily, I did pick it up, couldn’t be happier!
great video, I also own a 135 -1.8 but I could/will not get rid of it, such a sharp lens is a must have, that being said I bought the 70-200 gm and I'm very happy with it, two different lenses. portraits 135 1.8 moving subject in an out of frame 70-200 .
best review about this lens on youtube
Just got my notice that mine just got here at the post office and my Sony a7rv I’m excited to go pick them up and try them out
I have this lens in my kit and it is the best overall lens that I have. My camera is the Sony A7R V its an awesome camera with 61 megapixel sensor. I do a lot of flower photography and use the 1.4 x teleconverter and at times use the APS - 35 setting for extreme closeups. I have just purchased the 2x teleconverter to shoot in macro 1:1. I have the Sony 90mm macro lens but will be selling it as the technology with the 70-200mm is much better. Great review. Thanks
It would be awesome to see an upgrade of the 70-200 f4
Hello and thank you. In fact I would like a test of the 70-200 II (I have it) with the x2 teleconverter (I'm thinking of buying it).
Hey hopefully you found some better info for the lens, I definitely recommend Mark Galer review or even Gerald, the focus lock buttons are all programmable to different functions your just limiting to stock features atm.
i use the 70-200 GM Vii with an A7Riv and in a pinch i just turn on Super 35 mode and my results have been incredible. I want that 2x conv haha so i can use it with super 35 all that power in just 1 lens!
I own the A1 and Im renting this Lens soon along with the 2X Converter. Im curious how the super 35 mode will be using the 2x Converter.. Will it cost another stop of light?
@@jrwill58 indeed it will cost u another stop my friend
@@jrwill58 crop mode is no different than just cropping your image in post.
@@Roy.story.4 no it won't....
It doesn’t grades your quality 12MP. Double check!
Nice video! And I learned a new phrase "to nail something out of the park" 😛
Haha I don't even know what I'm saying half the time
@@KylePugliese just say "TM"
Does the Depth of Field also doubles with using a TC 2x?
Man! I’ve been waiting to find a review like this and just like you, I love to shoot wildlife & la escape but also portrait and I’ve been trying to decide between the 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS II or the 85mm GM f1.8 but I think after hearing you talk about the flexibility of it, you’re right - the one f-stop loss is worth the flexibility of having the range out there and not have to carry the extra lens and spend the extra bread.
I would like to see some comparisons of your shots out there on wilderness adventures between the 85mm prime and the 70-200mm though. Great review! 👏🏽
If you shoot wildlife & landscape but also portrait, then you need to keep the 85 1.8 and buy the 70200GM2 + 1.4 / 2.0x.
Does the teleconverter reduces quality or focusing speed ? Thanks
Does the teleconvertor reduces quality or speed or just the aperture ? Thanks
tengo el 70-200 f2.8 Gm ii And when I put the 2x teleconverter on it, it became very unstable and my experience was not the best... it loses stability.
The 70-200 F/4 was my favorite lens then I upgraded to the 135GM - such a beautiful lens. But, I really miss the feel and flexibility of the 70-200, it seems this new version might be worth the value of two primes, or a prime and the 100-400GM.
I have the 135GM too and I’m debating whether to trade it in for the new 70-200 beautiful lens but like you say I’m tempted by the versatility.
@@deanbrewscoffee8285 Two different lenses. Both are amazing. Really depends on what you shoot. For portrait, animals, and large aperture shooters, really need both (I shoot different things and got Samyang AF 135mm 1.8 and 70200GM2 + 2.0x for the tele stuff). For landscape, travel, and sports shooters, just 70200GMII + 1.4 / 2.0x are fine.
@@deanbrewscoffee8285 I loved my 135GM, but I sold it and got the 70-200GM ii and haven’t looked back.
@@deanbrewscoffee8285 don't
sell the 135 -1.8
The Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 made me give up my 70-200. I took both out yesterday as a last ditch effort to see if I wanted to keep the 70-200, and Honestly didn't find too big of a difference between 150-200mm. But the 35-70mm was a significant difference that greatly favored the 35-150. I put crop mode on a custom button on my camera as well, so I can get a total reach of 228mm with the 35-150 in crop mode. I shoot everything and need a wide range. I keep a 16-28, and the 35-150. If I had the 70-200, I'd also need the 24-70 as well as the wide angle. So thats 3 lenses vs just too. So now I can get something like the 100-400 or 200-600 as my 3rd lens and have a much versatile setup. The main benefit of the 100-400 over the 70-200 +2x TC, is the minimum focusing distance of the 100-400. It doubles as a macro lens! So again, saving on needing to lug more lenses around!
No issues with focus when using tele converter? If heard horror stories with the gen 1 version. Otherwise, Looks like a great lens but wish Sony would move away from white. Draws attention from both people and wildlife.
Does this work with Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8?
is this teleconverter compatible with the sony a7 ii?
Do you sacrifice a lot of image quality when using teleconverters?
Is this lens good for video like food Making ?
How’s the autofocus and sharpness at 400? Btw can you share the link of the bag you using?
I have this lens. It is really incredible, my favourite lens by far. I am also selling my 100-400 GM
How does the clarity compare between the 100-400 and 70-200??
@@kekevision1824 70200GM2 has faster AF and slightly shaper. Obviously has a much large aperture. Also, I would think 100400GM2 would be just around 1kg with improved AF and min focus like 70200GM2 when it will be updated? It's a good time to sell! On the 1.4x / 2.0x front, 1.4x will still be ahead of 2.0x (however, v2 with both of them are miles better than v1).
@@kekevision1824 faster, sharper, lighter and no zoom extending. The GMii is better in every respect
Good video 👍🏻. How about this 70-200GM II with Teleconverter 2x? You have a 2.8 lens until 200 and a 400 mm at 5.6 with tele. How sharp is this tándem?
Works perfect with 2x
For 24-70 ? Ok ? Can use?
Thanks for the video. Does the 2x Teleconverter work well with other lenses too? I have just bought a 70-350, 3.5-6.3/f lens and was wondering if I could extend it with one.
Only works on the GM 70-200, 100-400, 200-600 and 400 + 600 primes.
fantastic. will it be the first lens i have for the my a74
Good choice!
Does it make any soft clunking noise when you move it up and down? I'm just trying to find out if this is happening only to my lens or its normal because of the AF module not powered
Are you talking shaking the lens by itself? If so yes but when using it on the camera and focus and all that it’s completely silent
Kyle, I wanted to ask if you’re able to use crop mode also while having the teleconvertor on. Thanks
Yes
i want a 3.4x tele too :DD
Hello, i am going to buy the 70-200 gm II.
I am not sure if i want to get a Teleconverter.
Could you do a test where you put the 70-200 on a tripod and take a picture. Afterword you put the 2.0 Teleconverter on it and shoot the same frame. That would be really nice!
I want to campare the 200mm (Cropped to 400mm) vs. the 400mm (Tel 2.0). I want to see if the TC one is really better than the croped one
Will do my best to get this in a future video! From what I tested I didn’t do exact focal distances but the distortion and clarity loss isn’t bad at all with the converter
Take a peek drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mHs6VMMdPREEJ5X_N3jDMqMjpFPJ5j7E?usp=sharing
I love the smaller weight but do you believe that I could feel the faster focusing speed on A9?
It’s tough for me to say because I haven’t used the first generation but some of the videos I’ve seen show a significant difference. Jared Polin I believe did a good comparison if you want to check that out.
I know it works much faster than v1 even with the 2.0TC on A7 series (A7C / A7IV / 70200GM2 / 2.0TC owner). I would imagine on A9 and A1 series too (which I don't have to test).
We need an F1.8 70-200
Hi Kyle, I was interested in your comments re the Sony 100-400mm vs. new mk ii 70-200 GM f2.8 with a 2x converter - extending the reach to 400mm effective f5.6. Can it really hold it's own against the 100-400mm in real world use? For sure it's going to easily outperform that lens up to 200mm. I had heard that the 1.4x was probably about as far as one should go if desiring real quality into edges. What's your view on this lens with either a 1.4x or a 2x? - My main use case with teleconverter would be extracting distant tight landscape vistas and occasional wildlife, mainly when travelling?
Previously when considering the 100-400 GM I eventually opted to buy Sony's G 200-600mm rather than the 100-400 GM (more reach), but my 200-600 never comes out for casual travel, only for specific sports or wildlife events - typically just 1 day, mainly on account of sheer heft. I now also own the 135mm f1.8 which I love and had used on an a7Riv in crop mode for a sharp quasi 26Mp 203mm. But all that was pre announcement of the refresh to the 70-200 f2.8 which I always thought was too big and not that special vs primes like my 135mm or 90 macro.
I have now sold all my bodies and currently just have a new a7iv (AF on a7Riv too slow esp with 200-600mm). I may eventually buy an a1, having now also sold my old a9. I also used to have a Sony 70-200 f4 (for travel) but sold it and switched to a Tamron 70-180 f2.8 - which was sharper, but I didn't like feel, build quality, lower reach and no OSS - so recently sold it and placed an order for this new GM 70-200mm mk ii f2.8. I'm hoping to be able to use this as a great general purpose short tele and then also do exactly what you are implying, with a converter (either 1.4 or 2x not yet decided), so would appreciate any insights re using TCs.
Hey, here's some samples the best I can do for now to show you quality, currently on the road traveling. There's a slight loss of sharpness and chromatic aberration w/ converter but it's really manageable IMO drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mHs6VMMdPREEJ5X_N3jDMqMjpFPJ5j7E?usp=sharing
My logic was for a 1.4x I'll just crop so I wanted to go all in and double with the 2x. I'll try and do a video in the future.
@@KylePugliese Yess please! Thx for the files it really look promising! I'd be very interested on how it compares at 200mm @f2.8 with the TC--2X with the 100-400 GM @ f5.6. Great review by the way!
Do you think it has some significant improvement with the 2x converter? I have the lens GM-II already but thinking to buy 2x converter but a lot of videos mention 2x are not good (1.4x =better) But since Sony is advertising this GM-II be compatible (improved) with the. 2x, I’m tempted to buy the 2x. Thanks
@@nazrimokhtar8485 no, I haven’t. Cannot find it anywhere hehe. But I think I might buy a wider zoom lens like Tamron 150-500 or Sony 200-600 ($2k usd,$$$!)
Yes, it is still not perfect with v2 - nearly (I heard with 1.4x it is brilliant, but not got mine yet) but 2.0x is not really recommended with v1 (was just ok with 1.4x). At least AF and min focus have not much different when added 2.0TC, image quality is slightly soft for me (maybe I haven't nailed its AF with the 2.0TC, been only using it with the v2 for 2 weeks). With its near 1/3 weight reduction (really important if handheld shooting for a long time, I can single-handedly shoot with it which is not possible with v1). The min focus at 40cm @ 70mm (not possible with v1, only at 97cm which was a new standard at its release within the 70-200mm 2.8 class) is very very handy and it won't change at 140mm when the 2.0TC is on. I think 200mm is 80cm which is 17cm closer than v1. Lastly, for a video shooter, the aperture ring is a god's gift.
jrwill58
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I own the A1 and Im renting this Lens soon along with the 2X Converter. Im curious how the super 35 mode will be using the 2x Converter.. Will it cost another stop of light?
No, super 35 it's just a crop
Are there any issues with and the teleconverter?
I’ve had no issues and honestly the quality is fine from my tests. Same focusing speed and clarity is still really well managed. You’ll just need to let in more light since it doubles the aperture
@@KylePugliese It quadruples the aperture (2 stops => 1/4 of the light) like with all x2 teleconverter.
Did you have any sample images on G Drive I could see? I just wanted to pixel peep
This is outrageously priced for what it is… highly recommend the new F4 G OSS II over the 2.8. Shockingly amazing results. Lighter, smaller.. more versatile. And yes it’s compatible with the massively overpriced teleconverters as well.
Is the photo upside down @1:57 ?
Lol it’s called art Tim. But yeah it totally is. Also thanks for the cameo in this one
Great review and all, but the thing about this lens is that it is so impractical I feel. I find 24mm to be ideal for 90% of shots taken.
duh
you shoot everting at 24mm? :S
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Who thinks this is a good enough setup for the eclipse?
It's a ZOOM lens!
Did you say you shot some of your friends out east ? I mean... none of us like the people out east but that's excessive...
lol, photo shoot ;)
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canon EF 70-200 2.8 ii better and cheaper.
2800$ for this is crazy smh
And it makes NO difference --- too expensive