Sony E 70-350mm review: BEST telephoto for Sony APSC
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2019
- In-depth review of Sony's best premium zoom for its APSC mirrorless cameras!
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Could the Sony 24-240 perform good on the Sony apsc system?
Gordon Laing Gordon what is your take on using the lense on a a7iii? Is there any difference to a aps c sensor?
@@martinhain remember this is only corrected for the APSC area, so if you use it on a full-frame body in full-frame mode, then the edges will almost certainly go very dark and blurry. There may also be a strong vignette as I demonstrated in my 16-55mm f2,8 review. You could switch the camera to APSC / Super 35 mode to record in an APSC crop, but you would lose a lot of resolution for photos. it's fine for video, but a big drop for photos.
This is a superb lens. I bought one specifically to use on my Sony A7Rii as an alternative to my 200-600mm G on an A7iii which is a massive, heavy, and cumbersome rig. The A7Rii plus 70-350mm G is as light as a feather, the crop mode yields an effective 525mm focal length and an 18.667 MP image that is as sharp as anything I've ever seen on any body-lens combination. I just love this combo.
Another wonderful review by the master of reviewers, Gordon Laing! Thanks so much, Gordon. I have the Sony A6600 and am committed to the APSC size (A6---) due to the small size of the body and lenses. I believe this really is the perfect travel zoom for sports/nature, etc. The price will eventually go down.
Quality of your point of view, convince me on the quality and utility of this lens! Well done Gordon!
I currently have the 18-135mm lens on the A6400 body. I wonder how this 70-350mm lens compare in terms of sharpness and contrast/ color depth, and AF speed too.
Thanks Gordon. You answered most of my questions about this lens.
You're welcome!
Well produced review, very helpful, thank you.
Thanks, glad you found it useful!
Thanks for the review! Can you confirm if your A6600 body had the internal lens corrections for this zoom implemented? I expect a new firmware update with this lens for the A6500 camera.
And just another question; is all the zoom lens body plastic made like the 18-135?
@ 5:20 Outstanding shot of the bird taking care of his business. LOOK OUT BELOW, LOLOL!
Heads up 😂
Excellent review Gordon as ever. Really enjoy your thorough info on all your presentations. Also purchased your 'In Camera' book - a concise read and inspiring. I got The Sony a6700 recently with Sigma 18-50. Great combo, I'll get the 70-350mm for casual wildlife shooting. As you eluded to, there's a lot to be said for travelling light and not paying heaps for faster lenses. Thank you again.
Thanks for your support, hope you enjoy my book!
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Thanks for the great review Gordon.
It seems a hard sell at full price given the price in the UK, good to have options and the slight extra reach over the FE 70-300 though
Thanks for the review!!! And by the way: 5:22 "Take cover Incoming!!!" hahaha!
Very nice review! first time I've visited your channel.. Liked & Subscribed
Thanks Mike!
thanks Cordon for another great review. great lens
Thanks, Gordon for this review!
I am thinking of getting an A6400 soon. Price in our country just dropped to U$865 (inclusive of tax). This will be a good lens for action and that body, as you mentioned in the last part, ,without breaking the bank. I do think this should cost maybe U$850 at most, but then again, it's new, maybe in time it will drop in price. I have the 55-210 and it's not just IQ (not bad but not stellar either), but the AF speed and reach is not enough for me. it was part of the nex-5t kit so I had that lens.
I have the a7-3, but the main advantage of aps-c is the reach. This is effectively around 525mm at the longest end! Yes, the price is steep, but then again if the other options are more expensive. And heavier. And bulkier! So, I may have this on my sights in the future. A 10-18, 28-135/28-105 + 70-350 would make a good trio. Not really great at low light, but usable. Maybe a 50 f1.8 or 35 f1.8 or a laowa f2.0/2.8 prime could make up for the low light deficiency.
If one have no plans to go 35FF, this is a good lens to have + 2-3 other lenses. Tamron might announce a 70-180 next month. But without LIS, and an a6400, it will be difficult to hand-hold. Even the a6500/a6600 isn't that good with their IBIS, not especially if you start going over 80mm. So, this lens should be good for aps-c. Not everybody needs this, and the price is not exactly enticing, but this is a good lens to have. The other one would be the 200-600, but that is U$1,000 more, is big, heavy too boot. You must be true-blue birder to own that and an a6400!
Glad you enjoyed the review! Yes, this would be a great action and wildlife lens with the A6400 - don't forget to check my links if you're shopping online, thanks!
Great review, thank you!!!
Thanks!
Today, for the sake of experimenting, I tried the Sony 18-55 f3.5-f5.6 kit lens that came with my NEX-7 camera. Guys seriously?? 😮 What an under rated find. Works so great with my a6500! The lens IS also works amazingly in conjunction with the IBIS. May be you have tried.
Sony in general just makes great cameras! I’m thankful for it to be my first camera because I’ve tried canon and Nikon and I hated how they worked.
Hi Gordon, seriously thinking of ordering this lens now, what lens hood size does it take?
question.... can the tamron FE 35-150mm f2.8 be a good all around lens
for a sony a6400? it has stabilization and its cheaper than the last
zoom lenses sony launched. with hope you could answer with another cool
video. have fun
I have recently bought an A6400 so feel I can comment. The Tamron certainly looks like a good lens but at 800g it's pretty heavy for an everday lens. Also 35mm may not be wide enough for a lot of situations. I use the Sony SELP18105G which is half the weight at 400g and from most places also half the price. Very happy with it as an all round lens and just keep a prime in my bag for low light situations or if I know I'll be taking mainly portraits.
@@gazman9468
Hi I have the a6400 as well as the SELP18105G - However thinking of swapping the 18-105 to this 70-350mm as an everyday lens but concerned about the increased weight
Just purchased this lens. Very effective for the cost.
Thanks for the info. I noticed most of the shots for the review was in coney island 👍🏻
Yes, that's one of the locations I tested it, along with downtown NYC.
May I ask: 1) Since they removed the focus limiter switch on the 70-350mm (vs the 70-300mm), does the A6100 have a way to change this focus limiting ? e.g. for filming through a fence. I haven't yet found it in the manual.
2) I have a Sony VCL-DH1758 1.7x post-lens Tele Converter (58 dia). Will the 70-350 (67 dia) accept the
mount of the 1.7x tele with a 67-58mm step down ring ? I don't mind a little vignetting since I do post. Tks, Rob
There's no digital limiter to the focus in the A6000 series as far as I know. No idea about your converter lens, sorry
I own the FE 70-300 on an APSC. I´d love to see a comparison. I might switch as long as both have about the same image quality because the 70-350 means less weight and more focal length. But I assume the 70-300 is the better lens if you look at image quality.
@Zzzz oop I also found out that the minimum focus distance is 1,5 meters compared to the 90 cm which is a dealbreaker to me, because I sometimes use it to shoot bugs on the floor or do macro shots.
@Zzzz oop It has some downsides besides that. The teleconverters don´t work with this lens (probably the same with the 70-350), they work with the "white" lenses only. The setup with the APSC camera gets very front heavy. You still can use it handheld but the keeper rate gets much better with a tripod with the longer focal lengths. However, the standard ball head that came with the tripod was not able to manage the angular momentum properly, because it is so out of balance. It lacks the extra mounting device the 70-200 has. And I found it is not much of use in low light conditions, so after sunset, it stays in the bag. I use it for landscape photography from the top of mountains, towers etc. I also found the manual focus is sometimes better than autofocus when it come to distant objects. I use it for portraits. I like the natural face expression people have, so I shoot from a distance of some meters, when people are unaware, I don´t get in the face directly, I also don´t like direct eye contact on photos or staged photos with unnatural smiles or that stupid selfies you have seen 10 billion times (time for selfies to go out of fashion). However, I do show the photos afterward and people usually like the results. Sometimes they do criticize their own wrinkles, but I do accept it as part of human nature, in fact, I think wrinkles give a face more character so I like lighting that brings out the wrinkles. The main emotion a human has gets engraved after some decades. I´d never criticize somebody because of wrinkles, so why do they that to themselves? You can separate nicely from the background with this lens. You might even take a zoomed-in photo just of the eye region. I am very satisfied with the overall picture quality and sharpness of the lens. Professional photographers might like a lens that is just a tiny bit soft like a fast prime lens like an 85 mm wide open, just to make the face look a bit smoother, but that is just not how I do portraits.
Thank Gordon
Do you know aperture values while zooming with the 70-300 lens? It would be very interesting to compare those figures
You mean for the FE 70-300mm? I'll try to find out.
Here you go: the E 70-350mm and FE 70-300mm both have variable maximum apertures depending on their focal length, so here’s how they compare as you zoom-in. Between 70 and 100mm both lenses share the same f4.5 focal ratio, with both closing a little to f5 at 100mm. The E 70-350mm stays at f5 until you reach 135mm at which point it closes to f5.6, but the FE 70-300mm maintains f5 for longer, only closing to its minimum aperture of f5.6 between 200 and 300mm. 200mm is also the point at which the E 70-350mm closes to its minimum aperture of f6.3, maintaining this value until 350mm. So from 135 to 300mm, the FE 70-300mm enjoys a one third of a stop advantage in aperture over the E 70-350mm, but this will only have a minimal impact on light-gathering and potential for a shallower depth-of-field.
Gordon Laing thank you for your time Gordon, I appreciate it. From what I understood both lenses have pro and cons compared to each other. In the end it comes down to future ff use (70-300) and general “friendliness” on aps-c body (70-350).
Thanks again
@@andrear9500 exactly right, glad to help!
It would be interesting, how it compares to the Canon EF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 IS II USM.
I prefer the Canon.
I like your in deep review of this Sony 70-350mm for APS-C. But the OSS (Stabilisation) is it working on the Sony A6000 camera? The stabilisation is it inside the lens? I think with this new G generation lens, the APS-C will keep live for many years. No need to break my back with FF camera body end heavier lenses!
Yes, the OSS is inside the lens, so it will work fine on the A6000 and other unstabilised bodies.
@@cameralabs // Formidable! Merci!
Gordon the 70-350mm Sony lens looks like the one I want to buy.
But I have an A74 (at your recommend. & I love it) Will it work on that?
It will, but only with your camera in cropped / super-35 mode, as this lens is meant for smaller APSC sensor cameras. You have a full frame camera, so to make use of all 33 Megapixels, you should use full frame FE lenses.
Gordon, u threw me off with your review of New York City bldgs, etc. with the Sony E70-350mm. I was expecting shots of the London Tower, a few Castles in the U.K. etc. Good to prove that a real photographer can operate anywhere, anytime and anyplace. Have camera, will travel! 😎😎
I like to mix it up now and again!
How about the benefits of using it on an A7rIV where it becomes a 105-525mm lens with 26MP files? a much lighter combo for travelling than the GM100-400 with 1.4xTC.
I understand the benefit of being able to switch between full-frame and cropped modes BUT if we're only judging the A7r IV as an APSC camera, then it's a LOT more expensive than an A6400 or A6600, while only offering 2 extra Megapixels which would be imperceptible in practice. Of course you do get the better EVF, twin card slots etc, but still, it's a LOT more.
Now I do a lot of youth boxing events, what would you recommend for my A6400?
How close are you to the action? Maybe a fast wide zoom, or even a fast wideish prime lens.
Gordon I am getting on in years 80+ - I have the Sony a6400 and have the 18-105 f/4 as my everyday lens - Do you think the 70-350 is a practical swap for my everyday lens or is it likely to be too heavy - I am located in Portugal and difficult to find anyone who has the lens in stock hence my query
It would work as a complement to your 18-105, but not as a replacement. Do you desire a telephoto to get close to distant subjects?
@@cameralabs
Thanks for that advice - I also have the Sony 55-210mm and several Canon & Tamron lenses which I could use to get the distance - I shoot a lot of golf photos and need the zoom
I just sold my FE24-240 and a6400L and 70-350G for FE200-600.
I compared 6400+E70-350g with A73+FE200-600G.
Full frame kit wins by quality. Apsc kit wins by price and weight.
Great review. I have just completed selling all of my Canon equipment which included a 7D Mark-2 body and a 100-400mm f/4.5-6.8 IS ii lens. In order to decide if I wanted to replace the Canon 100-400 with a Sony 100-400mm or 200-600mm, I reviewed how much used the Canon lens. The answer was very infrequently because of its size and weight. The Canon 7D2 and 100-400mm combination weighs 5.6 pounds. I decided to purchase the 70-350mm lens to use on my A6400 in tandem with my A7iii wearing a 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. The A6400 and 70-350mm lens weighs only about 2.2 pounds.
I am losing 50mm on the long side but gaining 30mm on the shorter end. I am losing a half stop of light at the long end but, the Sony package is about 3.4 pounds lighter... I can live with the focal length and smaller aperture to more than cut the weight in half. No problem that the 70-350mm lens only fits on a crop camera - I onu used the Canon 100-400mm on my crop sensor 7D Mark2
You've made a very sensible decision - so many of us buy what we think we want, but not what we actually need or will actually use. The 100-400 lenses are lovely, but are also big and heavy. The same applies to the Sony version. If you want something really long, the new 200-600 is pretty amazing, but again very large. the 70-350 is an extremely portable lens for the money and gives you a lot of reach in a small barrel.
@@cameralabs What would be a nice compromise is if Tamron produced a 1.5x Teleconverter to use with the Tamron 70-170mm f/2.8lens...
So it it was an equivalent of a 530mm and never mentioned it. Does that mean that it will be able to get shots like a real supertephoto (like a sigma 150-600)?
Are you saying I never mentioned it? I did at 1:20!
Just ordered a6600. Looking at this Lens but wondering if this is a big no-no if i mainly shoot indoors?
it's very long for indoor use...
@@cameralabs Yes i dont have any telephoto lens but hear a 70-200 is very good for weddings. wondering if this can be my version of a 70-200 but my concern is the f stop indoors
@@DanielConstant00 for weddings, look for a 24-70mm equivalent, which is 16-50 on an APSC body.
Do you think this lens could keep up with a dog running indoors (dog agility), or would I need wider aperture? Thanks
The lens can be driven quickly by the recent Sony bodies BUT I'd say (unless it's a dog show) that it would be too powerful for indoor photography.
Gordon Laing it’s like a dog show, but instead of dogs walking they’re running into obstacles, jumping and going through tunnels and up and down big stuff (called contacts) very fast. Depending on location a tripod is not exactly allowed so I prefer not going on a full frame lens but debate if better ISO would help
@@Lucamitm high ISO can deal with low light and smaller apertures BUT autofocus on any system improves with brighter lenses / larger apertures. It's impossible to say if it'll be good enough for your subject conditions, but a larger, brighter lens will be better. Whether it's necessary though I can't say.
Gordon Laing thanks a lot, I didn’t know that aperture contributes to autofocus, maybe I should rent different combinations and test them
@@Lucamitm yes, the less light an autofocus system has to focus with, generally the less confident and accurate it becomes.
Canadians will be super happy with this lens if it performs. It's too often compared to the FE70300 cuz it's 'a couple of hundred bucks more for full frame' but in CAD it's $999 for the 70350 vs $1700 for the 70300 😂
Yes, that's a big difference!
Yes, I bought the 70-300 ( I live in Canada) and saved a lot getting it from B & H. I'm selling it now though, because I don't think I'll go full frame (and the 70-350 looks great).
@@chosenideahandle I understand this approach but do you a) not get hit by duties? (I've never ordered something from ooc) and b) not come close to spending the same after usd conversion?
summonedfist absolutely correct. It’s often no benefit buying from the US. It’s hit and miss. This lens was a surprise at the time, but now there’s only about a $200 difference then shipping and duties. B&H is great because they will give you the complete total on everything and handle brokerage and duties for you. Distribution is another thing. I was looking at the Ronin SC gimbal here and it actually worked out to cost considerably less in Canada. It’s oddly listed like our dollar is in par for $460 Canadian here and $460 US in the US.
@@chosenideahandle thank you for the thorough replies! I'm just super excited to upgrade my sel55210 lol. I'm not even concerned with the f6.3 at 525mm ffe given the other fe options being significantly heavier (and pricier) for not a huuuge significance in brightness
Bit of background... I shot with Canon gear for years and liked the 100-400mm f/4.6-5.6L IS II lens but looking back, I did not use that lens often enough because of the size and weight to justify the more than two grand investment in the lens. Switching to Sony, I decided not to buy the 100-400mm or 200-600mm because I didn't think I would use these that often either for the same reasons I didn't use the Canon - size and weight.. However, I purchased the Sony 70-350mm lens to basically replace the Canon 100-400mm. It is 50mm shorter but 30mm wider. It is about a half stop slower at max focal length but I can live with that. I can only use it in a crop format but, I always used the Canon 100-400mm on my crop 7D Mark II. The reason I purchased the lens is that it is significantly smaller than either the Sony 100-400mm or 200-600mm, weighs less than half of what the 100-400mm weighs and one third of what the 200-600mm weighs additionally, it costs 40% of the price of the 100-400mm and about 50% the price of the 200-400mm....
I can live with its shortcomings because of the weight and price.
Same here. Didnt use it much as good as it was. I got this one but returned ot because the IQ wasnt anything outstanding. Its main strength was its range. However, it was super light and one of the only super telephotos for the APS-C. If I find a good deal in the future I'd probably consider it again.
I have not yet, really run this lens through its paces in real-life situations. I will be shooting a raptor bird event and the Chinese New Year Parade in the next few weeks and I will post my findings.
I have disposed of all my Canon gear and now shoot only with Sony. I don't miss Canon a bit...
Good honest review. I won't be buying the Sony E 70-350mm , I'll rather buy the Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens which I heard is a great lens. A lot of reviewers say that full frame super-telephoto lens for wildlife will produce better results on crop sensor camera bodies than on full -frame bodies. .
I showed the Sigma at the end of the video - great value if you want long reach, but it's massive compared to this model.
I was hoping that Sony released an aps-c telephoto zoom that was priced around $600. There wouldn't be any other lens in the market at this price point, I would have preferred the new lens to be more basic but have more reach than the Sony 55-210mm lens.
@@danielvogler8053 I know what you mean, it's quite a step-up in price over the basic one.
@@danielvogler8053 I'm not sure how much more basic a telephoto zoom lens could get than the 55-210. The 18-135mm "kit" lens that's often sold with the newer Sony APS-C cameras is already $500-$600 if purchased separately. I don't really think it's realistic to expect a lens with nearly 3x the reach to cost close to the same price as that lens.
Great comment. That amazing zoom is pretty much the same price as this one!
Are the skyline shots shot through a window?
No, that would not be a fair test of any camera or lens.
Is the Sony A6400 with 18-135 a better choice than Nikon Z50 with its 2 kit lens ? Later I can think of adding 70-350.
I use the A6400 for most of my videos and love it - it's also great for sports and the 18-135 is a solid kit zoom. I've not fully tested the Z50.
@@cameralabs thank you .
The lens is designed for cameras with APS-C sensor size but at its shortest focal lengths this lens has a full frame image circle and can be used on cameras with full frame sensor size without the need of post image cropping.
That is not unique with Sony APS-C e-mount lenses. One example is the APS-C Sony 10-18mm f/4 which can be used on full frame cameras
without image cropping at its shorter focal lengths.
This type of lens is good for discreet street photography too. At 350mm (525mm 35mm equivalent) the photographer is far away and hardly any person will realize that is taken a photo. Additionally at 350mm even with f/6.3 there is a significant shallow depth of field and bokeh.
This lens is by far smaller and more discreet than equivalent full frame lenses.
With daylight the f/6.3 isn't an issue. With poor early morning or afternoon lighting even with an efficient internal image stabilization the small aperture demands a serious increase of ISO.
All sensor stabilization mechanisms don't work very efficiently with long focal lengths and that's why nearly all long telephoto lenses have internal image stabilization.
Can this lens be used on a Sony a9?
Yes, but in the cropped Super-35 mode, so you'd lose a lot of res on the photos.
I just bought a second hand 55210 for 120$.If i get gpa over 3.5 in math,i will sell it and buy a 70350.but i couldn't buy anything in this year,emm
Is there a lens that compares to this? Is it cheaper or is it faster?
You could consider a Sigma 100-400 DG DN
After the incredible success of full frame α7 series cameras and e-mount full frame lenses Sony has neglected a little the APS-C variety of lenses. Fujifilm is better in the variety of APS-C lenses but Fujifilm doesn't offer full frame lenses and can focus more on APS- C lenses. The medium format lenses is a niche market.
Can u get good results with an A1 camera
This is for Sony cameras with smaller APSC sensors, it won't be good on full-frame.
Just purchased this lens, brand new, for 541€ taxes included, thanks to the Sony Cashack discount. I think this is a good price. What do you think?
If you're happy, I'm happy.
There's only two telephoto's designed for Sony E APSC, this one and the 55-210mm. Hence, it better be the best telephoto of the two! lol
Seems a bit expensive to me. Nice range and all, but I'm too frugal. Good review though
Thanks!
I own two G lenses - 70-200 F4, 24-105 F4. They are exceptional. For me, better than my previous canon L lenses. Then again, those are FE lenses.
@@OptimaMrL the 24-105mm f4G is an excellent lens and one that few people seem to mention.
@@cameralabs, I have the Tamron 28-75 as well - wife is into photography - which is a brilliant lens, and that's probably what people opt for instead of the 24-105.
I prefer the overall image rendition of the 24-105 which is, consistent quality across the entire focal range and the extra reach makes it perfect as a single walkabout lens.
@@OptimaMrL
I use the Sony F4 18-105 as my walk around lens
Would this be worth upgrading of I already have the 55-210? I'm aware this is a better lens bit if i get it I'd basically stop using the 210. Maybe I should save the money and continue using the 210mm
I haven't compared them side-by-side, but you've seen your images from yours and mine from this one, so what do you think?
I'd say absolutely. I had the 55-210, though I sold it along with my a6000 when I upgraded to my a6400. I would say there's no comparison, the 70-350 is in a whole different class (it's also in a very different price bracket, to be fair).
Highlander77 hey- I have an a6000 and am considering either upgrading to an A6400 or keeping the a6000 and picking up the 70-350 glass. And suggestions based on your experience?
Why buy this lense for long zooming when a used RX10iv costs the same and is F4 thru 600mm which negates the apsc advantage plus you get a whole super versatile extra camera in the process?
Good question. First, the f4 doesn't quite make up for the smaller sensor size vs APSC, plus the APSC bodies have interchangeable lenses. But I have to say the RX10 IV remains one of the best all round cameras if you need a long zoom, and is highly under-rated.
@@cameralabs Thanks for the reply. The RX10iv suggestion is in addition to having an interchangeable lens camera of course. My use case is a6500 + Zeiss 24f1.8 prime + sel1655G medium zoom + sel1018 for ultrawide. In other words the a6500 is for wide to medium fov and the RX10iv is for anything long 👍
@@weareallamericans7358 sounds like a great plan!
Thank you very much Gordon. Some hesitations pulling me back from purchasing this lens - the varying and relatively slow aperture of f4.5-5.6, so f5.6 at the long end is merely useless at low light conditions and for stopping some moving subjects, like a car or even water drops. At this price point I would expect more impressive specs. The depth of field and background separation is less of a problem, especially at the telephoto end. I want telephoto lens that could give me the option of shooting moving subjects, from the bus/boat on a trip, stopping movement of rain drops, etc...Also maybe some birding photography and an option for some low light photos. So I think I'll give up on this lens and get a more expensive fe 70-200 f4 - yes, it has compromises, like the shorter focal range, and also the f4 aperture is not very fast, but it is constant through the entire range, and don't get dark like f5.6 at the long end
Expensive for me.. But good
I would not mind using this on a full frame camera
Sadly it's designed for smaller APSC sensors only.
@@cameralabs but the a7r4 is 5he best apsc ever made
@@lomarvgc1580 well, you'd get 2 extra Megapixels with the A7r IV in APSC mode.
I had the same though too...using this on my A7iii with Super35 mode, shd work right?
@@smalltoe yep it'll work fine in Super 35 mode, although if you're taking photos, you will lose a lot of pixels.
I like this lens but the FE version is enticing from my apsc body. Especially if you can find it grey market
Yes, I'd like to see how they compare side-by-side...
I fee this lens will be sharper than the full frame which was not that great of a lens
Jonathan Barrow I also agree with the other commenter-I think the 70-350mm will be a much sharper, better lens on an APS-C body than the full frame 70-300mm.
I had already owned the 70-300mm FE so this offers nothing to me. But for someone adding to their collection, this might be the right choice. However, I like full frame on crop sensors to avoid vignetting.
Yes, there are compelling reasons to use the 70-300
I'm selling my 70-300mm in favour of this lens. From what I've seen it's a much better performer on the new APS-C cameras over the 70-300. In Canada I could also sell the 70-300mm used for $400 more than the 70-350 is new. I've also decided not to go full frame. The 70-350 is also 200 grams lighter.
@@chosenideahandle // Good points!
It would be smarter to buy the 70-200 f4 . It would give a 100-300 f5.6 full frame equivalent which is good enough and that lens is really sharp
105-300mm ff equivalent vs 105-500mm ff equivalent...thats a huge difference
I own the 70-200mm f4 and like it, but as the other commenter has noted, you're only getting 300mm equiv on APSC which is nowhere near as long for wildlife
I am not talking about wildlife .
@@EinzMY 105-525 and 620g vs 840g.
@@sanchayansarkar2953 ok then for moon photography. It doesn't matter what you're shooting, if you need longer reach, then there's a big difference between 300 and 500.
NOTHING is perfect: I hate that the sun cap is far too loose. Also jpg should come with lower vignetting, for low F is it quite visible. 2020 technology should deliver this.
So sad.. wanna have this lens.. but dont have money 😂
Re: IQ, wonder how this 70-350 E stacks up to the 70-300 FE 4-5-5.6, which is sharper than the 70-200 F4
Yes, I'd like to do that comparison myself.
Sony FE 70-300 is considerably less sharp than the 70-200 f4 . I think you got that reversed.
@@sanchayansarkar2953 nope I do not have it reversed. ua-cam.com/video/_hVf54_LORI/v-deo.html
I, like Dave, have come to the same conclusion.
@@NinhNguyen2 I've read reviews that the fe 70-300 isn't very sharp on apsc
summonedfist that’s too bad. But then again the 24-70 GM is not great on APS-C either. But if had to choose I’d buy FE and and use occasionally on APS-C because can not justify the E 70-350 APS-C to be used on full frame at that price
Nice zoom range but insane price for an APS-C lens!
@Phil Jones65 Not interested in Sony APS-C at all.
70-300 is a better choice.
6,3...1000$...
should be priced at 500$ not 1000$
Sony's 18-135mm and 18-105mm zoom lenses are already around $500 (maybe more), and this is obviously a higher-end and more expensive lens than those.
Looks too soft.
So you have that lens already? Lol!
question.... can the tamron FE 35-150mm f2.8 be a good all around lens
for a sony a6400? it has stabilization and its cheaper than the last
zoom lenses sony launched. with hope you could answer with another cool
video. have fun
@AD 2385 i Will get it a look. Thanks
@AD 2385 my Journey is just starting, but the part i like the most is being in the field, its the best part so far. Its like when i was making the photos on the redroom... I loved the process... Making the negative, putting the paper, it was magic