Hello everyone! I have seen this done on a few forums and thought I would kick one off on the Sony 600F4 GM. This gives us a central place to answer questions, share images, provide our feedback and a nice place to hang out.
I will likely start one on the Sony 200-600 and a1 unless someone starts it first. I see a lot of common questions come up and I think it will be helpful to everyone.
I will kick off the thread. I got a chance to take my new 600GM out for a spin today and wow what a lens! It is lighter than I had expected, it is pretty easy to handhold for birds in flight, perched birds is nice if not for to long. Comparing it to my Sony 200-600 the zoom is lighter but front heavy as were the 600GM carries it's weight to the rear which gives it a great balance. Its focusing is really quick and as one would expect its crazy sharp. I have tried it naked and with both the 1.4 and 2x teleconverters and the performance of the lens is phenomenal even with the teles which is not something I have experienced with my prior DSLR cameras and lenses.
So far I am loving it but I have a lot more time to spend with it to be really comfortable with the size and seeing if it has any sweet spots. So far I have only shot it wide open and its crazy good.
I look forward to everyone sharing their experiences with the lens and welcome anyone who has questions about this lens to post them in this thread. It will give new folks a nice place to read and ask questions.
Cheers!
Here is a sample image taken today shot as a 600 @F4.
I will likely start one on the Sony 200-600 and a1 unless someone starts it first. I see a lot of common questions come up and I think it will be helpful to everyone.
I will kick off the thread. I got a chance to take my new 600GM out for a spin today and wow what a lens! It is lighter than I had expected, it is pretty easy to handhold for birds in flight, perched birds is nice if not for to long. Comparing it to my Sony 200-600 the zoom is lighter but front heavy as were the 600GM carries it's weight to the rear which gives it a great balance. Its focusing is really quick and as one would expect its crazy sharp. I have tried it naked and with both the 1.4 and 2x teleconverters and the performance of the lens is phenomenal even with the teles which is not something I have experienced with my prior DSLR cameras and lenses.
So far I am loving it but I have a lot more time to spend with it to be really comfortable with the size and seeing if it has any sweet spots. So far I have only shot it wide open and its crazy good.
I look forward to everyone sharing their experiences with the lens and welcome anyone who has questions about this lens to post them in this thread. It will give new folks a nice place to read and ask questions.
Cheers!
Here is a sample image taken today shot as a 600 @F4.
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