SONY LENS QUESTION

[RichardN]

Hi -
I have the SONY 200 - 600 but am finding it a bit heavy for extended handheld shooting. I'm thinking of swapping it for the 100 - 400 & 1.4 TC. How much reach will I be losing exactly? (Math was never my thing...)
Thanks
Richard

 

[Palmor]

560mm for the 100-400+1.4x TC

 

[RichardN]

Thanks! So I would be giving up a little reach but not much.

 

[Palmor]

Thanks! So I would be giving up a little reach but not much.

Yes, a little reach and 2/3rds of a stop of light since adding the TC will make the 100-400 an F8 lens vs 6.3 for the 200-600 (so you'll need to shoot a bit higher ISO).

 

[Hatch1921]

Personally... I'm not a fan of the 1.4x on the 100-400 or even on the 200-600... maybe it's my copy but I think the loss in sharpness isn't worth having it on the lenses. And as mentioned, the loss of light and increase in ISO. Just my $.02 Some people find the difference negligible.

The 200-600 is heavy to shoot all day ... hand-held. Have you given a monopod a try? If I'm out and about it's my solution for dealing with the weight of the lens.

Steve covers a Wimberly monopod head...

I purchased one and love using it with the 200-600... I'll even use it with the 100-400 if I'm going to be stationary for a period of time.

Hatch

 

[RichardN]

Personally... I'm not a fan of the 1.4x on the 100-400 or even on the 200-600... maybe it's my copy but I think the loss in sharpness isn't worth having it on the lenses. And as mentioned, the loss of light and increase in ISO. Just my $.02 Some people find the difference negligible.

The 200-600 is heavy to shoot all day ... hand-held. Have you given a monopod a try? If I'm out and about it's my solution for dealing with the weight of the lens.

Steve covers a Wimberly monopod head...

I purchased one and love using it with the 200-600... I'll even use it with the 100-400 if I'm going to be stationary for a period of time.

Hatch

Thanks fo the tip!