Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 Telephoto Zoom Lens Review
If you're an event shooter with a Sony camera system, it's likely that the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 Telephoto Zoom Lens ($1,999.99 direct)($2,499.00 at Amazon) is a lens that is essential to your kit. It retains a maximum f/2.8 aperture throughout its zoom range, and is quite sharp. If you can't justify its price, Sony also sells as slower, but longer zooming, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6($2,499.00 at Amazon) for around $900.
The lens features a light gray finish, with black focus and zoom rings. It's big, measuring 7.75 by 3.5 inches (HD), and heavy at just under 3 pounds. There is a tripod collar, which lets you mount the lens directly to a tripod or monopod. This provides better weight distribution and balance, lessening stress on your camera's lens mount. There are a number of switches on the lens—one to toggle auto and manual focus, one to let the camera control Direct Manual Focus or to engage it full time, and one to choose a limited focus range (3 meters to infinity) or to let the camer...
The Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 Telephoto Zoom Lens is extremely sharp at every focal length, but costs more than most cameras.
Extremely sharp; Constant f/2.8 aperture; Includes tripod collar
Expensive; Big and heavy; Noticeable distortion