Sony SAL70200G2 Camera Lenses

This is a great lens!! I'm not a professional photographer, but I always like a good product when I spend my money. It is expensive and heavy, but when you pick it up and look at it you know you have purchased a very good product. I have been very happy with all my pics I have taken.

It was a great lens... Really really, really disappointed... The $3000 Sony SAL70200G2 is the flagship lens for Sony A Mount. I sent mine in for repair and Precision Camera returns the lens unrepaired with the explanation that "parts needed to repair unit are no longer available". I have no idea if there are other options. Tells me Sony A mount is dead.....

I don't think there is enough good things to say about this lens. I use it with my Sony A77 mark II. I also have the 1.4 Teleconverter. Yes it was expensive but it was sooooo worth it.

Heavy but great lens though expensive compared to other brands.

I'm in the process of switching over to Sony with the new A99ii. I have the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II which is about the best zoom lens made by Canon or anyone for that matter. While I didn't expect this lens to match the Canon version precisely at every focal length, for $1000 more (really?) it had better come darn close. This lens performed oddly. Wide open it is sharp in the center, moderately sharp in the mid-frame, and a bit soft in the corners. Barely acceptable at this price and nowhere close to the Canon which is bitingly sharp across the entire field wide open at every focal length, and only gets better when you stop it down one or two stops. The odd and frustrating thing about my copy of this Sony lens is that it never gets any better when stopped down. F4 through F8 should be outstanding, but while the center stays sharp, the sharpness in the mid frame and edges actually gets WORSE at these F-stops. Only the vignetting improves. How can Sony charge $1000 more for a lens that performs worse than the Canon version? It's not even a Zeiss, what exactly are we paying for? This is version II of this lens but apparently any improvement in image quality is minimal. I'm not some Canon fanboy, I used the heck out of my 5D Mark III and it's still a great camera but when it came time to upgrade, the Sony A99ii is leaps and bounds ahead of the Canon 5D Mark IV. There are a number of great Sony A-mount lenses (the Zeiss ones in particular) but this isn't one of them. I have read that the Sony E-mount version of this lens totally nailed it and I feel shortchanged on this expensive but under-performing lens. I also have the Sony SAL-70400G2 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM Super Telephoto Zoom Lens which is $800 less than this lens and WAY outperforms it at every F-stop. I only want the best of the best so I'm going to sell my copy. Since I primarily use this type of lens at the long end anyway, and I have primes that cover the 100, 135, and 150mm range, I have gone for the Sigma 180mm F2.8 EX APO DG HSM OS Macro for Sony SLR Cameras . The Sigma at 180mm is tack sharp wide open even far into the corners, and it's a macro lens as well so it focuses all the way down to 1x magnification, whereas the magnification on this one is only 0.21x. In addition, the Sigma 180 macro had in-lens stabilization which is better than the in-camera stabilization. For a slightly used Sigma 180mm macro, I only paid only about 1/3 the cost of the asking price of this lens. I'm not a sports or action photographer, I primarily do product and nature photography, so the Sigma is a much better fit for me. Although I'm shooting with my Sony A99ii over 90% of the time, I'll hold on to my Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IF II and my 5D Mark II for the time being. Edit 10/31/2015: I purchased another copy of this lens and it was no better. I also got my hands on a copy of the version I of this lens, and it's actually sharper! I hope to one day get my hands on a good copy of this lens but so far no dice.

Great build quality. Lots of options for focusing and range. Quick AF performance and minimal flare due to new coating. Fantastic image quality with amazing bokeh. Perfect for portrait, weddings and other events.

Every photographer is seeking for this kind of lens. I was scared about the price when I bough it... but I use this lens more than I expected.

Wow, what a lens. Premium glass. No regrets with this purchase.