Sony 75-300mm lens review

[MrDiamonds01]

looking for a nice telephoto as an additional lens to my 18/55 i have for my @290 dont have a big pocket any ideas?

[RonjaMiin]

Does SONY offer a SAM 55-200 mm lens? I am using the "silence lens" right now (18-55 SAM lens)

[beyoguz]

Hello Cameralabs, love your vids :). This lens' full name is SAL 4.5-5.6 75-300mm right?

[cameralabs]

@beyoguz Yep, that's right!

[SuperEmbee]

Thanks for the useful info! I got today telephoto lens 75 - 300mm looking forward of taking new pictures ))

[barrydawson11]

i know you said the 300mm lens does not equate to distance, but what would the ideal distance be with this lense? could it focus on something quite easily from 45-60 meters away? im not expecting head shots, but i would like to be able to get 3-4 people in one picture from 45 meters +?

hope this makes sense

Chris

[24ozheineken]

good thorough review mate, you've convinced me to buy one for my new A55 :)

[KingBucky898]

i own a sony alpha 290 since christmas 2010 so im not very experienced yet but i really like taking pictures of nature and sportscars and such.

im interested in a telezoom lens and ive seen that theres a tamron telezoom lens available. i costs about 130€. whats your opinion on that lens? i cant and i dont really want to affort me a much more expensive lens right now.

[catncraig111]

Love this lens bought last month, love the way it so easily blurs backgrounds.

[TheKkd123]

does it work on sony a230?

[tanhockjun]

@TheKkd123 yes.

[vivesone]

Excellent review, thanks a lot!

[MrYawn1]

gordon help please.......i have the sony A450 and to be honest i find it a great camera. i recently bought the sigma 70 - 300 mm lens which was also a great lens however i have recently suffered with the gears stripping incident. fortunatly for me and the sales of goods act im getting a full refund. my question is im about to buy a new lens....but which one....the tamron 70 - 300 or the sony 75 - 300 mm. There is a big difference in price hence the reason i ask.

many thanks for your help

[ItsJustIndie]

This lens or the sigma 70-300?

[balacau]

This was the kit lens I got with my a350. Even after 4 years, and an upgrade (a580 now), its one of the 3 lenses most often used on my travels. I love how it fits in where the kit lens ends. It struggles somewhat with flare in brighter conditions, the hood only protects against so much. But I won't be getting the 70-300G anytime soon. As for those looking for the 75-300mm on Nikon/Canon, no it won't. You'll need a dedicated Nikon/Cannon 300mm zoom for that.

[TheJonaaa]

is it working on the 550d ? please answer ;D

[CBG0829]

Will this lens autofocus on my nikon d3000? Thanks

[MrDimk777]

What is the main difference between this lens and 70-300g?

is the second lens worth 600$ more?

[moviesunrated]

It would be nice if you drew a small box roughly in the area that you're zooming into.

[lightbringer942]

What do you recommend in terms of image quality...this lens or the 55-200mm(without SAM)??

[1109Jr]

will those lens work on a sony nex 5 camera...?

[davervr6]

Man, I really wanna visit New Zealand.

[kuko2193]

i have a sony alpha 230... this lens work on it ?

[PianoSeb09]

@kuko2193 yes it will, I just bought it yesterday for my A230 and it works perfectly

[achsirak]

This lens can mount an alpha 500 right?

[ratherbhunting1]

Woo lingo way over my head but thank you for showing us the zoom capabilities.

[frdrogwrc]

all sony

[DutchBrainZ]

What would you advise as a good beginner dslr. I don't want to spend more than 300 euros, and I was thinking about buying a sony dslr. Because they also take Minolta lenses.

[ithree6mafia]

make more videos!!!! arrent you a youtube partner?

[Hotguybuyroti]

can this lens be use on a900 and a55?

[10liltiff]

will it fit the sony a230

[ImAPainTer80]

@10liltiff yes, i use it on my sony alpha 230

[Timsalt3100]

@ImAPainTer80 what ISO are you using yours at it seems a little lacking in detail at the 300mm end and there is alot of noise.

[thaisyjoey]

I'm getting this to go on my nex-5! Thank you very much for the great review! I enjoyed every second of it!

[sredge1]

So this won't work on a 4/3 camera

[LibertadorMG]

I got this lens like new used on Amazon for $100. If you look around on Ebay and Amazon you can a nice one for that price.

[RubenCraninx]

Because i am interested in airplanes i loved to buy a bigger telelens. Because my budget isn't very big i would lik e to by a sigma lens. Any idea if this one should be able to to the job???

Sigma AF 120-400 F4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM Nikon

Camera:Nikon D60

Current lenses: 15-55 VR, 55-200 VR (both nikkor)

[EGLogicPro1989]

I recently purchased a kit with this and a 18-70mm lens like you said is normally packaged together. well, my question is, as i am taking pictures at many outdoor american football events, i would actually like some extra zoom abilities while not buying another lens. are there any teleconverters that WILL WORK with this 75-300mm lens? none of the sony ones have it listed.

[1987dman]

how much faster is the a200 than the minolta 5000 in terms of auto focusing?

[Benno303]

yes,it does

[ellsworthra]

does this one work for the sony a330

[Edwintjuuh]

Yes.

[tadej172]

why wouldnt it?

[IAmUrMum]

Yeah

[merctrader]

Why does the lens filter cause annoyance when focusing?

[PolibteMi]

Cause when the filter ring rotates, you are hardly able to keep the polarizing and transition filters in the right position

[ejasonk]

i just ordered my 75-300 from sony for my a350. i think it´s a gread price for under 250€. i hope to have a lot of fun with that lense:-) i think i`ll switch to canon eos 5d mk II later.

[tadej172]

why are you telling us this?

[pjeank]

why are you watching this?

[tadej172]

@pjeank What? Why souldn't i?

[Shiverleaf]

Is there an equivalent lens for Canon DSLRs? I need a telephoto lens that doesn't cost massive amounts of cash.

[cameralabs]

There are lots of telephoto options for Canon. Go to cameralabs . com and check the canon len range in the lenses section.

[tadej172]

youre so lazy, cant you just go to google and writte canon 70- 300?!

[Shiverleaf]

@tadej172

It wasn't about a Canon-made lens, it was about a lens that fits the EF mount. Canon 75-300 is extremely bad, and UK price for a Canon new 70-300 is £400, which was way beyond my budget.. TWO MONTHS AGO - it's long since I bought a Sigma 70-300. Bonus points for you for answering prehistoric comments.

[tadej172]

at the time I replyed to ur comment it was only a month old.

[eetherington]

@Shiverleaf theres a cheapo 300mm lens made by canon costing £1100, or $1600

[Shiverleaf]

@eetherington

I didn't have £1100 to spend on a lens, and that is a shame.

I ended up buying a used Sigma 70-300mm for ~£100.

[amir5719]

Im bought a200 last month.

and i'm get 18-70 mm lens with this lens FREEEEE!

[y001hl76]

i ave a sony dslr a200 and i am a massive sports photography fan but only for myself not for proffesionnal use i have a normal 18-70mm lens and wantin 2 upgrade for a better lens for close up pics is the 75-300mm gonna b any good

[chargerfun34]

It's a really good lens. But do not try to take Extreme Close-Ups you need a Macro Lens for that.

[pinandhita12]

hey! can you make a review of sony's 70300G SSM

i would be very interested =)

[9nathan3]

i have a sony alpha 200 and when i maka a pic the photos is not sharp and in the hole photo you see all little grains so what can it be?(my AF-area was on point)

[cameralabs]

What was your ISO sensitivity setting? Sounds like it was quite high - say, 400 or 800 ISO or higher, and what you're seeing is electronic noise. To avoid this, you'll need to shoot at lower ISOs like 100 and 200 ISO, but these in turn need more light, which normally means longer exposures.

[9nathan3]

oo well that was just a good setting the most pichters are ouside and i do the ISO on 800 or higher when i do it mail function and its alow when i try it on auto mote.

[zipton360]

@cameralabs so this 75-300mm is compatible with the a200 :S

[Mikenopolis]

@zipton360 it's a Sony Alpha lens, it is compatible to all Alphas. personally I use an old Minolta Maxxum 100mm-300mm F4.5-5.6 Xi doesn't cover the 75-99mm but I had it from my old minolta, it's Japanese and feels better built and sturdier than this lens

[randomplaya2]

Which lens is better???the sal75300 or the sal70300g....

[eddie2042]

the sal70300g.. better quality and performance, but ONLY BY A LITTLE BIT... i say it's not worth paying the extra $500 for the sal70300g; for $500 extra i'd expect it to be better by a huge margin, but it isn't much.. i'd say, stick with the sal70300

[Asaweb]

I own this lens which I'm using at my Alpha 200 and it's a decent lens but it does make some chromatic aberration. It's not horribly bad but it can be an annoyance in some situations.

[teddyboysmith2]

hi how far in distance does 300mm amount to feet or meters in zoom distance

[cameralabs]

The focal length in mm doesn't equate to distance - sorry! See our lens guide at camera;abs . com for an explanation.

[Asaweb]

You can not measure it in distance but in degrees of field of view. The exact degrees depend on your sensor.

[xmeda]

please try pentax DA 55-300 ;)

[cameralabs]

Hi, I probably won't do this lens, sorry! But feel free to ask the Pentax members on the cameralabs forum...

[xmeda]

I'm decided to buy that lens.. just asked :) ok

[mobil11]

Is focusing with a200 and these lens much faster than with a100?

[cameralabs]

The A200 / A300 / A350 do focus more quickly than the A100 with the same lenses...

[aharrell99]

Because of your review, I bought the dslr a-200. I love it! The picture quality is professional, but it's more detailed than a point and shoot. I have alot to learn.

One question I have and could not find an answer to in my manual is; is it possible to use the display screen as the "view finder" rather than just menu mode. I had grown to love using the display screen instead of the tiny viewfinder in my old Nikon.

Again, great recommendation on your part!

[cameralabs]

What you're describing is called 'Live View', but this is not available on the A200. For this you'd need to go for the A300 or A350. PS - for tips on using your DSLR, check out our sister site dslrtips . com...

[moesnuts]

Good Video! I have the Sony A100 and ive been using the standard lens kit (18-70mm) and i've been looking into upgrading to a telephoto lens. In your opinion which lens is better? This Sony 75-300mm or the Quantaray 28-300 mm f/3.8-6.3. Which lens is better over all. Both lens' are in my price range but I can't decide. Or can u recommend any other brands that might be just as good and i should be researching?

Thanks in advance!

[cameralabs]

Hi, I haven't tested the Quantaray  so can't comment, but there's several Sony owners in the Sony section of the Cameralabs forums if you fancy asking there...

[Asaweb]

DON'T, I repeat, DON'T buy Quantaray. It's crap.

I'd look into the Sigma APO version. It's supposed to be quite good.

[kiewas]

any chance to see review of sony a200 from You in short time? As far as i know it's available to buy for some time. I really want know that Sony really improved a ISO sensitivity, so photos are less grainy at higher ISOs. Thank you for your reviews, and tips, they are really helpful.

[cameralabs]

Hi, you can see ISO results for the A200 at the Cameralabs website!

[cameralabs]

Hi, I didn't use a tripod for the sample images here and in the Cameralabs gallery for this review, but if you check the latter, the shutter speeds were pretty quick. See the review for details on how well the sensor-shift stabilisation works with this lens.

[TheHeavy67]

Hey Gordon as A young 16 year old, very into photograpy would you recommend the Sony A100 for me? Great reviews by the way

[cameralabs]

It's certainly an option, but then so is the enw A200 and several other models - check out the budget DSLR best buys section on the Cameralabs website and feel free to ask questions on the forum there!

[hanzakbar]

Hello Gordon! .... so you never used a Tripod??

If not then the Body is doing quite a good job in its Sensor Image stabilization...

Why wouldn't one select the (the company Sony has taken over) lens instead of this official one? because there is nothing special in this one what so ever.. Its Tamaron and lol.. it says Made in China on the bottom..

[magix93]

i dont like the sony alpha