Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens & Extra 2 Year Warranty $2199 (Was $2699) + $9.95 Shipping @ Digital Camera Warehouse

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BlueGlowOne on 30/07/2022 - 21:04 digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au (383 clicks)
Last edited 01/08/2022 - 12:30 by 2 other users

Both CameraPro (https://www.camerapro.com.au/4468-sony-fe-70-200mm-f-2-8-gm-…) and Digital Camera Warehouse are selling this lens at discount while stocks last. Digital Camera Warehouse shows "extra 2 years warranty for free".

Generally retails north of $2699 digiDirect or higher elsewhere.

This is the generation one lens and performs excellent and is inexpensive for a first party fast zoom mirrorless lens when compared to Nikon Z and Canon RF versions (though the latter has a unique compact form factor).

A comparison with the successor (and more expensive) generation two lens can be found here: https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9161786669/a-closer-look-a…

Lensrentals teardown: https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/02/lens-teardown-of-th…

Some photographer samples from Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2898722@N24/

I have owned one for five years paired with Sony A7, A7ii and A7iii and have used it at airshows, wildlife and portraiture photography with no issues.

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  dust on 30/07/2022 - 21:09

  +6

  This is the generation one lens and performs excellent and is inexpensive

  Not sure I would agree with the performance and cost of this. If you don't need to go to 200mm, the Tamron 70-180mm 2.8 arguable performs better, is much smaller/lighter and is much cheaper.

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    BlueGlowOne on 30/07/2022 - 21:19

    +1

    Both have their own pros/cons and place in the market.

    The Tamron is a fantastic lens for the price/size however it does not have lens image stabilisation which benefits telephoto and longer focal ranges nor does it have physical manual lens controls. Sensor stabilisation, while much improved compared to legacy DSLR and SLT variations, are not as effective for these types of lens.

    I have been tempted to switch to the Tamron for the weight/size benefits but prefer the Sony for the extra 20mm, lens stabilisation and physical switches.

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    p1 ama on 30/07/2022 - 21:35

    +2

    Strong disagree on this - go into a store and pick up the Sony and pick up the Tamron. The Tamron is a plasticky consumer-grade lens that's good if you store it away in a camera bag and take it out every few months when you're on holiday. The Sony is a solid, tough lens that's made for day-in, day-out use.

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      [Deactivated] on 30/07/2022 - 22:19

      +2

      Horses for courses.
      The Sony is much better built and has stabilisation.

      That being said the Tamron is fantastic for my use case, it tucks away nicely in a sling bag,
      where I couldn’t get the sony.

      I used a 135/1.8 for years, but eventually switched to the Tamron 70-180 because I found the 135mm focal length wasn’t all that commonly used.

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      eecan on 30/07/2022 - 23:03

      Personally, the Sony 70-200 V1 wasn't good enough for me to justify keeping given the size/weight vs the Tamron and I sold the V1 with no regrets. Running with the V2 now and that is a completely different beast.

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      BlueGlowOne on 31/07/2022 - 00:33

      I used the original Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 (pre-G1/G2 DSLR version) and it was known for not delivering a true 200mm at the telephoto end (more like ~170-180mm).

      The difference in compression and out of focus backgrounds was significant compared to other lens at the time which had a true 200mm f/2.8 look. Some photographers will not mind the current generation 180mm of the Tamron but I prefer the full length look of 200mm on a fast telephoto.

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  kenmizuki on 30/07/2022 - 23:46

  get the gm2, considering a len can last for 10 years and the resell value.

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  Serpeant on 31/07/2022 - 07:55

  IF only this was GM II

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  RichieVn on 31/07/2022 - 11:37

  Get the tamron 35-150 f2-2.8

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    dust on 31/07/2022 - 16:30

    A better version of the old superzooms (18-200mm) but still a jack of all trades and master of none.

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  YZYgold on 01/08/2022 - 14:57

  price increased already