Sony 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM Lens

Comments about Sony 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM Lens:

Very pleased, crisp images, lightweight, ultra quiet focus. On a par with other Sony Lenses such as Carl Zeiss 16-80

Comments about Sony 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM Lens:

This lens performs incredibly well. The whole range is pretty sharp, maybe a slight drop at the longest end, but I'm more than happy with the real world results.

I've been using this lens extensively. It's pretty impressive wide open, without having to worry about any unusable soft shots.

It also deals with chromatic aberration, flare, ghosting really well.

Comments about Sony 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM Lens:

This a high quality, light and compact lens with SSM focusing (i,e a near silent built-in motor) that works on full-frame Alpha mount camera like the Sony A900 as well as cropped format sensors. Stopped down a little, and between 70mm and 200mm this lens is very sharp. Close to 300mm it looses a little sharpness but is still very good.

What I like the most about this lens, aside from its very good optical performance, is its light weight. However the trade-off is the plastic body which can mark quite easily if not treated carefully.

An essential purchase for Alpha mount users wanting a versatile, powerful, high quality telephoto zoom for travel, nature and landscape work