The perfect super-telephoto zoom lens for hobbyists has debuted from Sony! Get excited for the new Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS, a shockingly compact and lightweight super-telephoto zoom lens for 35mm full-frame Alpha™ E-mount cameras. Designed for all kinds of hobbyists from birders to parents and beyond, the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS offers excellent image quality with clear rendering, professional lens technology including fast, precise AF (autofocus) and built-in optical image stabilization, all for an affordable price so you can go the distance!
The new Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS is the perfect super-telephoto lens, even for first-time users. Delivering a long 100-400mm super-telephoto zoom range, the lens is still compact with a lightweight body weighing approximately 654g, making it easy to carry. That portability also eases handling during handheld shooting and speeds up framing. You can capture powerful images of subjects that are hard to approach, such as birds and sports scenes, and use the ‘compression effect’ (which makes the distance between nearby subjects and distant background elements appear shorter) for landscape work unique to super-telephoto lenses. With an optional SEL20TC teleconverter, you can double your reach, up to 800mm, or up to 1,200mm in APS-C mode.
The FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS offers excellent image quality, no matter the shooting distance, thanks to two ED glass elements and two aspherical elements that suppress colour bleeding and distortion for clear rendering across the entire zoom range. The 9-blade circular aperture and optimization of spherical aberration let the subject stand out against natural, soft bokeh, while its minimum focusing distance of 0.86 m at the telephoto end and 1.13 m at the wide end, with a maximum magnification of 0.41x, lets you shoot flowers, insects, and other nearby subjects as easily as distant ones.
Lock on to each fleeting moment as quickly as it comes thanks to the linear motor drive, which delivers fast, precise, and quiet AF (auto focus) to track moving subjects. The lens also supports high-speed continuous shooting with AF/AE (auto exposure) tracking at up to approximately 120 frames per second with the full-frame mirrorless α9 III camera. The built-in optical image stabilization suppresses camera shake during handheld shooting and keeps framing stable and works with the camera body’s Active Mode image stabilization and coordinated image stabilization control, for high-quality stills and movies with reduced blur. It also supports the camera body’s breathing compensation function, which corrects changes in angle of view caused by shifts in focus position during movie recording.
A customizable focus hold button, focus mode/range switching dial, and zoom lock switch give you quick operation across shooting scenes and comfortable ultra-telephoto handling. A dust- and moisture-resistant design helps you keep shooting with confidence when the weather changes unexpectedly. The supplied lens hood helps prevent flare and ghosting that can degrade image quality.
The Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS is available for $1,079 CAD! For more information and to pre-order, click here!
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