This one and I too have found it very good for portraits. 😊 Love using it on my A9. I did change the tripod foot with the Kirk arca swiss foot with QD socket for quick release of the strap for tripod or gimbal usage. Another bonus with the foot is that I can use it on my 70-200 GM as well. BTW: The lens works great for Infrared.
Last year I bought the sigma 100-400 contemporary to use on my Sony a7iii and works greats for pictures of people. But for animals in movement it don’t develop well. So now I’m trying to get the Sony.
Great review. I just picked up my copy and love it. I've recently stepped up from a6500 to a7iii and have this lens plus the Sony 24-105 f4 and love that lens as well. So I'm covered form 24-400mm in the very solid Sony system. My next purchases to round out my kit will the the 1.4 teleconverter and the Sony 24mm f1.4 GM. That should cover all my needs for the foreseeable future. (Tip- if you are shooting outdoors check out the 'G-Cup' by Guerrilla Products for any of the a7 series bodies, it's a quick and easy replacement eye-cup that blocks out stray light. Well built and super comfortable) No affiliation, just love that accessory for shooting in bright light. Thanks again for a great review.
Nice review, but could you also tell the centimetres beside the inches? You already tell grams besides the pounds, this really helps for non-American viewers.
At 3.00: all current Sony A7 cameras have DMF at your service in the menu, so a switch to manual on the lens is superfuous. Also: you can program physical buttons for manual/AF, so. Wonderfull lens indeed.
Thank you Stefan, your videos have been a great help for me making my mind up between this one, the 200-600GM and the new Tamron 150-500. Finally decided to go for the 100-400GM with my A7RIV. The versitality / close focus range were my main reasons. I want to be able to go out and shoot whatever catches my interest. It never works out for me to go out with the intention of shooting only birds or only flowers or whatever. That is almost a 100% guarantee I will spot something awesome too close or too far away. Hopefully this will put an end to most of the frustration.
Just got this lens last week too! Was deciding btw this and 200-600 - like u the minimum focus distance and the weight and length of the lens bought me over to this lens!
Great review, it looks like an awesome lens. Currently struggling to decide between this and the 70-200 GMii. I live in the desert and I’m not so sure a pumper is the best choice for my conditions. I also shoot frequently in low light conditions and I need all of the photographic speed I can find.
I bought a lightly used copy for $1850 USA. Love this lens. Sharp and versatile. I've used the 100 focal length for a lot of landscape shots where I need more compression.
Tyler Focus camera had it used for $1999. While looking at the camera on their website they started a chat with me. We started negotiating and three days later it was delivered.
@@Thumpr110 I didn't either. It took me by surprise at the time and I had to weed through whether it was legit or not. I doubt they negotiate on new equipment but on used if they can hit their margins they will work with you. At least Focus Camera did.
I am amateur photographer with emphasis on grandchildren's sports (specifically basketball and soccer) and portrait photography. I own a Sony A7III. I am loving my new Sony GM FE 100-400mm F4.5 -5.6 lens for soccer and I know basketball will also be terrific. Took me awhile to get to this point and I have purchased several lenses. I really trust your recommendations and reviews on lenses for this camera. I own another lens that I am ejoying for portraits and that is the Sony FE 1.8/85. Before I purchsed the Sony GM lens.... I purchased two Tamron lenses -- the 28-200mm F/2.8-5-6 and the Tamron 70mm-180mm F2.8. Neither of the Taron lenses had Image Stabilization and the range on both lenses was a little lacking. However, both lenses were very fast at high speeds and CF. I would like your opinion if should keep or sell the Tamron lenses?
Hi Stefan ,Amazing lens and thanks for the review . I am planing to buy this sony 100-400 mm lens but my camera is sony 6400 . i am in confuse state ,This combination will workout or not ? I need your guidance here or please do a review on this !Thanks for your help !
Thank you for this...can you please do a tutorial on how/when to use mode 1 vs mode 2 and having steady shot on/off? I’m interested in bird photography and just got this lens. Thank you.
At what shutter speed do you turn off the image stabilization on the lens or do you leave it always on? I just got “that thing” 1.4x teleconverter for my 100-400gm
Stumbled upon your channel Stefan a couple weeks ago when I was looking into the 90 macro, and Ive been checking out your videos every since. Followed you on Instagram too. I too am stumped between the 100-400 and the 200-600, as you mentioned, the size, weight and minimum focusing distance is a great factor, also the versatility. The 100-400 can be used for more than just wildlife and birding, it can be used on portraits too or landscape while the 200-600 is almost used specifically for wildlife and birding (sports?) thanks for the great review friend. One small thing that’s keeping me from finally making a decision is that I also want to get the 70-200GM in the future and I think the 70-200GM and 200-600G combo makes more sense than the 70-200GM and 100-400GM combo. How about you? Did you have a 70-200GM and still got the 100-400? Or did you skip the 70-200 and went with just the 100-400?
Yes a great lens just to be aware do not over tighten the tripod foot knob as it is very easily stripped as I know to my cost and the only replacement part I found was on e- bay at silly money
"Better" isint a fair word. They both have their pros and cons. The 100-400 is definitely more versatile but its going to come down to what you shoot. Check out my buying guide on both. Hope that helps. 😀
Hi This is Prasun Shukla from India. I have a quarry for which would like to Know your opinion. I want to upgrade to Sony A7R V need your opinion on if i should go for Sony 100-400 mm lence or Sony 200-600mm as Sony A7RV has internal Zoom.
Good thorough video my friend. I gave you a sub and look forward to more good content. I have been using this lens for about a year for football, baseball and basketball and it is a great lens. I use it with the Sony A9 as well.
What do you think of the tradeoffs of this lens vs the new Sigma 100-400mm? The Sigma is much cheaper and lighter but a bit slower with no teleconverter option. How much of an issue would the loss of aperture size be in your personal experience? Does one or the other have a more beautiful rendering? Thank you.
Not a easy decision I have been trying to weigh up other cheaper lens in that range. However I love your reviews and there always spot on thanks for the info Les.
@@standhd Thanks, that makes sense. But, since this is a Sony lens; wouldn't the 35mm equivalent be approximately 66-266mm? I think Sony's aspc cameras have a 1.5 crop. Thanks, again!
I have not had good results using this lens with A7riv. Images noisy and not sharp. But with A7iii it works great. Overall I am disappointed with the Sony A7riv camera. Poor ISO performance. Also the camera has terrible resale value. I am going to stop buying the newest cameras and wasting my money. The Sony A7iii is all I need.
