SONY 400MM f/2.8 FE Lens - FIRST LOOK shooting New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas

Reviews posted on 27th Jun 2018 3:04pm by Richard Sibley

Richard gets his hands on the highly anticipated Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM lens. He used the lens for a couple of hours shooting the New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas Major League Soccer game.

See how he got on and his first thoughts of the new lens

NOTE: Euro Price = €12,000

0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Size and Weight and comparison with Canon and Nikon
0:47 - Basic Construction and Balance
1:18 - Overview of lens features
3:20 - Sample Video Footage
3:43 - AF Tracking settings
4:04 - Basic Perfomance
4:22 - 20fps Burst Examples
4:39 - Sharpness -
4:59 - Bokeh
5:28 - Conclusions
6:28 - Eye AF and Face Detection
7:14 - Function and Preset Focus Switch Explanation
8:43 - Overall Conclusion
9:30 - Price and Availability
9:58 - Outro

About Richard Sibley

Photo Gear News Editor. Richard is a photographer, journalist and reviewer. He wrote for Amateur Photographer Magazine for 9 years in a number of roles, most recently as Deputy Editor. He estimates that he has used over 300 cameras in his lifetime, and started, like many, with a Zenit E and a roll of Ilford HP5.

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