Sharp, Speedy and Reliable Sony FE 70–200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
Lakshya Chawla takes you through his experiences of shooting with the newly launched, more advanced Sony FE 70–200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II, a lens that delivers accelerated focus, optical brilliance and versatility.
Weddings are full of mesmerising moments and to capture these unforgettable memories, we need that ‘magic lens’. And that is exactly why I was, and continue to be, enamoured with the optically brilliant, nimble, lightweight and yet, rugged, Sony FE 70–200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II. As a wedding photographer, I believe in capturing raw emotions in natural light, and Sony has taken me a long way in doing just that, with its innovative cameras and excellent lenses.
Prior to using this particular lens, I had always avoided 70-200mm lenses as they tend to be bulky and heavy, and slowed me down. But Sony changed the game for me. Weighing only a kilogram, Sony’s 70-200mm is extremely light and easy to handle. In fact, I comfortably and regularly use it with my gimbals, for videos as well!
The FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II is one of my preferred lenses from Sony’s G Master lineup. It is an expressive lens with excellent optics. I use it a lot for videos as well, because its focus tracking is absolutely phenomenal. Thanks to it, I can easily capture all those rare and beautiful emotions and moments at a wedding.
The lens is extremely versatile thanks to the independent control rings for focus, zoom and aperture, which allow precise manual control if required. Precision is important to me and so is being silent while working. This is achieved by the 70-200mm’s XD Linear Motors and the newly developed aperture drive unit.
What make the lens even more effective is its Nano AR Coating II which reduces ϐlare and ghosting, making it easier for me to retrieve details even in photographs shot against bright sunlight. Further, the use of ED and Super ED features in both spherical and aspherical lenses reduce aberrations and minimise colour bleeding, allowing sharp, expressive shots. The FE 70-200mm lets me capture the details vividly. But where softness is needed, the mellow, creamy bokeh at f/2.8, or the out-of-focus blurs, are simply gorgeous. I thoroughly enjoy this combination of perfect sharpness, and beautiful blurs.
Furthermore, the FE 70-200mm OSS II has highly efϐicient AF, and works perfectly with face tracking. Even if the subject is moving, or I am changing my focal length on the go, the lens never loses focus, even in the dark. This is the cherry on the cake! In wedding photography, this is exactly the lens you need!
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