sal-70400GII

fem2008 wrote: Swan White wrote: Does the 70-200 hood maybe fit the 70-400 too? They are both 77mm are they not? Although they both have 77mm filter thread, the 70-200 lens hood did not fit the original 70-400 - The mount is different. I wish it did since the 70-200 hood is much heavier and fits more securely. I hope they've changed the hood mount for the better or made it compatible with the 70-200.   Perhaps Gustav can comment on this?

no fem , it`s the same hood as the silver one , personal i like the white colour , now after a few years this lens is finally white , and if you want ????? its very easy to paint the hood black

Keeping in the tradition of the Minolta tele-primes, I like it. Now bring on the 400G Mk II!

ijsvogel wrote: the lens SUPPORT AF-D

Congrats, Gustav, to your new lens.

Now, that the lens has been changed to a more acceptable color (personally I would have preferred black or anthrazite, but white is okay as well), I may purchase one as well somewhen.
Unfortunately, they didn't change the "dust magnet" rubber rings at the same time. There are so many complaints about them, I really don't understand why Sony hasn't addressed this problem already. It would be so easy to solve. Just wondering if they never use their own products over there in Japan...

Since I could not find any official statements regarding weather sealing, I think we have to conclude the lens isn't sealed. Or have you heard any official statements indicating otherwise?

Regarding lens protocols, did you had a chance to test the SAL-70400G2 on a SLT-A99 with FW1.00 or earlier?

The SAL-70400G2 is known to be supported by FW1.01 AF-D-wise, therefore it would be particularly interesting to learn if it was already supported by FW1.00 or earlier as well.

Greetings,

Matthias

Edited by matthiaspaul - 05 March 2013 at 07:10

$2199 is a very fair price for it, I think, given the AF improvements and the unfortunate fact that the prices on lenses on all marques are going up.

Nikon just announced their new 80-400 VR and that's coming in at $2699.

Nikon 80-400

the price that you see now is not right , it`s the sony-shop price.
i`m sure that in the shops the price shall be lower lower ,

matthiaspaul wrote: Since I could not find any official statements regarding weather sealing, I think we have to conclude the lens isn't sealed. Or have you heard any official statements indicating otherwise?

Hey Matthias, if you watch the camera diner video a few pages back, Paul Genge asks the Sony guy (forget his name) if its weather sealed and after a bit of a "errrrr" pause he says no. I think he uses some term like "splash/rain proof"?

Its semi-official I suppose

Personally I am loving the white finish (over the silver), and eventually I would like a lens in this length. I have been thinking for a long time of looking at a 1.4x or 2x TC for my 70-200 but at 1/4 the cost of the 70-400 it makes me wonder what is the better option - if the focus is fast great. I do wonder though if you need a newer body (A77/A99/Nex6 etc) with the on sensor assistance to get the marketing quoted 4x improvement in speed.

There's yet another thing I'd like to know about the SAL-70400G2, this time with a SLT-A99 firmware 1.01.

The automatic correction of lens errors in JPG works well with the SAL-70400G. Does it continue to work with the SAL-70400G2 as well?

Greetings,

Matthias