Sony AF 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM A-mount lens review by Bob J

Bob J#12175 date: Mar-10-2015
sharpness: 5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.8	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	KM 75-300 D, Minolta 70-210 f4.0
price paid:	£399 new
positive:	Sharp, reliable, great image quality, good reach. SSM, lots of focus-hold buttons.
negative:	Hefty in comparison to cheaper alternatives (75-300 D). Reversing petal hood is ridiculously large (so that it can reverse). No tripod mount.
comment:	All you could ever want in a tele-zoom (if you don’t need something longer or faster ;-). I’ve yet to find a hood solution that really suits (the reversing petal hood is ridiculously large so that it can reverse), but a smaller srew-on metal hood makes the whole lens a bit long for my bag with it in place. Good value for money if you can pick it up below £500 (which it has been on general offer for at times).