Overall. Performance top. This Sony 70-200 2.8 GM is the best 70-200 available for Sony. It's sharp, focuses super fast and super close, has three focus lock buttons, has great stabilization, has a magnificent 11-blade diaphragm and has a pro-grade real manual focus ring — not an electronic simulation.
1. Chalk another successful rehab of a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VRII's auto-focus issue,, I'm guessing the repetitive full-range rotation of the manual focus-ring freed up some motor-stickiness that had developed over several weeks/months of non-use. The autofocus works like a charm now. The supplemental lens to the above tele-zoom is a wide-normal zoom like a 24-70 f/2.8. These are, however, expensive. You can supplement your tele-zoom by using a 50mm f/1.8 or 35mm f/1.8 - both on the cheaper to acquire side of the fence. f/2.8 will allow for low light situations, inherent in indoor events or cloudy days. Again it may be dependant on your targets, the 70-200 should be pretty good at the short and long end as it is 2.8 throughout. I have seen some very good pics from a 70-200 Canon L which is the Canon equivalent The limiting factor may be the rest of the kit, mount etc. But definitely drop the TC ( not literally ) 70-200mm focal length range; fast f/2.8 constant maximum aperture. Optical image stabilization – 4 stops with automatic panning detection and 'active' mode. Ring-type ultrasonic focusing with full-time manual override. F mount for Nikon and Fuji DX and FX format DSLRS. . 110 8 192 447 167 412 471 21