Product Highlights
- Unprecedented image quality. Image quality is superb throughout the zoom range at all focusing distances. Two aspherical elements, one an XA (extreme aspherical) type, ensure high resolution throughout the image area. Two ED (extra-low dispersion) glass elements, two Super ED glass elements, and one ED aspherical element minimise chromatic aberration, while Sony's Nano AR Coating II subdues flare and ghosting. High-performance 1.4x and 2x teleconverters are available.
- Exquisite G Master bokeh Beautiful G Master bokeh is achieved through advanced optical design, an F2.8 aperture, and a new 11-blade aperture unit. An XA element manufactured to 0.01-micron surface precision suppresses onion ring bokeh, and the new aperture unit helps to deliver natural circular bokeh. Close-up bokeh is superb too, with a minimum focusing distance of just 0.4 m (1.32 ft) at 70 mm and 0.82 m (2.69 ft) at 200 mm.
- Fast, precise AF supports creative shooting Four of Sony's original XD (extreme dynamic) Linear Motors deliver high thrust efficiency that boosts AF speed by up to 4x? compared to the previous model. When tracking an approaching short-distance runner, for example, tracking while zooming is improved by approx. 30%? compared to the previous model, greatly increasing chances of getting the shot.
- The lightest in its class. This lens offers outstanding optical quality and AF in the world's lightest? F2.8 70–200mm zoom. XD Linear Motors and magnesium alloy barrel components result in an overall weight of just 1,045 g (36.9 oz); approx. 29% lighter than the previous model. Advanced design improves balance, while a constant barrel length further contributes to easy, agile handling.