We just got our second new zoom lens: the Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II. Like the 20-70 that we debuted recently, it’s a relatively small and light zoom for travel. Compared to our usual 200-600 bird lens, it’s much lighter… but could we get any good pictures? We headed to our UCSC Arboretum test site to find out.
We sat for a while, and the hummingbirds came close enough for good pictures with the lens at 200mm and a 1.4x extender attached. This won’t replace the 200-600 for typical distant bird situations, but we were pleased with what we could get. Like the 20-70, this lens focuses very close; I don’t think we’ll want a dedicated macro lens very often.