Lens arrived faster then expected. I also purchased the camo lens cover to help protect it and it fits perfect. Still waiting on my Sony 2x converter and presume it will work perfectly as well.

I am really impressed by this lens. It has some features that one almost never sees such as programmable function push buttons that can be customized (if your camera body supports this). The default function is a focus lock, but I configured them to be a "back button" focus. The lens is also unusual in that when you zoom in, the length of the lens remains the same. The zoom mechanism is internal. You can go from 200 mm to 600 mm in only 1/4 of a turn of the focus ring. On some brands it takes a lot more rotational movement to go from wide to zoomed in. There is very little rotaional resistance so zooming is nearly effortless.

A slide button offers three different image stabilization modes for normal, panning, and sports. A separate slide button allows you to turn the image stabilization off which is what is recommended if you are using a tripod. The mounting shoe is threaded for both 1/4" and 3/8" SAE threads. The lens hood is sturdy and locks firmly onto the lens. The white finish on the lens body is in my opinion more than just a cosmetic feature, on a hot summer day it should reduce heat buildup compared to a black finish. But the white finish looks great. The quality of construction is outstanding. I consider this a really good value for what you get. If you buy this lens you will be assured to get a lot of lens envy from other photographers.

I have bought many lenses from Sony and Minolta, and some pretty expensive ones, but this is the best lens I have ever had the pleasure of owning.

A little heavy for carrying around but it will produce a great picture. Price are reasonable for this type of lens. Must have lens for bird nd wild animal photos

The lens was fine. Fit and finish appear excellent. Lenses at both ends perfectly clean. Took some pictures, and in the default switch positions, pictures look good using my a6400. Tonight is a full moon and will test it some more. Will do some more stringent photo tests and post an update.

Here is the important part: if you don’t know if this lens is right for you, look it up in YouTube. Mark Smith, Jared Polin, Alpha Shooters. Take your pick. This lens isn’t new. It’s been around for years and there are so many people who have taken it out and used it and reviewed it. We had a great experience getting it through Amazon. The lens works, it’s a stunning piece of gear that we find very versatile. If you have the money then please buy one! The investment is worth it!

For the price, this is a very good long telephoto lens, and with a little practice I have been able to take some pretty good bird in flight photos. I am still working on getting used to hand holding this lens for long periods of time as the lens weighs a lot more than many more traditional portrait and landscape lens. Do yourself a favor and review a number of the many YouTube videos on this lens and focus on authors who are real photographers who use this lens for a living. I found that my keep ratio of photos went way up between my first and second outing with this lens after I invested time to better understand the camera and lens features that really impact your ability to take better pictures with this lens.

Heavy bugger. I need an indentured slave to carry it around for me