Pricing on Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM: bhpho.to/2A0VSsG

Love these small opinion/impression videos!

Thanks Dave - I've been interested in this lens.

Thanks Dave. The issue I have found with this lens has to do with having the 100-400 on a tripod. The IS throttles down or shuts off completely if it does not detect any movement in video mode. This is very frustrating because if you are videoing a perched bird for example any small vibration caused by wind shows up in the video. To test this, I suggest setting the lens up on a sturdy tripod, start video recording and then after a few seconds start tapping a tripod leg. You will see the vibration in the video. If you constantly tap the leg, eventually the IS will kick in again. I have used Canon and Sigma telephoto lenses with IS and the IS is always on. It never shuts off or throttles down like the Sony if it doesn't detect vibration/movement. I had this lens for a week and reluctantly returned it because of this issue. It's a great lens for still photography, but not good for video work in certain instances. I thought it might have been the copy of the lens I had, but also saw similar complaints on the BH reviews. I wish Sony would fix this. It would seem correctable in a firmware update.

Hello, the lens is great, but stabilization does not work on the tripod. When shooting a video it's frustrating I have to return it :(

Which aperture did you use mostly with the 100-400?

Hey Dave, thanks so much for doing this test! Have you also considered to use the 2.0 TC for the 70-200mm GM? Would be interesting to see how the combination performs compared to the 100-400mm.

I just ordered the canon 100-400 ii and 3 adapters to mount it on the a7iii. One of them MUST be working with the AF ;) Why canon on Sony? 1.000 euros difference. That’s why!

when will the comparison of gopro 7 Black with sony fdr x3000?

It’s been years, but I still get thrown off without hearing “DSLR” in the intro! 😬

Hello Dave, do you plan to review 1.4x and 2x teleconverter? I haven’t found any solid review yet. It would be interesting if you make a comparison video since you have both 70-200 and 100-400GM.

You kinda remind me of Jimmy McGill from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad

Have you tried the 2x Teleconverter?

Where can you rent this for $50 for a weekend? I was going to but I think it was like $125 for 3 days. Going from memory.

have you tried this on shoot or concert?

Wow, those lenses are really expensive, and they're not even fixed aperture! And sorry for the question, but why all those lenses have that horrible color? Can't they just make them black?