Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G

128 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
usability (23)
price (16)
size (8)
design (5)
reliability (4)

Negative

General overview
Price comparison

alaTest has collected and analyzed 128 reviews of Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the reliability and design. The size and price are also appreciated.

usability, price, size, design, reliability

On average, users rate this product 94/100 and experts rate this product 73/100.

Review analysis

(Based on 128 reviews)

Expert Reviews

User Reviews

Review Ratings

(70% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews (24% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews (6% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews (1% of reviews)
Show all 2 star reviews (no reviews)

Features

usability
Show positive (79%)Show negative (21%)(Show all)

price
Show positive (59%)Show negative (41%)(Show all)

size
Show positive (62%)Show negative (38%)(Show all)

design
Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)

reliability
Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)

Showing 88 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Disclaimer:

Below is a list of reviews for this or similar products. If you think this grouping is wrong please click here to flag.
Read more on our FAQ’s page.

Showing 1 - 41 of 88 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (40)

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G

alaTest has collected and analyzed 25 user reviews of Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the reliability and price. There are some less positive comments about the size.

usability, price, reliability

size

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM / SAL70300G from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G (SAL-70300G) - Full Format Review / Test Report

The Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G impressed during our APS-C format test and it is capable of delivering high quality results within the full format scope as well. The resolution figures are generally excellent at 70mm and still very high towards the...

Dec, 2010

Read the full review

Expert review by : Jon Tarrant (whatdigitalcamera.com)

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM Review

A ruggedly built zoom lens with near-silent AF

Focus lock, build quality

Too expensive

Oct, 2010

Read the full review

Expert review by (ephotozine.com)

Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM

Sony's 'G' lenses form much of their professional range and have price tags to match. Here we'll investigate whether this popular lens is worthy of the pro price tag.

Excellent build quality; Fast focusing; Good control of distortion, CA and flare

High price tag for such a lens

Jun, 2010

Read the full review

Expert review by (opticallimits.com)

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G

The Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G is member of a rare species. Usually such slow speed 70-300mm zoom lenses are budget-oriented items whereas some kind of 80/100-400mm lens is filling the quality gap at the upper end of the food chain. However, the...

The Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G is high quality lens and possibly the best of the breed (70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 class). The resolution figures are very good across the zoom range. Lateral CAs, vignetting and distortions are generally well controlled and...

Jul, 2008

Read the full review

Expert review by : photodo.com (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM

Sony's 'G' lenses form much of their professional range and have price tags to match. Here we'll investigate whether this popular lens is worthy of the pro price tag.

Excellent build quality; Fast focusing; Good control of distortion, CA and flare

Disappointing resolution at 300mm; High price tag for such a lens

I can't help but have mixed feelings about this lens. It's built superbly, is fast focusing and has great control of falloff, distortion and flare. At shorter focal lengths it also performs very well, but to get good results at 300mm, the lens needs...

Read the full review

Expert review by (photoanswers.co.uk)

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM

The Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM is Sony's latest top-end G series 70-300mm lens – reflected in the design and build.

Read the full review

Consumer review (sony.com)

Great choice for travellers

This is my third SAL70300G and two are still in use as we have three Sony cameras. Very useful lens for travelling as not too heavy and has good control of distortion and great presentation of detail.

Sep, 2015

Read the full review

Consumer review (sony.com)

outstanding

Best ever lens EVER. Love love LOVE this new lens. Detail is extraordinary - even with birds in flight (see photo). This is now my go-to lens for my hobby photography. Thanks Sony for such an outstanding product! Makes ANYBODY look good as a photographer!

Jul, 2015

Read the full review

Consumer review (sony.com)

Sony 70-300G

Great lens in good light Very sharp and highly recommended. Optically excellent and focus limiter is very good. Performance is excellent, but the 300mm can be limiting for birding. It is priced much too high compared to other lenses of similar optical...

Apr, 2015

Read the full review

Consumer review (sony.com)