Comments on: The 70-300mm G SSM sized up http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/05/27/the-70-300mm-g-ssm-sized-up/ Search this site - over 170 articles on Alpha system topics! Subscribe to our magazine too! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: springtide http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/05/27/the-70-300mm-g-ssm-sized-up/comment-page-1/#comment-946 springtide Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:04:41 +0000 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/?p=730#comment-946 The Sony 70-300G lens looks massive !!! Is this down to the SSM, since the lens filter is only 62mm - but the body of the lens looks the same size as my CZ85 (which is 72mm thead). When you see the photo at the end comparing it to the 100-300mm APO (D), of a similar length (100-300) and speed (both f/4.5-5.6) - the Sony 70-300G looks the size of what you'd expect a constant f/4.5 would look like (so, slightly smaller than a 100-300 f/4) Anyone know why the lens is so BIG? Does size really matter? The Sony 70-300G lens looks massive !!!

Is this down to the SSM, since the lens filter is only 62mm – but the body of the lens looks the same size as my CZ85 (which is 72mm thead).

When you see the photo at the end comparing it to the 100-300mm APO (D), of a similar length (100-300) and speed (both f/4.5-5.6) – the Sony 70-300G looks the size of what you’d expect a constant f/4.5 would look like (so, slightly smaller than a 100-300 f/4)

Anyone know why the lens is so BIG? Does size really matter?

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