Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Specs & DoF

70–200 mm

Focal length

f/2.8

Maximum aperture

34°–12°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

2.9×

Zoom ratio

Specifications#

Brand: Sony
Model: FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS
Lens type: Telephoto zoom
Focal length: 70–200 mm
Maximum aperture: f/2.8
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): Sony E-mount
Projection: Rectilinear
Stabilisation: Yes (optical)
Introduced: 2016
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 70 mm	At 118 mm	At 200 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	70 mm · 34°	118 mm · 21°	200 mm · 12°	f/2.8
APS-C	105 mm · 23°	177 mm · 14°	300 mm · 8°	f/4.2
APS-C (Canon)	112 mm · 22°	189 mm · 13°	320 mm · 8°	f/4.5
Micro Four Thirds	140 mm · 18°	236 mm · 10°	400 mm · 6°	f/5.6

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 85 mm f/2.8 on full frame.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
70 mm	f/2.8	3.2 cm	13.2 cm	85.1 cm	3.51 m	58.4 m	2.5%
70 mm	f/4	4.6 cm	18.9 cm	1.23 m	5.17 m	40.9 m	1.8%
70 mm	f/8	9.1 cm	38.2 cm	2.56 m	12.7 m	20.5 m	0.9%
118 mm	f/2.8	1.1 cm	4.5 cm	29.5 cm	1.20 m	166 m	7.3%
118 mm	f/4	1.5 cm	6.5 cm	42.1 cm	1.72 m	116 m	5.1%
118 mm	f/8	3.0 cm	13.0 cm	84.7 cm	3.51 m	58.1 m	2.6%
200 mm	f/2.8	0.3 cm	1.5 cm	10.1 cm	41.2 cm	476 m	22.0%
200 mm	f/4	0.5 cm	2.2 cm	14.4 cm	58.9 cm	334 m	15.4%
200 mm	f/8	1.0 cm	4.3 cm	28.8 cm	1.18 m	167 m	7.7%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 70 mm	NPF at 70 mm, f/2.8
Full frame	1/200 s	7 s	4 s
APS-C	1/320 s	5 s	3 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/320 s	4 s	3 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/400 s	4 s	3 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Sony E-mount mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Nikon Z Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS f/4
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS f/4.5–5.6
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | S f/2.8
Sony E 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS f/4.5–6.3
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 f/2.8
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD A056 f/2.8
Tamron 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III RXD f/4.5–6.3
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS f/4.5–6.3
Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C f/5–6.3
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C +1.4x ext. f/5–6.3
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS f/4.5–5.6
Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 Di III VC VXD f/5–6.7

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 105–300 mm, and like 112–320 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS good for?

As a telephoto zoom it suits sport, wildlife, events and compressed landscapes.

Sources & licences#

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