Let’s face it—everybody has a great 70-200mm f/2.8.

Nikon, Canon, and now Sony. Differentiating between them is splitting hairs, really, but I will say the Sony is at least as good as any of the others. It might be a hair better, it might be just as good.

But for alpha shooters who haven’t had the pleasure of shooting a world class 70-200mm before, this is just a pleasure to use. For sportshooters, it’s even more dramatic compared to the third party lenses in this range. The autofocus is nearly instantaneous and superbly accurate.