Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Buy the Sony 400-800mm G lens: SDP.io/S400800
Buy the Sony 200-600mm G lens: SDP.io/S200600
Buy the Canon 200-800mm lens: SDP.io/C200800

Tony Northrup reviews Sony's latest wildlife zoom: the Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G lens. It's big, it's expensive (at $2899)... but is it worth it? Tony compares it to his current favorite wildlife zoom, the Sony 200-600, as well as Canon's amazing 200-800 lens. He tests the handling, sharpness and design and tells you whether or not you should use a teleconverter with it.

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Design
1:48 Sharpness vs 200-600 & Canon 200-800
3:08 Sharpness vs Sony 200-600 with 1.4X teleconverter
3:39 Should you add a teleconverter?
4:00 Summary