New super telephoto prime lenses offer excellent control for handheld shooting and high imaging performance

Sony has announced two new G Master™ super telephoto prime lenses for the Alpha™ full-frame E-mount system: the FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS with a focal length of 400mm, and the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS with a focal length of 600mm – both are the world’s lightest lenses in their respective categories.

Their lightweight design makes them suitable for dynamic shooting styles that involve exploring the environment to identify and capture photographic opportunities and subjects.

In addition, their carefully optimised weight balance provides excellent control during handheld shooting, including situations that require photographers to continuously keep subjects framed or track moving subjects. These features broaden the flexibility of super telephoto photography for subjects such as birds, wildlife and sports.

The lenses deliver the exceptional resolution and beautiful bokeh that define the G Master series across the super telephoto range, capturing distant subjects in fine detail. In addition, fast, precise and quiet AF performance enables photographers to quickly capture fast-moving subjects.

Key features

Lightweight and compact design, with excellent handling for super telephoto shooting

The FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS weighs approximately 994g and the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS approximately 995g, achieving the world’s lightest design in their respective categories.

The FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS measures approximately 108mm in maximum diameter and 242mm in length, while the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS measures approximately 108mm in maximum diameter and 263mm in length. Their compact dimensions enhance portability and enable comfortable handling and control during handheld shooting.

In addition, a weight balance designed to shift the centre of gravity closer to the camera body makes it easier to maintain framing on a subject, track moving subjects and perform panning shots.

The lightweight design and ease of handling increase flexibility in super telephoto photography, making it easier to search for subjects while shooting handheld, especially in environments where a tripod or monopod may be difficult to use, as well as during long handheld shooting sessions.

High resolution and beautiful bokeh characteristic of G Master

The latest optical design incorporating three Super ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements and one ED glass element effectively suppresses chromatic aberration and other optical aberrations that commonly occur at super telephoto focal lengths, delivering high resolution from the centre of the image to the edges.

Sony’s proprietary Nano AR Coating II significantly reduces ghosting and flare even in backlit conditions, delivering clear and crisp imagery.

In addition, an 11-blade circular aperture and optimisation of spherical aberration during both the design and manufacturing processes achieve the beautifully smooth bokeh characteristic of G Master.

Fast, precise and quiet AF performance and optical image stabilisation for stable super telephoto shooting

Two XD (extreme dynamic) Linear Motors and a control algorithm optimised specifically for these lenses deliver fast, precise and quiet AF performance. This enables reliable tracking of fast-moving subjects such as birds, wildlife and sports. The lenses are fully compatible with Alpha 9 III continuous shooting at up to 120 fps with AF/AE tracking.

The lenses incorporate built-in optical image stabilisation, helping reduce camera shake during handheld shooting at super telephoto focal lengths.

The lenses also support the camera body’s Active Mode image stabilisation and co-ordinated image stabilisations control, enabling high-quality still-image and movie shooting with reduced blur, even when shooting handheld. Furthermore, it supports the camera body’s breathing compensation function, which corrects changes in angle of view caused by shifts in focus position during movie recording.

Operability, reliability and expandability for super telephoto photography

Aiding in the excellent operability, four customisable focus hold buttons are positioned around the lens barrel.

The lenses are also equipped with a function ring, focus range limiter, full-time DMF switch, focus mode switch and image stabilisation mode switch, enabling intuitive operation according to different shooting styles.

Compatible with Sony’s optional teleconverters, the FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS can achieve focal lengths of up to 800mm, while the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS can achieve up to 1 200mm.

The lenses feature a dust- and moisture-resistant design, and a fluorine coating on the front lens element that helps resist contaminants, supporting use in a variety of outdoor shooting environments.

The FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS will be available in South Africa from mid-November 2026, at a retail price of R59 999. The FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS will also be available in South Africa from mid-November 2026, at a retail price of R84 999.

Exclusive stories and exciting content shot with the new FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS and FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS as well as Sony’s other imaging products can be found here.