Why You NEED a 70-200mm Lens (feat. Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM II)

In this video, let's look at the versatility of owning a 70-200mm lens in photography. How this focal length can impact portrait, travel, wildlife, sports, event, and landscape photography. We'll also look at the Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM II lens and its features compared to the original version. Together, let's explore why a 70-200mm lens should be a staple in every photographer's toolkit. Do you think this focal length is essential in your photography journey? Let's find out together!

🛒 Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM II ↴

🛒 Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM I ↴

🛒 Sony 70-200 f/4 G ↴

🛒 Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 ↴

🛒 Tamron 70-180 f/2.8 ↴

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0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - Portrait Photography
1:41 - Travel Photography
2:31 - Wildlife Photography
3:13 - Sports Photography
3:44 - Event Photography
4:09 - Landscape Photography
4:48 - What is Compression?
5:53 - GM I vs. GM II

[xAnnettee]

Shortcuts! ⬇️

00:29 📸 Portraits benefit from background compression offered by 70-200mm lens
02:05 🌍 70-200mm lens useful in travel photography for unique perspectives
02:48 🦁 70-200mm lens versatile for wildlife photography with even more potential when combined with a 2x teleconverter
03:16 🏀 Ideal for sports photography with option to add teleconverter for extra reach to get those tight sports photos
03:45 🎉 Essential for event photography to capture intimate moments with background compression while maintaining distance
04:27 🌄 Surprising utility of 70-200mm lens in landscape photography for unique compositions
05:47 📷 Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II lens offers improvements in sharpness, size, weight, and autofocus from the original version

[TheRogueElement]

Nice video man. I’ve been subbed to you since that 70-200 mk1 video you mentioned. I love to see how your channel has grown. I picked up the 70-200 GM II on launch day for pairing with an A7Riv. I initially planned on shooting more portraits with it, but I actually ended up shooting mostly high end cars with it. If the current Sigma 70-200 had been out at the time, I would’ve scooped that up and saved $ because I’m happily running only Sigma Art series and Sony GM lenses. From what I’ve seen, I would’ve been happy to have the Sigma, but I’m very glad I plunked down the change for the G Money!💰

[Soarific]

Thank you for the video, I also enjoyed your perspective of speaking into the mirror, nice work!

[slurp]

70-200 allows for a very interesting perspective especially for filmmaking. The flat look that you get from the compression can create beautiful wide frames almost like a painting.

[cyb]

70-200 is for the solo youtubers who leave their camera on the other side of mountain

[robertdoyle]

I have this lens and have the 1.4 and the 2x converters and love it and find I don’t use my Sony 200-600mm lens as much as I do this lens for here in Alaska for the wildlife

[benjaminlange]

Das Beste Video was ich zu diesem Thema gesehen habe und dazu richtig cool gemacht! Dir folge ich jetzt!😎🤙🏽

[KipJackson]

Been thinking about that 70-200 but THE WIDE IS GOING CRAZY LATELY

[Freewxll]

Do you think I should still pick up a 70-200 if I have the Tamron 35-150? Mainly for high school sports videography

[anirudhasingh]

I totally agree with your point. However I would also like you to look at the versatility of Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 lens. Would like your reviews on this lens and the usability of this one lens for most of the scenarios except with need for wide-ultrawide.

[stevesdead]

I'll take the Tamron 35-150 over a 70-200 basically any day of the week. I rarely need to go past 150, even shooting from the back of a wedding ceremony it's more than enough. I think if I really needed more reach than that, I'd look at a 200-400 or something along those lines. I use the 35-105 focal lengths of the Tamron a ton.