Sony FE 90 mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS review - Autofocus

Have you rated your lenses yet?

Sony FE 90 mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

31 May 2019

Arkadiusz Olech

10. Autofocus

The tested lens is equipped with the DDSSM motor (the acronym stands for 'Direct Drive Super Sonic wave Motor) and, after attaching it to the Sony A7R II, the focusing mechanism performance is practically noiseless. Still, when it comes to its speed, you can have a lot of reservations. Running through the whole distance range from the minimum focus to infinity and confirming the right position takes about 1.7 seconds. When you move the other way round that time might be even longer, reaching almost 2 seconds. It is really slow...

Fortunately you have a focus limiter at your disposal; in the range from 0.5 of a meter to infinity the autofocus moves a lot quicker – the focusing lasts just 0.4-0.5 of a second, a really good time.

The lens didn't have any problems with accuracy; no matter whether we tested it in studio conditions or during an outdoor session it reached practically one hundred per cent. We also didn't notice any front or back focus tendencies.

Please Support Us

The coronavirus crisis has been adversely affecting many businesses and, sad but true, ours is not an exception. Despite that difficult situation we would like to preserve continuity and high quality of publications available on all our websites. Still, we are now aware it might be impossible without additional financial help. That's why we would like to ask all those who visit, read, and care about Optyczne.pl, LensTip.com i Allbinos.com for support - it's enough you send us a small sum of money via PayPal. If a lot people decide to support our websites we think we'll stand a chance and survive next months without any lasting harm. We count on your support and understanding, stay safe and be healthy.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - advertisement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -