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Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS

3 July 2025
Maciej Lata³³o

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

The Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS doesn't have any significant problems with coma correction. Deformations of point-like images of stars remain moderate even in the very corners of full frame. What's more, you can't notice any distinct differences between particular focal lengths.

Center, 400 mm, f/6.3 Corner APS-C, 400 mm, f/6.3 Corner FF, 400 mm, f/6.3
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 600 mm, f/8.0 Corner APS-C, 600 mm, f/8.0 Corner FF, 600 mm, f/8.0
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 800 mm, f/8.0 Corner APS-C, 800 mm, f/8.0 Corner FF, 800 mm, f/8.0
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh


Astigmatism, understood as an average difference between vertical and horizontal MTF50 function values, amounted to 4.6%. It is a value on the borderline between very low and low levels. At the same time we didn't notice any significant differences between particular focal lengths. In this area the Sony 400-800 mm deserves to be praised.


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Defocused circles of light look very well, especially if you take into account the fact that you deal here with a zoom instrument. Here the lens is really beyond reproach because light spread inside the circles is even, the intensity of the outer rim – negligible, and mechanical vignetting disappears almost completely on stopping down the aperture by just 1 EV.

Center, 800 mm, f/8.0 Corner APS-C, 800 mm, f/8.0 Corner FF, 800 mm, f/8.0
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 800 mm, f/11.0 Corner APS-C, 800 mm, f/11.0 Corner FF, 800 mm, f/11.0
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 800 mm, f/16.0 Corner APS-C, 800 mm, f/16.0 Corner FF, 800 mm, f/16.0
Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Sony FE 400-800 mm f/6.3-8 G OSS - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh