| Lens | SAL-300F28G Sony 300mm F/2.8 SSM G |
| Box contents | Contents inside box are; nice metal clad trunk, padded on the inside with keys, Carbon fiber lens hood, vinyl cover for hood with cord, carrying strap for trunk, carrying strap for lens, drop-in 42mm polarizing filter with vinyl case and the rear cap. |
| Build quality | Superb |
| Additional information | The most expensive Sony lens to date (3/10) This lens is a rebadged Minolta from around 2003. |
| Specifications below | |
| Optical configuration | 13 elements in 12 groups, drop-in filter included in element count. |
| Angle of view | 8° 10' full frame, 5° 20' APS-C. |
| Aperture | 9 blades, curved |
| Full frame and APS-C | Yes, full frame and APS-C. APS-C equivalent, 450mm |
| Depth of field and focus scales? | Focus distance window, with DOF hash marks at F/32 |
| Minimum focus, image plane to subject | 79" (2000mm) |
| Minimum focus, end of lens barrel to subject | 65.6" (1666mm) |
| Hard stop at infinity focus? | No |
| Length changes when focusing? | No |
| Focus ring turns in AF? | No |
| Filter size | Exclusive use 42mm drop-in. |
| Filter ring rotates? | No |
| Distance encoder? | Yes |
| Max magnification | 0.18x, or 1:5.6 |
| Min. F/stop | F/32 |
| Sony teleconverter compatible? | Yes |
| Length changes when zooming? | N/A |
| Dimensions WxL (my measurements) | 4.8" x 9.53" 122mm x 242mm. Widest at inner hood mounting ring. Hood is 5.35" (136mm) wide. Front element itself is 4.15" (106mm) wide. |
| Maximum extended length (my measurements) | 14.3" (364mm) with hood attached. |
| Weight bare (my scale) | Bare; 5lbs, 2oz (2325g), no caps or tripod collar, but includes built-in 42mm filter. In-use, includes lens, hood, and tripod collar; 5lbs, 15oz (2690g). Stored; (lens, filter, hood and caps) 6lbs, 3oz (2815g) Hood is 7.0oz (198g). Front vinyl cover is 4.3oz, (122g) and tripod collar is 6.0oz, (170g). |
