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Sony 600mm f/6.3: Real-World Bird and Wildlife Field Test

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Sony 600mm f/6.3: Real-World Bird and Wildlife Field Test
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Fstoppers takes Sony's 600mm f/6.3 out for a real-world field test on birds in flight. The lens sits at USD $3,698 and weighs roughly 1 kg, which is substantially lighter than comparable super-telephoto primes, at the trade-off of a narrower maximum aperture.

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