I recently had the opportunity to shoot with the Sony SEL FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens paired with my Sony A7 riii. This superzoom is part of Sony’s E-Mount G Master line of professional lenses and is extremely flexible with a wide focal range that’s great for general or portrait photography at its wide end, and nature and wildlife photography at 400mm.

While the lens looks quite large it’s actually compact and relatively lightweight, and it didn’t take long for me to get used to the extra weight. If you’re new to wildlife photography (like me) and haven’t used a super telephoto before, it may take a few practice shots especially at 400mm to get sharp images in focus, however I was really impressed with just how sharp the results were at all focal lengths.

I personally love the experience of using a new lens. It’s like seeing your world from a whole new perspective, especially with a lens like the 100-400mm. So to try it out, I headed to some parks within the city to see what sort of wildlife and landscapes I could find. Now, I only had the lens for a weekend so I didn’t have the time to go searching for bald eagles and egrets, but I did manage to find some cute animals, pretty flowers, a few reptiles and some spectacular views.

Ofcourse as an urban photographer, I wanted to see what I could capture with this lens in the city. It’s not really great for street photography for obvious reasons, but I had a lot of fun shooting the skyline at 100mm. Plus, at 300-400mm I was able to get some pretty sharp, detailed photos of the CN Tower both on a tripod and with bracketed handheld shots under low light.

To see more of my photos and the locations where I took them, scroll through the galleries below. Oh and if you can help identify any of these birds, feel free to write them in the comments.

Humber Arboretum

Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Rattray Marsh Conservation Area

Downtown Toronto

Danville Park

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Shooting with the Sony SEL FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM lens