Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS

Our thoughts

"When I reach for the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS, it’s usually because I need proper reach without dragging around a huge super-telephoto. It balances well on Sony mirrorless bodies, tracks action confidently, and still delivers the sort of crisp detail and contrast you’d expect from a G Master lens."

- Will, Founder

Product description

Rent a Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS if you need a versatile long telephoto zoom that covers everything from compressed landscapes to fast-paced wildlife and sport. This full-frame E-mount lens gives filmmakers and photographers in Canada a practical way to get close to distant subjects while keeping their kit relatively compact and travel friendly.

The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS sits in Sony’s premium G Master line, designed to prioritise sharpness, contrast, and pleasing background blur. On full-frame bodies it offers a highly usable 100–400mm range; mount it on an APS-C camera and you’re effectively working with a 150–600mm equivalent, which is superb for small, distant subjects such as birds, wildlife, or field sports. Despite the reach, the lens remains surprisingly manageable in size and weight for hand-held work and travel.

As a native Sony FE-mount lens, it integrates cleanly with the latest autofocus and stabilisation features in Sony’s mirrorless cameras. The optical design employs specialised low-dispersion elements and advanced coatings to keep chromatic aberrations, flare, and ghosting under control, so you get clean, detailed files that respond well to post-production. For renters looking at long telephoto options for camera rental in Canada, this lens offers an excellent balance of performance, portability, and reliability.

Key features

• Professional long-range full-frame telephoto zoom with native Sony FE-mount

• Covers a versatile 100–400mm focal range (approx. 150–600mm equivalent on APS-C)

• Integrated Optical SteadyShot (OSS) image stabilisation for sharper hand-held shots

• Fast, near-silent Direct Drive SSM autofocus with focus hold button and AF/MF switch

• High-end optical construction with ED/Super ED elements and Nano AR coating for contrast and clarity

Optical performance and focusing

The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS uses a sophisticated 22-element, 16-group optical design, including extra-low and super extra-low dispersion elements. These help to tighten up fine detail and minimise colour fringing, even when you are shooting at the long end in high-contrast situations such as backlit birds or bright jerseys against dark backgrounds. The nine-blade circular aperture gives smooth, rounded bokeh, helping subjects stand out cleanly against defocused backgrounds at longer focal lengths. This makes it particularly attractive for portrait-style wildlife and sideline work where subject isolation is key.

Sony’s Optical SteadyShot system is built into the lens, providing effective stabilisation when hand-holding at slower shutter speeds or while panning. When paired with Sony bodies that offer in-body image stabilisation, the two systems work together for even better control over shake – a real benefit when you are pushing towards 400mm. The Direct Drive SSM autofocus motor is quick, precise, and very quiet, making the lens equally at home for stills and video. Focus acquisition is confident on modern Sony bodies, and continuous AF tracking performs well with fast-moving subjects such as birds in flight, cyclists, or athletes sprinting down a pitch.

Why rent the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS?

The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS is ideal to rent if you shoot wildlife, birding, outdoor sports, or any event where you cannot physically get close to your subject. Compared with larger prime super-telephotos, it is significantly more compact and flexible, letting you zoom to reframe quickly as the action changes without constantly swapping lenses. It balances well on full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras for hand-held or monopod use, and works nicely on gimbals and support systems when you need smoother movement. For multi-camera setups, this lens is a strong choice as your “long-angle” option complementing wider and standard zooms.

In everyday use, renters tend to appreciate its combination of sharp optics, reliable autofocus, and effective stabilisation. Colour and contrast match well with other modern Sony FE lenses, which makes grading and matching across multiple focal lengths more straightforward. Whether you are filming a documentary sequence at long range, capturing compressed mountain vistas, tracking birds across a wetland, or covering a match from the sidelines, this zoom gives you the reach and responsiveness you need without feeling unwieldy.

Rent a Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS from Canada Camera Rentals and experience professional-grade reach, image quality, and handling in a single, highly versatile telephoto package.