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100–400 Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS

The Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 100-400 mm at f/4.5-5.6, weighs 1395 g (without tripod collar) and focuses as close as 0.98 m. If you want something lighter to carry all day, or you want a wider view at the short end, look at the Tamron 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD.

  • f/4.5-5.6widest aperture
  • 1395 gweight, without tripod collar
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS: length 205 mm, diameter 93.9 mm, filter thread 77 mm.205 mmø93.9
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS: length 205 mm, diameter 93.9 mm, filter thread 77 mm.205 mmø93.9
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

11 lenses

Full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
100-400 mm1
Widest aperture
f/4.5-5.61
Closest focus
0.98 m2
Maximum magnification
0.35x2
Stabilization
Yes2
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
1395 g (without tripod collar)2
Length
205 mm2
Diameter
93.9 mm2
Filter thread
77 mm2
Elements
222
Groups
162
Aperture blades
92
Hood
ALC-SH1512
Tripod ring
Yes2
Extenders
SEL14TC, SEL20TC2
Announced
Apr 19, 20171

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS2
Product nameFE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Model numberSEL100400GM
Lens mountSony E-mount
Compatible sensor size35mm full size
Focal length100-400mm
Equivalent focal length150-600mm (APS-C sensor)
Lens construction16 groups, 22 elements
Angle of view16°-4°10' (APS-C format)
Angle of view24°-6°10' (35mm format)
Maximum apertureF4.5-5.6
Minimum apertureF32-40
Diaphragm blades9
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.98m
Maximum magnification ratio0.35x
Filter size77mm
Image stabilizationIn-lens optical stabilization
Teleconverter compatibilitySEL14TC (1.4x teleconverter)
Teleconverter compatibilitySEL20TC (2.0x teleconverter)
Hood typeRound bayonet type
Dimensions93.9 x 205mm
Weight1395g (without tripod foot)
Included hoodALC-SH151
Included front capALC-F77S
Included rear capALC-R1EM
Included caseSoft carrying case
Included tripod footTripod foot

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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