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100–400 Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS

The Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 100-400 mm at f/5.6-8, weighs 654 g and focuses as close as 1.13 m at 100 mm, 0.86 m at 400 mm. Dimmest (f/5.6) of the 11 full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, 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/5.6-8widest aperture
  • 654 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS: length 164.5 mm, diameter 78.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.164.5 mmø78.2
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 F5.6-8 OSS: length 164.5 mm, diameter 78.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.164.5 mmø78.2
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

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Specifications

Focal length
100-400 mm
Widest aperture
f/5.6-8
Closest focus
1.13 m at 100 mm, 0.86 m at 400 mm1
Stabilization
Yes1
Mount
Sony E-mount1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
654 g1
Length
164.5 mm1
Diameter
78.2 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
Elements
151
Groups
101
Aperture blades
91
Hood
ALC-SH1881
Extenders
SEL14TC, SEL20TC1

Sources

  1. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • 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 F5.6-8 OSS1
Product nameFE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS
Model numberSEL100400
Lens mountSony E-mount
Compatible sensor size35mm full size
Focal length100-400mm
Focal length image150-600mm
Lens construction10 groups, 15 elements
Angle of view16°-4°10' (APS-C)
Angle of view24°-6°10' (35mm format)
Maximum apertureF5.6-F8
Minimum apertureF32-F45
Diaphragm blades9
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance1.13m (wide angle)
Minimum focusing distance0.86m (telephoto)
Maximum magnification ratio0.41
Filter size67mm
Image stabilizationIn-lens optical stabilization
1.4x teleconverterSEL14TC
2.0x teleconverterSEL20TC
Hood typeRound bayonet type
Dimensions78.2 x 164.5mm
Weight654g
Included hoodALC-SH188
Included front capALC-F67S
Included rear capALC-R1EM

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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