Compare Sony 600mm F4 GM vs Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Gray
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
32 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
24 groups
18 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 'extreme aspherical' + 2 ED + 3 fluorite elements, Nano AR + fluorine coatings groups
One double-side aspherical and one extreme aspherical element + Nano AR coating groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
164 mm / 6.46 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
449 mm / 17.68 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
3040 g / 107.42 oz
1480 g / 52.30 oz
886 g / 31.31 oz

Function

Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
600 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
0.25x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
4500 mm / 177.17 in
960 mm / 37.80 in
380 mm / 14.96 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH145 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2019-06-11
2016-02-03
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL600F40GM
SEL70200GM
SEL2470GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
71%
52%
Pros
  • Compatible with teleconverters and drop in filters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Professional weather sealing
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Comparatively light and compact
  • Extremely fast autofocus
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
Cons
  • Very expensive
  • Rather heavy
  • Not sharper than the F4 lens
  • Large and heavy
  • Not very sharp
  • Not stabilized

Price

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