Compare Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 28-70mm F3.5-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
13 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Nano AR II groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
3 aspheric elements, 1 ED glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
98 mm / 3.86 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
137 mm / 5.39 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Weight
847 g / 29.93 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
426 g / 15.05 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 24 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
28 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.19x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH130 (supplied)
Debut
2020-07-07
2017-05-17
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL1224GM
SEL1635GM
SEL2870
Reviews
Neofiliac score
43%
71%
71%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The original FE kit lens
- Not very sharp
- Cheaply built
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