Compare Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle 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
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Nano AR II groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
98 mm / 3.86 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
137 mm / 5.39 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
847 g / 29.93 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
518 g / 18.30 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)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 24 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.19x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-07-07
2017-05-17
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL1224GM
SEL1635GM
SEL1635Z
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
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- 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
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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