Compare Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades, Rounded blades
11 blades
7 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
14 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 'XD' extreme aspheric, 1 ED aspheric, 1 aspheric, 2 Super ED, 2 ED elements groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
200 mm / 7.87 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
1045 g / 36.93 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° 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/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.3x
0.19x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
400 mm / 15.75 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-10-13
2017-05-17
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL70200GM2
SEL1635GM
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
71%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Much lighter and more compact than Mk I
- Very, very sharp
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Still expensive
- Flaring against direct sunlight
- 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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