Compare Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 vs Canon RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
13 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 aspherical, 7 'special glass' elements groups
Two ultra-low dispersion elements and one aspherical element. Uses Canon’s Super Spectra Coating (SSC). groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
330 g / 11.66 oz
390 g / 13.78 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° 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/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
18 mm
15 mm ~ 30 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.11
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-04-14
2022-07-12
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
37%
71%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- OLED display
- Quite lightweight for its focal length
- Affordable
- Interesting zoom range
- Stabilized
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low build quality
- 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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