Compare Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 50mm F1.4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
2 aspherical + 1 ED element + Zeiss T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
72 mm / 2.83 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
394 g / 13.92 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
778 g / 27.49 oz
Function
Angle Of View
91.7° Diagonal | 81.2° Horizontal | 59.5° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
21 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13
0.19x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH143 (supplied)
Debut
2015-10-12
2014-09-15
2016-07-11
Made In
Japan
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL50F14Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
71%
88%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Smooth focus ring
- Excellent image quality
- Declickable aperture ring
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Exceptional sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
Cons
- Some distortion
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
- A bit heavy
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