Compare Nikon 200-500mm F5.6E vs Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM II vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades, Circular aperture
9 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Sony A-mount
Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
19 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
Nano AR coating groups
2 ED, 2 aspherical elements plus T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
108 mm / 4.25 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
268 mm / 10.55 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
111 mm / 4.37 in
Weight
2300 g / 81.27 oz
750 g / 26.50 oz
974 g / 34.42 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.0° Diagonal | 4.1° Horizontal | 2.7° Vertical (tele)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5.6 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22–29
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
200 mm ~ 500 mm
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.22x
0.25x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
2200 mm / 86.61 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in
340 mm / 13.39 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH140 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH101 (supplied)
Debut
2015-08-04
2014-11-20
2015-04-23
Model Name
SAL-70300G
SAL-2470Z2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
33%
52%
62%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great price for such a lens
- Constant f/5.6 aperture
- Solid construction
- One of the latest telephoto lenses for A-mount
- Weather-sealed
- Beautifully built
- Good optical performance
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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