Compare Nikon 600mm F4E vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 35mm F1.4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, rounded
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
23 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
17 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 fluorite. Nano Crystal and Fluorine coatings. groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
1 aspherical + 2 XA, Nano AR Coating II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
166 mm / 6.54 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
Size | Length
432 mm / 17.01 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
96 mm / 3.78 in
Weight
3810 g / 134.63 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
524 g / 18.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
600 mm
400 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.16x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
4400 mm / 173.23 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
270 mm / 10.63 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HK-34 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-07-02
2018-06-27
2021-01-13
Model Name
SEL400F28GM
SEL35F14GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
62%
88%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb build quality
- Brilliant optical performance
- Great AF tracking
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Excellent autofocus
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Very well built
- Well corrected
- Very, very sharp
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very expensive
- Not as sharp as Sigma 35mm F1.2
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