Compare Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 135mm F1.8 GM vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
23 elements
13 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
17 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
XD, Super ED and ED elements; Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
158 mm / 6.22 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Size | Length
359 mm / 14.13 in
127 mm / 5.00 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
2895 g / 102.30 oz
950 g / 33.57 oz
820 g / 28.98 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8
f/1.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
135 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.25x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
2700 mm / 106.30 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Debut
2018-06-27
2019-02-26
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL400F28GM
SEL135F18GM
SEL85F14GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
80%
88%
Pros
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Exceptional sharpness across the frame
- Great flare resistance
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Great build quality
- Very fast autofocus
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
Cons
- Very expensive
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
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