Compare Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades
7 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
23 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
17 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
158 mm / 6.22 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
359 mm / 14.13 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
2895 g / 102.30 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° 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/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.19x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
2700 mm / 106.30 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-06-27
2017-05-17
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL400F28GM
SEL1635GM
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
71%
71%
Pros
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Very expensive
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
- 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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