Compare Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 50mm F1.4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
7 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
2 aspherical + 1 ED element + Zeiss T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
680 g / 24.03 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
778 g / 27.49 oz
Function
Angle Of View
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)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 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
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.19x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH143 (supplied)
Debut
2017-05-17
2014-09-15
2016-07-11
Model Name
SEL1635GM
SEL1635Z
SEL50F14Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
71%
88%
Pros
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Exceptional sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
Cons
- 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
- A bit heavy
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