Compare Sony 12-24mm F4 G vs Sony 16-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Aluminum alloy
Metal mount and exterior
Motor
Piezoelectric
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Aspherical, ED & Super ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
Zeiss T* (T-star) coating groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
87 mm / 3.43 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
565 g / 19.96 oz
308 g / 10.88 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–22 ~ f/4–22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 24 mm
16 mm ~ 70 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.23x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH111 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2017-05-17
2013-08-27
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL1224G
SEL1670Z
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
52%
71%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Very appealing focal range
- Quite light and compact for what it is
- Good sharpness
- Minimal extension when zooming
- Optically stabilized
- Good optical performance
- Beautiful construction
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN is cheaper and sharper
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- 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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