Compare Sony 70-200mm 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
Gray
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
32 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
One double-side aspherical and one extreme aspherical element + Nano AR coating groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
2 aspherical + 1 ED element + Zeiss T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
200 mm / 7.87 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
1480 g / 52.30 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
778 g / 27.49 oz

Function

Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° 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 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.19x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
960 mm / 37.80 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
450 mm / 17.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH145 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH143 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2014-09-15
2016-07-11
Model Name
SEL70200GM
SEL1635Z
SEL50F14Z

Reviews

Neofiliac score
71%
71%
88%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Sharp towards the wider end
  • Weather-sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Exceptional sharpness
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
Cons
  • Rather heavy
  • Not sharper than the F4 lens
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Metal exterior with plastic interior
  • Zeiss tax
  • Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
  • A bit heavy

Price

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