Compare Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II vs Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Gray
White
White
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
32 elements
17 elements
22 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
14 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
One double-side aspherical and one extreme aspherical element + Nano AR coating groups
1 'XD' extreme aspheric, 1 ED aspheric, 1 aspheric, 2 Super ED, 2 ED elements groups
Two ED, one super ED element. Fluorine-coated front element. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
205 mm / 8.07 in
Weight
1480 g / 52.30 oz
1045 g / 36.93 oz
1395 g / 49.29 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Internal zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.3x
0.35x
Min Focus Distance
960 mm / 37.80 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
980 mm / 38.58 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH145 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2021-10-13
2017-04-19
Model Name
SEL70200GM
SEL70200GM2
SEL100400GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
80%
52%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Much lighter and more compact than Mk I
- Very, very sharp
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Rather heavy
- Not sharper than the F4 lens
- Still expensive
- Flaring against direct sunlight
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Large and heavy
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