Compare Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
Gray
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
32 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
One double-side aspherical and one extreme aspherical element + Nano AR coating groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
200 mm / 7.87 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
Weight
1480 g / 52.30 oz
680 g / 24.03 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)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 200 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

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

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH145 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2017-05-17
Model Name
SEL70200GM
SEL1635GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
71%
71%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Good center sharpness
  • Weather-sealed
  • Can take front filters
Cons
  • Rather heavy
  • Not sharper than the F4 lens
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Very high sample variation

Price

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