Compare Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto 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
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
22 elements
16 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
13 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ED, one super ED element. Fluorine-coated front element. groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Size | Length
205 mm / 8.07 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
1395 g / 49.29 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
820 g / 28.98 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.35x
0.19x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Debut
2017-04-19
2017-05-17
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL100400GM
SEL1635GM
SEL85F14GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
71%
88%
Pros
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Large and heavy
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
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