Compare Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard 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
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
22 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ED, one super ED element. Fluorine-coated front element. groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
205 mm / 8.07 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
1395 g / 49.29 oz
886 g / 31.31 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.35x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
380 mm / 14.96 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2017-04-19
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL100400GM
SEL2470GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
52%
Pros
  • Superb sharpness
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
Cons
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Large and heavy
  • Large and heavy
  • Not very sharp
  • Not stabilized

Price

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