Compare Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 24mm F1.4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
22 elements
11 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
8 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ED, one super ED element. Fluorine-coated front element. groups
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
XA (extreme aspherical) + ED elements, Nano AR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
205 mm / 8.07 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
1395 g / 49.29 oz
820 g / 28.98 oz
445 g / 15.72 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)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
85 mm
24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.35x
0.12x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
240 mm / 9.45 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH154 (supplied)
Debut
2017-04-19
2016-02-03
2018-09-20
Model Name
SEL100400GM
SEL85F14GM
SEL24F14GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
88%
88%
Pros
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
- Sharpness across the frame
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Great price point
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Large and heavy
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
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