Compare Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM

Construction

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

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Size | Length
136 mm / 5.35 in
205 mm / 8.07 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
886 g / 31.31 oz
1395 g / 49.29 oz
820 g / 28.98 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
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
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 70 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.24x
0.35x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
380 mm / 14.96 in
980 mm / 38.58 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2017-04-19
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL2470GM
SEL100400GM
SEL85F14GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
52%
88%
Pros
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
  • 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
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • Not very sharp
  • Not stabilized
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Large and heavy
  • On the heavy side
  • Slow autofocus

Price

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