Compare Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
136 mm / 5.35 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
886 g / 31.31 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
518 g / 18.30 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)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° 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
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 70 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.24x
0.19x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
380 mm / 14.96 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-02-03
2017-05-17
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL2470GM
SEL1635GM
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
71%
71%
Pros
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Not very sharp
- Not stabilized
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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