Compare Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Piezoelectric
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
88 mm / 3.46 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Size | Length
136 mm / 5.35 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
886 g / 31.31 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)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 70 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

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

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL2470GM
SEL85F14GM

Reviews

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

Price

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