Compare Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G vs Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
8 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Four aspherical and two ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
3 aspherical elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
144 mm / 5.67 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
854 g / 30.18 oz
630 g / 22.26 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz

Function

Angle Of View
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22–29
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.31x
0.18x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
280 mm / 11.02 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH144 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH137 (sold separately)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-03-29
2015-03-04
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL70300G
SEL35F14Z
SEL1635Z

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
80%
71%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Great rendering
  • Good flare resistance
  • Sharp towards the wider end
  • Weather-sealed
  • Optically stabilized
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Not the most solid zoom mechanism
  • Not the sharpest
  • Extremely high sample variation
  • Not very sharp
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Metal exterior with plastic interior
  • Zeiss tax
  • Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN

Price

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