Compare Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G vs Sony 35mm F2.8 ZA vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 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
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
7 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
5 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Four aspherical and two ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
3 aspheric elements groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
144 mm / 5.67 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
854 g / 30.18 oz
120 g / 4.24 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/2.8 ~ f/22
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
0.12x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH144 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH129 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-03-29
2013-10-16
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL70300G
SEL35F28Z
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
88%
71%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Compact and lightweight
- Weather-sealed
- Decent optical performance
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Not the most solid zoom mechanism
- Not the sharpest
- Very expensive for what it is
- Dark maximum aperture
- Many cheaper, superior alternatives now available for FE
- 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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