Compare Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G vs Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Four aspherical and two ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
Five aspherical elements (two of which are high-precision extreme aspherical (XA) elements), two extra-low dispersion (ED) elements and two Super ED elements. groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
144 mm / 5.67 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
Weight
854 g / 30.18 oz
695 g / 24.56 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22–29
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
70 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.31x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
210 mm / 8.27 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH144 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-03-29
2022-04-27
Model Name
SEL70300G
SEL2470GM2

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
59%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Smaller and lighter than Mark I
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Not the most solid zoom mechanism
  • Not the sharpest
  • Not the best image quality

Price

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