Compare Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
17 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
14 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
1 'XD' extreme aspheric, 1 ED aspheric, 1 aspheric, 2 Super ED, 2 ED elements groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
108 mm / 4.25 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
820 g / 28.98 oz
1045 g / 36.93 oz
886 g / 31.31 oz

Function

Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.12x
0.3x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
380 mm / 14.96 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2021-10-13
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL85F14GM
SEL70200GM2
SEL2470GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
80%
52%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
  • Smooth bokeh
  • Rather sharp
  • Optically stabilized
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Much lighter and more compact than Mk I
  • Very, very sharp
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Slow autofocus
  • Still expensive
  • Flaring against direct sunlight
  • Large and heavy
  • Not very sharp
  • Not stabilized

Price

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