Compare Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 12-24mm F4 G vs Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Aluminum alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
17 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
13 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
Aspherical, ED & Super ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
Nano AR II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
108 mm / 4.25 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
820 g / 28.98 oz
565 g / 19.96 oz
847 g / 29.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4–22 ~ f/4–22
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.12x
0.14x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-02-03
2017-05-17
2020-07-07
Model Name
SEL85F14GM
SEL1224G
SEL1224GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
62%
43%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
- Weather-sealed
- Very appealing focal range
- Quite light and compact for what it is
- Good sharpness
- Minimal extension when zooming
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN is cheaper and sharper
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
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