Compare Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
White
White
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
22 elements
23 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
16 groups
17 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
Two ED, one super ED element. Fluorine-coated front element. groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
Size | Length
108 mm / 4.25 in
205 mm / 8.07 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
Weight
820 g / 28.98 oz
1395 g / 49.29 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.12x
0.35x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
980 mm / 38.58 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH151 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Debut
2016-02-03
2017-04-19
2018-06-27
Model Name
SEL85F14GM
SEL100400GM
SEL400F28GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
52%
62%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
- Superb sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Large and heavy
- Very expensive
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