Compare Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 600mm F4 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
White
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
24 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
1 'extreme aspherical' + 2 ED + 3 fluorite elements, Nano AR + fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
90 mm / 3.54 in
164 mm / 6.46 in
Size | Length
108 mm / 4.25 in
449 mm / 17.68 in
Weight
820 g / 28.98 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz

Function

Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/4
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.12x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
4500 mm / 177.17 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-02-03
2019-06-11
Model Name
SEL85F14GM
SEL600F40GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
52%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
  • Smooth bokeh
  • Rather sharp
  • Compatible with teleconverters and drop in filters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Professional weather sealing
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Comparatively light and compact
  • Extremely fast autofocus
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Slow autofocus
  • Very expensive

Price

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