Compare Sony 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM II vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular aperture
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Sony A-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED, 1 super ED, 3 aspherical elements plus T* coating groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
3 aspherical elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
114 mm / 4.49 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Weight
872 g / 30.81 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
630 g / 22.26 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.24x
0.19x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ALC-SH106 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH137 (sold separately)
Debut
2015-04-23
2014-09-15
2015-03-04
Model Name
SAL-1635Z2
SEL1635Z
SEL35F14Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
71%
80%
Pros
- Good optical performance
- Weather-sealed
- Low flaring
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Great rendering
- Good flare resistance
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
- Extremely high sample variation
- Not very sharp
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