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Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
14 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
4 aspherical, 7 'special glass' elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
614 g / 21.70 oz
330 g / 11.66 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)
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
135 mm
18 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.19x
0.18
0.11
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
870 mm / 34.25 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-15
2017-04-05
2016-04-14
Model Name
SEL1635Z

Reviews

Neofiliac score
71%
86%
86%
Pros
  • Sharp towards the wider end
  • Weather-sealed
  • Optically stabilized
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Exceptional image quality
  • OLED display
  • Weather-sealed
  • OLED display
  • Quite lightweight for its focal length
Cons
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Metal exterior with plastic interior
  • Zeiss tax
  • Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
  • Barrel with large diameter

Price

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