Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
11 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
13 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
886 g / 31.31 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.19x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2017-05-17
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL1635GM
SEL2470GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
71%
52%
Pros
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
- Large and heavy
- Not very sharp
- Not stabilized
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