Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 16-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony A-mount
Material
Metal mount and exterior
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Zeiss T* (T-star) coating groups
2 ED, 2 aspherical elements plus T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
111 mm / 4.37 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
308 g / 10.88 oz
974 g / 34.42 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° 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/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 70 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.23x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
340 mm / 13.39 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH111 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH101 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2013-08-27
2015-04-23
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL1670Z
SAL-2470Z2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
52%
62%
Pros
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Good optical performance
- Beautiful construction
- Weather-sealed
- Beautifully built
- Good optical performance
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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