Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 16-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony 55mm F1.8 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal mount and exterior
All-metal construction
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Zeiss T* (T-star) coating groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
308 g / 10.88 oz
281 g / 9.93 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)
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 70 mm
55 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
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.23x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH111 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH131 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2013-08-27
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL1670Z
SEL55F18Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
52%
88%
Pros
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Good optical performance
- Beautiful construction
- Beautifully built
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp across the frame
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
- Quite expensive for a 1.8/50mm
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