Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony 55mm F1.8 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, rounded aperture blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
24 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
18 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
183 mm / 7.20 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
1155 g / 40.81 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)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
50 mm ~ 400 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.5x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH131 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2022-08-24
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL55F18Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
59%
88%
Pros
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Versatile focal range
- 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
- Long & heavy
- Questionable image quality of a superzoom
- Quite expensive for a 1.8/50mm
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