Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto 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
11 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
4 aspherical, 7 'special glass' elements groups
T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
330 g / 11.66 oz
475 g / 16.78 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)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
18 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.11
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-15
2016-04-14
2015-04-22
Model Name
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
86%
93%
Pros
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- OLED display
- Quite lightweight for its focal length
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- OLED display
- Rather 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
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