Compare Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 16-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony 16-55mm F2.8 G
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal mount and exterior
Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Zeiss T* (T-star) coating groups
Two AA (advanced aspherical) elements, two aspherical elements, three ED (extra-low dipsersion) elements. Fluorine coated front element. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
99 mm / 3.90 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
518 g / 18.30 oz
308 g / 10.88 oz
494 g / 17.46 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) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm ~ 35 mm
16 mm ~ 70 mm
16 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 105.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.23x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
330 mm / 12.99 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH111 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH161 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2013-08-27
2019-08-28
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL1670Z
SEL1655G
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
- Solid build quality
- Very sharp
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
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Quite expensive for what it is
- Not stabilized
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