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Compare Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 35mm F1.4 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
23 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
17 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
1 aspherical + 2 XA, Nano AR Coating II groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
163 mm / 6.42 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
Size | Length
343 mm / 13.50 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
96 mm / 3.78 in
Weight
2840 g / 100.35 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
524 g / 18.52 oz

Function

Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
400 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Rear
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (5 stops)
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.17x
0.16x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
2500 mm / 98.43 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
270 mm / 10.63 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-09-05
2018-06-27
2021-01-13
Model Name
SEL400F28GM
SEL35F14GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
62%
62%
88%
Pros
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very, very sharp
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Exceptionally faster autofocus
  • Lighter than the competition
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Compatible with teleconverters
  • Excellent autofocus
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
  • Very well built
  • Well corrected
  • Very, very sharp
Cons
  • Very expensive
  • Quite heavy
  • Very expensive
  • Not as sharp as Sigma 35mm F1.2

Price

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