Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
23 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
17 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
886 g / 31.31 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.31x
0.16x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2014-11-11
2018-06-27
2016-02-03
Model Name
SEL400F28GM
SEL2470GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
62%
52%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Very expensive
- Large and heavy
- Not very sharp
- Not stabilized
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