Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 35mm F1.4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Gray
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom 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
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
32 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
18 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
One double-side aspherical and one extreme aspherical element + Nano AR coating groups
1 aspherical + 2 XA, Nano AR Coating II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
96 mm / 3.78 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
1480 g / 52.30 oz
524 g / 18.52 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)
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
35 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
0.25x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
960 mm / 37.80 in
270 mm / 10.63 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH145 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-11
2016-02-03
2021-01-13
Model Name
SEL70200GM
SEL35F14GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
52%
71%
88%
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Solid construction
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Excellent autofocus
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Very well built
- Well corrected
- Very, very sharp
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Rather heavy
- Not sharper than the F4 lens
- Not as sharp as Sigma 35mm F1.2
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