Compare Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 100mm F2.8 STF GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium
Motor
Ultrasonic
Piezoelectric
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
18 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
16 groups
13 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups
One extreme aspherical, one super ED, one ED element + Nano AR coating groups
ED and aspherical elements, Nano AR coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
94 mm / 3.70 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Size | Length
193 mm / 7.60 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
1570 g / 55.48 oz
886 g / 31.31 oz
700 g / 24.73 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/20
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.31x
0.24x
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
980 mm / 38.58 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
570 mm / 22.44 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH174 (supplied)
Debut
2014-11-11
2016-02-03
2017-02-07
Model Name
SEL2470GM
SEL100F28GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
52%
52%
88%
Pros
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Quite useful f/2.8 constant aperture
  • The smoothest bokeh
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
  • Superb autofocus
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • Large and heavy
  • Not very sharp
  • Not stabilized
  • Low light transmission
  • STF appeals only to bokeh addicts

Price

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