Compare Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
11 elements
23 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
8 groups
17 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
Extreme Aspherical, Super ED, ED elements + Nano AR coating groups
1 fluorite and 3 ED elements, Nano AR and fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
128 mm / 5.04 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
Size | Length
233 mm / 9.17 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
Weight
2100 g / 74.20 oz
820 g / 28.98 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/2.8
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
400 mm
85 mm
400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.12x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
3300 mm / 129.92 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH142 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Debut
2014-09-15
2016-02-03
2018-06-27
Model Name
SEL85F14GM
SEL400F28GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
62%
88%
62%
Pros
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very sharp
- Good flare resistance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Declickable aperture ring
- Smooth bokeh
- Rather sharp
- Exceptionally faster autofocus
- Lighter than the competition
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compatible with teleconverters
Cons
- Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
- Very expensive
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