Compare Panasonic DG 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 vs Sony 400mm F2.8 GM vs Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
11 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
23 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
17 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical ED, 1 UED, 2 ED elements 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
72 mm / 2.83 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
158 mm / 6.22 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
172 mm / 6.77 in
359 mm / 14.13 in
136 mm / 5.35 in
Weight
985 g / 34.81 oz
2895 g / 102.30 oz
886 g / 31.31 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° 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/4–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
400 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
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
0.25x
0.16x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
2700 mm / 106.30 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH155 (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH141 (supplied)
Debut
2016-01-05
2018-06-27
2016-02-03
Model Name
H-RS100400
SEL400F28GM
SEL2470GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
62%
52%
Pros
- Amazing 800mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb sharpness
- 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
- Dark maximum aperture
- Very expensive
- Large and heavy
- Not very sharp
- Not stabilized
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