Compare Canon RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA vs Sony 55mm F1.8 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
12 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ultra-low dispersion elements and one aspherical element. Uses Canon’s Super Spectra Coating (SSC). groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
88 mm / 3.46 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
390 g / 13.78 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
281 g / 9.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm ~ 30 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
130 mm / 5.12 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH131 (supplied)
Debut
2022-07-12
2014-09-15
2013-10-16
Model Name
SEL1635Z
SEL55F18Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
37%
71%
88%
Pros
- Affordable
- Interesting zoom range
- Stabilized
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Beautifully built
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp across the frame
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low build quality
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
- Quite expensive for a 1.8/50mm
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