Sony Vario-Sonnar T* 24–70mm F2.8 ZA SSM vs Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II

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Vario-Sonnar T* 24–70mm F2.8 ZA SSM compared with 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II

	SonyVario-Sonnar T* 24–70mm F2.8 ZA SSM	Sony70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II
Overview
Released
Released	February 2008	November 2013
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	24–70 mm	70–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/32
Optical construction
Optical construction	17 elements in 13 groups	Nineteen elements in sixteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	Two aspherical elements and two ED elements	–
Coatings
Coatings	Zeiss T* coating	Sony Nano AR coating to reduce flare and ghosting
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Nine rounded blades	Nine rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	84°–34° full-frame; 61°–23° APS-C	34°–12°30′ full-frame; 23°–8° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony A	Sony A
Image circle
Image circle	Full frame	Full frame
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	Full-frame A-mount coverage; 36–105 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C	Full-frame A-mount coverage; 105–300 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Sony 1.4× and 2× teleconverters unsupported	Sony 1.4× and 2× teleconverters supported
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.34 m	1.2 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.25×	0.21×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	–	No
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	In-lens Super Sonic wave Motor (SSM)	SSM ultrasonic autofocus; Sony claims approximately four times faster moving-subject tracking than SAL70200G, rather than an absolute focus-acquisition time
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.34 m minimum focus; distance scale and internal focusing	1.2 m minimum focus measured from the image sensor; standard and full-time Direct Manual Focus modes
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	–	0.21× maximum reproduction ratio
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	–	No in-lens stabilisation; supported cameras provide stabilisation in the body
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	–	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	77 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	83 mm	87 mm
Length
Length	111 mm	196.5 mm
Weight
Weight	955 g (better)	1,340 g
Controls
Controls	Focus-mode switch and focus-hold button	AF/MF switch, DMF mode switch, three focus-hold buttons and FULL/3 m–infinity focus-range limiter
Filter detail
Filter detail	–	77 mm filter thread; hood includes an access window for rotating a polarising filter
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	–	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not waterproof and not guaranteed to exclude all dust or water droplets
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	–	87 mm maximum diameter × 196.5 mm length
Weight detail
Weight detail	–	Approximately 1340 g excluding the removable tripod mounting collar
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	–	Removable rotating tripod collar; portrait and landscape position marks
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel; front element does not rotate during zooming or focusing (OpticalLimits)	–
Lens hood
Lens hood	Petal-shaped bayonet hood	ALC-SH120 petal-shaped bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	Hood and lens case	Hood, front and rear lens caps, lens case and printed instructions; removable tripod collar fitted
Release detail
Release detail	Sony’s 1 February 2008 announcement specifies 15 February sale in Japan.	Sony’s 16 October 2013 announcement specifies 22 November 2013 sale in Japan. Release is recorded at month precision because an exact first-sale day across regions is not established.