Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS vs Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS

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E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS compared with E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS

	SonyE 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS	SonyE 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	October 2011	October 2019
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	55–210 mm	70–350 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4.5–6.3	f/4.5–6.3
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–32	f/22–32
Optical construction
Optical construction	Thirteen elements in nine groups	Nineteen elements in thirteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	Two ED glass elements and two aspherical elements	One aspherical element and three ED glass elements
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	28.2°–7.8° APS-C	22°–4°40′ APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Image circle
Image circle	APS-C	APS-C
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	APS-C coverage; 82.5–315 mm equivalent field of view	APS-C coverage; 105–525 mm equivalent field of view
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	1 m	1.1 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.225×	0.23×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Internal motor and internal focusing; no specific motor designation published in read maker page	XD linear motor for autofocus
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	1.0 m minimum focus; electronically coupled manual-focus ring	Minimum focus 1.1 m at wide angle or 1.5 m at telephoto
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.225× maximum magnification	0.23× maximum magnification at 350 mm
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical SteadyShot; Sony’s original announcement claims up to approximately four stops, not guaranteed under every condition. Current spec page leaves stop rating blank	Optical SteadyShot; no maker lens-only stop rating published. Digital Camera World measured approximately three stops in its test, not a maker guarantee
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	–	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	49 mm	67 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	63.8 mm	77 mm
Length
Length	108 mm	142 mm
Weight
Weight	345 g (better)	625 g
Controls
Controls	Separate zoom and manual-focus rings; focus mode and optical stabilisation selected on the camera	Separate zoom and manual-focus rings, AF/MF switch, OSS on/off switch, zoom lock and one customisable focus-hold button
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel; internal focusing	Extending zoom barrel with lock; Photography Blog measured approximately 48 mm additional extension at 350 mm
Filter detail
Filter detail	–	67 mm front filter thread; filter does not rotate during focusing (Photography Blog)
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	–	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	63.8 mm maximum diameter × 108 mm length; aluminium-alloy exterior	77 mm maximum diameter × 142 mm length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 345 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 625 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH115 round bayonet hood	ALC-SH160 round bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH115 hood, front cap and rear cap; no case listed	ALC-SH160 hood, ALC-F67S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan’s original announcement specifies October 2011, matching contemporaneous Photography Blog US launch coverage. Exact global first day unconfirmed. Full independent tests: Optical Limits/Photozone Klaus Schroiff, NEX-7, March 2012, and Sony Alpha Blog Marc Alhadeff, Alpha 6000, December 2018. Their long-end usability and autofocus impressions differ. Sony’s aluminium alloy and two aspherical plus two ED elements supersede Optical Limits magnesium-alloy/four-aspherical descriptions. No unconfirmed coatings or weather sealing adopted	Sony Hong Kong specified mid-October 2019 availability. Photography Blog Mark Goldstein tested Alpha 6600; Digital Camera World Chris George and Matthew Richards identify Alpha 6600 sample images and Alpha 6400 raw lab testing. Stabilisation, long-end sharpness and flare judgments differ. Sony’s 1.1 m wide-angle focus supersedes Photography Blog’s repeated 1.5 m. Its 350 mm sharpness prose incorrectly says F5.6 despite F6.3 test crops. Digital Camera World raw lab distortion results supersede its conflicting all-focal-length pincushion prose. Unpublished fluorine/Nano AR/Linear Response MF claims are not borrowed from the 16–55 sibling