Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS vs Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS

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E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS compared with FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS

	SonyE 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS	SonyFE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Overview
Released
Released	October 2019	July 2017
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	70–350 mm	100–400 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4.5–6.3	f/4.5–5.6
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–32	f/32–40
Optical construction
Optical construction	Nineteen elements in thirteen groups	Twenty-two elements in sixteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	One aspherical element and three ED glass elements	Two ED elements and one Super ED element
Coatings
Coatings	–	Sony Nano AR coating and front fluorine coating
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Nine rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	22°–4°40′ APS-C	24°–6°10′ full frame; 16°–4°10′ APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Image circle
Image circle	APS-C	Full frame
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	APS-C coverage; 105–525 mm equivalent field of view	Full-frame coverage; 150–600 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC	Compatible with Sony SEL14TC 1.4× and SEL20TC 2×; maximum aperture becomes F6.3–8 or F9–11 respectively
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	1.1 m	0.98 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.23×	0.35×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	XD linear motor for autofocus	Front Direct Drive SSM and rear double linear motor in floating focusing mechanism
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus 1.1 m at wide angle or 1.5 m at telephoto	0.98 m minimum focus distance
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.23× maximum magnification at 350 mm	0.12–0.35× magnification across zoom range, maximum 0.35×
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical SteadyShot; no maker lens-only stop rating published. Digital Camera World measured approximately three stops in its test, not a maker guarantee	Optical SteadyShot with normal and mode 2 panning correction; compatible stabilised body can combine for five-axis correction. No maker stop rating in read pages
Video features
Video features	–	Quiet autofocus with double linear motor capable of fine focus adjustment
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	67 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	77 mm	93.9 mm
Length
Length	142 mm	205 mm
Weight
Weight	625 g (better)	1,395 g
Controls
Controls	Separate zoom and manual-focus rings, AF/MF switch, OSS on/off switch, zoom lock and one customisable focus-hold button	Focus and zoom rings, zoom-torque adjustment ring, AF/MF switch, focus-hold buttons, focus-range limiter and stabilisation controls
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel with lock; Photography Blog measured approximately 48 mm additional extension at 350 mm	Extending zoom barrel; adjustable ring torque. Internal focusing
Filter detail
Filter detail	67 mm front filter thread; filter does not rotate during focusing (Photography Blog)	77 mm front filter thread; supplied hood has opening filter-access window
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof	Dust and moisture resistant design with mount rubber ring; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	77 mm maximum diameter × 142 mm length	93.9 mm maximum diameter × 205 mm maker length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 625 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 1395 g, explicitly excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	–	Supplied rotating tripod collar with detachable foot and locking mechanism
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH160 round bayonet hood	ALC-SH151 round bayonet hood with lock and filter-access window, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH160 hood, ALC-F67S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed	ALC-SH151 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft carrying case and tripod mount
Release detail
Release detail	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	Sony Canada announcement 19 April 2017 specifies July shipping; final Sony Japan notice 14 July confirms 28 July local sale. Main month July, exact first global sale day unconfirmed.