Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS vs Sony E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS

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E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS compared with E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS

	SonyE PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS	SonyE PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	December 2013	November 2016
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	18–105 mm	18–110 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	Sixteen elements in twelve groups	Eighteen elements in fifteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	Three aspherical elements and two ED elements	Six aspherical elements and three ED elements
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	76°–15° APS-C	76°–14°30′ 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; 27–157.5 mm equivalent field of view	APS-C/Super35 coverage; 27–165 mm equivalent field of view. Full-frame cameras require crop mode
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters	Sony current specification explicitly lists 1.4× and 2× teleconverters as unsupported, superseding original US launch claim
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.45 m	0.4 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.11×	0.122×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Quiet focusing using Sony Handycam-derived mechanism; read maker pages do not identify a specific AF motor type	Autofocus and manual-focus modes; motor type unpublished in read maker pages
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus distance 0.45 m at 18 mm and 0.95 m at 105 mm	AF/MF minimum0.4 m at wide end and0.95 m telephoto; full MF0.95 m. Sliding focus ring with distance scale and0.8mm-pitch follow-focus gear
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.11× maximum magnification	0.122× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating published	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating in read pages
Video features
Video features	Constant F4 aperture, quiet zoom and focus operation, variable-speed power zoom lever	Sony Smooth Motion Optics minimises breathing, focus shift during zoom and axial image shifts; electronically assisted focus maintenance is not an unconditional optical-parfocal claim
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	–	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	72 mm	95 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	78 mm	110 mm
Length
Length	110 mm	167.5 mm
Weight
Weight	427 g (better)	1,105 g
Controls
Controls	Separate focus and zoom rings and continuously variable-speed power zoom lever	Separate focus, zoom and aperture rings; switchable aperture clicks, servo/manual zoom selection, zoom rocker and reversible mechanical zoom direction
Zoom design
Zoom design	Powered zoom; overall barrel length remains constant during zoom and focus	Internal zoom with constant overall length; servo zoom and directly coupled mechanical manual zoom
Filter detail
Filter detail	72 mm front filter thread	95 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	No maker dust or moisture resistance claim in read exact pages	Dust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	78 mm maximum diameter × 110 mm maker length	110 mm maximum diameter × 167.5 mm length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 427 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately1105 g excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	–	Supplied detachable tripod support with1/4inch and3/8inch threads; additional1/4inch front lens-support attachment
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH128 petal bayonet hood, supplied	ALC-SH148 rectangular hood with mechanical closing barrier, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH128 hood and front and rear caps; no case listed	ALC-SH148 hood, front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod support
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan announcement dated 27 August 2013 specifies December availability; exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein on Alpha 5100 and OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff on NEX-7, sample centring described as okay with slightly softer right side. Different handling and distortion findings retained, processing and body context qualified. Blog supporting sharpness pages incorrectly label lens F3.5–5.6; maker constant F4 used. OpticalLimits erroneous equivalent focal range corrected to maker 27–157.5mm. Review barrel material descriptions disagree and are omitted; no inferred predecessor link	Sony USA9September2016 announcement specifies November NorthAmerica availability; Sony UK same-day announcement specifies DecemberEurope. MainNovember earliest confirmed month, exact first global day unconfirmed.