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Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS vs Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS

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SonyFE 24-105mm F4 G OSSSonyFE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2017March 2015
Optics
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal length24–105 mm24–240 mm
Maximum aperturef/4f/3.5–6.3
Minimum aperturef/22f/22–40
Optical construction17 elements in 14 groupsSeventeen elements in twelve groups
Special elementsFour aspherical elements, including two AA advanced-aspherical elements, and three ED elementsFive aspherical elements and one ED element
CoatingsNano AR coating and fluorine coating on the front element–
DiaphragmNine rounded bladesSeven rounded blades
Angle of view84°–23° full frame; 61°–15° APS-C84°–10° full frame; 61°–6°50′ APS-C
Mount and compatibility
MountsSony ESony E
Image circleFull frameFull frame
Image circle detailFull-frame coverage; 36–157.5 mm equivalent field of view on APS-CFull-frame coverage; 36–360 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter supportNot compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC–
Focus and stabilisation
AutofocusYesYes
Minimum focus distance0.38 m0.5 m
Maximum magnification0.31×0.27×
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Autofocus detailDirect Drive SSM motor and internal focusingLinear-motor autofocus
Focus distance detailMinimum focus 0.38 m; electronic manual focus ringMinimum focus distance 0.5 m at 24 mm and 0.8 m at 240 mm
Magnification detail–0.27× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detailOptical SteadyShot; stabilisation on/off switchBuilt-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating published in read pages
Design
Dust and moisture resistantYesYes
Filter diameter77 mm72 mm
Maximum diameter83.4 mm80.5 mm
Length113.3 mm118.5 mm
Weight663 g780 g
ControlsAF/MF switch, stabilisation switch and one customisable focus-hold buttonManual-focus and zoom rings; no zoom lock switch (Photography Blog and Amateur Photographer)
Zoom designExtending zoom barrel; focusing does not change overall lengthExtending 10× zoom barrel (Photography Blog and Amateur Photographer)
Filter detail77 mm front filter thread does not rotate during focusing72 mm front filter thread
Weather resistanceDust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proofDust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail–80.5 mm maximum diameter × 118.5 mm maker length
Weight detailApproximately 663 g lens; separate hood and caps excludedApproximately 780 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hoodALC-SH152 petal bayonet hoodALC-SH136 petal bayonet hood, supplied
In the boxALC-SH152 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and soft caseALC-SH136 hood, front and rear lens caps
Release detailSony Japan specified 25 November 2017 and Hong Kong end November; main date retains regional month precision. Photography Blog calls the hood round but lacked it in its sample; current maker specifications confirm petal shape. Reviews disagree on distortion and barrel material, so no unverified material claim is used. Amateur Photographer’s Alpha 9 AF-C failure is a historical sample observation; Sony separately acknowledged selected early serial-number units with focusing defectsSony US announcement dated 3 March 2015 specifies March availability; Sony Japan announcement dated 4 March confirms local sale on 13 March. Main release retains earliest maker month; exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein using Alpha 7S and Amateur Photographer Richard Sibley, principally Alpha 7R with comparison autofocus tests on Alpha 7 and Alpha 7 II. Different autofocus and value assessments retained. Review stabilisation measurements are not maker ratings. Blog blur paragraph incorrectly names a different lens and is not used; its generalisation about all Alpha 7 bodies lacking stabilisation is not used. No unverified coating or predecessor link

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