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Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS vs Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

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SonyFE 24-105mm F4 G OSSSonyVario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2017January 2014
Optics
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal length24–105 mm24–70 mm
Maximum aperturef/4f/4
Minimum aperturef/22f/22
Optical construction17 elements in 14 groupsTwelve elements in ten 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 elementZeiss T* coating
DiaphragmNine rounded bladesSeven rounded blades
Angle of view84°–23° full frame; 61°–15° APS-C84°–34° full frame; 61°–23° 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; 36–105 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter supportNot compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC–
Focus and stabilisation
AutofocusYesYes
Minimum focus distance0.38 m0.4 m
Maximum magnification0.31×0.2×
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Autofocus detailDirect Drive SSM motor and internal focusing–
Focus distance detailMinimum focus 0.38 m; electronic manual focus ring0.4 m maker minimum focus distance
Magnification detail–0.20× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detailOptical SteadyShot; stabilisation on/off switchBuilt-in Optical SteadyShot; maker does not publish a stop rating
Video features–Constant F4 maximum aperture
Design
Dust and moisture resistantYesYes
Filter diameter77 mm67 mm
Maximum diameter83.4 mm73 mm
Length113.3 mm94.5 mm
Weight663 g426 g
ControlsAF/MF switch, stabilisation switch and one customisable focus-hold buttonManual-focus and zoom rings; stabilisation and focus mode controlled through camera
Zoom designExtending zoom barrel; focusing does not change overall length–
Filter detail77 mm front filter thread does not rotate during focusing67 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–73 mm maximum diameter × 94.5 mm maker length
Weight detailApproximately 663 g lens; separate hood and caps excludedApproximately 426 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hoodALC-SH152 petal bayonet hoodALC-SH130 petal bayonet hood, supplied
In the boxALC-SH152 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and soft caseALC-SH130 hood, front and rear caps and soft case
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 UK original maker press specifies January 2014 availability; Sony Japan original announcement also gives January. Exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two independent full reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein using Alpha 7 and Amateur Photographer Richard Sibley, whose original charts use Alpha 7R and refreshed page adds Alpha 7 III samples. Different focal-length preference, overall quality and blur assessments qualified by body/processing. Blog reverses wide/tele angles, corrected to maker84–34degrees. AP observed approx0.5m telephoto focus is not substituted for maker0.4m main minimum. No maker motor type in read exact pages, so unpublished optional motor details omitted; no inferred predecessor link

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