Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS vs Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

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FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS compared with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

	SonyFE 24-105mm F4 G OSS	SonyFE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	November 2017	January 2026
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	24–105 mm	28–70 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/3.5–5.6
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22–36
Optical construction
Optical construction	17 elements in 14 groups	Nine elements in eight groups
Special elements
Special elements	Four aspherical elements, including two AA advanced-aspherical elements, and three ED elements	Three aspherical elements and one ED glass element
Coatings
Coatings	Nano AR coating and fluorine coating on the front element	–
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Nine rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	84°–23° full frame; 61°–15° APS-C	75°–34° full frame; 54°–23° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E
Image circle
Image circle	Full frame	Full frame
Image circle detail
Image circle detail	Full-frame coverage; 36–157.5 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C	Full-frame coverage; 42–105 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.38 m	0.3 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.31×	0.19×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Direct Drive SSM motor and internal focusing	Linear motor; AF during zooming and up to 120 fps AF/AE tracking with compatible cameras. Sony internal measurements; continuous speed depends on conditions and is slower in AF-C
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus 0.38 m; electronic manual focus ring	Minimum focus 0.3 m at wide angle and 0.45 m at telephoto
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical SteadyShot; stabilisation on/off switch	Optical SteadyShot; coordinated body/lens stabilisation and Active mode support depend on camera compatibility. No lens-only stop rating published
Video features
Video features	–	Breathing compensation supported on compatible cameras; enabling it slightly changes field of view and image quality and may not completely compensate breathing
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	77 mm	55 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	83.4 mm	72.5 mm
Length
Length	113.3 mm	83 mm
Weight
Weight	663 g	293 g (better)
Controls
Controls	AF/MF switch, stabilisation switch and one customisable focus-hold button	Zoom and manual-focus rings; focus mode and stabilisation selected on the camera; no aperture ring, switches or buttons
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending zoom barrel; focusing does not change overall length	Manual zoom with small changes in overall length
Filter detail
Filter detail	77 mm front filter thread does not rotate during focusing	55 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 663 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 293 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH152 petal bayonet hood	ALC-SH132 petal bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH152 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and soft case	ALC-SH132 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony 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 defects	Sony Australia specified mid-January 2026, ahead of Europe and North America February 2026; main date uses January month precision. One qualifying full exact review read: Bryan Carnathan, The Digital Picture, retail-sourced lens, April 2026. Sony Alpha Blog explicitly reuses original-version optical testing and Ken Rockwell redirects performance to original-version testing, so neither is counted as a second independent exact-model test; review summary omitted. Unverified fluorine coating and switch-gasket assertions in The Digital Picture omitted because absent from the read exact Sony specification/feature pages