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Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS vs Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS

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SonyFE 24-105mm F4 G OSSSonyFE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2017December 2014
Optics
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal length24–105 mm28–135 mm
Maximum aperturef/4f/4
Minimum aperturef/22f/22
Optical construction17 elements in 14 groupsEighteen elements in twelve groups
Special elementsFour aspherical elements, including two AA advanced-aspherical elements, and three ED elementsAspherical elements; counts unpublished in read maker pages
CoatingsNano AR coating and fluorine coating on the front elementMulti-coating
DiaphragmNine rounded bladesNine rounded blades
Angle of view84°–23° full frame; 61°–15° APS-C75°–18° full-frame; 54°–12° 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; 42–202.5 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter supportNot compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TCSony 1.4× and 2× teleconverters unsupported
Focus and stabilisation
AutofocusYesYes
Minimum focus distance0.38 m0.4 m
Maximum magnification0.31×0.15×
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Autofocus detailDirect Drive SSM motor and internal focusingDouble linear motor for focus; SSM ultrasonic motor drives power zoom, not autofocus
Focus distance detailMinimum focus 0.38 m; electronic manual focus ringAF/MF minimum 0.4 m wide and 0.95 m telephoto; full manual focus 0.95 m. Sliding focus ring selects focus mode
Stabilisation detailOptical SteadyShot; stabilisation on/off switchBuilt-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating published
Video features–Smooth Motion Optics minimises breathing, focus shift and optical-axis movement during zoom; not an unconditional optical-parfocal guarantee
Design
Dust and moisture resistantYesYes
Filter diameter77 mm95 mm
Maximum diameter83.4 mm105 mm
Length113.3 mm162.5 mm
Weight663 g1,215 g
ControlsAF/MF switch, stabilisation switch and one customisable focus-hold buttonSeparate focus, zoom and aperture rings; aperture click selection and lock; zoom rocker and servo-controlled zoom ring. Direction reversal requires compatible camera settings
Zoom designExtending zoom barrel; focusing does not change overall lengthInternal power zoom; manual ring controls the zoom servo rather than directly coupling mechanical zoom
Filter detail77 mm front filter thread does not rotate during focusing95 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–105 mm maximum diameter × 162.5 mm length
Weight detailApproximately 663 g lens; separate hood and caps excludedApproximately 1215 g excluding separate tripod mount. Original UK launch table states 1125 g; current maker specification and feature page agree on 1215 g
Tripod mount–Supplied detachable tripod support
Lens hoodALC-SH152 petal bayonet hoodALC-SH135 rectangular bayonet hood, supplied
In the boxALC-SH152 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and soft caseALC-SH135 hood, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod support; maker current specification lists no separate front cap
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 announced 12 September 2014 with preorders, without first-sale date. Revised Sony Japan announcement gives late December 2014; month precision retained, exact global first day unconfirmed.

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