Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS vs Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS

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FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS compared with FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS

	SonyFE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS	SonyFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	March 2015	April 2016
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	24–240 mm	70–300 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–6.3	f/4.5–5.6
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–40	f/22–29
Optical construction
Optical construction	Seventeen elements in twelve groups	Sixteen elements in thirteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	Five aspherical elements and one ED element	Four aspherical elements and two ED elements
Coatings
Coatings	–	Sony Nano AR coating
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Nine rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	84°–10° full frame; 61°–6°50′ APS-C	34°–8°10′ full frame; 23°–5°20′ 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; 36–360 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C	Full-frame coverage; 105–450 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	–	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.5 m	0.9 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.27×	0.31×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Linear-motor autofocus	Linear actuator with internal focusing
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus distance 0.5 m at 24 mm and 0.8 m at 240 mm	0.9 m minimum focus distance
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.27× maximum magnification	0.31× maximum magnification; not life-size macro
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating published in read pages	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; no maker stop rating in read pages
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	72 mm	72 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	80.5 mm	84 mm
Length
Length	118.5 mm	143.5 mm
Weight
Weight	780 g (better)	854 g
Controls
Controls	Manual-focus and zoom rings; no zoom lock switch (Photography Blog and Amateur Photographer)	Manual-focus and zoom rings, AF/MF switch, focus-hold button, focus-range limiter and stabilisation switch
Zoom design
Zoom design	Extending 10× zoom barrel (Photography Blog and Amateur Photographer)	Extending zoom barrel (OpticalLimits and Photo Review)
Filter detail
Filter detail	72 mm front filter thread	72 mm front filter thread
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	Dust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress	Dust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	80.5 mm maximum diameter × 118.5 mm maker length	84 mm maximum diameter × 143.5 mm maker length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 780 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded	Approximately 854 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH136 petal bayonet hood, supplied	ALC-SH144 round bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH136 hood, front and rear lens caps	ALC-SH144 hood, front and rear caps and soft case
Release detail
Release detail	Sony 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	Sony Europe announcement dated 29 March 2016 specifies April availability; exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent exact reviews read: OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff on Alpha 7R II, sample centring described as okay, and Photo Review on Alpha 7R II and Alpha 6300. Differing telephoto corners and blur opinions retained, sensor crop and processing qualified. Photo Review initially calls hood petal but later round; maker round hood used. Its malformed price and wrong-model alternative paragraph are not used. Main maker 8degrees10minutes full-frame telephoto angle corrects its 8degrees20minutes table. Review stabilisation measurements are not maker claims. No inferred predecessor link