Sony FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

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FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II compared with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

	SonyFE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II	SonyFE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	May 2022	January 2026
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	24–70 mm	28–70 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/3.5–5.6
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22–36
Optical construction
Optical construction	20 elements in 15 groups; OpticalLimits gives 22/16 in its table but 20/15 in the text, so maker figures are used	Nine elements in eight groups
Special elements
Special elements	Five aspherical elements including two XA; two ED and two Super ED elements	Three aspherical elements and one ED glass element
Coatings
Coatings	Nano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating	–
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	11 rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	84°–34° full frame; 61°–23° 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; 36–105 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	0.21 m	0.3 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.32×	0.19×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	No	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Four XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MF	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 0.21 m at 24 mm or 0.30 m at 70 mm	Minimum focus 0.3 m at wide angle and 0.45 m at telephoto
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	No lens stabilisation; compatible bodies provide stabilisation	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 with compatible cameras; compensation crops the image	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	82 mm	55 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	87.8 mm	72.5 mm
Length
Length	119.9 mm	83 mm
Weight
Weight	695 g	293 g (better)
Controls
Controls	Aperture ring, click on/off and iris-lock switches, two focus-hold buttons, AF/MF switch and Tight/Smooth zoom-resistance selector	Zoom and manual-focus rings; focus mode and stabilisation selected on the camera; no aperture ring, switches or buttons
Zoom design
Zoom design	–	Manual zoom with small changes in overall length
Filter detail
Filter detail	–	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 695 g lens; separately supplied hood, caps and case excluded	Approximately 293 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH168 petal-shaped bayonet hood	ALC-SH132 petal bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH168 hood, ALC-F82S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and case strap	ALC-SH132 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Europe announced on 27 April 2022 with May 2022 availability. Photography Blog reports June for UK/US availability; the earlier maker European month is used. Sony identifies this as the second generation of the original GM lens; overlapping availability does not change that generation relationship.	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