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Sony FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

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SonyFE 24–70mm F2.8 GM IISonyFE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Overview
ReleasedMay 2022November 2021
Optics
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal length24–70 mm70–200 mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Minimum aperturef/22f/22
Optical construction20 elements in 15 groups; OpticalLimits gives 22/16 in its table but 20/15 in the text, so maker figures are used17 elements in 14 groups
Special elementsFive aspherical elements including two XA; two ED and two Super ED elementsOne XA and one other aspherical element; two ED, two Super ED and one ED aspherical element
CoatingsNano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coatingNano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating
Diaphragm11 rounded blades11 rounded blades
Angle of view84°–34° full frame; 61°–23° APS-C34°–12°30′ full frame; 23°–8° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
MountsSony ESony E
Image circleFull frameFull frame
Image circle detailFull-frame coverage; 36–105 mm equivalent field of view on APS-CFull-frame coverage; 105–300 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter supportNot compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TCSEL14TC gives 98–280 mm F4; SEL20TC gives 140–400 mm F5.6
Focus and stabilisation
AutofocusYesYes
Minimum focus distance0.21 m0.4 m
Maximum magnification0.32×0.3×
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Autofocus detailFour XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MFFour XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MF and full-time DMF
Focus distance detailMinimum focus 0.21 m at 24 mm or 0.30 m at 70 mmMinimum focus 0.40 m at 70 mm or 0.82 m at 200 mm
Stabilisation detailNo lens stabilisation; compatible bodies provide stabilisationOptical SteadyShot with standard, panning and irregular-movement modes; Sony publishes no stop rating. OpticalLimits estimates approximately four stops in its test.
Video featuresBreathing compensation with compatible cameras; compensation crops the imageReduced focus breathing; Cameralabs finds little over typical pulls but some over the full focus range, while OpticalLimits calls breathing moderate
Design
Dust and moisture resistantYesYes
Filter diameter82 mm77 mm
Maximum diameter87.8 mm88 mm
Length119.9 mm200 mm
Weight695 g1,045 g
ControlsAperture ring, click on/off and iris-lock switches, two focus-hold buttons, AF/MF switch and Tight/Smooth zoom-resistance selectorAperture ring, click on/off and iris-lock switches, three focus-hold buttons, AF/MF and full-time DMF switches, focus limiter and three stabilisation modes
Zoom design–Internal zoom; barrel does not extend
Weather resistanceDust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proofDust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Weight detailApproximately 695 g lens; separately supplied hood, caps and case excludedApproximately 1045 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount–Removable tripod mount with rotating collar; Cameralabs notes no indexed rotation detents
Lens hoodALC-SH168 petal-shaped bayonet hoodALC-SH167 round bayonet hood; OpticalLimits incorrectly describes it as petal-shaped
In the boxALC-SH168 hood, ALC-F82S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and case strapALC-SH167 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod mount
Release detailSony 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 UK announced on 13 October 2021 with November 2021 UK/European availability. US availability was later. Cameralabs reports the original version remained on sale alongside II; no replacement link is inferred.

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