Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 vs Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

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FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 compared with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

	SonyFE 28-60mm F4-5.6	SonyFE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	January 2026
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	28–60 mm	28–70 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4–5.6	f/3.5–5.6
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22–32	f/22–36
Optical construction
Optical construction	Eight elements in seven groups	Nine elements in eight groups
Special elements
Special elements	Three aspherical elements	Three aspherical elements and one ED glass element
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Seven rounded blades	Seven rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	75°–40° full frame; 54°–27° 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; 42–90 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 Sony E-mount teleconverters	Not compatible with SEL14TC or SEL20TC
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.3 m	0.3 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.16×	0.19×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	No	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Linear motor with 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	0.3 m minimum at 28 mm; 0.45 m at 60 mm	Minimum focus 0.3 m at wide angle and 0.45 m at telephoto
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.16× maximum magnification	–
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	No optical stabilisation; compatible camera body stabilisation can be used	Optical SteadyShot; coordinated body/lens stabilisation and Active mode support depend on camera compatibility. No lens-only stop rating published
Video features
Video features	Internal focusing keeps lens length unchanged during focus adjustment	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	40.5 mm	55 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	66.6 mm	72.5 mm
Length
Length	45 mm	83 mm
Weight
Weight	167 g (better)	293 g
Controls
Controls	Manual-focus ring and mechanical zoom ring	Zoom and manual-focus rings; focus mode and stabilisation selected on the camera; no aperture ring, switches or buttons
Zoom design
Zoom design	Manual retractable zoom; rotate zoom ring to extend lens before shooting	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 to prevent all ingress	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	66.6 mm maximum diameter × 45 mm retracted length; lens extends for shooting	–
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 167 g lens; separate caps excluded	Approximately 293 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
Lens hood	No hood supplied	ALC-SH132 petal bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	ALC-F405S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case supplied	ALC-SH132 hood, ALC-F55S front cap and ALC-R1EM rear cap; no case listed
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Hong Kong specifies Alpha 7C retail availability from the beginning of October 2020, including its FE 28–60 mm kit. Sony Japan specifies kit sale on 23 October 2020 and later separate lens sale on 29 January 2021; main release records first kit availability, not standalone sale. Announcement 14 September from Sony Alpha Universe US. Two independent full reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein on Alpha 7C and Digital Camera World Rod Lawton. Preserve real-world versus lab corner qualifications and distortion-correction dependence. No inferred predecessor link	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