Sony FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS vs Sony FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

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FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS compared with FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

	SonyFE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS	SonyFE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	November 2021
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Prime	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	400 mm	70–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4.5	f/2.8
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/32	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	22 elements in 16 groups	17 elements in 14 groups
Special elements
Special elements	Three Super ED elements and one ED element	One XA and one other aspherical element; two ED, two Super ED and one ED aspherical element
Coatings
Coatings	Nano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating	Nano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	11 rounded blades	11 rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	6°10′ full frame; 4°10′ APS-C	34°–12°30′ full frame; 23°–8° 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; 600 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C	Full-frame coverage; 105–300 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Compatible with SEL14TC and SEL20TC; Sony confirms up to 800 mm with 2×. Amateur Photographer gives 840 mm in one paragraph; the physical 400 mm focal length and 2× factor give 800 mm.	SEL14TC gives 98–280 mm F4; SEL20TC gives 140–400 mm F5.6
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	2.5 m	0.4 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.18×	0.3×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Two XD linear motors; up to 120 fps AF/AE tracking with Alpha 9 III under Sony test conditions, not a universal camera limit	Four XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MF and full-time DMF
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	–	Minimum focus 0.40 m at 70 mm or 0.82 m at 200 mm
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; coordinated stabilisation and Active Mode require compatible cameras. Sony publishes no stop rating.	Optical SteadyShot with standard, panning and irregular-movement modes; Sony publishes no stop rating. OpticalLimits estimates approximately four stops in its test.
Video features
Video features	Breathing compensation with compatible cameras	Reduced focus breathing; Cameralabs finds little over typical pulls but some over the full focus range, while OpticalLimits calls breathing moderate
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	95 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	108 mm	88 mm
Length
Length	242 mm	200 mm
Weight
Weight	994 g (better)	1,045 g
Controls
Controls	Four customisable focus-hold buttons, function ring, focus-range limiter, full-time DMF, AF/MF and stabilisation mode switches	Aperture 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
Zoom design	–	Internal zoom; barrel does not extend
Filter detail
Filter detail	95 mm front filter; Amateur Photographer’s table gives 85 mm, but maker specification is used	–
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 994 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood, caps, straps and case excluded	Approximately 1045 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	Supplied tripod mount; reviews note the foot has no integrated Arca-Swiss plate	Removable tripod mount with rotating collar; Cameralabs notes no indexed rotation detents
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH189 round bayonet hood	ALC-SH167 round bayonet hood; OpticalLimits incorrectly describes it as petal-shaped
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH189 hood, ALC-F95S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case, lens strap, case strap and tripod mount	ALC-SH167 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod mount
Release detail
Release detail	Sony UK announced on 15 September 2026 with availability from the end of September 2026; exact first-sale day is not published. Sony Japan gives 9 October 2026 for that market. UK approximate launch price is £2400.	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.