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Sony FE 50–150mm F2 GM vs Sony FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

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SonyFE 50–150mm F2 GMSonyFE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Overview
ReleasedJune 2025November 2021
Optics
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal length50–150 mm70–200 mm
Maximum aperturef/2f/2.8
Minimum aperturef/22f/22
Optical construction19 elements in 17 groups17 elements in 14 groups
Special elementsTwo XA extreme-aspherical, two Super ED and three ED elementsOne XA and one other aspherical element; two ED, two Super ED and one ED aspherical element
CoatingsNano AR Coating II; fluorine coating on front elementNano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating
Diaphragm11 rounded blades11 rounded blades
Angle of view47°–16°30′ full frame; 32°–11° 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; 75–225 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 distance0.4 m0.4 m
Maximum magnification0.2×0.3×
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 0.40 m at 50 mm and 0.74 m at 150 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 featuresOptical design suppresses focus breathing; breathing compensation with compatible cameras 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 diameter95 mm77 mm
Maximum diameter102.8 mm88 mm
Length200 mm200 mm
Weight1,340 g1,045 g
ControlsThree customisable focus-hold buttons, full-time DMF switch and aperture ring with click on/off switchAperture 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 designInternal zoom maintains lens length and balance when changing focal lengthInternal 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 1,340 g without the removable tripod mount; separate hood, caps and case excludedApproximately 1045 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood and caps excluded
Tripod mountRemovable tripod mount suppliedRemovable tripod mount with rotating collar; Cameralabs notes no indexed rotation detents
Lens hoodALC-SH183 round bayonet hoodALC-SH167 round bayonet hood; OpticalLimits incorrectly describes it as petal-shaped
In the boxALC-SH183 hood, ALC-F95S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case, tripod mount and lens strapALC-SH167 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod mount
Release detailSony UK announced on 22 April 2025 with availability at the beginning of June 2025; first-sale precision remains the month. Its press-page footnotes contain unrelated camera wording, so the Japanese lens specification table supplies weight conditions and numeric fields.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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