Sony FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II vs Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

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FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II compared with FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

	SonyFE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II	SonyFE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
Overview
Released
Released	November 2021	March 2014
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	70–200 mm	70–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	17 elements in 14 groups	Twenty-one elements in fifteen groups
Special elements
Special elements	One XA and one other aspherical element; two ED, two Super ED and one ED aspherical element	Includes two AA advanced aspherical elements and Super ED glass
Coatings
Coatings	Nano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating	Sony Nano AR coating
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	11 rounded blades	Nine rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	34°–12°30′ full frame; 23°–8° APS-C	34°–12° full frame; 22°–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; 105–300 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	SEL14TC gives 98–280 mm F4; SEL20TC gives 140–400 mm F5.6	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.4 m	1 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.3×	0.13×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Four XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MF and full-time DMF	Two linear motors with internal focusing
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus 0.40 m at 70 mm or 0.82 m at 200 mm	Minimum focus distance AF 1.0–1.5 m across zoom range; MF 1.0–1.35 m
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	–	0.13× maximum magnification
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical SteadyShot with standard, panning and irregular-movement modes; Sony publishes no stop rating. OpticalLimits estimates approximately four stops in its test.	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; mode 1 normal and mode 2 panning (Photography Blog); no maker stop rating in read pages
Video features
Video features	Reduced focus breathing; Cameralabs finds little over typical pulls but some over the full focus range, while OpticalLimits calls breathing moderate	Quiet linear-motor focusing; constant overall barrel length during focus and zoom
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	77 mm	72 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	88 mm	80 mm
Length
Length	200 mm	175 mm
Weight
Weight	1,045 g	840 g (better)
Controls
Controls	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	Focus and zoom rings, AF/MF switch, focus-hold buttons, focus-range limiter and stabilisation controls
Zoom design
Zoom design	Internal zoom; barrel does not extend	Internal zoom and focusing; overall length remains constant
Filter detail
Filter detail	–	72 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 to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	–	80 mm maximum diameter × 175 mm length
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 1045 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood and caps excluded	Approximately 840 g, explicitly excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	Removable tripod mount with rotating collar; Cameralabs notes no indexed rotation detents	Removable tripod mount supplied
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH167 round bayonet hood; OpticalLimits incorrectly describes it as petal-shaped	ALC-SH133 round bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH167 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod mount	ALC-SH133 hood, front and rear caps, soft case and tripod mount
Release detail
Release detail	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.	Sony original full-frame E-mount announcement dated 16 October 2013; Sony Japan final notice dated 7 March 2014 confirms local sale on 20 March. Main release retains March month because exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein Alpha 7R II and OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff original Alpha 7R. Different body stabilisation, shutter vibration, AF capability and mediocre OL sample centring qualified. OL erroneous fourteen-group count and petal-hood description corrected to maker fifteen groups and round SH133. Blog erroneous 0.3m limiter corrected by exact photo infinity–3m; review measurements are not maker stop claims. No inferred predecessor link