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

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

	SonyFE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS	SonyFE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	November 2021
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/2.8
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	Twenty-three elements in eighteen groups	17 elements in 14 groups
Special elements
Special elements	Includes XA extreme aspherical, ED and Super ED elements	One XA and one other aspherical element; two ED, two Super ED and one ED aspherical element
Coatings
Coatings	Sony Nano AR coating and front fluorine coating	Nano AR Coating II; fluorine front-element coating
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Eleven rounded blades	11 rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	34°–12°30′ full frame; 23°–8° 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; 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	Compatible with Sony SEL14TC 1.4× and SEL20TC 2× teleconverters	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	0.96 m	0.4 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.25×	0.3×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Ring-drive SSM for front focus group and two linear motors for rear group; floating focus mechanism	Four XD linear motors; floating focus; Linear Response MF and full-time DMF
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	0.96 m minimum focus distance	Minimum focus 0.40 m at 70 mm or 0.82 m at 200 mm
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.25× maximum magnification	–
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; compatible body stabilisation can combine for five-axis correction. Mode 1 normal and mode 2 panning (Photography Blog and OpticalLimits); no maker stop rating in read pages	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	Constant overall lens length during zoom and focus; quiet autofocus	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	77 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	88 mm	88 mm
Length
Length	200 mm	200 mm
Weight
Weight	1,480 g	1,045 g (better)
Controls
Controls	Focus and zoom rings, AF/MF switch, focus-hold buttons, focus-range limiter and stabilisation 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
Zoom design
Zoom design	Internal zoom and focusing; overall length remains constant	Internal zoom; barrel does not extend
Filter detail
Filter detail	77 mm front filter thread; supplied hood has filter-access window	–
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	Dust and moisture resistant design with mount rubber ring; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress	Dust- and moisture-resistant design; not guaranteed completely dust- or moisture-proof
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	88 mm maximum diameter × 200 mm length	–
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 1480 g, explicitly excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded	Approximately 1045 g excluding tripod mount; separately supplied hood and caps excluded
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	Rotating collar with detachable tripod foot and safety locking mechanism, supplied	Removable tripod mount with rotating collar; Cameralabs notes no indexed rotation detents
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH145 petal bayonet hood with lock and opening filter-access window, supplied	ALC-SH167 round bayonet hood; OpticalLimits incorrectly describes it as petal-shaped
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH145 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft carrying case and tripod mount	ALC-SH167 hood, ALC-F77S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap, soft case and tripod mount
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Canada G Master announcement dated 3 February 2016; final Sony Japan notice dated 26 September confirms sale on 30 September after launch delay. Main release September, exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two full independent exact reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein and OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff, both Alpha 7R II. Conflicting AF reliability and measured stabilisation preserved; OL sample centring imperfect. Blog five-axis wording describes combination with body rather than lens alone, corrected. Main1480g explicitly excludes tripod mount. No inferred predecessor link	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.