Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS vs Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II

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FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS compared with FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II

	SonyFE 70-200mm F4 G OSS	SonyFE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
Overview
Released
Released	March 2014	July 2023
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Zoom	Zoom
Focal length
Focal length	70–200 mm	70–200 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22
Macro lens
Macro lens	–	Yes
Optical construction
Optical construction	Twenty-one elements in fifteen groups	19 elements in 13 groups
Special elements
Special elements	Includes two AA advanced aspherical elements and Super ED glass	One AA advanced-aspherical element, one aspherical element, three ED and one Super ED glass elements
Coatings
Coatings	Sony Nano AR coating	Fluorine coating on the front element
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Nine rounded blades	Nine rounded blades
Angle of view
Angle of view	34°–12° full frame; 22°–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	Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters	SEL14TC gives F5.6 maximum aperture; SEL20TC gives F8 maximum aperture, up to 400 mm reach and 1.0× magnification throughout the zoom range
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	1 m	0.26 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.13×	0.5×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Two linear motors with internal focusing	Four XD linear motors with floating focus groups; compatible with Alpha 1 30 fps bursts under specified shutter-speed, exposure and AF conditions
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Minimum focus distance AF 1.0–1.5 m across zoom range; MF 1.0–1.35 m	Minimum focus 0.26 m at 70 mm or 0.42 m at 200 mm; Linear Response MF and switchable full-time DMF; focus limiter selects full, 3 m–infinity or macro
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	0.13× maximum magnification	Maximum magnification 0.5× throughout the zoom range without teleconverter; 1.0× requires separately sold SEL20TC
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Built-in Optical SteadyShot; mode 1 normal and mode 2 panning (Photography Blog); no maker stop rating in read pages	Optical SteadyShot with modes 1, 2 for panning and 3 for erratic subjects; mode 3 may require compatible body firmware. Digital Camera World measured about three stops of combined lens/body benefit on Alpha 7 IV, not a maker rating
Video features
Video features	Quiet linear-motor focusing; constant overall barrel length during focus and zoom	Low-noise focusing and aperture operation; compatible-body breathing compensation; body compatibility applies
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	Yes	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	72 mm	72 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	80 mm	82.2 mm
Length
Length	175 mm	149 mm
Weight
Weight	840 g	794 g (better)
Controls
Controls	Focus and zoom rings, AF/MF switch, focus-hold buttons, focus-range limiter and stabilisation controls	AF/MF, full-time DMF, focus-range and OSS switches; three focus-hold buttons; zoom lock at 70 mm; no aperture ring
Zoom design
Zoom design	Internal zoom and focusing; overall length remains constant	Extending barrel; 149 mm length is at the wide-angle setting
Filter detail
Filter detail	72 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	80 mm maximum diameter × 175 mm length	Maximum diameter 82.2 mm; length 149 mm at 70 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 840 g, explicitly excluding separate tripod mount; hood and caps excluded	Approximately 794 g excluding the removable tripod mount; separate hood and caps excluded. Digital Camera World’s 749 g specification conflicts with Sony’s published 794 g
Tripod mount
Tripod mount	Removable tripod mount supplied	Removable rotating tripod mount supplied. Reviews disagree about Arca-Swiss compatibility, so no compatibility claim is made here
Lens hood
Lens hood	ALC-SH133 round bayonet hood, supplied	ALC-SH176 petal bayonet hood
In the box
In the box	ALC-SH133 hood, front and rear caps, soft case and tripod mount	ALC-SH176 hood, ALC-F72S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and tripod mount; no case listed by Sony Japan
Release detail
Release detail	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	Sony Europe specified availability by the end of July 2023; Japan specified 28 July, distinct from 18 July pre-orders. Main date retains July precision for regional availability. Maker front coating is fluorine; Amateur Photographer’s flare-coating description is not imported as a maker coating claim