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Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art vs Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS

The Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art and the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art if you want a brighter f/2.8 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (66 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and a lighter lens (426 g against 735 g).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art	Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
Maker	Sigma	Sony
Focal length	24-70mm (zoom)	24-70mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	24-70mm	24-70mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8brighter	f/4
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, L-Mount	Sony E
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	2.9×	2.9×
Weight	735 g	426 glighter
Cameras it fits	66 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art: 24-70mm.

Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS: 24-70mm.

Aperture

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art: f/2.8 wide open.

Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS: f/4 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art fits 66 and the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS 41.