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Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 vs Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

The Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 and the Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 if you want a lighter lens (167 g against 295 g). Pick the Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS if you want a brighter f/3.5 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it; and more reach (to 70mm equivalent).

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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.
SpecSony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
MakerSonySony
Focal length28-60mm (zoom)28-70mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent28-60mm28-70mm
Maximum aperturef/4-5.6f/3.5-5.6brighter
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony ESony E
Stabilisednoyesstabilised
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range2.1×2.5×more range
Weight167 glighter295 g
Cameras it fits41 in this guide41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080028-60mm equiv.FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6: 28-60mm.
142435508513520040080028-70mm equiv.FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS: 28-70mm.

Aperture

f/4
Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6: f/4 wide open.
f/3.5
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS: f/3.5 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

FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 at 28mm · 65°FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 at 28mm · 65°FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 at 60mm · 33°FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 at 70mm · 29°
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.

Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6

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Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

and 31 more

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