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24–70 Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

The Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 24-70 mm at f/4, weighs 426 g and focuses as close as 0.4 m. Next to 17 other full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, you want a wider view at the short end, or your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, each other one that does better on brightness gives up at least one of weight, width and stabilization.

  • f/4widest aperture
  • 426 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS: length 94.5 mm, diameter 73 mm, filter thread 67 mm.94.5 mmø73
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS: length 94.5 mm, diameter 73 mm, filter thread 67 mm.94.5 mmø73
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

17 lenses

Full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
24-70 mm1
Widest aperture
f/41
Closest focus
0.4 m2
Maximum magnification
0.2x2
Stabilization
Yes2
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
426 g2
Length
94.5 mm2
Diameter
73 mm2
Filter thread
67 mm2
Elements
122
Groups
102
Aperture blades
72
Hood
ALC-SH1302

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS2
Product nameVario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
Model numberSEL2470Z
Lens mountSony E-mount
Compatible sensor size35mm full size
Focal length24-70mm
Equivalent focal length36-105mm (APS-C sensor)
Lens construction10 groups, 12 elements
Angle of view61°-23° (APS-C sensor)
Angle of view84°-34° (35mm format)
Maximum apertureF4
Minimum apertureF22
Diaphragm blades7
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.4m
Maximum magnification ratio0.20x
Filter size67mm
Image stabilization typeIn-lens optical stabilization
Hood typePetals bayonet type
Dimensions73 x 94.5mm
Weight426g
Included hood modelALC-SH130
Included front capyes
Included rear capyes
Included caseSoft case

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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