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28–70 Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II

The Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 28-70 mm at f/3.5-5.6, weighs 293 g and focuses as close as 0.3 m at 28 mm, 0.45 m at 70 mm. Next to 18 other full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, or your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, every other one that does better on brightness gives up weight and stabilization.

  • f/3.5-5.6widest aperture
  • 293 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II: length 83 mm, diameter 72.5 mm, filter thread 55 mm.83 mmø72.5
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 FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II: length 83 mm, diameter 72.5 mm, filter thread 55 mm.83 mmø72.5
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

18 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
28-70 mm
Widest aperture
f/3.5-5.6
Closest focus
0.3 m at 28 mm, 0.45 m at 70 mm1
Maximum magnification
0.19x1
Stabilization
Yes1
Mount
Sony E-mount1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
293 g1
Length
83 mm1
Diameter
72.5 mm1
Filter thread
55 mm1
Elements
91
Groups
81
Aperture blades
71
Hood
ALC-SH1321

Sources

  1. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • 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 FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II1
Product nameFE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Model numberSEL28702
Lens mountSony E-mount
Compatible sensor size35mm full size
Focal length28-70 mm
Equivalent focal length42-105 mm (APS-C sensor)
Lens construction8 groups, 9 elements
Angle of view54°-23° (APS-C sensor)
Angle of view75°-34° (35mm format)
Maximum aperture3.5-5.6
Minimum aperture22-36
Diaphragm blades7
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.3 m (wide angle)
Minimum focusing distance0.45 m (telephoto)
Maximum magnification ratio0.19
Filter size55 mm
Image stabilizationIn-lens optical stabilization
Teleconverter compatibilityno (1.4x teleconverter)
Teleconverter compatibilityno (2.0x teleconverter)
Hood typepetal-shaped bayonet type
Dimensions72.5 x 83 mm (maximum diameter x length)
Weight293 g (approximate)
Included hoodALC-SH132
Included front capALC-F55S
Included rear capALC-R1EM

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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