Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM vs. Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA

Ray-traced side by side from their optical patents for the same upper-body portrait framing: compare the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM (1.0 m working distance, 17.1 mm pupil) against the Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA (1.4 m working distance, 25.0 mm pupil).

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Optical & Portrait Metric Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA What It Means in Practice
Upper-Body Working Distance 0.99 m 1.42 m The Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA requires 0.4 m more room behind you for the same subject size.
Effective Focal Length (Breathing) 24.2 mm (+0.6%) 34.9 mm (-0.4%) Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM frames like 24.2 mm (+0.6%) at 1.0 m; Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA frames like 34.9 mm (-0.4%) at 1.4 m.
Depth of Field (Sharp Zone) 21 cm (90 cm – 1.11 m) 20 cm (1.33 m – 1.53 m) The Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA has a 4% thinner focus zone (21 cm vs. 20 cm)—requiring more precise eye focus.
Entrance Pupil Diameter 17.1 mm (f/1.4) 25.0 mm (f/1.4) Distant background blur discs are 46% larger on the Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA.
Minimum Focus Distance 0.24 m 0.3 m Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM focuses 6 cm closer (0.24 m vs. 0.3 m) for tighter close-ups.
Patent Prescription WO2019073744A1 (13/10) US4806003A (10/8) Published optical prescriptions traced in the 3D simulator above.

Questions

Which blurs the background more, Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM or Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA?

At the same subject framing, distant background blur scales with the entrance pupil diameter (focal length ÷ f-number). Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM at f/1.4 has a 17.1 mm entrance pupil, while Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA at f/1.4 has a 25.0 mm entrance pupil.

How does working distance differ between Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM and Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA?

For an upper-body portrait, Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM stands 0.99 m from the subject (sharp zone 21 cm, from 90 cm to 1.11 m), whereas Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA stands 1.42 m away (sharp zone 20 cm, from 1.33 m to 1.53 m).

How do the optical designs of Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM and Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA compare?

Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM uses 13 elements in 10 groups (WO2019073744A1, effective focal length 24.2 mm at portrait distance). Sony Distagon FE 35mm F1.4 ZA uses 10 elements in 8 groups (US4806003A, effective focal length 34.9 mm).

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