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Archive 2016Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
p.16 #1Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lens
Apr 04, 2016 at 08:54 PM
p.16 #3Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lens
Thanks Guy. Which 35-70, f/?.
K-H.
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lens
Thanks Guy. Which 35-70, f/?.
K-H.
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:34 PM
p.16 #4Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Some extra images playing around.
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:38 PM
p.16 #5Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
k-h.a.w wrote:
Thanks Guy. Which 35-70, f/?.
K-H.
Leica R 35-70 2.8
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.html
GMPhotography wrote
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lensK-H.
Leica R 35-70 2.8
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.html
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:40 PM
p.16 #6Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
TheEmrys wrote:
Wow.
You said a mouthful. Im trying to be neutral and in bad English it ain't easy.
BTW These are ALL handheld
Edited on Apr 04, 2016 at 09:45 PM · View previous versions
Wow.
You said a mouthful. Im trying to be neutral and in bad English it ain't easy.
BTW These are ALL handheld
Edited on Apr 04, 2016 at 09:45 PM · View previous versions
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:41 PM
p.16 #7Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
Thanks Guy. Which 35-70, f/?.
K-H.Leica R 35-70 2.8
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.html
Thanks Guy. That one has gotten really expensive!
K-H.
k-h.a.w wrote
GMPhotography wrote
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lensK-H.
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.html
Thanks Guy. That one has gotten really expensive!
K-H.
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:45 PM
p.16 #8Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
k-h.a.w wrote:
Thanks Guy. Which 35-70, f/?.
K-H.Leica R 35-70 2.8
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.htmlThanks Guy. That one has gotten really expensive!
K-H.
Its been awhile . I paid 6600 US bought it from a dealer in England
I was so nervous to shoot it , I finally sold it to a friend
GMPhotography wrote
k-h.a.w wrote
GMPhotography wrote
Thanks I got some more general shots to show than I'll get to my real test this week and post. It's maybe the best mid zoom I ever shot. Even my 6 k Leica R 35-70 back in the day was maybe not even this good . That's a very rare lensK-H.
http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_35-70_Vario-Elmarit-R_28.html
K-H.
Its been awhile . I paid 6600 US bought it from a dealer in England
I was so nervous to shoot it , I finally sold it to a friend
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:46 PM
p.16 #9Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Anyway hope this helps i have a lot more to shoot and still need to run the wall test. I do look like I have a very good copy though. Hopefully end of week I will have the 85 1.4
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHO
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHO
Apr 04, 2016 at 09:50 PM
p.16 #10Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
This is fun
This was tough but I think I got what i was after. Its a 100 percent crop of my grandson eating pasta. Yea he has some Italian in him.
f 2.8 than F4
This was tough but I think I got what i was after. Its a 100 percent crop of my grandson eating pasta. Yea he has some Italian in him.
f 2.8 than F4
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:03 PM
p.16 #11Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Im still not sure I got the 2.8 one but it was fun trying.
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:03 PM
p.16 #12Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
I may have missed it but have any of you lucky early adopters tested the infrared compatibility of the lens?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:34 PM
p.16 #13Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHO
No joke. A prime-set (L21, L35, L50/FE55) is smaller on a per-lens basis but at the cost of more total cash, more fiddle-factor and when you sum up all of the lenses, more weight.
Surprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHO
No joke. A prime-set (L21, L35, L50/FE55) is smaller on a per-lens basis but at the cost of more total cash, more fiddle-factor and when you sum up all of the lenses, more weight.
Surprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:34 PM
p.16 #14Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Thanks for the test images Guy. Definitely a torture test for bokeh and the zoom performed well.
I'm having a good time here in Mono Lake. This is the perfect location to have a 24-70 zoom. Tomorrow I will drive to Bodie. Keep the test going. Where are the Big Bronco images?
I'm having a good time here in Mono Lake. This is the perfect location to have a 24-70 zoom. Tomorrow I will drive to Bodie. Keep the test going. Where are the Big Bronco images?
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:54 PM
p.16 #15Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
moxford wrote:
No joke. A prime-set (L21, L35, L50/FE55) is smaller on a per-lens basis but at the cost of more total cash, more fiddle-factor and when you sum up all of the lenses, more weight.
Surprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
Once we start shooting with 100MP+ sensors, advantages prime lenses have right will become more apparent, especially towards the edges of the frame.
GMPhotography wrote
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHOSurprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
Once we start shooting with 100MP+ sensors, advantages prime lenses have right will become more apparent, especially towards the edges of the frame.
Apr 04, 2016 at 10:58 PM
p.16 #16Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
Thanks for the test images Guy. Definitely a torture test for bokeh and the zoom performed well.
I'm having a good time here in Mono Lake. This is the perfect location to have a 24-70 zoom. Tomorrow I will drive to Bodie. Keep the test going. Where are the Big Bronco images?
Not till Thursday . Heading to Sedona tomorrow and client Wednesday. For sure this week. Today I got the lens to late, need to do that location early. Bodie , damn wish I was there with you. Fun place to shoot. Get some good stuff
Thanks for the test images Guy. Definitely a torture test for bokeh and the zoom performed well.
I'm having a good time here in Mono Lake. This is the perfect location to have a 24-70 zoom. Tomorrow I will drive to Bodie. Keep the test going. Where are the Big Bronco images?
Not till Thursday . Heading to Sedona tomorrow and client Wednesday. For sure this week. Today I got the lens to late, need to do that location early. Bodie , damn wish I was there with you. Fun place to shoot. Get some good stuff
Apr 04, 2016 at 11:04 PM
p.16 #17Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Damn this thread.....
*Lucille starts rolling up pennys*
*Lucille starts rolling up pennys*
Apr 05, 2016 at 04:54 AM
p.16 #18Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
moxford wrote:
No joke. A prime-set (L21, L35, L50/FE55) is smaller on a per-lens basis but at the cost of more total cash, more fiddle-factor and when you sum up all of the lenses, more weight.
Surprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
Just depends upon how one wants to rationalize. Weight in the hand while shooting is another way to look at it, which of course vastly favors the primes vs a huge zoom.
The rendering of this zoom based on the images that Guy has posted are very enticing though. This certainly lives up to the Minolta G heritage with regard to rendering, which is impressive combined with the resolution.
GMPhotography wrote
My gut tells me this if you absolutely need a 1.4,1.8 lens for speed than get the focal length you need most in a prime but if 2.8 and f4 you can deal with than i would not be buying a prime. This is a great lens and the bokeh puts a lot of primes to shame even some wide open. This lens makes some interesting decisions IMHOSurprisingly the question seems to have inverted: it's no longer "can the zoom adequately replace the primes" but "is the greater total cost/complexity/weight/fun/smaller-single-lens-size of the primes worth the minimal IQ gain over the zoom."
Interesting.
-mox
Just depends upon how one wants to rationalize. Weight in the hand while shooting is another way to look at it, which of course vastly favors the primes vs a huge zoom.
The rendering of this zoom based on the images that Guy has posted are very enticing though. This certainly lives up to the Minolta G heritage with regard to rendering, which is impressive combined with the resolution.
Apr 05, 2016 at 05:24 AM
p.16 #19Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Yea agree that's the thing that has its little hook on me is how this lens is rendering. It's very good and that alone puts thoughts in your head about this mix of lenses you may want to support it and also thinking well I don't want to take it everywhere you go so where is the balance in your kit with regards to many factors like size and weight in that bag. I'm thinking if any prime it maybe should be the fastest lens one can get like a 1.4. Right now I have a L21 and GM 85 so what the heck do I put in the middle of that. Is it one prime or two primes. I want my Loxia 50 back or do I, would the 55 be better. Not fond of the 28 but it gaps well. First world problems I know.
Apr 05, 2016 at 05:35 AM
p.16 #20Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Heading to Sedona today with my wife , daughter and grandson so I'm hoping to get some shots in today. Run my wall test early Wednesday and just see how good this thing is. I'm pretty impressed by these shots as a lot are wide open and handheld with really good detail. I tend to test a lens pretty hard so we know its limits.
Apr 05, 2016 at 05:40 AM