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Archive 2016Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
p.21 #1Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
DamnitRule #1: Never borrow money from your wife! My advice is to use a loan shark. 
Exactly Fred.
Its like signing your death warrantBTW: My 85/1.4 GM shipped today. I will be in Mammoth Lakes until Saturday. (Had to extend my trip in order to get some clouds on this sky!)Got lucky it cost me a cup of coffee. Shipping today as well. Ill have mine on Friday
Just one? Not "a cup of coffee, every morning, hand delivered for the rest of your life?"
Well done.
Fred Miranda wrote
GMPhotography wrote
Fred Miranda wrote
GMPhotography wrote
I'm sorry I'm a little pissy this morning too. My damn refund has not hit my paypal account and my GM 85 is in my dealers hand yesterday ready to ship. Now I have to ask my wife if I can borrow money out our checking account. That's going to cost me a 1200 dollar freaking purse. LolDamnit
Its like signing your death warrant
Just one? Not "a cup of coffee, every morning, hand delivered for the rest of your life?"
Well done.
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:19 AM
p.21 #2Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if it's some kind of electronic crosstalk or something. Not panic mode either. I'm keeping the lensOT: have you ever figured out a way to get the magnification to start at 12.5 instead of having to go through 5x first?Not yet but I would love that
dbl OT - it'd also be nice to be able to have Peaking settings by magnification level - eg. off at 1x, on for 5x and off for 12x (at no zoom, i like to compose w/o distraction, at max zoom, i like to see the detail w/o distraction, but peaking is useful at 5x)
ecarlino wrote
GMPhotography wrote
I may have found a bug. On 12.5 magnification at 24mm sometimes it won't hold and goes back to full frame viewing . Happened at 70 too.Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if it's some kind of electronic crosstalk or something. Not panic mode either. I'm keeping the lens
dbl OT - it'd also be nice to be able to have Peaking settings by magnification level - eg. off at 1x, on for 5x and off for 12x (at no zoom, i like to compose w/o distraction, at max zoom, i like to see the detail w/o distraction, but peaking is useful at 5x)
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:19 AM
p.21 #3Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
farfisa wrote:
DamnitRule #1: Never borrow money from your wife! My advice is to use a loan shark. Exactly Fred.
Its like signing your death warrantBTW: My 85/1.4 GM shipped today. I will be in Mammoth Lakes until Saturday. (Had to extend my trip in order to get some clouds on this sky!)Got lucky it cost me a cup of coffee. Shipping today as well. Ill have mine on FridayJust one? Not "a cup of coffee, every morning, hand delivered for the rest of your life?"
Well done.
No No No for the rest of my life. I did not get off that easy.
GMPhotography wrote
Fred Miranda wrote
GMPhotography wrote
Fred Miranda wrote
GMPhotography wrote
I'm sorry I'm a little pissy this morning too. My damn refund has not hit my paypal account and my GM 85 is in my dealers hand yesterday ready to ship. Now I have to ask my wife if I can borrow money out our checking account. That's going to cost me a 1200 dollar freaking purse. LolDamnit
Its like signing your death warrant
Well done.
No No No for the rest of my life. I did not get off that easy.
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:23 AM
p.21 #4Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Okay check this out than i gotta run. This is at 24mm F2.8
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:24 AM
p.21 #5Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
As you can see without lens profile applied a little heavy vignette in the extreme corner and with lens profile that goes away and it also crops a little. But the lens profile is very good and straightens out the distortion. This was in Capture One and bot GM lens have profiles built in.
I should probably turn the lens profile on in camera even though it does nothing to the raw but it will make the framing correct. Does that sound right, i know in camera now its off
I should probably turn the lens profile on in camera even though it does nothing to the raw but it will make the framing correct. Does that sound right, i know in camera now its off
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:28 AM
p.21 #6Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
I will be in Mammoth Lakes until Saturday. (Had to extend my trip in order to get some clouds on this sky!)
If you have some time to spare, I would recommend you going to Travertine hot springs during the week. If you are lucky and there is nobody around you can take some pictures of the springs with the Sierras in the background while soaking in a hot spring...
I will be in Mammoth Lakes until Saturday. (Had to extend my trip in order to get some clouds on this sky!)
If you have some time to spare, I would recommend you going to Travertine hot springs during the week. If you are lucky and there is nobody around you can take some pictures of the springs with the Sierras in the background while soaking in a hot spring...
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:42 AM
p.21 #7Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Yes, never borrow money from your wife. You know the saying:
"What's the difference between your wife and a terrorist?"
You can negotiate with a terrorist.......
"What's the difference between your wife and a terrorist?"
You can negotiate with a terrorist.......
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:48 AM
p.21 #8Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
fishjump wrote:
Yes, never borrow money from your wife. You know the saying:
"What's the difference between your wife and a terrorist?"
You can negotiate with a terrorist.......
Great advice.
Yes, never borrow money from your wife. You know the saying:
"What's the difference between your wife and a terrorist?"
You can negotiate with a terrorist.......
Great advice.
Apr 06, 2016 at 10:49 AM
p.21 #9Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
GMPhotography wrote:
I may have found a bug. On 12.5 magnification at 24mm sometimes it won't hold and goes back to full frame viewing . Happened at 70 too.
Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if...Show more →
I'm not able to replicate this Guy.
If I set the lens to MF (or do it in camera), and magnify to 12.5x using the custom C1 button, the magnification holds. (I tried for 5 minutes)
This was for 24mm or any other FL.
I may have found a bug. On 12.5 magnification at 24mm sometimes it won't hold and goes back to full frame viewing . Happened at 70 too.
Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if...Show more →
I'm not able to replicate this Guy.
If I set the lens to MF (or do it in camera), and magnify to 12.5x using the custom C1 button, the magnification holds. (I tried for 5 minutes)
This was for 24mm or any other FL.
Apr 06, 2016 at 11:01 AM
p.21 #10Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if it's some kind of electronic crosstalk or something. Not panic mode either. I'm keeping the lensI'm not able to replicate this Guy.
If I set the lens to MF (or do it in camera), and magnify to 12.5x using the custom C1 button, the magnification holds. (I tried for 5 minutes)
This was for 24mm or any other FL.
Great Thanks Fred. It maybe how i have the focus hold setup to magnify. Im going to turn that off and that might be the culprit
GMPhotography wrote
I may have found a bug. On 12.5 magnification at 24mm sometimes it won't hold and goes back to full frame viewing . Happened at 70 too.Now this is in manual focus mode and I need to check my camera I have C1 to magnify but the lens also is set to that. Maybe the lens focus hold does not like it set to magnify instead. Not sure have to play around . But makes me wonder what that firmware update was about. Anyone run into this please report. I'm going to try a few settings and see if it's some kind of electronic crosstalk or something. Not panic mode either. I'm keeping the lens
If I set the lens to MF (or do it in camera), and magnify to 12.5x using the custom C1 button, the magnification holds. (I tried for 5 minutes)
This was for 24mm or any other FL.
Great Thanks Fred. It maybe how i have the focus hold setup to magnify. Im going to turn that off and that might be the culprit
Apr 06, 2016 at 11:07 AM
p.21 #11Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
What do people think about the 24-70 GM 2.8 vs the Batis 25mm?
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
Apr 06, 2016 at 03:20 PM
p.21 #12Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
inglis wrote:
What do people think about the 24-70 GM 2.8 vs the Batis 25mm?
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
I'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
-Brian
What do people think about the 24-70 GM 2.8 vs the Batis 25mm?
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
I'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
-Brian
Apr 06, 2016 at 03:22 PM
p.21 #13Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Moroni wrote:
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisionsI'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
-Brian
I may rent them for a side by side comparison. But that has to wait until next week.
inglis wrote
What do people think about the 24-70 GM 2.8 vs the Batis 25mm?Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
-Brian
I may rent them for a side by side comparison. But that has to wait until next week.
Apr 06, 2016 at 03:24 PM
p.21 #14Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisionsI'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
-BrianI may rent them for a side by side comparison. But that has to wait until next week.
That would be great! I need to decide wither to keep my primes or go with the zoom. Can't afford both.
Maybe GM Photography would be nice enough to do a quick side by side? I think he owns every lens ever made. ;-)
-Brian
Moroni wrote
inglis wrote
What do people think about the 24-70 GM 2.8 vs the Batis 25mm?Any thoughts?
decisions, decisions, decisions
-Brian
That would be great! I need to decide wither to keep my primes or go with the zoom. Can't afford both.
Maybe GM Photography would be nice enough to do a quick side by side? I think he owns every lens ever made. ;-)
-Brian
Apr 06, 2016 at 03:31 PM
p.21 #15Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
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Maybe GM Photography would be nice enough to do a quick side by side? I think he owns every lens ever made. ;-)
-Brian
I think Guy has come close to shooting with every lens ever made...
Good work, Guy. You've probably sold more 24-70 lenses than Sony will admit. Thanks to you, I've got one on my wish list now....
ken
Maybe GM Photography would be nice enough to do a quick side by side? I think he owns every lens ever made. ;-)
-Brian
I think Guy has come close to shooting with every lens ever made...
Good work, Guy. You've probably sold more 24-70 lenses than Sony will admit. Thanks to you, I've got one on my wish list now....
ken
Apr 06, 2016 at 03:53 PM
p.21 #16Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
There have been several comments on various fora about how the Sony 24-70 GM compares to the Canon Mk II.
I had the MkII as well as the first Canon version. I also have the Sony F4 so I went back through my Lightroom catalogs for the last few years and collected some sample images and put them into galleries HERE.
As I was doing the collecting I realized that all 4 of the lenses perform. The Canon MK II I owned was an outstanding lens. My early impression of the Sony GM is that its an outstanding lens as well. My Zony F4 is sitting here on my desk trying to convince me on to put it up for sale.
Its delivers nice images, its small but I can't justify keeping it just because its small.
I had the MkII as well as the first Canon version. I also have the Sony F4 so I went back through my Lightroom catalogs for the last few years and collected some sample images and put them into galleries HERE.
As I was doing the collecting I realized that all 4 of the lenses perform. The Canon MK II I owned was an outstanding lens. My early impression of the Sony GM is that its an outstanding lens as well. My Zony F4 is sitting here on my desk trying to convince me on to put it up for sale.
Its delivers nice images, its small but I can't justify keeping it just because its small.Apr 06, 2016 at 04:10 PM
p.21 #17Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Moroni wrote:
I'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
I did a quick comparison yesterday and was surprised to find the GM noticeably sharper than the Batis in the center at ƒ2.8. Corners were slightly better on the Batis, but still excellent on the GM. From 4.0 onward, the GM is at least as good as the Batis.
I'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.
I did a quick comparison yesterday and was surprised to find the GM noticeably sharper than the Batis in the center at ƒ2.8. Corners were slightly better on the Batis, but still excellent on the GM. From 4.0 onward, the GM is at least as good as the Batis.
Apr 06, 2016 at 04:25 PM
p.21 #18Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
Thanks Mike,
a real game changer with that bokeh
a real game changer with that bokeh
Apr 06, 2016 at 05:09 PM
p.21 #19Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
If I can find my Batis 25 test I will show that as well. I'll be posting my big bronco wall test Thursday and yes I should not even admit to this I owned just about every damn lens out there. I try not to think about this too much. Lol
Apr 06, 2016 at 05:28 PM
p.21 #20Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Rolling Review
MikeEvangelist wrote:
I did a quick comparison yesterday and was surprised to find the GM noticeably sharper than the Batis in the center at ƒ2.8. Corners were slightly better on the Batis, but still excellent on the GM. From 4.0 onward, the GM is at least as good as the Batis.
I would venture to say this is pretty accurate from memory.
Moroni wrote
I'm anxiously waiting for a side by side with the GM and the Batis 25mm and/or Sony 35mm 2.8.I would venture to say this is pretty accurate from memory.
Apr 06, 2016 at 05:29 PM