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Archive 2018 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Hey guys,

I updated my review of the 24mm f/1.4 GM after using it 1 month in Iceland with tons of new images and star tests. In short: it performs great wide open at f/1.4 with the best star sharpness in the corners I've seen on a 1.4 lens.

Here's the review:
https://www.albertdros.com/single-post/2018/09/20/Sony-24mm-f14-GM-First-Impressions

Feel free to ask me anything in here.

Cheers!

Albert

Oct 22, 2018 at 04:54 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Thanks! Can't wait to get mine!

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_f323b9e0948a49aa8064538119698e5c~mv2_d_3000_2001_s_2.jpg
Quite a bit of coma and purple fringing on the Big Dipper. I don't think that's too bad for 24mm f/1.4, though.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/846d71_fff61ff449e749c7989727abf9ce8abe~mv2_d_3000_2001_s_2.jpg
What are the small green things near the middle? Is the aurora causing flare?

Oct 22, 2018 at 05:29 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

It seems a very versatile lens from people to street to nightscapes and astro with the bonus of a reasonable weight. I am not convinced though that it is a good choice for general landscape photography. Hope to be wrong.
And great pictures btw!

Oct 22, 2018 at 05:35 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Nice review. Just got mine today. It's good to know that the 24GM is good for Aurora and together with my Laowa 15mmf2 I am set for my up coming Aurora trip early next year

Oct 22, 2018 at 06:02 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Fantastic samples and beautiful location!

Oct 22, 2018 at 07:18 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Great Review, thank you again! I'm curious, does F1.4 and the a7iii/a7Riii allow you to (accurately) autofocus for aurora/milky way shooting? Or if not, can you share some of your experience of the manual focus experience on stars?

Thanks!

Oct 22, 2018 at 07:29 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

jchapell wrote:
Great Review, thank you again! I'm curious, does F1.4 and the a7iii/a7Riii allow you to (accurately) autofocus for aurora/milky way shooting? Or if not, can you share some of your experience of the manual focus experience on stars?

Thanks!

Yes I used AF on bright stars with both of those cameras. works great

Oct 22, 2018 at 09:01 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

@RT--

ah yes that was a flare from a street lantern nearby.

Oct 22, 2018 at 09:02 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

albertdros wrote:
@RT--

ah yes that was a flare from a street lantern nearby.

Good to know! Thanks for the review and samples. Looking forward to trying mine out on some auroras and things. Cheers!

Oct 22, 2018 at 10:18 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

I need this lens to be killer good.

Oct 22, 2018 at 10:19 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

albertdros wrote:
Hey guys,

I updated my review of the 24mm f/1.4 GM after using it 1 month in Iceland with tons of new images and star tests. In short: it performs great wide open at f/1.4 with the best star sharpness in the corners I've seen on a 1.4 lens.

Here's the review:
https://www.albertdros.com/single-post/2018/09/20/Sony-24mm-f14-GM-First-Impressions

Feel free to ask me anything in here.

Cheers!

Albert
Fantastic review and images! So glad to have just picked mine up 😊

Oct 22, 2018 at 10:22 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Ooh, I was waiting to see what you came back with, and the images don't disappoint! Performance looks stellar. That horse eye crop, wow.

Oct 22, 2018 at 11:50 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

I appreciate all the sample images, but at 24mp and a very limited amount of demanding landscape examples, I'm still not convinced.

Oct 22, 2018 at 11:57 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

pdmphoto wrote:
I appreciate all the sample images, but at 24mp and a very limited amount of demanding landscape examples, I'm still not convinced.

I'm pretty sure every shot is with the Riii

Oct 22, 2018 at 12:55 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Love your images Albert. Thanks for posting.

Oct 22, 2018 at 12:57 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

pdmphoto wrote:
I appreciate all the sample images, but at 24mp and a very limited amount of demanding landscape examples, I'm still not convinced.

He clearly states that he used the lens on a A7rIII in his review if you'd bother to read the intro text. So I would assume all images were made at 42 megapixels, not 24.

Oct 22, 2018 at 12:58 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Thanks for sharing, Albert. Your sample images are gorgeous.

Oct 22, 2018 at 01:17 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Thinking of trading my Zeiss Loxia 21 F2.8 AND Batis 25 F2 lenses for this lens. Is that sensible? Anyone think of any counterarguments?

Oct 22, 2018 at 02:55 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

Neurad1 wrote:
Thinking of trading my Zeiss Loxia 21 F2.8 AND Batis 25 F2 lenses for this lens. Is that sensible? Anyone think of any counterarguments?

I kept my Loxia 21 and sold my Batis 25. The Loxia 21 is one of the best landscape lenses available for any system, and the 21mm focal length has, to me, a much different effect than the 24/25mm focal length. As good as the GM may be, I can't imagine it besting the Loxia 21. Even if it did, I would want the Lox for it's true mechanical MF and its wider view.

Scott

Oct 22, 2018 at 03:03 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Sony 24mm f/1.4GM Full Review (star tests, auroras etc)

smpetty wrote:
I kept my Loxia 21 and sold my Batis 25. The Loxia 21 is one of the best landscape lenses available for any system, and the 21mm focal length has, to me, a much different effect than the 24/25mm focal length. As good as the GM may be, I can't imagine it besting the Loxia 21. Even if it did, I would want the Lox for it's true mechanical MF and its wider view.

Scott

May I ask what you got for your Batis?

Oct 22, 2018 at 03:32 PM

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