I have one ordered on Amazon and like Fred said the estimated wait time is 7 to 9 weeks. One person that bought on Amazon in December commented that it took 3 months for him to get his lens. So about a month more than their worse estimate.
No problem. Glad you got it. I leave for vacation Tuesday so the timing was perfect. Now - what am I supposed to do the with sigma 20 1.4 I also ordered 😂 before I knew the 24 GM was available
redford01 wrote:
Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered from Dell. Should be delivered on Monday.
I finally was able to put the 24 through it’s paces today at magic kingdom Disney world. I had a photo shoot scheduled and decided to arrive a few hours and take some landscapes and scout locations for the session later. This is my first GM lens. I’ve been shooting Sony Art lenses. 24,35,105,135. I have always been happy with their speed and sharpness. I like their colors, contrast. I have no problem with the weight and size of them personally. Other than getting them to fit in the bag when I need a range of FL lenses.
After today I definitely have decided to move away from the Art and jump on the GMs for the FL I need. Call me crazy but I love the aperture ring. A lot of what I shoot is not stand still. It’s moving throughout parks for photo shoots, different backgrounds, all natural light. The versatility of the 24GM over the sigma (I brought the 35) was game changing to me. I haven’t had a chance to pixel peep them all, I’ll work on that later today. But can tell quickly this 24 I’m super happy with. Guess I’ll be in the buy and sell later today too. 😂
New lenses you need are great! Curious why the aperture ring is so appealing. I have the Sony 50/1.4 but never use the aperture ring.
007Boarder wrote:
I finally was able to put the 24 through it’s paces today at magic kingdom Disney world. I had a photo shoot scheduled and decided to arrive a few hours and take some landscapes and scout locations for the session later. This is my first GM lens. I’ve been shooting Sony Art lenses. 24,35,105,135. I have always been happy with their speed and sharpness. I like their colors, contrast. I have no problem with the weight and size of them personally. Other than getting them to fit in the bag when I need a range of FL lenses.
After today I definitely have decided to move away from the Art and jump on the GMs for the FL I need. Call me crazy but I love the aperture ring. A lot of what I shoot is not stand still. It’s moving throughout parks for photo shoots, different backgrounds, all natural light. The versatility of the 24GM over the sigma (I brought the 35) was game changing to me. I haven’t had a chance to pixel peep them all, I’ll work on that later today. But can tell quickly this 24 I’m super happy with. Guess I’ll be in the buy and sell later today too. 😂...Show more →
KarmaKramer wrote:
New lenses you need are great! Curious why the aperture ring is so appealing. I have the Sony 50/1.4 but never use the aperture ring.
If done right, it provides a large control with tactile response, the click. Many feel that the Loxia series was not done right. I also like a smooth linear manual focus. Both features were utilized for over half a century before the 1D appeared.
So a question back to you. Do you regularly shoot without chimping? In other words, do you understand exposure and composition? If so, you can unburden yourself and shoot with greater freedom and speed.
KarmaKramer wrote:
New lenses you need are great! Curious why the aperture ring is so appealing. I have the Sony 50/1.4 but never use the aperture ring.
I won't speak for 007boarder, but for me I like aperture rings for two reasons. The first is total preference, I like changing aperture on the lens because I have gotten used to doing it that way over the years and I like to look to the lens for the aperture setting. The second is that you don't need to take up any of the camera's controls (often one of the important wheels for the right thumb or forefinger) with setting aperture. I find this allows me to set up the camera more effectively the way I want. An aperture ring means I can set aperture with my left hand and have two other important parameters (e.g., shutter speed, and ISO or exposure compensation) on those wheels that I control with my right hand. These parameters can then easily be set without looking away from the viewfinder. So, to me it is an ergonomic preference, but one that is fairly important to me.
Interesting. I use the wheels,but using one of the wheels for ISO would likely be more efficient. I generally set ISO once for the setting I'm in (weddings) but it is inconvenient to look away and select it. Cheers. I may give that a go.
Steve Spencer wrote:
I won't speak for 007boarder, but for me I like aperture rings for two reasons. The first is total preference, I like changing aperture on the lens because I have gotten used to doing it that way over the years and I like to look to the lens for the aperture setting. The second is that you don't need to take up any of the camera's controls (often one of the important wheels for the right thumb or forefinger) with setting aperture. I find this allows me to set up the camera more effectively the way I want. An aperture ring means I can set aperture with my left hand and have two other important parameters (e.g., shutter speed, and ISO or exposure compensation) on those wheels that I control with my right hand. These parameters can then easily be set without looking away from the viewfinder. So, to me it is an ergonomic preference, but one that is fairly important to me....Show more →
Steve Spencer wrote:
An aperture ring means I can set aperture with my left hand and have two other important parameters (e.g., shutter speed, and ISO or exposure compensation) on those wheels that I control with my right hand. These parameters can then easily be set without looking away from the viewfinder. So, to me it is an ergonomic preference, but one that is fairly important to me.
Yes the aperture ring has helped with efficiency immensely. Maybe I have a terrible memory but I’m continually getting the wheel spinning backwards for aperture and shutter speed. I shoot full manual and the aperture ring has made ease, adjustability and confidence much better for me personally. I don’t shoot much studio, much outdoors, quickly walking around, changing light, backgrounds and even lenses. I carry 3-4 lenses (I always prefer the fixed FL). Today I was in magic kingdom with a couple for 2 hours. Really enjoyed the 24.
Didarata wrote:
I looked around but didn’t see answer that’s why I’m gonna bump and ask you guys. Why is there no MTF chart from Roger at Lensrentals on the 24GM
I suspect it is because he is doing other things. He tends to do things he finds interesting rather than try to cover all the lenses out there.
Didarata wrote:
I looked around but didn’t see answer that’s why I’m gonna bump and ask you guys. Why is there no MTF chart from Roger at Lensrentals on the 24GM
He said they never had enough copies in store to do a 10-copy run.
