Re: Sony 24-105 still a (really) good choice in 2025 (soon 2026)?
Maximilian wrote:
"Sony 24-105 still a (really) good choice in 2025 (soon 2026)?"
not for me, owner of an A7RV and A7cR.
I used to have the Sony 24-105, very practical range, but when I upgraded to 61 megapixes I saw its image quality limitations, so I ended up selling it and buying the GM 2,8/24-70mm II.
Image quality is excellent, but for what I do, I really miss that 70-105mm tele range.
The 24-70mm is the perfect companion to my 2,8/70-200mm II, but sometimes I do need to be taking only one lens, and there I'm not happy with the range of a 24-70mm.
I'm considering switching to the Sigma 2,8/28-105mm, although I know its picture quality is not as good as the GM 24-70mm, but I would miss the 24-28mm range far less than the 70-105mm.
Decisions
the 28-105 is the same as GM ii in central 2/3 unless you view at 200%. the GM ii is noticeably better in the extreme edges even when viewed at 100%. the one copy of the 24-70 gm ii i tried was very average with regards to centering. at any given point in the frame or different focal length it could trade spots with the sigma. i rented the 28-105 and bought a different copy and neither copy was perfect either. it gets soft at 105 when pixel peeping. viewing the images globally on either lens is fine. the colors are very different between the two, but i liked both.
the 24-105 has huge copy variation. i rented one and owned 3 others. the final copy i had mopped the floor with the other copies. if the gm ii was 5-10% better than the sigma, the sigma was only 5-10% better than a great copy of the 24-105
Dec 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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