I have the 24-105 Sony. Very pleased. Too often I'm at 105 wishing it went to 135 or maybe 150. I can't imagine being limited to 75. 24-105 is my walk around do it all, and the stabilization on it works a treat! You get what you pay for with this FF beast!

Thanks for this. Leaning toward the Tamron for the price

Thanks a lot for very useful video. Which one take sharper photo? my camera is Sony Alpha aiii.

24-105 is my travel choice. F4 is plenty for landscape and it is very sharp. The wide range and ability of semi macro at 105 makes it the only lens you need which it worth the price. In addition, it’s a native Sony lens, I programmed the focus button to be eye focus plus the combination of stabilization from both body and lens, make shooting people or pets in motion an easy task. The lens is on sale during the holiday season, get one and you won’t regret.

I am researching whether I should get this 24-105mm. What is the lens you are using to make this review, for example for the minute 1:35?

Can you make comparison vid with tamron 28-75 and sigma 24-70 2.8 sony E XD

Nice one, can you do sony 35mm 1.8 vs samyang 35mm 1.4

Nice simple comparison

It’s refreshing to have quality pictures to compare each lens, whereas other reviewers try to-Palm off crap pictures in haste to review. I personally have the Sony 24-105 as I want the further reach, but appreciate the quality of the Tamron; hence me buying the Tamron 17-28mm. These with my G Master 100-400mm fulfill my range (albeit with the 56mm F1.8 and 90mm Macro to complement and enhance). Fortunately my son has this Tamron 28-75 should I need it - life is good occasionally, but not often! In summary, life and photography is good on either side!

Great choice for a pair of lenses to compare.

A major problem with the tamron lens is the price depreciation in where I live. It feels like the thing depreciates a lot more than the native sony lens. Not to mention that it becomes a bit more difficult to sell.

I think the Sony would probably be best for me. The OSS and extra reach is really appealing. I like the f2.8 of the Tammy, but I have primes for anything I would need with a faster aperture. Hope to get my hands on the Sony soon! Great review!

@StefanMalloch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good call on the Sony, it won't let you down.

Any chance you are doing a three way vs between the Sony 24-105, the tameron 28-74, and the new sigma 24-70 2.8?

@StefanMalloch

4 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to get my hands on it!

Sony 24mm and 105 on other side, I think it’s better for general purpose, than 28-75

@uandersonbrittes6526

3 жыл бұрын

that´s true when you consider the range of the lens, but for some, being able to shoot at 2.8 is better than 4mm difference on the wide angle side.

I’ve owned both and ended up keeping the Sony for the extra reach, oss, and felt the images were more natural and not so digital if that makes sense. The only thing I miss about the Tam was it’s close focus capabilities.

Hello from Cambodia Thanks for the comparison

Great comparison. Still a tough choice!

I have the tamron but im planning to get the sony 24-105 for my video camera ooooweeee

Bro, can you review sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN for Sony full frame E mount contemporary lens? It’s available for a great deal now 310$. On a usual day it’s 550$.

Personally, In most case, if the 28mm is not wide enough, so does the 24mm, and just enable to crop mode, Tamron gets about 112mm and still gets 18MP for A7R3, focal length is not a big deal for me. Furthermore size matter and aperture matters, lighter weight and F2.8 is greater than the extra focal length.

@RicochetForce

2 жыл бұрын

That is a ridiculous point. Not having 24mm is a HUGE loss. On the wide end losing 4 degrees in your field of view cuts out giant chunks of the frame. On the other end, a 24-105 owner can use the APSC mode to get to 156mm equivalent at 18MP. The Sony can give you the shots you want that the Tamron can't acquire. One stop of light means nothing for lenses destined to be on low light monsters like the A7 series.

Would you shoot a wedding with the Sony 24-105? I am tempted because of the reach and versatility but unsure because of the f4 Max aperture. Thanks

@StefanMalloch

4 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be my go to and is going struggle in your low light situations but its a great lens.

@jabezhane

3 жыл бұрын

@@StefanMalloch Struggle when cameras today have such large and usable ISO performance? Why not use the technology? How many get married in a windowless basement? :-) 70mm focal range just looks like normal vision to me. Not much use and I don't get the love those lenses get.

@RicochetForce

2 жыл бұрын

@@jabezhane They get the love because they're cheap and of decent quality. But I'd always give this to the Sony since even folks like Kenneth Rockwell are pointing out that F4 today is not like F4 in the 1980s. Cameras are so much better at low light that F4 is just fine.

@jabezhane

2 жыл бұрын

@@RicochetForce Indeed, give it another 5 years and will ISO even exist as a setting? Maybe just for diehards.

@RicochetForce

2 жыл бұрын

@@jabezhane I'd say in 10 years we'll have enough technological improvements in sensors to give us a stop or two of light more than what we have now. Going back in time and telling people in the 70s and 80s you're easily filming sim wedding venues at f/4 would leave them stunned.

I just bought a 28-75 last week for video use as a hobbyist. Very impressed with the IBIS stabilization compared to my Fuji X-T3 using OIS alone. But when I heard from multiple sources that using IBIS+OIS with lenses like the 24-105 can improve stabilization even more, I got greedy. I picked up the 24-105 today but found that I'm actually getting more movement with the Sony. It's not shake, but continuous fluid movement - at least while shooting video. For example, I zoom out to 50mm on both lenses and try to hold as steady as possible at a still object 20-25 feet away. With the Tamron its very stable, with only slight fluid movement just noticeable enough that one can tell its a handheld shot. Doing the same thing with the Sony, it seems to float up and down as if its adrift on calm waters. I simply can't get the shot to remain still like with the Tamron. It's clear stabilization is working, as the movement is still fluid - but it's noticeably more "floaty" (for lack of a better term). Looking through the A7III menu, there doesn't appear to be anything that needs to be enabled. It seems IBIS+OIS is either on or off and it's only configurable using the switch on the lens. Could I be missing something?

Noob question, i notice the lens has me/af switch. But some camera has the same. So how does it work? Do you have to set both to the same settings?

@StefanMalloch

4 жыл бұрын

It will make the switch for you rather than going into camera. Saves you half a second 😁

best timing ever. i have the tamron 28-75, but ive been thinkin about selling it to get the 24-105

@deathward990

4 жыл бұрын

same here sold my 24-105 for tammy.

@shahedhasnat

4 жыл бұрын

I ended up getting both!!

@joseallende8046

4 жыл бұрын

@@shahedhasnat I currently have both as well and I'm finding better stabilization with the Tamron. Can you let me know your findings? With mine if I do a simple test by zooming out to 50mm and video a stationary object 20-25 feet away while trying to hold a steady shot, it seems the Sony is far less stable. It tends to "float" up and down whereas the Tamron holds very steady. I want to like the Sony for the better range, but stabilization for handheld video is more important to me. I have time to return one or the other, but I want to rule out user error before making a decision. Let me know. Thanks!

@shahedhasnat

4 жыл бұрын

@@joseallende8046 to me both are very close, the Tamron being lighter does not shake much however with the Sony I found the video is slightly more stable and make sure OS switched turned on in the Sony.

@joseallende8046

4 жыл бұрын

@@shahedhasnat thanks for getting back to me. Yeah, I had the OSS switch enabled and can see SteadyShot as "On" and greyed out. I can definitely see a difference when its disabled. I compared the behavior with taking stills. I noticed that when taking stills, the image stabilizes even further once half pressing the shutter. It becomes rock steady. So in still mode, I see these 3 behaviors while looking through the LCD. 1. OSS disabled - Very unstable where every micro jitter can be seen 2. OSS enabled - More stable with smooth fluid like motion. Think Lava Lamp. 3. OSS enabled / Shutter half pressed - Rock steady with almost no motion. For me the 24-105 behaves like 2 all the time in video mode. The Tamron behaves somewhere between 2 and 3 while in video mode. In any case, I just returned it. I'll stick with the Tamron for now as it does quite well. Maybe I'll go to another local shop and test out a different copy before buying again. Thanks much!!

easy choice, sony 24-105mm of course.!

When I was ready to upgrade to a quality standard zoom there was very little choice for my e mount A7. GM lenses were and are out of reach for me. I was fed up with the adapter issues with Sigma and Tamron lenses. The 24 -105 was my only real option. Sorry Tamron, sorry Sigma you're a year too late.

@Rm07ann

4 жыл бұрын

I m thinking if buying the sony 24-105mm lens for my a7 been looking around a lot let me know if you've used it on a7

@chuckmoser9662

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rm07ann I have used it on my A7. It works as well as any Sony E mount lens can on that camera. I used a Canon 24-105 L lens for about a year on that camera via an MC-11 adapter and the Sony is head and shoulders above the Canon lens in terms of auto focus and image quality.

@Rm07ann

4 жыл бұрын

@@chuckmoser9662 thanks a lot really appreciate it

What is the problem with the Sony 24-70 Zeiss? I like the size of it.

@Eli-lb1lc

4 жыл бұрын

TVe200 it is no sharper than the kit lens.

@TVe200

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eli-lb1lc OK. Anyway it is strange that one of the first lenses for Sony FF the 55 1.8 Zeiss is so good and an other of the first, the 24-70 Zeiss is so bad.

@denyxrunner

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is that even the kit lens is sharper... by far one of the worse lens for e mount

@TVe200

4 жыл бұрын

@@denyxrunner Why do Sony still produce it and sell it for almost 1000 US$.

@denyxrunner

4 жыл бұрын

TVe200 like every other bad lens they just don’t stop to produce it because not all are like us that look reviews and test. Some people just see the zeiss badge and they are sold

would love to have sigma 24-70 compared..

@StefanMalloch

4 жыл бұрын

Working on it..

2875 is better than 24105 for me. Because 24105 is "F4".

I dont understand it because DPreview says that the Sony is a better by for most People 😗

@TVe200

4 жыл бұрын

It is more versatile. 105 instead of 75 make a huge difference so do 24 instead of 28. Personaly I will have to buy something wider than 24 too if I chose the Tamron.

@denyxrunner

4 жыл бұрын

Jess Demant Aggeboe I think with most people they are referring to people who are not that much into photography and with that lens they get everything covered (using it like a better kit lens). Most people just buy a mirrorless/dslr and use it only with the kit lens. The tamron is not wide enough or enough tele for some situations and unlike us they will not enjoy that extra stop

@RicochetForce

2 жыл бұрын

It has image stabilization that will work with the IBIS in Sony cameras, this is a boon to folks with shaky hands or those going for long, handheld exposures. Its focal range goes from pretty wide to strongly telephoto, with corner to corner sharpness being excellent and distortions being corrected in-camera. It's suitable for almost every single application save for maybe astrophotography or really low light settings. Hence why it's "better for most people."