This zoom lens 24-50 kills the latter trio for a7c 24/40/50. For me it checks all the boxes. Probably will sell my 35 1,8 just to get this in a zoom package. Thank you for you honest review.

4:42 A very refreshing point amongst many other reviews which often leave you feeling like your 2-3+ year old gear is obsolete, when in fact it still works beautifully 😁

Appreciate your honesty, blunt transparency and "ramblings" ahaha always down to earth. Thanks

literally the only channel that did a review on this lens and mentions the tamron 20-40 2.8 alternative! big props man for not being low key sony shill like so many others...

love the raw captures.. shows truly the cam and lens working.

I think you’re spot on. This lens is great but I need that 20mm for tighter videos. I record vlogs in my car and 20mm is great. That, plus the price? I’ll be holding on to my Tammy 20-40. Hope everyone that buys this enjoys it

I agree with wanting 20, but now I am even harder pressed to choose between this and the 20-70 f4. I have the 24-70 gmii and looking for a lighter less expensive lens for more everyday use.

As a student at UT that got into photograph in the last year, maybe I'll see you taking pictures on campus some time! I loved all your shots around campus in this video.

Great review, Arthur! By the way, are you using the 180 rule for shutter speed for video? I'm noticing extra frames when you move

Thank you for your review. Some real keepers in your sample photos. My dream Sony lens would be an APS-C prime lens. 23 or 27mm F/1.8 OSS. That 35 or 40mm equivalent with stabilization and light weight would do it for me. A wider field of view version of Sony's 35mm F1.8 OSS that you and I already like.

I might be wrong, but this lens is the Sony G compact lenses in one package. There is a slight f stop difference, but I would take this over the trio considering the price and usability. But where does it fit in my travel bag?

Thanks for this down to earth review. I also use the original A7C, so even more relevant for me.

I really apprieciate you showing your pictures straight from the camera. So many KZreadrs only post the polished results which is of no help when choosing a lens! Great review as always.

@summonedfist

5 ай бұрын

There are plenty of KZreadrs who get the lens early and show sooc photos. Regardless, are you really buying a these kind of lenses to shoot jpg or without edits though?

@Sonic-Boom

5 ай бұрын

@@summonedfist I shoot both jpeg and raw. For whatever reason when watching KZreadrs shoot results I generally prefer the unedited pics.

I own the 17-28mm, 28-75mm and the 70-180mm f/2.8 Nikon which I believe may of been built by Tamron. The 70-180mm can use a 1.4x & 2x teleconverters but for vlogging I would use the 17-28mm for that purpose. Sony G Lens is stabilized and I do own the 20mm G lens but they are big lenses. Laowa just announced the 10mm for full frame which I am still pondering to buy. I love the 12-28mm Nikkor DX (APSC) lens but I would love a 14mm or 16mm full frame for the vlogging and landscape wide field of view range. So the best vlogging technique for me when there is to set the camera down on something and then record. Pan when standing still. This way I do not use a gimbal. I believe a lens that can do all is best 24-105 or in Nikon the 24-120 and a prime for vlogging. There are pancake lenses for f/2.8 that can be utilized but they are third party and may not be up to picture quality standards. I am impressed with the RF 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens from Canon. It's also cheap too. Great review as always. Cheers!

I have a 20-40 tamrom and a 55 zeiss, I love that combo for my family photos , I am waiting to see if the tamrom 25-50 becomes a reality and maybe that could replace them.

Very 👍. I own the 20mm 1.8 G. so this is no issue. On an A7R.. you set the button on the lense to APSC mode and there you have your 24-75mm reportage zoom. 85mm on the 2nd body and you're ready for tighter space events like weddings or corporate.

Hi Arthur，the color of your photos are amazing. No Sony yellow even in newest genration Sony cameras like a7r5. Any retouching you did for the color of just output from your camera? By the way another good review video. Thanks a lot

For better image quality, which do you recommend? Thanks

Awesome video as always with epic detail. Thank you But did wish you used it on a Apsc body as well just to see how that would of looked like.

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

I think this lens doesn't make sense on APSC when you have the Sigma 18-50 which is a better range, smaller, and half the price.

@HagaishiSama

5 ай бұрын

@ArthurR Now that I think about it, your absolutely right! Forgot all about that gem.

Arthur, Please review Sony 20-70 f4 lens! Or maybe real compact all around zoom lenses for FF?

@carimannola1447

4 ай бұрын

I'm betwen that one and this one, can't decide

This is very tempting. I do get frustrated with how heavy my Sigma 24-70f2.8 is. However even for traveling, I've found with my A7R3, I'd rather carry a smaller faster prime and program one of my custom buttons to activate aps-c mode (super 35 mode) you get around a 50% zoom (crop) and it's still 18MP which is not bad. So my 28F2.0 is similar to having a 28mm and a 42mm. I suppose you could make the argument for having full 42MP across the whole 24-50mm range though, which cropped in with apc mode can reach to an effective 75mm. Perhaps I'll look over my photos and see just how often I use >50mm on my 24-70mm.

Arthur I must make u a question.. If u had to choose only 1 lens (APSC / Zoom) with will be your choice?

Would you get this or the sigma 24-70 mark ii for the a7c?

I keep going to my 18-135mm on my A6400 for the great range. Do I miss the better F Stop, sometimes but I just take along another lens for those times I need it.

Hi! Im using a6700, do you think i should get the E16-55mm F2.8 or this one FE24-50mm?😊

This lens + 85mm 👌 perfect combo

Great review. I’m glad u compared it to the Tamron 28-75 g2. Would u sell the Tamron for this? 😂 that’s what I’m contemplating on doing even if I have the 20mm 1.8 G 🤔

but should one buy this compared to sony 16-55 2.8 G ?

Nice to see some full frame shots ❤ What pic profile do you use and do you white balance? Your colours are really nice in that set.

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

No picture profile and auto white balance.

I agree with what you what you said about. It's hard to nitpick the things there so small because the lensers are so superior these days. They're just tiny things that no one will notice

The combination of the A7C with this lens is just amazing. I'm thinking about switching my Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 for this one now!

@k3v11n

4 ай бұрын

Same. I recently picked up my Tamron 28-75 g2 (which he compared it to in this vid) and I want sell it to get this. Lol

@bobstevens5202

Ай бұрын

​@@k3v11nwhy give up the extra range though?

I think most people will prefer Tamron 20-40. The focal range is more usable, the weight, size, price are all favoring Tamron. The rings on Tamron are butter smooth, pleasure to use, and the barrel doesn't extend much. If this Sony similar to their other lenses, the zoom ring feels like rubbing plastic on plastic. The only thing that could sway me if Sony is significantly sharper on long end and if bokeh is significantly better. Those are the only weaknesses of Tamron.

@professionalpotato4764

5 ай бұрын

Stabilization is also very weak on Tamron so that's another reason to go with Sony. Sony intentionally "cripples" 3rd party lenses for active stab.

@pavelvon6147

3 ай бұрын

I tried the Tamron 20-40 and Sony 20 mm F1.8 and 24-50 F2.8 in poor light (only street lamps) and I was shocking surprised that Tamron was hunting to focus. I was quite shure, that I will take the Tamron and in fact this was “just for touch the feeling” test. I finally ended up with Sony 20 mm F1.8 and to my surprise, I never regret that. In APSC mode I have approx. 30mm with the FF 20mm, but on 1.8 and I’m truly satisfied.

Thanks for the balanced review. Off topic question: you were considering exchanging your a7c for an a7iv when the a7c II came out. Any reason you decided to keep your a7c?

@ArthurR

4 ай бұрын

Good question. Ultimately I looked at it for video recording purposes, and the crop in 4k60 is too much. I think the A6700 and FX30 are both better video cameras than the A7CII. For photos, the difference is so small its negligible. So I decided to just keep the A7C. Its cheap, i dont worry about it. And besides taking photos for full frame lens reviews, I don't use it much.

@EquatorialVillager

4 ай бұрын

@@ArthurR thanks for the insight into your decision.

Need this for my a7cR

Can i ask what app you were using to compare 2 photos please?

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

Adobe Lightroom

waiting patiently for your Viltrox 27 f/1.2 review 😊

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

I dont think there is an E-Mount version yet, right?

@Ra-Hul-K

5 ай бұрын

@@ArthurR oh 😮 maybe when it releases 😅

@Ra-Hul-K

5 ай бұрын

@@ArthurR i just looked it up.. Dustin Abbott has a review of that lens in E-mouunt

Agree with your review. Which would you pick this or the 20-70 f4?

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

Probably the F2.8, but ive never tried the 20-70 F4, so thats just based on me preferring an F2.8 zoom.

@pavelvon6147

3 ай бұрын

@@ArthurR Well, true to say, I have the 20-70 F4 which is superb in standard light conditions. If I was under bad light conditions, only Sony 20mm F1.8 and Sony 85mm F1.8 saved me. I was a big fan of lighter lenses, but that was the reason to have Sony A7C II beside my A6400 to get out of the dark 🙂 and trust me, F2.8 was not enough. If you want to beat the A6400 with Sigma 56mm F1.4 you simply have to go better that F2.8, otherwise it has no point to buy it. But If it would be my only lens, than I agree, F2.8 is better than F4. I thought that earlier, but time gave me a lesson 🙂

@Mraz75

2 ай бұрын

@@pavelvon6147thank you so much for sharing your experience about 2.8.. i have ZVE1 and 20-70mm f4 too. I just need versatile focal length as i shoot mostly during the day and with light environments. If i need anything brighter i really think of buying a prime. May be 50mm or 85mm.. still considering of buying either one.

@pavelvon6147

2 ай бұрын

@@Mraz75 honestly, I would pick 50 f1,8. 85 is quite tight, but if only one lens, I would personally pick 35mm F1.8. When in APSC mode, you have also 50-like lens. For film making makes 35mm more sense, as you can go closer ... when zoom is needed ;⁠-⁠).

@Mraz75

2 ай бұрын

@@pavelvon6147 thank you.. will consider it.

3:42 rc390 ❤️

Not understanding this lens or how it would fit into my kit, but I'm sure Sony is going to sell a bunch of them!

@molybdnum

5 ай бұрын

I own the Tamron 20-40 for my A7C, and it's a nice value prospect for someone who doesn't use the short tele range much. Before buying I went through my photo metadata and tracked my shots by focal length and sure enough I just don't frame much in the 55-70mm range; most of the time I was using the long end of kit zooms I was at 70-90 but would have loved to be at 200. If you shoot events you could pair this type of zoom for groups and environments with a second body with an 85mm or 135mm fast prime for portrait closeups and darkest scenes.

Funny the last review tested the lense and said the edges weren't sharp. He mentioned the lense is over priced due to its overall quality. Welcome to the world of reviews 😮

When is the next sony apsc lens coming out..we need a 1.8 zoom lens for the A6700 lol

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

maybe a 16-35 F1.8 zoom? :-0

@bondgabebond4907

5 ай бұрын

At f1.8, that lens will be quite large and heavy.

@Sonic-Boom

5 ай бұрын

The Sony 16 - 55 2.8 and 20mm 1.8 are perfect for me. I do love that 20mm (30mm FF) on the A6700.

@sherwood5103

5 ай бұрын

They could start by cutting the price of the Sony 16-55mm 2.8 in half. The actual price is absurd.

@HagaishiSama

5 ай бұрын

Be nice if they updated the Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8 to a F1.8

Confused by the mention of G"MASTER" in the opening credits

any zoom lens should be the most compact when at the widest end and should extend when zooming in (like the 16-55 APS-C 2:42). this is the exact opposite. 💯% a deal breaker for me.

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

I like it the 16-55mm way as well. I think its a bit strange to turn on your camera and you are at 50mm and you have to zoom out.

You video was the first that I saw the 24mm is on the fully extended end of the zoom, like the original 24-70GM. Since I shoot mostly on the wide side, that is really a deal breaker for me. I'll be passing on this one.

Does it have OSS? Stabilization?

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

No stabilization, which is why that 20mm would have been nice.

You have my trust as a reviewer! My decision: sell my Sony 24mm f/2.8 G and buy this for my A7CR! Cheers!

How it performs in low light bro?

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

Like most F2.8 lenses, its not as good as a prime F1.8 or F1.4, that's for sure.

People complain too much.

Sigma 28-70 2.8 clears all of these options

Honestly, it's a great lens but I'd rather have a fast prime 35mm or the Tamron 20-40 2.8 The 24-50mm focal range isn't that appealing to me.

Interesting... Now can't wait to see if Tamron's rumours are true about 25-50 f2 and 70-130 f2

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

That would be amazing!

@USGrant21st

5 ай бұрын

Sony should have been 24-50/2, that would have been a game changer, but with f/2.8 it doesn't induce any excitement.

@USGrant21st

5 ай бұрын

Tamron was rumored a year ago to release 35-150/2.8 -- a smaller, lighter, cheaper version of the current lens. But it never materialized.

should be f2 at this size+weight, then we could talk

Thank you for staying neutral and talking practically! 🙏

Sony just disrepected their own compact prime trio

@shaheedhampton9425

2 ай бұрын

They def did

1st 🙋 Love from India

20-40 Tamron is lighter and cheaper

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

Very true. Ideally if you could get the 20mm of the tamron and the 50mm of the sony in one lens at F2.8, that would be it.

@pranayacreative

5 ай бұрын

Wish tamron was 20-50……i miss 50mm end

@molybdnum

5 ай бұрын

​@@ArthurRI prefer 40mm to 50mm anyway, but I'd love to borrow the weather-sealing and physical controls of the Sony for my Tamron. I wish both didn't extend.

@BoxxyFan

5 ай бұрын

Yep, this Sony lens is a major fail. Still too heavy, large and expensive.

@gpdoyon

2 ай бұрын

This lens hits all my favorite focal lengths. Every review I’ve seen has given it high marks. The only complaints are the usual “It’s great but I wish…”. I ordered this lens and can’t wait to use it next week.

Viltrox 27mm f1.2

@ArthurR

5 ай бұрын

fuji x mount only?

@ss6078

5 ай бұрын

It’s available in Sony E mount too, please review

Wow

The review lens was dusty

24-50 1.4~

Glad to see my ex so happy in these pictures.

@ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras

Ай бұрын

Yeah she seemed to be enjoying life in that tent under the bridge 😆

@--AnonymousUser--

Ай бұрын

@@ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras Trying to be funny, are we? Well I’m serious. Otherwise I wouldn’t waste my time writing a comment like this. It was a great time in my life and hers.

@ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras

Ай бұрын

@@--AnonymousUser-- congratulations

Sony 🙄🙄🙄

Please make it clear in the title of your videos if you are reviewing an APSC or full frame product. Your channel used to be APSC all the time so I subscribed. Bust since I do not have a full frame camera I have no interest in half of your videos now.

@molybdnum

5 ай бұрын

You can always use the full frame E glass on your APSC cameras anyway! This lens in particular probably not a great fit, but some could be.

@bhspenceryt

5 ай бұрын

@@molybdnum this is true but you end up paying a lot more and carrying a lot of weight.