Sony GM 24-70mm f2.8 mkII Photo + Video Review & Comparisons
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Hey everyone! I'm really excited to share my review of the new Sony GM 24-70mm f2.8 mkII! I'm using this lens on the Sony A7IV during a portrait photoshoot to see how it performs on location. I have a LOT of example images to show you at various focal lengths and lots of comparison photos to other lenses too - both zooms and primes to keep it fun! And let me know what you think of my hot take lol of this lens being too sharp for some styles of portraits... hmmm. This lens was loaned to me by Sony Australia. This video is NOT sponsored by Sony, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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CHAPTERS (there is sooo much in this video, it would mean the world to me if you watched it all the way through. But if you're a busy bee, here are some shortcuts:)
00:00 Intro + Lens build
00:53 AF Performance + GM 35 & Tamron 28-75 G2 comparison
02:05 Autofocus accuracy + Tamron 35-150 comparison
03:24 Image quality & sharpness + GM 70-200 mkII comparison
05:12 F5.6 examples, 70MM examples + GM 85mm f1.4 comparison
05:50 Bokeh + Samyang 24-70 comparison
06:33 Focal length comparison
07:10 Chromatic Aberration + GM 50mm f1.2 comparison
07:46 Lens flare
08:31 GM 24-70mm f2.8 Mark 1 vs Mark 2
09:42 A7SIII + GM 24-70 mkII Slow Mo Video
10:34 Video mode Autofocus + Zoom focusing + Focus breathing
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dang you brought all the lenses out for this!!
24-70 just covers so much haha
While they're different lenses I'm torn now between the Sony 24-70 F2.8 mark ii and the Tamron 35-150 F2-F2.8 🤦
@@djestar You need both lenses! Anyway I´ll do!
Like you literally covered everything I wanted to know! First video I’ve watched on it!! Amazing friggin job on this one!
It was really interesting to hear you talk about the sharpness of the images. A lot of my images (with a different lens) are very sharp. Which is great! But not always what you want, style-wise.
Thanks for the video. Out of interest, what profile do you use in lightroom please for the a7iv? Thanks
I need that lens. Thanks for your test and the sample downloads!
I would love to see a new portrait editing Video (beginning to end, including skin retouching) because I feel like apart from just the regular frequency separation the skin (full body) looks somewhat extra smooth and bronzey in your photos over the past maybe 2 years and I can't put my finger on how you do that. It's so particular and pretty, i can't get over it.
Amazing review Julia!
How is dust control, especially with lots of zooming?
beautiful how did you record that viewfinder I didn’t sew any hdmi monitor?
Stoked to preorder this! 2nd launch/review video I'm watching.
Thanks for watching my video, I appreciate it 🙏
I think you still stick with prime lens 35mm 50mm or 85mm for your portrait work. Will you use 24-70 for your wedding photography?
Thank you for the video! could you also do group or how to take group pictures? Thanks
Everyone should want it to be sharp. If you think it's too sharp, then simply adjust the clarity slider in your raw editor. It's easy to remove detail but difficult to add it.
Everyone wants/needs different things from their camera equipment. This lens simply isn’t for my specific style of photography, and I wouldn’t buy a lens that requires me to lower the clarity or use a pro mist filter every time I use it. That just shows me I would need a different lens where the photos are ready to go. But objectively I still think this is a stunning lens and the ultra sharpness will come in handy for a lot of photographers/videographers.
It’s a different style. How some people love vintage. Which aren’t sharp but soft and graining. If everyone loves tacked sharp photos there would be no uniqueness in photography
I don't think sharpness is the issue, I think there are many other factors involve in selecting a lens. I will be honest from this review I don't really like the skin tone reproduced by this lens, in recent months I have used Sigma DG DN 85mm F1.4, Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 and Nikon Nikkor 105 F2.5. Sigma 85mm is sharp and can produce nice, rich and true to life colour tones, but for a close up shot Sigma 85mm's sharpness can expose imperfect skins and it is revealing for imperfect skin as you can pixel peeping if you want to see the flaw to the level of skin pore. But I shot with Voitlander or Nikkor there is that natural soft rendering with that nice pop in colour and contrast , these lens will not win the sharpness contest with Sigma but they are sharp enough even for A7R4, even print on an 17 inch printer I don't think they put A7R4 at a disadvantage, zooming in to 200% I can certainly see the difference in resolution.
@@juliatrotti funny that the 35mm gm you like is actually sharper than this lens
@@vincenzodellama7158 Perhaps I sold that one because it had "too much" contrast and sharpnes!
Beauty of portraits
what's the mode do you use?? Will you recommend using eye capture I use a sony a7ii. Thanks
could u share ur A7M3 settings plz?
hello i want to Ask , how to you record your screen on your camera as a video ?
1. you could add a softening lens filter
2. you could fix every sharpness issue in photoshop through portrait retouching, dodging and healing, spot healing etc.
Thanks for the video. Just going by what I've seen so far, I think the Tamron 28-75 G2 makes the most sense for the enthusiast.
how to record screen camera?
We want ef 24 70 f2.8 mark2 on canon 5d mark iv vs sonya7iv with this gm 24 70 markii
Hi Julia - The MK2 is amazing as the shots clearly proved. Beautiful shoot ! 👍
Thank you!
Looks like Sony hit this one way out of the park! Little pricey but very nice! Awesome job Julia...
You have the best review of Sony 24-70mm gm2 🎉
I just received my Sony GM2 24-70. Are the internal elements in free state and rattle when camera not connected? Is that Normal? Will it not damage anything inside during travel?
Sold my Tamron for this. The lighter weight, sharpness, smoother zoom ring. And of course, to match the 70-200 GMII. A fabulous, lightweight one-two punch.
just got this and next is the 70-200
@@RyTyTech I swear they are so good and light. How do you like your 24-70 GMII?
Sony have probably made the Mkii so sharp because they're aiming to future proof it for when they start releasing even higher resolution sensors than the ones they have now.
Would love to see a comparison with the new Tamron 28-75 G2/ Sigma 24-70/ Sony 24-70 Mk2 all in one video if that's a possibility!
That would be a monster comparison video haha but I’m down! Still need to test out the Sigma 24-70 too, will try to get my hands on it soon.
@@juliatrotti Omg yay!, I appreciate the reply, I just ordered the 28-75 G2 from Tamron and had a hard time finding any comparison videos but I did run across your 28-75 G2 review! Thank you!
@@SouthboundProduction in case you didn’t see it I also have a G2 vs Samyang 24-70 comparison video too!
@@juliatrotti yes test against the sigma 24-70 and Tamron 28-75 g2
my jaw dropped when i saw the 5:40 detailed resolution this can pull
im so excited mine comers in 5 days it's my first 24-70 2.8, i sold like 3 other lenses for this one because it just covers sooo many uses!
Super Lens!!!
It's better to be sharp and do some post-processing later :)
How does this lens compare to Tamron 35-150?
Thanks for the review and what a gorgeous lens. You mentioned that most people dont have sujects running from far distance to close distance and it may be true for some unless you have kids. My kid loves running around then shooting straight toward the camera all the time. This isn't just for this lens but something about Sony video af-c in general that is loses the subject when they are far away and is slow to catch up. Your video tracking examples showed some of that so I appreciate you showing those.
Glad you enjoyed it! And yes that is very true, I was just thinking the same thing does apply to animals too like dogs or horses running around. They may very well go from the far to close distance like this!
Nice Review 👍🏻
It's a very crowded market but Sony still smashed it!
If I need a Sony 35mm F1.4, how does this compare to the Sony GM 24-70mm f2.8 mkII ?
@@haribehappy3487 Want to use the A7M4 for Vlogging and as a Webcam with bokeh effect. So was thinking of a lense with F1.4.
Hi Julia! Nice review and impressive lens! Just one question. Are you using Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Shutter or EFCS in portrait outdoor photography on your camera? Or don't you mind this? Cause Mech Shutter helps to improve bookeh on outdoors situations
Thank you! I always use mechanical shutter
@@juliatrotti nice to hear that!💪🏻👏🏻
Really enjoy the video, have you tried the 24-700 2.8 DG DN of sigma art, I'm really in a big cross road here :P
Been waiting for this! Knew you must've had the 24-70gm ii when you last replied to my comment ;)
I just went back to check cos I was like what did I say?! Lol. I genuinely didn’t know about the mk2 when I wrote back to your other comment haha
Bonjour, merci pour ce très bon test bien complet pour le 24-70 mk2 de Sony, effectivement il a l'air très bon je le vise pour mon sony A7iii. Merci encore très cordialement...!
Its good for video?
Hi Julia comparing Sony 24-70 Mark I against the new Sigma 24-70 which one would you go with?
I haven't used that Sigma lens yet unfortunately, but what I can say from experience using other Sigma lenses like the 35mm f1.4 DG DN, while the image quality is practically the same as the GM 35mm f1.4, the only place where you lose a bit of performance is on high speed subjects. The GM usually gets more photos in focus compared to the Sigma. Again, I haven't tested this particular 24-70 though!
an absolutely stunning lens. Bit annoyed it doesn't have stabilisation as I feel the stabilisation isn't great on a74
I believe it’s really optimized for the A7RIV/V 61mp sensors. As far as IBIS, my A7RV’s 8 stops works awesome with the 24-70 GM2 and 70-200 GM2 (after the latest firmware).
Can you please tell me where you are hiding your atomos ninja while recording bts footage? Thanks a ton if you see this!
Thanks Julia
You are great and rich instructor for amateur photographers good experiement with expensive equipment .I am 72 years old retired senior photographer after 40 years service.
Julia, I’m torn between this lens and the Tamron 35-150mm f2 lens. I know the Tamron is a great lens but do you think theSony is a better choice? Even though it is smaller/lighter, but quite a bit more expensive? Thanks! (Love your videos!)
what did you end up going with?
5:55 “ take a look at the bucket” .. I was looking for a bucket 😂
Is that from the auto subtitles? They’re always doing my Aussie accent dirty 😂
magnificent upload Julia Trotti. I broke the thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the wonderful work.
Haha thank you, I appreciate it!
@@juliatrotti no problem at all. always happy to support my fellow content creators. I am looking forward to improving on my own current video format I have uploaded and, in the future, trying to create content as good as yours in the long term.
It's never too sharp!
If you could choose just 1 standard zoom lens from sigma(24-70), samyang(24-70), tamron(28-75) and the new GM II which one would you choose?
the new GM is going to be priced higher than Tamron 35-150 F2-2.8, so given the Tamron 35-150mm is more versatile lens I would go for that. The other two are in different price bracket I probably go for Sigma because it does have image stabilization.
@@jliang70 Even though the Tamron 35-150 is more versatile than the 24-70, but for some reason I just can't seem to justify the price tag of the Tamron 35-150. And, the price of these 2 lenses are quite similar here in China(of course i am comparing the new GMII). I have got couple of prime lenses but I hate swapping lenses when I am travelling. Still not sure which zoom lens I should buy. Lol.
GM I mark used
@@nabayan3897 I can't seem to justify the price for GM2 which will be above $3000 in my country, that is going to be twice as much as the Sigma, almost 3 times as much as Tamron 28-75. However for 35-150 I think it justify the price it almost cover the range between 28-75 and 70-180 range, cost slightly less than buying 28-75 and 70-180
I think the Tamron 28-75mm would be my personal choice because of its size, weight, price and the sharpness is the 2nd best (the new GM II is the winner of course but for triple the price) all while having a great autofocus system.
Also, if 28mm isn't wide enough for you, chances are that 24mm most likely won't be wide enough either. You're better off buying an ultra wide angle zoom lens or a prime super wide angle lens below 24mm (i.e 18mm F2 or something like that).
Can you help me decide which one should I buy sony 16-35 gm2 or 24-70 gm2. I m just a hobbyist photographer n like to shoot portrait of family n travel photographs. I don't like to keep changing lens n want to travel light. Please suggest. Just for info I have the following but I don't like to switch n want to have one lens on my camera
Sony 11mm f1.8
Sony 50mm f2.8
Sony 90mm f2.8
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Sony 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens (I usually use this most as I don't have to switch)
For what you explained you using it for, 100% go for the 24-70 GM2.
Kind of hard to upgrade if youve never had one before....NOW IS MY TIME TO SHINE!
Wow! I didn’t know this one was coming! Cool upgrade 👌🏻
Knew this was coming but I believe the lens of the year from Sony will be the (Rumored) 85GM F1.2 or the 150-400F4 which may actually out dual the 100-400GM. I also seen the rumor that the R5 will be 102MP which is basically crushing SD cards if you are a Landscape Photographer/Street Photographer.
@@chrisgresham7048 oooooh 85mm1.2 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 yes please! (I can hear my bank account crying in the background while I think of that lens😁)
@@koertvanrooijen8186 If that lens comes out I will be getting that lens since I skipped out on the 85GM V1 but got the 35GM instead.
@@chrisgresham7048 same! 35 is still amazing 😁
Brilliant review Julia! Lens looks amazing, I can’t imagine how much it’s going to cost though. I’m happy with my tamron 28-75 G2.
It is $2,298.00 on B&H plus tax. I will stick with my tamron as well! :)
i would have a question. if you have a 35 and a 70 ( sony gm16-35 and 70-200 mark ii) do you really need a small 1.8 prime for street photography? i like shooting wide angle also portrait and also sport and moving subjeckt like cars motorcycle dogs cats birds. should i go for a daily setup of 16-35 gm and 70-200 m2 gm with 2x tele, or put a 3rd 50 1.8 in the mix, or use a 16-35 f4 pz a 24-70 2.8 gm m2 and 70-200 gm m2 with same 2x tele, dont know if im gonna be able to switch between 16:35 and 70-200 for example in a shop enviroment all the time in cities when travelling. and i like vlogging filming family and also would use it for real estate and everyday photos and all of family portraits at 35mm. its a big investement, so really hard to decide, which i would put my money on.
Hi, it really depends on your style. If you want strong background separation for your portrait shots or something light for street then you could buy an affordable 1.8 prime eg. 85mm, 55mm or 35mm and for the zooms go with the F4 versions.They are way cheaper and lighter compared to their 2.8 GM counterpart but work very well for real estate, travel and landscape eg. F4 16-35, F4 24-105, F4 70-200. Of course the GM lenses have certain qualities that make them the best on the market but you have to pay premium price for that and you should really ask yourself if you will have a benefit from that or not. If you are a pro then maybe the extra 15% corner sharpness justifies the purchase but in many cases it might be better to spend that on travel or a workshop.
4:35 I think the issue was with model’s rough skin texture and the larger 2.8 aperture depth of field that empathized it…
oh no way. it’s finally out 🥺
How would you compare to the Sigma 24-70 DG DN?
That’s the only new 24-70 I haven’t had the chance to use yet! I will be borrowing it soon to make a video about it.
Is it just me or in the side by side comparisons near the end the MK2 is slightly warmer with a minor green tint?
No, you are not the only 1 notice that that minor green tint is the reason I am not into the colour of this lens.
Thanks Julia for the post, interested with this lens but price is what keeps me from buying it.
If I only could afford it!!! I´d love to have the Sony 24-70 2.8 GM II . I just bougth the A7IV with both Tamron 28-75 2.8 II and the 35-150mm 2.8 , no more dough left (-;
Honestly I didn't see that huge difference in sharpness and color.
It is a good moment to get a clean used copy of the mark I version for a bargain.
Maddie Ziegler is that you!!?? For real though, great review, beautiful shots. I just bought this lens for the A7siii and I'm excited to get started shooting!
wow. I didn’t even know this released. Debating on upgrading or not.
The AF speed for video at the end is a setting in the menus. I can tell from the video that you don't have it at the fastest setting, and there are two. Sensitivity = how fast you want it to detect and adjust for autofocus; speed = how fast you want it to focus pull. It's all about what "look" you want for video as it doesn't really look natural when AF speed is too fast to react, and is pulling too fast.
I always do my photo and video AF tests with both settings set to the fastest when the subject is moving.
This lens and a Black Pro Mist 1/4 🤝🏼
If I understand you correctly, ISO should always be lower for good photo quality, that is, daytime🤔
Too sharp! Yes! Thank God someone is saying it
I bought 24-70 first version a couple days ago and now we have new version...so sad((
But from other side - I think Mark 2 will be more expensive, right?
It’s $3299 in Australian dollars!
This lens would be perfect paired with a pro mist filter to reduce the sharpness, but retaining that versatility.
lol then just keep the mark I
@@craigman7262 haha you’re right 🤦🏽♂️
If you’re only going to use it with a filter then maybe a different lens would be better altogether. But otherwise yes! You could do some landscape photography but then pop on a pro mist for portraits 😄
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My Tamron is still the winner at 540g. Sharp as any Sigma or G-Master, 1/3 the cost. I’ll keep what I have.
Yes, especially the G2 version.
Very sharp and still nice bokeh with 9 aperture blades.
And for me personally, 28mm is wide enough.
24mm would've been nice but you can't have everything I suppose. No complaints.
@@paiman_
Got the Laowa 12 and the Sony 20
that custom button placement is very weird.. wish it wasnt on top haha
So, Julia, I JUST got the v2 28-75 Tamron. My v1 has been a BEAST for me - most used lens in my kit. Is it worth returning and paying more than double the price for this GM ii? Would love to hear more about your take on the Tamron v2 vs this lens. thanks! Great video!
Keep the tamron, and enjoy photography. It's a superb lense, there's nothing you can't do with it. Nowadays the image quality is excellent with most of the newer lenses, so I would suggest to forget about buying and buying and just take more pictures with the equipment you already have.
Don’t pay double for the same length lol. It might be slightly better with autofocus but not worth double.
Only if the 24-28mm lens range is vital.
Awsome
greater sharpness is awesome.......when shooting architecture or group shots .......but
"how do you make a pretty girl look less pretty ?" use a SHARPER LENS !
Kudos to Julia for standing up to The Cult of Sharpness!
Yeah there’s a time and place where ultra sharpness actually doesn’t really work out that well. Even on the shots of Dan and myself I feel like I can see more detail than I can see in real life. Also adds to retouching time!
NO ME RECOMENDARIAS COMO PRIMER LENTE
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Everything is sharp just need patience and focus on shots.
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Tan linda como siempre
A7c this lenc is reviw
Sony 24-70mm GM II vs Sigma 85mm f1.4 DN DG ART. which one is sharper?
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Is this the lens that comes with the A7IV kit?
It's an amazing lens but it's way to expensive. The good thing about this lens is a bit lighter and smaller. It's good for video
My only lens now. "He who chases 2 rabbits, chases neither. " - Confucius
14mm GM catches all the Rabbits
What’s the price ??
$2,299.99
Waku waku. Yes, its sharp.
i love you
@6:30. The GM 24-70 mk2 is sharp and contrasty but that Samyang has so much personality.
Now can buy mark 1.
No frikin way!
One awesome lens. But what is actually much more amazing is that 35 years ago Minolta was already making A M A Z I N G and COMPACT 24-80mm AF Zooms with optical quality rivaling today's. Sony has Minolta's DNA allover and buying them, absorbing their technology and bringing along their technicians was one of Sony's best business decisions of all of its history. Sony's imaging department today would be nothing without Minolta. From AF, to Live view, Mirrorless, Its all thanks to Minolta.. they had it all then, just no idea how to sell it. Sony knows how to sell.
I had to pause the preset. I thought it said something else.
super madam it my india
I am only here to hear your voice ❤️
Lol I never understood why they make so may basically of the same lens
Technology changes, so they improve on things with specific lenses. With this lens the aperture ring, size, weight and sharpness are great improvements from the mk1! I for one would really love to see an update on the GM 85mm f1.4, that’s another one of the older GM lenses.
This is sharp lens...actually I want to buy this lens but I'm confused this lens sharp or not
This lens is extremely sharp
@@juliatrotti Thnk You So much ❤️🙏
Go glad I didn’t buy the old one now
There lens does have a lot Chromatic? Checkout dpreview. Eyeball is not tack sharp.
I can hear it in your voice, you’re wishing you was shooting a Fuji. Don’t worry, they will have some new stuff for you to try soon! 😝
Haha oh man it has been a while since I’ve shot on Fujifilm 😢 I’ve been shooting a lot of Superia 400 recently though lol that kinda counts?!
@@juliatrotti of course! Lol you should definitely review the Fuji 200mm f2!