BAD IDEA? The Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
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- is the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM a BAD IDEA? Should you buy the Sony 24mm f/1.4 for street photography? Should you buy the Sony 24mm f/1.4 for landscape photography? Should you buy the Sony 24mm f/1.4 for astrophotography?
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just bought this lens and the Zeiss batis 18mm 2.8
sony 16-35 f/2.8 to go with the 28-70 f/3.5 - 5.6
I have this lens and love it for my A7RIII, A7III and A6500. Super sharp corner to corner, even at f1.4, great IQ, clarity,contrast and lightweight. De-clickable aperture, focus hold button. Worth the money IMHO. Thanks, Cheers
Right!? So impressed!!!
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Looking to get this lens over the Zeiss Distagon 35. Any opinions? I've never used any of them
Agree, I love this lens.
@@_STNML I'm thinking about selling my Zeiss 35 1.4 and get the 24 1.4 GM. :D
Michael just bought the 35 for $900. Had to
yes, I have it and I like it a lot: it is versatile for situations like indoor and street and when you don’t want to change your lense too often, you either go out with this lense alone or with others like 16-35 in your backpack. Was my treat for Christmas and I have no regret. In the local Sony flagship store they had a bunch and I felt like I was receiving a present...
Oh awesome to hear you got one! That's how I feel too! Really great piece of glass :)
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If astrophotograhy is something one wants to pursue, as far as the Sony e-mount is concerned, this has to be THE BEST lens for that purpose. I’m an enthusiast that wants to do astrophotography, so I pre-ordered the lens as soon as it was announced.
On a Sony a7rii/iii I can also use crop mode to get a 18MP image with a 36mm field of view as well as the regular 42MP image with the 24mm field of view. AND it balances well on my Zhiyun Weebill Lab. 😃👍🏽
Perfect Leo! Happy shooting ;)
yes - crop mode gang!
24mm is not wide enough for astro. Can you get some good shots at 24mm sure! Can you get some better shots at 16mm definitely!
strider00111 16mm true, but who has a 16mm 1.4 with auto focus for the e-mount? I don’t use the 24mm exclusively for astro. I use it for a variety of photography. But 24mm is wide enough for me.
Question for you guys. What if I bought the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 and used it on the A7ii in crop mode, would I get f/1.4 at 24mm?
CODER QN You could set the aperture at 1.4, but from my understanding you would be actually getting a little less light than on a FF lens set at f1.4.
Also, on the a7ii, which is 24MP, crop mode would yield about a 10MP image. I could be wrong, but that’s what I remember hearing/reading.
I’ve heard lots of good things about that Sigma 16mm 1.4. That’s going to be a great lens for the new APS-C bodies that I’m sure Sony will introduce sooner or later.
Astrophotography is my an addiction for me, I love capturing the stars and doing videos of them moving across the sky. I'll admit, I am a little intimidated that I might not be able to take good portraits with it but I've seen nothing but great photos with it so far! :)
Getting close to 35mm framing with APS-C mode leaves me feeling pretty darn tempted to pick this lens up for my A7R III. I wasn’t thinking about buying this lens, even though I enjoy some astrophotography (I usually use an adapted Rokinon SP lens and the Sony GM wide zoom) until you made that point...
Most of what I shoot in 35mm I really have no concern for using the camera’s full resolution...
Yeah helps making it more usable! Love that crop mode!
I am blown away by what this lens delivers both on my A9 and A6400. Simply one of the best lenses published for the Sony E-Mount.
I still have a sony a7sii which has 2x clear image zoom. So this lens will be my 24mm, 35mm (1.5x zoom) and my 50mm (2x zoom). Its the perfect lens.
That's awesome! I love that mode too :)
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The Sony 24mm looks great in all reviews I have seen.
Such a nice looking piece of glass.
Yes and cheaper than the Nikon for example! :)
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Best lens I’ve ever owned. Hands down. No competition. I have other lenses for specific purposes, but this thing is parked on my A6600.
What is a cheaper version of this lens? Some kind of little brother for a more budget friendly price? Great video!
Maybe the sigma but it's way bigger!
Def the fe20 f1.8
Sony 20mm g lens
people don't know what they want, aperture is one of the main points but the main point is the "Moment", every photo you taken is the moment and view and the environment.
So not every photo you take need under f2.8
But
Every photo you take might need randomly at 16mm 18mm 24mm 28mm 35mm (for people who love wider view) or 24mm 35mm 50mm 70mm 85mm 105mm (for people who love deep focus length)
So in my opinion, 1635 2.8 or 24-70 2.8 are considering the best choice, because it does f2.8 is fair enough and can give selections of focal length for you to choose at the right Moment.
Nothing in this world is perfect, but you can choose the perfect focal length of your right moment.
Pierre, this is a perfectly timed video! You outlined exactly my thoughts regarding buying this or getting the 16-35 f2.8 . I haven't quite made that mental leap to an almost three thousand dollar lens ( the zoom) but somehow the that 24 f2.4 seems worth its price tag! Ha, ha- next year's buying decisions; I have spent all my camera money for 2018! Stay warm, my friend!
Thanks Chryseas!! :)
Yeah unless you need 16mm, this 24mm works amazing with the aps-c mode :)
@@Pierretlambert Yes and then there is that astrophotography aspect ( I travel to a designated dark skies place...!) Pierre, do you think I could be happy with this lens and perhaps a good used copy of the Zony 16-35 f.4? That is a combo that I have been thinking about - for next year!
I think it's a good combo yes. The astro has been really impressive with this. Only thing to know the whole milkyway won't fit at 24mm but for the rare case you need it you could use the 16mm at f/4.
@@Pierretlambert Thanks Pierre!
0:13 did u fckd up your ankle ? :D
For Christmas I'm going to take pictures.
Awesome!!!
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500.000!!! Soo happy for you! Keep doing what you do.
It's a great lens. Period.
I have a 16-35 f4, a 24-105, and a 85 f1.8. Do I need this 24? It would be the 3rd lens to cover this focal length
Nice overview, Pierre. Having the aperture ring is a plus. My understanding of the G series lenses having that button is that the button can be configured to various functions - not limited to eye AF. An f 1.4 FF lens is still big enough to attract attention, in my opinion. For a more discrete, but creatively challenging lens, I would suggest a vintage (or third party) manual lens, say f2.8 - without the bulk and weight of the AF and IS mechanisms. Look forward to your Chicago at night vid - colder still 🥶🌬❄️.
Why not get the Sony FE 28 f.2? That is a very small, discreet lens.
Hey Paul!! Thanks! :-) yes you can configure it however you want, I have it on eye af :-)
Definitely manual lenses would be smaller and more discreet!
I'll try not to freeze while shooting haha
Have a great weekend!
If you want discrete try the Rokinon 35mm 2.8, I believe it's the lightest and smallest lens for the FE system and is half the price of the 28mm f2 with less distortion. Love mine for street (cheers to Sean Tucker for the recommendation).
I’m contemplating between this or 16-35 f2.8. I never needed anything wide but Incase I get jobs for realestate gigs. What would you suggest?
I need your experiences please - you nowadays had the chance of getting a used 24mm GM at the same price as the 20mm 1.8, which one would be your choice? Use is hiking, travel and occasional astro of course 😉I'm lucky to have a 16-35 already (and a 35mm prime 😂)
Great video- excellent coverage! And BTW, love your outrageous french accent! (borrowedd Monty Python quote)
Would you now get the Sony 12-24 mm F 2.8 or this 24 mm prime?
Wish I knew you were in Chicago would have loved to meet you and to show you Chicago.
Thanks Donald!
I'm often around :)
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Thanks Pierre. 3:51 Wow, stars look like Klingon Warbirds though
It’s small light and has a few things on the lens ..I find the results on photos and video really disappointing.
Looking like I'm going to get it for my Nikon Z system. Other reviewers are even more complimentary of this lens. The cons here? Not important. The new E to Z adapter is looking really good. So why not?
Let us know how you like it! :)
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Greatest lens I’ve ever owned. Period. Lol
No use for this lens for me. I have the 16-35 f2.8 and 50 f1.4 with aperture ring. The 24 looks great though.
Yeah, no need for you atm ! :-)
The Sigma 16 mm f1.4 for e mount shooters is a great lens, wider at a bargain at 1/3 the cost and worth looking into. It can be used on the Sony A7 series in crop mode giving you 24 mm..
Thank you!
Its cropped to f2.1 but this is f1.4 with correction and no cropped resolution.
Humm... Hors budget le père Noël a pas gagné au loto mais ça fait envie! Cool vidéo comme d'hab ;)
Merci Panpi! :-)
This video tackled one of my current questions - merci ;-) thing is, I'm still a bit uncertain and would like to profit from your travel expirience. I'll go to Lappland in January to chase the aurora. I don't have a ideal lens yet (24-105mm, 85mm, 35mm) and think about the GM 16-35 or the 24mm 1.4.... What would you do?
1) GM zoom for the win! Because it's the perfect landscape lens
2) 24mm because of size and fast aperture
3) both?
4) none - work your 35mm
Thank you! !
Thanks Thomas!! Ouch hard choice. IMO 35mm is going to be too tight for the auroral. 16-35 is great but $$$ if you need 16mm especially for night look at manual lenses too. Way cheaper. 24mm 1.4 is great but depends how wide you need to capture the sky. I never shot that :)
Hope this helps
@@Pierretlambert thanks for the honest answer Pierre! I think the 16-35 is the perfect Allrounder (unfortunately for the price of a kidney...). Really, really liked the 24mm though.... I don't know myself if it's wide enough. Let's see what comes!
@@thomasploner9424 24mm is not wide enough for astro. The 16-35 is a lot more versatile.
@@strider00111 that's what I feared... I'm just not so sure if the 16-35 GM is fast enough...
@@thomasploner9424 I can shoot astro with my 16-35 F4, so F2.8 should be fast enough! F1.4 would be nicer, but 24 is not wide enough for a true astro lens. Star tracker work really nice with longer shutter speeds.
J'aime beaucoup tes vidéos sur tout ton intro, dommage qu'il n'y a pas quelque vidéo en Français
Merci bcp! J'ai pense à en faire en Français.... Je devrais peut-être ;)
oui tu devrais ;)
Do you use a wrist strap (in the video sequence at the end) or I'd that just your neck strap wrapped round your wrist. I'm looking at the best way to carry my camera without hanging it round my neck.
Hi! Neck strap wrapped around arm :)
1:51 Big camera?
I still don’t know if I should buy this or the 16-35 GM.
i think it depends. I have the 16-35 GM and it´s fantastic. I use it 90% out of the time. But i dont shoot street. i use it for landscape photgraphy, were you often want to have a wider field of view than 24mm. I dont think 24mm is often wide enough for landscape. And the F 2.8 is more than enough for nice bokeh on a Fullframe camera. But keep in mind, the 16-35 GM is more than twice as expensive as the 24mm. If you are not sure which focal length is the right for you, you should rent one of those lenses and try it out. Or even look at the 16-35 F4 with the 24mm 1.4 GM. You can get those lenses for the price of 1 16-35 GM.
Hello there, here in Chicago as well. Is this a prime lens?? I own Canon 24mm prime and it only cost 150.00 plus the adapter I use with my Sony A6300
that's a great deal yes! :)
In chi too--have both the 24 and 16-35. Didn’t use the 24 much since it came a few weeks ago. Think I will more for Astro. The 16 is just as good, even though zoom
@@grfoley1 Thats awesome, i will check out your channel as well.
Can you zoom with this lens? or you have to use digital zoom
It’s a prime lens s there isn’t a zoom, it’s meant for you to take extra time to find the proper composition instead of zooming digitally
is this lens a good idea for my a6300? already got the sigma 16mm but looking for something in the range of 24-40mm
Really nice yes!
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Would it be a good option to grab the 16-35 f4 and the 24mm instead of the 16-35 2.8? Basically both options are the same price? Opinions anyone?
It's a good option imo! More versatile on top of that to have both lenses!
Ps: new video! th-cam.com/video/yD0Eaq7T_mQ/w-d-xo.html - My best so far!
Really wanted this, but I thought it was still too big, so for my use, I went with Rokinon 24mm Fe2.8 which is less than 100 grams for $299. Nice video and looking forward to your city night shots. Looks like you live in the Northwest side, Portage park?
Hey Socrates! I move around a lot for the videos! Heard good things about the Rokinon! :-)
Hey Pierre, Super vidéo, as usual. J'ai aujourd'hui un Zeiss 35 mm 1.4 et le 85 mm 1.4 GM (incroyable). J'hésite cette fois entre ce 24 mm GM et le 16-35 GM. Alors ?
Hey Romain! Je vais faire une video en FR là dessus :) mais je dirais 24mm 1.4. Sauf si tu as besoin de ultra wide!
Est ce a ton avis cool que j’ajoute le 24 mm en plus du 35 mm que j’ai actuellement ?
You know what's a bad idea? Being a grinch and keeping that lens for yourself instead of passing it onto me. lol. Been looking for it for a while its sold out everywhere.
Hey Rafal! Haha that's a good point, let me send you a lens mug haha! Yeah I noticed it says sold out - crazy!!
Have a great weekend!
@@Pierretlambert Lens mug?!?!? That wind at Navy Pier must of gotten into your head lol. Yeah its sold out everywhere but its cool I can wait.
Yeah it's a joke friends made to me one day gifting me this haha amzn.to/2LqsjFn
I'm surprised it sold out to be honest - Europe was the same. Maybe they didn't anticipate people would like it - the size and weight are a big reason it'll be on the camera!
Pierre T. Lambert what a joke lol.
I really want this focal lens. I'm wondering will it ever be back in stock
im more intersted in 1:34 the upperleft bokeh looks pretty what setup was that
For the video of the lens? Fairy lights in background, 70mm ;$
I really want to use this lens for a 2 lens travel system and torn if it makes sense to pair with the 24-105 f/4 or 28-75 f/2.8
Yeah tough choice! Try both and see how you feel!
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i am also thinking about pairing the 24mm f/1.4 with my 28-75 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/4.... but its sooooooo expensive :(
24mm 1.4 or 24-70 2.8 ??
Up to your needs! Very different lenses :)
It’s a fantastic lens for the price!!!!!
Do you think the 16-35gm is just as good in low light as this lens? Especially with the new a7siii coming outt
16-35 is a lot more versatile! Especially for Astro! 24 is not wide enough.
It's great too yes!!
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Je vais le prendre en remplacement de: Irix 15 f2.4 pour l'astro, 28mm f2 et 24-70 f4 (que j'utilise quasi toujours à 24mm) .:)
Top! Au fait comment est l'irix?
J'en ai acheté un l'année dernière que j'ai renvoyé direct, puis je viens d'en reprendre un pour les aurores boréales en Norvège mais je le vends, je trouve qu'il est mou, les étoiles sont déformées même très près du centre....
bof bof !
Je vois merci!! Tu vas adorer le 24mm f/1.4 - c'est un monstre en astro - j'ai vraiment halluciné - et puis il est si petit!! :)
J'espère ! Avec mon a7s astrodon ça va donner!!
Par contre impossible d'en trouver sur le net ....
Tu peux en avoir pour moins cher en grey market sur e infinity par exemple. Ils sont bons mais evudemment la garantie est pas celle de sony... je zyeute ca aussi vu que je vis a Umea au nord de la suede pour les aurore boreales ca doit etre top (pour le moment je me contente du 16 35 mm f4 mais j aimerais bien upgrade :/)
Thumbs down for X-mas mumbo jumbo; Thumbs up for great review.
haha thanks for watching ;)
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awesome lens...
:)
How do you lock the aperture ring ?
All the way to "A" :)
ps: dropped a new video, enjoy!! th-cam.com/video/aTSuiqjiAzs/w-d-xo.html
If I should have only one prime Lens for the rest of my life, it will be a 60 mm Macro
You seem to overall enjoy the lens. However, if you ever have second thoughts, feel free to send it my way. I’ll be happy to take it off your hands. Lol
Haha well noted David 😆
Je comprend pas trop l'anglais mais ducoup cest oui ou non 😂
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I subbed and now I find out that you were or are here in my city... Chicago. Welcome! Don't forget the Chicago River Walk.
Oh yeah!!!! :-)
Where are you shooting in Chicago? That’s my home town.
Oh really? Nice! Next week :)
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Must need ? ^^ je suis pas sûr que ça soit très anglais :)
Ça sonne faux maintenant que tu le dis haha ;)
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I got this few days ago and I didn’t line it, I’m taking better pictures with the 28-70 F4 leans? Any suggestions?
I’m shooting with Sony A7iii
fuji has much smaller 23 mm lens btw
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I want the two L Lense that I have in the F2.8 versions. I have the F4 versions - 24 - 70 and a 70 - 200mm Canon L lenses.
I also want the 11 - 24 mm.
One day. :(
toooooo expensive
Not expensive. Everything is relative, look at Nikon's offering www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/675829-USA/Nikon_2184_AF_S_Nikkor_24mm_f_1_4G.html
Good point!!
Try the Sigma 24 1.4. Not quite as good as the Sony and way larger and havier but half the price.