Sony FE 24-50 2.8 G Lens Review
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- Sony FE 24-50 2.8 G Lens Review
Sony's Compact F2.8 Premium Quality Standard Zoom Lens. This lens may be most interesting to owners of one of Sony's compact full-frame cameras such as the A7C, A7CII or A7CR. Its small format factor, sharp focus, fast AF and bokeh may make this lens more appealing than carrying three or four F2.8 compact primes or three larger F1.8 primes.
00:00 Intro
02:58 Lens Specifications
06.59 AF Speed, Bokeh and Sharpness
11.00 Weight & Handling
12:36 Downsizing the Zoom / 24-50 out 28-75?
14:39 Four in the bag or One in the Hand
18:23 Overcome the 50mm Zoom Limitation
23:45 Close-Focusing Capability
27:05 Walkabout: One Camera, One Lens
31:09 Concluding remarks
Album of Ultra High-Definition Images: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBdVcj
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Hi Mark, will you be making a setup guide and/or camera settings video for the A9III? I know you have ebook and CAMSET files on Patreon, but will there be a video on youtube? If yes, would you know roughly can we expect it? Love your menu content.
A9III eBook and CAMSET Patreon Only - video tutorials on new camera features are feature-orientated videos and not camera specific videos, e.g., Subject Recognition and Focus-Stacking videos are not specific to each camera.
Amazingly helpful review. You added a few use cases I wouldn't have thought of. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! _ I try to prioritise 'real-world' shooting on location over dry bench-testing and also show alternative products from both Sony and Tamron and Sigma. I also like to talk a little about my shooting style to help users improve their own workflows.
What an amazing review…. Thanks, Mark!!
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Another excellent detailed review , thank you Mark.
Glad you enjoyed it
Best review i have seen around here, keep up the good work ! It's nice to see some real life pictures and the comparrison against some competitors ! Greetings from Belgium
Glad you liked it!
Excellent comprehensive review. I just bought the A7CII w/20-70 F4 which suits me perfectly but this lens looks phenomenal.
Thanks for the positive feedback. As mentioned in the review I thought Sony's FE 20-70 F4 G should have been voted lens of the year in 2023. I liked it so much I took it to India for a one-month shoot as my primary lens on an A7RV. I created an extended travel seminar for my patrons on Patreon.com/markgaler and images from the lens featured heavily in the seminar. You may also like this short video of India where most of the images featured were captured with the 20-70. th-cam.com/video/BaJa9bMTeYc/w-d-xo.html
Am in the same boat - the 20-70 is in my bag and the 24-50 will be in other bags. Good so!
As always, great informative videos. Well explained, and what a beast that lens is.
Thanks for watching
Thank you for a great review!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the analysis, it helps a lot when making decisions. I bought my Sigma 90mm f2.8 after watching one of your videos and they also helped me a lot when I bought the Sony 20mm f1.8.
Glad I could help!
Mark, this is so helpful. There are so many lenses to choose from in the Sony line-up and for someone with less experience thank you, choosing the right lens (not necessarily the technically best lens) is a daunting task. Test charts are great for pixel peepers, but in the real world you want a lens that fits your needs. Thanks.
This is a big part of my Patreon Premium Plus service. I recently used this lens to explain the problem to my Patrons: www.patreon.com/posts/lens-choice-105133637
Thanks for the review Mark, informative as always. Exciting new lens. I almost regret having purchased the FE 20-70 just a Month ago.. I noticed however a few errors in the sample images section (after 27 minutes), showing FE 20-50 F2.8 G which ofcourse should be FE 24-...
A typo error that is too late to fix I am afraid 😟
I appreciate the extra stops of light and depth of field the larger apertures of my primes offer.. But the convenience of carrying one lens instead of the GM24, GM35, and GM50 is definitely alluring! Great review and comparisons as always. Thanks!
Difficult decisions for some
You are spot on with respect to why people like me are interested in the 24-50mm lens. I do not want to carry 2-3 prime lenses. This lens will stay on my camera until I need a longer lens. I pre-ordered my lens and am eagerly looking forward to using it with my Sony A7iv. Nice review!
It’s a cracker - I already own the 20-70 F4 G but may switch to this smaller zoom instead.
Good video Mark. Small typo in slide at 6m34s saying it’s a 20-50mm.
A couple of typo errors I am afraid :-( Unfortunately I am unable to correct after publication. I blurred a couple more typos but am now unable to edit further.
Great informative video as always. I did notice that the 24-50 does extend when zooming and that the 24mm is on that fully extended end, which if you shoot mostly wide angle makes this lens quite longer. This is similar to the original 24-70 2.8 GM which had the 24mm on the fully extended side.
Also, I find it interesting that you often shoot with higher ISO in daylight to keep your shutter speeds quite fast. Do you have a video in which you discuss your preferred exposure techniques in more detail?
I do have an extensive range of educational videos on this TH-cam channel (I released 26 when the new menus appeared). I also offer 500-700 page eBooks for Alpha owners, camera setup files and a 2-hour PAL workflow seminar on how I shoot. I rarely, if ever, miss a shot these days, because of the settings I use and the speed it takes to recall them (via Sony's memories feature). My support channel is Patreon.com/markgaler
Further to your review I have just pre-ordered it to combine it with my Tamron 50-400mm lens 😊
Sounds like a good addition as I am sure the 1.2 kilograms (2.5 lb) of the 50-400 can become quite tiring, quite quickly.
@@AlphaCreativeSkillsIt's not too bad Mark...as a result of buying this I am saving weight on the MK 1 24-70 mm 😊
When I saw this lens got released I knew it would be one of your favorites. It suites your shooting style :)
I am a fan of the 85mm focal length so just needed to remind myself (often) that I had the megapixels to crop.
Hi Mark, will you be making a setup guide and/or camera settings video for the A9III? I know you have ebook and CAMSET files on Patreon, but will there be a video on youtube? If yes, would you know roughly can we expect it? Love your menu content.
All of my support for the A9III will be on Patreon. I don't tend to make setup videos for individual cameras that use the same menus as previous cameras. Full Setup would take several hours, hence the CAMSET and the eBook available on Patreon to explain the setup provided by the CAMSET. The eBook covers the peculiarities of the A9III including Pre-capture, Burst Mode and Flash setup to access the maximum t.05 per output of a flash and the correct flash timing.
If you are already a Patreon can I ask you to use the Patreon forums as questions can become lost on the TH-cam platform due to the sheer volume of requests for support. Thanks.
Thank you for another great video. You are really the only one doing great comparisons, with size and weight, to other lens option. I’ve had all the others, except for the 20-70/4 G so this was a huge help. I think you may have convinced me to sell my 24, 40, and 50 G trio and exchange for this lens. I can now pack the one lens with either my Batis 85/1.8, or include my 50/1.4 GM if I want shallow depth of field. I do also have Sigma’s 28-70/2.8 which I’ve also used. Now will Sony do some kind of wide angle zoom to pair with this like Sigma’s 16-28/2.8? Take care. I will be putting my Patreon membership back in place soon.
Thanks for the positive comments Steven. I don't know what other lenses Sony will be adding to its lineup in 2024, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see additional lenses that will be of interest to compact full-frame owners.
Mark, thank you for another extraordinary review! How would you briefly compare this lens to Sony's 16-35 F4 PZ?
Great video as always. I've been running the 24mm F/2.8 G, the 50mm F/2.5 G and the Sigma 90mm F/2.8, but you have me wondering if I should simplify even further by replacing the 24 and 50 with this.
The 24-50 is about as large as I am prepared to go when using a compact A7C body - even the 20-70 F4 G and 35mm F1.4 GM feel a bit too heavy for the compact bodies. The decision to use primes or zooms is really just down to preferred workflow - I use two bodies in my camera bag (A7CII and A6700) so I can work either way without having to change lens too often. The advantage of using an A6700 is my 90mm on the APS-C body has a full-frame equivalent angle of view of a 135mm lens. I am also happy to use the E 11mm F1.8 G for the ultra-wide angle-of-view. Happy to discuss these decision at length on my Patreon.com/markgaler support channel.
Akin to the age old A-mount Minolta AF 24-50mm f/4. Small and handy while still held up well for resolution, that old gem was still good even if paired up with an A99ii. Made before the time manufacturers went down the rabbit hole of fixing vignette and distortion in "camera"
Some good old glass, if you can get your hands on it - albeit with slow AF when adapted.
You made me want to sell my 50mm f2.5 G to get this 😍Thanks again for the amazing review, been watching you for as long as I can remember now!
Could you clarify something for me? In my 9 years of videography, I never quite understood what "magnification" meant, what you mention at 26:06
Thanks for the positive feedback - If an object is 24mm high and when you get to the closest focusing distance of the lens, it appears as 24mm high on the sensor the magnification is 1:1. If the object appears 12mm on the sensor then the magnification is 1:2 or 0.5x magnification.
Seriously thinking about adding this lens, along with the 16-25 G, for my travel kit. I already have the A7CR, A7CII, and 70-200 G II.
It makes good sense to match these lightweight zooms with the A7C camera bodies
Great video, but not sure what's going on with the blurred rectangles.
I remember now - i had the wrong EXIF data on a few of the images
The Tamron 20-40 is actually just as interesting as the 24-50 from Sony. Any chance you compare these two in the future? I get the feeling that the 20mm is more useful than the 50mm. Like you mentioned: Just use APS-C for more reach
The big question is: How much better is the 24-50 as a native lens in regards of auto focus and image quality?
I will leave that interesting comparison test to another reviewer. Logistics of conducting these type of comparison tests are often not possible when trying to meet launch deadlines.
I used the 24-50 to capture sports images in this review to test that the AF speed was fast enough for sport, but not every photographer needs this AF speed - which is why many are interested in saving money by purchasing the Tamron or Sigma lenses instead. Some my also not need corner sharpness when photographing wide open.
32:19 how do you handle the insane amount of CA's of the 85? I now had two copy's of the lens and both had terrible amount of chromatic aberrations even at low-medium contrast areas. They only went away when lower than f3.5-f4. Would love a 60 2.5 or 85 2.5 in the style of the pancake trio
You can remove them in Lightroom by taking the eyedropper (in the manual tab) over the problematic color and then clicking. Most people can only see them uncorrected if they zoom in to 100% - and that would be precisely 0% of images shared via social media.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Unfortunately they are very visible even without zooming and when correcting in LR it takes away a lot of other colors too :/ I guess I'm just very unlucky and got two bad copys
Here is an album of 200 ultra high-definition portraits captured with the FE 85mm F1.8. I would struggle to find more than a few where the CA is noticeable by someone who wasnt' reminded to look for it.
flic.kr/s/aHsm5cGh5T
The 24-50 f2.8 + a7c R combo is making me want to change systems. For event work, photojournalism, reportage, etc it's honestly a perfect range and size as a combo.
I wish that every manufacturer would release a compact limited range f2.8 zoom. I do 80% of my photography with 28, 35, 40, and 50 primes with occasional crops when using the 50 and I need slightly more range. It's basically the workflow you described.
With all these high resolution sensors I really don't need my zoom to go out to 70 or 85. I will use an 85 Prime if I really need that range.
Honestly I could get by with even a 28-50. It's actually bizarre that the we haven't seen an f2.0 18-35 type of compact APSC zoom from Fuji or someone because the apsc 2.8 zooms don't give the same background separation due to the crop factor, so noone has really tried to match that for APSC bodies.
An APS-C photographer really has to resort to using F1.8 primes to match the figure ground separation of full-frame F2.8 zooms
@@AlphaCreativeSkills For sure, I'm just saying I would even take an f2.0. It would really be close enough and help keep the size down.
I have two Sony primes a 20mm 1.8 and a 50mm 1.4 . Choosing between this and the 20-70 f4 . I can find the 20-70 f4 for $899 US so have decided to buy this as a travel/everyday lens
Good Choice - I own the FE 20-70 and would only switch it out for the new 24-50 if very light weight was the priority.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills I own the FE 20-70 too, what about for portrait? I'm thinking to trade in 20-70 for 24-50. I also pair it with my 70-200 and 50 1.4 GM
Hi Mark, does lightroom have a lens correction for this model yet? Thanks
Not that I know of
@@AlphaCreativeSkills thank you. It's a great lens combined with the A7C2. I just got the combination, sold my A7r3 and my 24-105 which paid for 2 thirds of it. Thanks for all your great info on photography and the quick response.
Well it’s a few months later and I’ve taken delivery of the new FE 24-50/2.8 G and will probably add the 16-25/2.8 G at some point but still have my Sigma 16-28/2.8 DG DN for now. While I have the three small G primes at 24, 40, and 50 I will be selling these. So I need a fast prime at 35 or 40mm that is f/2 or f/1.8 but I want it to have excellent quality like these G zooms. Any suggestions? There are none yet with the updated design approach.
Like the 20/1.8 G. I do have the 35/1.8 and 55/1.8 but wish we would get a G update to pair with these zooms. Anything planned from Sony? Hope so. All of these are to use on my pair of A7CR and A7CII bodies which I really enjoy. Take care.
I use the 35mm F1.4 GM - Sony do not give Ambassadors an indication of what future lenses they are working on.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you Mark. I have the FE 35/1.4 GM so I guess I will just have to deal with weight. My Zeiss Batis 40/2 is lighter though is my second choice since it’s only 365 grams.
I think this will be my new replacement of the Sony Fe 28-60 f/4-5.6 for street and travel photography. Unless they come out with the ever elusive 28mm GM!!
Good choice
Wish to see the comparison between Sony 24-50 vs Tamron 20-40
The Tamron lens does not have an AF/MF button, Custom Button, Aperture Ring or de-click switch. It will not be compatible with the Focus Breathing Compensation feature and will not have the AF speed required to keep up with the A9 and A1 cameras. It may also be incompatible with Sony's Focus Assist feature. It is, however, the only other truly compact F2.8 zoom to consider, in my opinion, if size and weight is a priority. If optical quality is the priority between these two options and the difference in focal range does not sell one above the other I would choose the Sony.
Hi mark...my a7iv still has eye AF issues...updated to version 3.0...
Please help this well known issue to be fixed
I didn't experience this with my A7IV so maybe you need to contact Sony with a view to replacing your defective camera. Here is an album of images testing Eye AF with a number of cameras I have used: flic.kr/s/aHBqjzBhMv
Nice portrait at 8:07...
Thanks :-)
Thanks
Welcome
Correction: at 3:54 the 24-70mm GM2 is about 100g lighter then the first version, not heavier as shown.
Thanks for your input - the short duration of the review period, the need to burn some all-nighters and the lack of a proof-reader on staff (no budget to pay one) leads to some typos. Hopefully you found something of interest in the rest of the half-hour review.
Now I have to buy this lens. This is such an expensive TH-cam channel lol
I wasn't sure of the 24-50 concept when I took delivery of the lens, but after using it at three of my regular events I am convinced that it will be a great addition to my personal lens lineup.
It is a very interesting lens, but I used to use Minolta's more lightweight and compact 24-50mm f/4 lens, but the fact that this type of lens "only zooms 2x" is a bottleneck that prevents me from using it. Today, it may be in demand for everyday video use.
I would consider the cheaper, higher quality and faster 24mm f/4 GM to be a lens that zooms from 24mm f/1.4, 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2.8, using APS-C mode and cropping.
Thanks for your input - I don't personally find the zoom range a limitation as outlined in the video. Using APS-C mode and Clear Image Zoom increases the range of the 24-50 to 24-100
For some photographers who can justify $1500 or how much for 24-50 f/2.8?)) you can buy second hand 28-60 f/4-5.6 and new tamron 28-75 g2. First for travel second for any type of commercial shooting, and it will be still cheaper and more suitable for portraits.
Some photographers can justify way more than US $1009 when they are spending 3K on an A7CR, 2.3K on a 24-70 GM or 9K for a Leica. Expense is relative - that's why it's great that Sigma and Tamron offer E-Mount lenses for those photographers who are on a slimmer budget. Canon users, unfortunately, don't get this option.
16:13 24-70G?
A typo
If this new lens resolves good on my A7RV, then I’m definitely buying it! Wow 11 aperture blades on a G lens with internal zoom!
Internal focus, not internal zoom
Internal Focus but not internal Zoom. Not so much extension, however, as to upset a modern gimbal.
9:40 20-50 F/2.8 G?
Sorry for the typo
Hope you enjoyed the rest of the 24-50 video
@@AlphaCreativeSkills a very enjoyable video.Thank you for information🙏🏻
I'll be keeping my 20-70, even if it's slower.
The 20-70 is an excellent choice as outlined in this review
Looks as if Sony is making more lenses with the 67mm filter size.
Yes - it appears to be a standard diameter they are aiming for across a broad range of their lenses
Sooooo, 50 is closer to 75 than 24 to 28?) do not think so… for commercial studio work tamron 28-75 is still no brainer
Yes I stand by my view that the advantage of the angle-of-view difference between 24 and 28 is greater than that of 70 to 75 for a working photographer - especially when you crop to 75 in post (or take one step closer to your subject) but cant' crop to 24 when using a 28.
Best watch this section of the video again if you didn't quite understand the point I was making : th-cam.com/video/bK2-WaLRSGY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8nNzt6y9coY2pOBf&t=1103
What Mark means, 50 is easy to get 75 through post crop. However, if for portrait shots, original 75 f2.8 still has good bokeh, while 50 f2.8 will become 75 F4.2 equivalent so we won’t have good bokeh.
What Mark means, 50 is easy to get 75 through post crop. However, if for portrait shots, original 75 f2.8 still has good bokeh, while 50 f2.8 will become 75 F4.2 equivalent so we won’t have good bokeh.
@@jonoy4375thinking in this way may lead you to buy 50mpix Leica Q3 (or Q2?) with fixed 28mm lens, because you can crop photos. In fact, it is very cheap math trick to motivate people to buy more and more Sony lenses, primes, bodies etc. And it is true Sony marketing policy: you need to buy more. Thats why 24-70 costs a ton of money. And they implement artificial limitations for Tamron and Sigma like 15 fps limit, and no teleconverters with Sigma 70-200.
Just got the 40G, and just went past the return period... Starting to think Sony simply has too many lenses...
Sounds like plenty of options for the consumer.
I have that mighty 40mm lens also and will never ever exchange it with this lens! It's third of the weight of this land and much smaller!
@@networm64 thanks I needed to hear that. I am coming off the ledge. 😀
This 24-50 is for photographers who are frustrated by changing primes when the shooting situation is constantly changing. I can change lenses quite quickly and also have the option to use two camera bodies in my camera bag ...with two different focal lengths. I could, for instance have one camera with the FE 24mm F2.8 G and another with the FE 50mm F2.5 ...to avoid using a zoom. This zoom is, however, very nice :-)
I have the 40G as well, & it’s really a great sharp compact lens. I turns my 7CR camera into a true compact. I found it also renders video beautifully using pp11 -cinematic profile.
I wish Sony would launch a 50-135mm G F2.8 zoom lens to complement this 24-50mmF2.8 G lens for a travel kit!
Excellent idea - lets hope Sony are working on it 👍
Most underwhelming lens.
A lens not designed for you ...but designed for people that are not you. Painfully sharp images though (at all focal lengths and corner to corner).
It’s sad to see kids at pride marches. A pride march is about sexuality, and kids shouldn’t be sexualised, nor involved in anything overtly sexual. Nice lens though.
Statistically safer than a church or sports team or family event. At least they're not in those places where they're orders of magnitude more likely to be abused. That's what you're concerned about, right? Or are you just looking for opportunities to be a bigot?
I photograph without involving my own politics. All I can say on the matter, however, is that it would be difficult for a kid to avoid discussions about sexuality when both your parents are of the same sex.
Excelentes revisiones, pero, me causa cierto no se que, cuando alguien apoya a niños y a hombres a disfrasar de mujeres que pena...
Una excelente revision mamchada por el arco iris que antes era simbolo de la pureza e i genuidad de la niñez y ahora lo usan mujeres y hombres que se disfrazan de mujer y le tratan de dar un sentido de normalidad...
What a shame