Great comparison! I've been using the 24G for about a month now on the A7Cii and I find myself going into APS-C mode A LOT which means I'm probably better off with the zoom. I have to be "in the mood" to shoot primes. For everyday stuff, zooms are so much more practical.
I am happy to see you comparing against the smaller G primes. I just got home from a trip with just the 24G &50G and found that I don't change lenses quite as often as I would as I was in the desert with high winds and a lot of dust. I used the 50G for more than 90% of my shots but would have liked to have had a little more flexibility. I think the zoom might be a really good everyday lens for me and great for non-photography focused trips where I want my kit at a minimum.
As always, you seem to answer the questions I ask myself. I have the 24G, 40G and 50G and was wondering how this new 24-50 zoom compared? I like zooms too but picked up the compact primes for days I want to go light. You make excellent points about using primes and zooming with your feet vs using zooms, Best part of the video.
Do you see enough difference between the 40g and 50g? I own the 50 and am debating on the other two but I feel they 2.5s may be too close. Wish they made a 35 G and a 16/20 G like this.
@@Image1Nation I do a difference between them. I personally prefer the 50mm G. But I have seen reviews says they’re close. Agree a 35mm would have been preferred but I do like the 40mm focal length. Also agree Sony needs to bring a few more lenses to this line-up. A 16mm and 135mm compact G would be instant buys for me.
I had Sony 20-70mm f4 for three months. It was a great do-it-all lens. Traded it for FE PZ 16-35mm f4. This lens is much better in focal length for me and it is much sharper than 20-70mm. 😊. Now considering this 24-50mm.. but i am not willing to let go 16-35mm as it is really versatile.
I now have both the 24-50/2.8 G and still have the small prime set of 24mm, 40mm, and 50mm G. Key is small size for the compact C bodies but the 24-50/2.8 G I think is successful here. Don’t know if I will consider selling these primes since they were bought for the C bodies. For full size full frame Sony bodies like my A7RV and A1 I’m using both larger GM|GMII primes and zooms which I’m very, very happy with. Thank you for this and your other videos. Take care.
Thank you the video. Have the company G primes from Sony and a few Sigma I-series f/2 primes and have considered getting Sony’s 24-50/2.8 G and 16-25/2.8 G zooms. Also own GM/G at 14, 24, 35, and 50 but keeping size down for my A7CR kit is key. So do I swap small size for flexibility of the zoom? What would you personally do? I like shooting at 24, 28, 35, 40 & 50mm but won’t carry that many primes. Take care.
I like your explanation about intuitive with prime lens. I started my photography with zoom and i felt my skill stuck until 2-3 years. I tried to move to primes and that's where my skill and passion rise up. In my country, second hand trio g primes with good condition is cheaper than new 24-50. Tough choice.
Testing this lens against the 20-70 f4, and these compact primes 24, 40, and 50mm tough call. It's lighter and smaller than the 20-70 f4, which is nice. I actually like the 50mm focal length at the shortest length, as I use 50mm more than the wider focal lengths. But the 20mm is noticeably wider than 24mm, more than I anticipated. Also, the difference in bokeh between f2.8 and f4 at these focal lengths is not a big difference. Much less than we're lead to believe, and the 20-70 can be extended to 70mm f4 which produced more bokeh than 50mm f2.8. Now the stop difference, is just that, a 1-stop difference. So at f2.8, you get (for example) shutter speed of 1/60 vs f4 at 1/30. In some cases, that could be the difference between shaky or blurred images and stopping the action. But the images between them look near identical at the same focal lengths, not the huge difference in bokeh we're lead to believe because of the 'fast' f2.8. Now an f1.8 or f1.4, yes very noticeable difference in bokeh. So at the moment, I think the 20-70 f4 is definitely the better zoom lens. The 24-50 f2.8 feels like a convenient way to carry a 24, 35 and 50mm focal lengths. That's interesting to me because those are 3 of my 4 favorite focal lengths, 85mm being the fourth. But as others have said here, wish this was a 20-50. That extra 4mm is a big deal. Without it, I see I will have to carry my 16-35. With the 20-70, I can leave that lens home. But for low light situations, I would need something like a 35mm f1.8/f1.4. Not sure f2.8 is enough to negate that need. It's closer but is it enough? Then the other question is what's more important, convenience of the zoom vs the compact smaller size of these G primes. As you tested, and 'm finding the performance is really, really close between the 24-50 vs the 24, 40, and 50mm. Will add that surprisingly, there is a little bit nicer bokeh on the 50mm f2.5 vs the 50mm f2.8 of the zoom.
If the 50/2.5 is actually 50mm then the 24-50 is in reality 24-48mm lens, because there is a visible difference in field of view on that long distance comparison.
Really great comparison and the only channel to actually do this IMO. Great job!
Thank you, this was exactly the video I needed. I recently got the 50 2.5 G for an amazing trade in.
Great comparison! I've been using the 24G for about a month now on the A7Cii and I find myself going into APS-C mode A LOT which means I'm probably better off with the zoom. I have to be "in the mood" to shoot primes. For everyday stuff, zooms are so much more practical.
embrace the close working distance and big nose effect 😁
I am happy to see you comparing against the smaller G primes. I just got home from a trip with just the 24G &50G and found that I don't change lenses quite as often as I would as I was in the desert with high winds and a lot of dust. I used the 50G for more than 90% of my shots but would have liked to have had a little more flexibility. I think the zoom might be a really good everyday lens for me and great for non-photography focused trips where I want my kit at a minimum.
I don’t pretend to know everything, I’m not your wife! 😂
As always, you seem to answer the questions I ask myself. I have the 24G, 40G and 50G and was wondering how this new 24-50 zoom compared? I like zooms too but picked up the compact primes for days I want to go light. You make excellent points about using primes and zooming with your feet vs using zooms, Best part of the video.
Do you see enough difference between the 40g and 50g? I own the 50 and am debating on the other two but I feel they 2.5s may be too close. Wish they made a 35 G and a 16/20 G like this.
@@Image1Nation I do a difference between them. I personally prefer the 50mm G. But I have seen reviews says they’re close. Agree a 35mm would have been preferred but I do like the 40mm focal length. Also agree Sony needs to bring a few more lenses to this line-up. A 16mm and 135mm compact G would be instant buys for me.
@@SilatShooter you my friend just saved me 800CAD. I can’t see how they can make a compact 135 unless it’s f4. A compact 85 f2/2.5 would be sweet.
My preference as a traveler is light weight zooms, like 16-35 F4. Very interesting video.
My love 20-70 the most versatile)
great lens that I have a hard time staying committed to it. Should be the "It" lens, darn near perfect with everything but the range
I had Sony 20-70mm f4 for three months. It was a great do-it-all lens. Traded it for FE PZ 16-35mm f4. This lens is much better in focal length for me and it is much sharper than 20-70mm. 😊. Now considering this 24-50mm.. but i am not willing to let go 16-35mm as it is really versatile.
I now have both the 24-50/2.8 G and still have the small prime set of 24mm, 40mm, and 50mm G. Key is small size for the compact C bodies but the 24-50/2.8 G I think is successful here. Don’t know if I will consider selling these primes since they were bought for the C bodies. For full size full frame Sony bodies like my A7RV and A1 I’m using both larger GM|GMII primes and zooms which I’m very, very happy with. Thank you for this and your other videos. Take care.
Thank you the video. Have the company G primes from Sony and a few Sigma I-series f/2 primes and have considered getting Sony’s 24-50/2.8 G and 16-25/2.8 G zooms. Also own GM/G at 14, 24, 35, and 50 but keeping size down for my A7CR kit is key. So do I swap small size for flexibility of the zoom? What would you personally do? I like shooting at 24, 28, 35, 40 & 50mm but won’t carry that many primes. Take care.
look forward to the rumored to be soon announced sigma 24-70 f2.8 mark II.
Interesting, i don’t keep up with rumors, hope sigma keeps me in the loop as we’re not on the greatest terms 😂
I like your explanation about intuitive with prime lens. I started my photography with zoom and i felt my skill stuck until 2-3 years. I tried to move to primes and that's where my skill and passion rise up.
In my country, second hand trio g primes with good condition is cheaper than new 24-50. Tough choice.
Your point at 17:40 is spot on. I just leave my zoom at around 35-40 mm and move back n forth to frame my shots 😂
Testing this lens against the 20-70 f4, and these compact primes 24, 40, and 50mm tough call. It's lighter and smaller than the 20-70 f4, which is nice. I actually like the 50mm focal length at the shortest length, as I use 50mm more than the wider focal lengths. But the 20mm is noticeably wider than 24mm, more than I anticipated. Also, the difference in bokeh between f2.8 and f4 at these focal lengths is not a big difference. Much less than we're lead to believe, and the 20-70 can be extended to 70mm f4 which produced more bokeh than 50mm f2.8. Now the stop difference, is just that, a 1-stop difference. So at f2.8, you get (for example) shutter speed of 1/60 vs f4 at 1/30. In some cases, that could be the difference between shaky or blurred images and stopping the action. But the images between them look near identical at the same focal lengths, not the huge difference in bokeh we're lead to believe because of the 'fast' f2.8. Now an f1.8 or f1.4, yes very noticeable difference in bokeh. So at the moment, I think the 20-70 f4 is definitely the better zoom lens. The 24-50 f2.8 feels like a convenient way to carry a 24, 35 and 50mm focal lengths. That's interesting to me because those are 3 of my 4 favorite focal lengths, 85mm being the fourth. But as others have said here, wish this was a 20-50. That extra 4mm is a big deal. Without it, I see I will have to carry my 16-35. With the 20-70, I can leave that lens home. But for low light situations, I would need something like a 35mm f1.8/f1.4. Not sure f2.8 is enough to negate that need. It's closer but is it enough? Then the other question is what's more important, convenience of the zoom vs the compact smaller size of these G primes. As you tested, and 'm finding the performance is really, really close between the 24-50 vs the 24, 40, and 50mm. Will add that surprisingly, there is a little bit nicer bokeh on the 50mm f2.5 vs the 50mm f2.8 of the zoom.
If the 50/2.5 is actually 50mm then the 24-50 is in reality 24-48mm lens, because there is a visible difference in field of view on that long distance comparison.
I have too many Sony lenses already. So, I’ll probably get the 24-50 f2.8 and dress in drag tomorrow.
Is it just me or does the 24mm 2.8 seem wider than the 24-50 at 24mm?
maybe a little, that lens has wild distortion. The GM is a lot wider at that distance!
24-50 should be an f1.8 or f2 lens not 2.8.
To me I don't see the essence of this lens.
thats almost a 28mm on 24-50, i wish that is 20mm like the tamron 20-40
Sony G 20-70mm F4 is more versatile . It is my First choice 👍🙏🏾
F4 🤡
@@SteveJobIess so what.
Do you own the FE 2.5 /40G lens?
sorry i do not. do have the sigma 45 😄
We can choose our gender 😂😂