Sony Wide Lenses for Astrophotography | a7S III Low Light Photography
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6
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Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8
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Sony GM 24mm f/1.4
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Sony GM 16-35mm f/2.8
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Sony G 24-105mm f/4
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Man it feels good to finally start doing these types of on-location videos again! These past several months have been very difficult for me and my creativity definitely took a toll. I figured the best way to get out of a rut is just to simply get out there and do something! ANYTHING! Luckily, the timing couldn’t have been perfect because my friend Stan so happened to have planned a night for astro! This is a video that a few of you have been asking for and I’m happy to finally bring it to you guys! So please, ENJOY! More of these types of videos are coming soon! PEACE V!
Great video! Where did you film this? Thx
Miss you jason , hope for more videos out here in Malaysia
Good to see you back Jason, take care.
Awesome video
I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now. I never had a camera but I finally saved up for one and bought one earlier this year. Settled on a A7C. And thanks to this video I decided to go with the 24mm 1.4 GM. I love going back to watch your videos to relearn everything now that I have a camera. Keep up the amazing work and I’ll keep supporting. Thank you.
I finally got my full frame, Sony 7r3. I was going to pair it with the 16-35 but to save money I bought the 24G. This video just confirms I don’t regret it. I got some nice end of season Milky Way shots and I’m loving the lens.
The 24mm is the KING!
Most valuable thing I learned was to back off a smidge from infinity. I've been doing astrophotography casually for a little bit, but always find that my images are as crisp as I'd like. I think this may he the key. Thanks so much!
It would be helpful if you had more text highlighting the main comparison points and included prices, size and weight. :)
@Robert Anthony Its a focus setting on your camera.
Get the 12-24GM out!!! But would definitely would like to see that Laowa 12mm. Like Stan said, the 20G is by far the easiest to focus, it just works. Thank you for an entertaining review/comparison. Two of my favorites out doing what they do best!
The 20mm for some reason is focus gold!!! =)
@@stanmoniz I don't know what witchcraft Sony used, but finding sharp stars with that lens is by far the easiest I've used, though the 85GM and 135GM are pretty close to second.
alternative title: man makes funny noises while freaking out over ultra wide angle lenses
THIS IS RAD
Two of my favorite people in one video! Stan & Jason V!🔥
Yay!!!! Miss you Brother.
It's awesome you are feeling better and got to work with Stan!
Definitely agree, the 24mm GM is an astrophotographers dream lens! Hoping the rumours of a 16mm f/1.8 GM are true 🤞🏼
The 25 Batis is the lens I traveled through Iceland with and it's just stunning for stars, aurora, landscapes and even portraits when done right. Subjects pop and it really gets the stars at night.
This was an interesting review and i've found your other reviews really useful :-), but in this case, most of these lenses actually aren't wide enough for a lot of astro (unless you shoot a multi-row panorama). That's the reason Stan says, "I would only use it at 12mm." Jason, if you want this sort of review to be useful, include the ultra-wides like the Laowa 15mm F2, sigma 14mm f1.8, etc and then show how much foreground you lose when using the sony 20mm f1.8 and Sony 24 f1.4. That was the review I wish i'd found before I started Astro.
The Sony 24mm was my first astro lens because I watched the reviews saying it was great, but now I never use it because while it's optically perfect, it's just not wide enough for most landscape astrophotography or milky way shots. Now I do a one row pano in portrait orientation with my 15mm Laowa for milky way arcs. The 24 is mostly an expensive paper weight.
That was fun!
I own the 18mm Batis, it's a beautiful lens.
16-35 is super versatile, completely agree.
So glad I haven’t sold my 18mm batis and now I have a reason to hold it. As for the 16-35 GM. I just picked this lens up that replace my 24-70GM. Thank for doing this review Jason!
Both great pieces. DO NOT SELL THEM! hehe.
Love seeing this comparison of all these lenses doing a certain task or style of photography. Especially a style like astro that just doesn't get enough attention. Great job! (BTW, love my Batis 18, but wish there was a wider and faster prime from Sony)
Three compact lenses are missing: Samyang 18 2.8, Tamron 20 2.8, Sony 10-18 (which covers FF at 12-16).
10-18 FV is 18mm at 12mm BUT looks great. used this lens back in 2015 BEFORE any wides
Good to see you active again Jason
oh man....you guys need to go & redo this now with the new Sony 14/1.8!
I have been thinking of the Sony Sigma 14-24mm
Same here. It's been sitting in my cart for the last week.
I have it and use it for real estate. Haven’t shot Astro with it. Nice lens. Very sharp for my real estate use.
I've used it for astro & it performs quite well
Sold the 24gm to get 14-24 sigma, much happier on overall flexibility. The GM was a not wide enough for astro. Started to get more coma at 1.4 as it got older.
The sigma is good but if you live in a really dark sky the noise iso is getting too high. This is because I do not like star trails, so the 500 rule is out, more like 250. The sigma has coma at 2.8 but on the GM I was stopping down anyway to get rid of coma, which was a waste. Don't be a pixel peeper folks!
Sigma can do zoom bursts, rear filters are fiddly but easy to be always carrying and better in landscape, architecture and interiors- so it wins!
Bro! That time lapse at the end was awesome!
Thanks Will.
@@stanmoniz Can you please share settings for video timelapse (fps, shutter speed, ISO). It's really dope!
Great to see you back out there...awesome video..THANK YOU!!!
so stoked to see Stan in this! he is the Sony Astro god
Awesome video. Thanks guys. I currently also own the 24mm F1.4 GM and have to agree with Stan. Hands down the best for Astro :). Thanks guys. It was a pleasure to watch :)
Thank you!
Hope too bee out there one day when all this lockdown carry on is over. Stay safe Guys.
This was such a cool video. I loved comparing the images from multiple lenses at the same MM.
Have the 24GM, which IMO is an absolutely special lens. Would love to see how the Sigma 14-24 stacks up. I've had it for a while now, but haven't done much astro with it.
Sorry, do you already own both?
It can be tough to find the perfect conditions for astro, there aren't many days per year. Then you need to live near the perfect foreground subject....
Loved this!! Definitely more Astro 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽
it's crazy how many stars there are in the obeservable (and mostly un-observable) universe. I like to think that one of these small dots harbours *intellegent* ET life. I love getting stoned and doing Astro with my 9mm F2.8 on my A6400. Just upgraded to the A7siii and look forward to shooting more astro/ low light stuff
Great comparison. Good to hear opinions and recommendations. Thanks for taking the time to create this and look forward to more 🙏🏿👍🏿😊
thanks for the info/shots 👌🏽
Whaaaaat?! You're into astro?
compare 24 GM to 14-24 Sigma and 12-24 GM please!
I own a Sony a6500 and use Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 for Astro. I just bought Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 and will test it on Astro when i get it
The 12mm is off the hook!!! I use to shoot with that lens on the a6XXX series.
Didn't know about Bright Monitoring, such a cool feature!
It's INSANE!
Laowa 15mm F2 zero D all the way
I like the colours
The Sigma 14mm 1.8 is fantastic for Astro.
It certainly is if you stop it down a bit.
What is your opinion about 14mm 1.8 GM SONY
Need to see a sigma 14-24 comparison with the Sony 12-24 gm. Throw some primes in there as well.
I agree!
Nice one J
SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS! I got the A7SIII and been looking for a “One lens does it all” and the sony 24-105 f4 is perfect since low light at f4 is not a issue.
Agree 100% but too dark for me 🙃
@@buleulek5153 with out a camera like A7SIII yeah it had a hard time with F4 before. When you zoom in to 50-70-104 the bokeh is sooo good.
@@armando.visuals I believe you it must be amazing combination !
Which SD card are you using?
@@buleulek5153 lexar V90 II 264gb 3000 MB
I think the 24-105 f4 is just a great value lens, especially for the OSS.
Awesome Jason got the 20mm f1.8 instead of the 24mm GM after watching your review! Super sharp used the savings to get the Zeiss 55mm!
Hoped to see the Sigma 14mm 1.8. Great comparison, thank you.
I think we can make that happen. But from past experience its not great at 1.8.
@@stanmoniz Thank you, this is good to know.
For some reason, I am getting MUCH better results at ISO 100 using A7C and 20mm f/1.8 lens. The same 15 seconds exposure at f/1.8. Very sharp images/stars. Why everyone is setting ISO over 1000 or 2000 for astro and setting aperture around f/3.5?
Amazing video ... Thank you so much to include all the lenses for astro perspective
Thank you so much. There are seriously a few more that I wish we had. We will definitely tackle them soon.
19:35 Furby mode on!
Thank you for this. Big fan of Stan and you! Aloha Brothas!
Yewwwwww!!! Aloha Tim.
Stan is the man! Such a cool guy 🤙
Thanks bud!
Loved the video!! 12-24mm next please!
I have a great blog about that. But YES I agree!
the best has to be the sony 24 1.4 gm, the coma is unmatched!
I agree 100%
Sony 20mm GM or just G? Looking to get my hands on the G 1.8 some day!
It is an awesome lens. I have owned and used the Tokina 20mm, and the Batis 18mm for astrophotography and head to head the Sony 20mm 1.8 G outperformed them both.
Super happy with my 20mm G 1.8
Dude! It's a great lens. Hands down.
Yes please, more on location shoots... 📸
That was a good comparison! I'd like to get more Astro shots, happy I have the 16-35 GM no need to buy another, cheers for that Jason and Stan!
The GM 16-35mm is money!!! No need to buy anything else.
@whole27 Sony rumoured to release a 16mm GM f1.8 prime next year. If you want image stabilisation, Zeiss 16-35 f4 is it I'm afraid..
@whole27 no image stabilisation in the 24mm GM. Not needed mate.
@whole27 the full frame bodies from Mk ii onwards have ibis, but even without that you could do 1/50sec handheld no problemo.
@whole27 I'm referring to stills. If you shoot video, get a gimbal mate
The collab I’ve been waiting for!
Hehe!!! Miss you bud.
Been thinking about astro for my a7siii too
Awesome work guys! Would love to see a Sony 12-24mm f2.8 GM vs. Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art astro battle :)
Yes!!!! I agree.
The A7siii is awesome and the lenses are also. BUT look at the NPF rule for lens mm and camera model otherwise you will get elongated stars. And no matter the faster the glass 1.4/1.8/2.8 the faster the SS, for years f/4 was the norm and a 20s to 30s could be done with perfect pinpoint stars and very bright even at 6400. I used the old Sony APS-C E 10-18mm f/4 OSS (15-27mm) but in FF 12-18mm (18 if you remove the light shield) after Trey Ratcliff's 12mm review for landscapes, at 30s for 3 years before the Sony FE-12-24mm f/4 for the panorama wide look with the A7S. Even the FE 16-35mm f/4 is great. Also if you go to A7iii you get ISO Invariance so a lower ISO dark image with less noise can be brightened with just exposure. The one thing good about faster SS is a faster shot when doing panos and using camera NR you can go to the next shot during NR using a stepper (that you can feel in the dark) so a 200 degree pano can be done in about 1 1/2 min. They mention Bright Monitoring it is on Mod 2 models like A7ii/A7Rii/A7Sii as an add those models have IBIS AND on camera apps like the filters app where you do not need to carry filters, You can capture the MW above a bright town with a fast SS for the foreground and a slow SS for sky and ISO, f/, etc. Makes those models life long keepers!!!!
I so appreciate this video and you guys showing coma. Such a big deal for Astro if you print large.
Where's the tamron 17-28?
it was a spontaneous shoot with the lenses we both own. If there are more interest in this type of video, we definitely would love to do an update video with the lenses we didn't get a chance to include! :)
I had it! HAHA. We need to do that on the next one.
glad i subbed learning a good amount from your channel giving me good options for a wide angle lens
Super cool video! This camera is amazing.
A7siii is flickering in astro timelapses. Lowlight king :))))
Where is the tamron 17-28 f2.8
it was a spontaneous shoot with the lenses we both own. If there are more interest in this type of video, we definitely would love to do an update video with the lenses we didn't get a chance to include! :)
@@JasonVong thanks for the reply and Yee make part 2 it was really nice video
Stan the man...seems just as awesome as his photos lol
HAHA!!! Thanks Joe.
I’m low-key impressed with how well the 24-105mm performed.
It's great man! I borrowed that lens so much for both photo and video. I finally bought one myself. Such a good all all-round lens.
Really enjoyed it. I have the Sony 20mm f1.8, Tamron 17-28, 15 Irix. The Sony 1.8 is fantastic and pretty cheap.
Obsessing about field of view of a zoom in the middle of it''s range is silly. Just twist it a little and go on.
Great video. I just like looking at all the Milky Way and sky photos. I can’t wait for my next adventure at Mt Rainier with my Sony A7, Canon EOS Ra.
for astro Sony 20mm is much better than 24mm, much sharper wide across the frame, thanks for comparison
Love my 20mm 1.8 for astrophotography!
Ah man I wish the Tamron 20mm f/2.8 was in this
We may have to do that!
Please do Stan as in day light the 20mm performs well and is not as expensive as Sony primes. 😀 Thanks for taking the time to do this. Would also like to know if you get the same results on other Sony bodies
Of course you would post this the day after I bought the Sony 20mm G f1.8
I’m about halfway through the video, and honestly, I’m really happy with my purchase :-)
haha but we said the 20mm is great! I think you will like it!
Yes, I’m at work, so I’m watching your video in bits and pieces. I think I’m going to really love the 20mm. :-) thanks for making the video!
Will. Your stoked! That lens is BOMB!!!
@@stanmoniz heck yeah!
Super video guys. Where were you shooting? Looks like the bortle is pretty low..!
Long before the 24mm GM, I bought the Batis 25mm. This video makes me wonder, should I upgrade to the 24 GM?
Nope! Save your money. The 25mm is awesome!
I thought it was Joe Dirt (David Spade), good stuff
Wow. Super useful guys. I had the same doubts. Could you make it also between the different Sony cameras? Don’t know what to choose between a7iii and Riii
Hit up @stanmoniz on Instagram. But I think he will said a7iii only because the file sizes are much easier to work with. In terms of Astro that is.
Cool video.Keep them coming
Most definitely! We had a great time hanging out.
Is bright monitoring available for a7SIII? I'm unable to find it in the menu
Thank you for sharing. I had the opportunity to witness a rocket launch in 2018. Memorable experience. I shared a pretty fun video of the journey to my page.
Rokinon 14mm f2.8 here. Pretty happy with the results! Curious if there's any improvement of the A7siii over the A7sii for astro.
Regardless the siii is going to be kickass!
In my opinion I would say yes. That would be a nice comparison video.
Hanging out with kid rock
LOL!
Jason, really like the video. I have the a Sony a7r4 and 24mm 1.4 GM and would like to give this a try. Can you share the camera and focus settings you used to take these? Thx.
It right off of infinity. Try that.
Nice!
Samyang/Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 best lens price / quality so far
YEp! That lens is definitely special.
The similarity between Stan and actor David Spade its incredible... they even talk the same way... its like Stan is his lost brother... xDDD
Good stuff man, thanks
I have had the 24 1.4 for almost a year now and I STILL haven't been able to take it out on a proper night shoot... Curse my morning person tendencies!!!
If you look into the timing of moon, cloudy days and milky way location, there is bugger all shooting days in a year. Then you need to live within 2 hours of dark sky. It's a big investment, hope you get something out of it.
Great vid, would be interested in seeing the Sony 12-24 vs the Sigma 14-24 in the same test
Just ordered the Batis 18mm l. Really curious how it performs
I've owned it for over a year now and couldn't be happier. Great purchase.
perfect video more of that kind thanks
Can I take astro photography with a6100 + sony 18-105 G?
Absolutely!
ohh good. was going to px my 24mm GM for a sony 20mm f1/8 G . nahh i'll keep it now.
where is the laowa 15f2.0 ?
YIKES! That lens wide open is no good. Maybe I had a bad copy but was not stoked.
@@stanmoniz thanks Stan for sharing, the issue I have wide open is coma on corner but other than that I didn’t get any other issue. Which one did you experience?
Very useful for me, thanks
Have you disabled automatic lens corrections in-camera?
It's not an apples to apples lens comparison if the auto lenses have vignetting, CA and distortion all corrected/reduced against naked manual lenses.
What is that cluster of stars called in the lower middle right of the photos?? I have taken some astrophotos over this past summer and have seen it in my shots but am not familiar with what it's called...is that andromeda?
You’re looking at pleiades. Great time of year to photograph it.
@@bradfordpepping8434 oh wow, thank you!! I'm just becoming familiar with the night sky again, I appreciate the response!
Great video. It would have been REALLY helpful if you put the total settings , ISO, SS, etc on each photo…..
Laowa 15mm f2 or Sony 20mm f1.8. Used for Astro and Landscape only. AF does not matter at all. Which one to go with?
What people don’t know is a lot of thumbs down come from abusive square face ads.
Nice video, i really hoped you would have included the Sigma lenses too
this was great, i wish someone would do with ef-m lenses
Hey jason which city were you in?
Camera's auto corrections change fields of view on different lenses with almost same focal length?
Yes and no.