A great selection of lenses. A 24-70 and a 70-200 is always a must, but I use the sigma and mark 1 of the 70-200. Would also give an honorable mention to the tamron 17-28 to cover wider focal lengths and a fraction of the price of anything from Sony!
All good choices.... I think you're missing the 24-105. Yeah it's an F4 but combine the great image quality, almost zero focus breathing, OIS and an incredible focal range, this lens is can literally do it all
My choice of 6 third-party FE lenses: Tamron 20-40 f/2.8 Tamron 70-180 f/2.8 Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8 Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 Samyang 50 f/1.4 II Viltrox 16 f/1.8 For around 1/2 to 1/3 of the cost of the native lens setup, and for most situations, these would be very viable alternatives.
Thank you for the video. I’m not a video shooter but I am a Sony camera owner and actually have all these lenses or their updated GM II versions. Like your presentation. For fun you should add an honorable mention or for us still shooters identify a photo only lens you like to use but that might be your 50/1.2 GM. For me it’s the FE 135/1.8 GM. Take care.
I have the 50 1.2 I have no idea why the 24 70 gm looks more cinematic than the other GM lenses I didnt want to buy it but.......what can you do? @@KofiYeboah
the 14mm is amazing! i recommend to anyone who cant afford it to get the 16mm viltrox, less than half the price and as someone whos used both. i prefer both the character of the 16mm and the ability to use threaded filters @ 77mm, great vid kofi
My top 6. I have 3 of them so far. Sony 11mm F1.8 (vlogging only) Sigma 24mm F1.4 Art DG DN Sigma 40mm F1.4 Art DG HSM Sigma 85mm F1.4 Art DG DN Samyang AF 35-150mm f2-2.8 Helios 44-2 58mm f2
New sub here ✋🏾appreciate your content sLim! Just starting out on my cinematic journey and just scooped the Sony 70-200 2.8 ii, can’t wait to put it to use. I am thinking about picking up the 24-70 gm next, but after seeing your footage with the 50mm I’m conflicted 😆 those were some great looking images 🫡
True! "best" does not rhyme well with cheap, when it comes to Sony lenses. Since I picked 20-70 F4 G, my 20mm F1.8 has been in the bag for quite some time. I sold my 24-70 F2.8 GM after I got Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8 However, the unrivalled lens so far is 35mm F1.4 and 50mm F1.2, they truly shine in the low-light. I use a two-camera system, ZV-E1 is permanently paired with 20-70 F4 and α7 IV is flexible. The only one I am missing is 85mm and I waiting to see if there will be a second generation with faster autofocus (and perhaps with F1.2, imagine that!)
Again a great Video Kofi!!! I share your love to prime lenses due to the great Bokeh, the lowlight-performance, the weight and the overall image quality. I also prefer the 20F1.8 over the 24F1.4 because of the wider range, the newer linear autofocus system, the slightly better Image quality and the ultra lightweight for using it in a gimbal. I also like the 14F1.8, the 35F1.4 and the 50F1.2 with their outstanding performance and compact sitze. In addition I have the 135F1.8, which complements the 50F1.2 for portrait shots with an even softer Bokeh by eliminating the background completely and give a closer second shot in interviews. In addition it's the perfect lens for the Bokeh-control effect. And last but not least I love the 90M2.8 macro lens for great detail shots.
@@KofiYeboah The same with me, because my lens bag hast only space for 6 lenses. But in my opinion zoom lenses are always compromises in order to save time by not having to change lenses. But you are shooting on planned sets with cinematographic ambitions like me. What for do you prefer zoom lenses? I am shooting with full frame sensors mainly because of the shallow depth of field. With 2.8-lenses I would loose a bit of this cinematic look. And if I need 200mm I take my A7IV with the 135F1.8 in crop mode.
Awesome video! Really enjoyed how you showed the footage you got from each lens. Something I do wonder, though, if you have the 24-70 mm f/2.8, how often do you find yourself actually using the 35 mm and 50 mm primes? I'm torn between pairing my 20 mm f/1.8 lens with just a 24-70 mm f/2.8 or pairing it with both the 35 mm f/1.4 and 50 mm f/1.4 lenses instead.
I think when I need a bit extra light I’ll get the primes out, which happens ! Or if I know I’m going to only use 1-2 lenses on the day, the primes are smaller !
Dope. I have one recommendation for you: Venus Optics Laowa Argus 45mm f0.95. Low light king, very close to the focal length of the human eye. Niche look, one I think suits your style and could give you previously difficult low light shots for very cheap.
I peronally would rather like to have the 16-35 f2.8, the 25-70 f2.8, 35mm 1.4 or above, a 90mm macro, some thing telephoto like the 70-200 f2.8 but lighter(I dont mind going for a 135 instead of this. and the final lens can me any thing. honestly would be happy with wide and standard zoom and a telephoto lens for my kind of work
Great picks! I own the 24-70 GM II, do you have the original GM or the GM II? I think my next lens will be a 50mm 1.4 as I need a fast one and I like 50mm, it is not too wide. That is the thing I loved with my GH5 and SIgma 18-35, it was never really that wide, even at 18mm because of the sensor, but I feel like even 24mm on the A7S III is a bit too wide for my taste. I am interested in the 35mm too tho. Do you know if there exists a lens closer to 45mm?
Yo Kofi, Varsity Stadium! Is that an athletic (track /7 field for those that are unaware) athlete? Unable to wrap my brain around the 14mm GM, 20mm is nice though. Like the 50mm 1.2 it is FAT boy though and I don't like the weight so the 50mm 1.4GM (shaper) I will grab instead. I am loving my 135mm GM & Will get the 70-200 GM (II) soon. ...almost forgot i quite like my 35mm GM & the 85mm 1.8 is steady, just used that on a shoot last week and it turned out better than i thought (buddy was overseas with my 135mm). ...don't even get me started with "focus compensating breathing," Sony come on you know what we are talkin' bout (A7Siii & A1)! Got to try and hit you up when in the T Dot next! If you in the West Coast, holla! VERY NICE Work Holmes!!
do you have a video about how you get the color of your videos. I like how everything looks black but your skin tones are perfect. If its a LUT how can i get that LUT?
Never in a million years did I see myself spending $2,800 on a lens alone. I usually buy equipment at the end of the year as a tax write-off. I bought the 70-200mm 2.8 G Master II in December, and it is so GOOD. Super fast and also extremely light, coming from the Canon 70-200mm 2.8 II. I don't even know how Sony can outdo themselves on version III.
Hey Kofi. I've been loving your vids and find the educational as always. But for some reason, your audio seems really low despite full volume. I'm not sure if it's only me tho. But anyways love the vid.
Thanks! None of these have power zoom, so I'm curious how do you work around it? No zooming in videos? I (like a lot of parents) started filming my kids sports, and currently figuring out a better setup. I like the 4k quality I get with A7iii, and curious how to get smooth zoom - and it appears that the only option might be the Sony 28-135mm F4.
Hey buddy, i just heard that sigma lenses are not that good in terms of fast autofocus. Saw some clips where they got compared to the sony lenses. What do you think about it? Sry for me english skills
How good is the sigma 24-70 with the auto focus? I've noticed that with my A7Siii non sony lenses (the ones I have) are not too good with autofocus. My Tamron 35 2.8 is pretty good autofocus wise but the sony lenses I have are better / faster smoother in that area.
Awesome video Kofi! The video what I needed, although I do have one question... Currently I own 4 lenses (3 zooms, the holy trinity - not all GMs) and the 35 GM, but I am really thinking to either get a 20mm G lens compare with the 35 GM or sell the 35 GM and get a 24mm GM with a 50 GM (1.4). Would you recommend the 20&35mm combo or the 24&50mm combo? (I shoot clubs, DJs, fitness promo and modeling videos mostly). Let me know which one would be more beneficial as a video shooter... or maybe a 20&50mm combo... Thanks ;) Ps: I have the 16-35 GM, the 24-70 Sigma and the 70-180 Tamron as my zooms.
@@KofiYeboah Appreciate the advice, but I actually went with the 20&35mm combo since I own the 35 GM and my FX3 crops in x1.2 (at least) if I turn on both the focus breathing compensation and the active stabilization, so I have a true 24mm with the 20 and a good 42mm with the 35mm. I can also use both lenses on my A7IV which has a super 35 crop (plus x1.5) in 4k60 so 20 becomes a 36mm with the other features turned on and my 35 turn into a 63mm lens... ridiculous, but that's how it is.
In 7:47 what is the code? Anyway, I would appreciate if you could expand on why you don't prefer the 50mm focal length - I use the 20, 35 and 85 a lot, and I was thinking of buying the 50.
Dude I’m pretty sure you literally just covered majority of the typical lenses. 6 is a LOT of lenses. The info here is definitely for more beginner shooters, but beginners will automatically develop a mentality that they need to have these 6 lenses because you said so
Yo. I think there's a big problem with this mentality. Filmmaking isn't just what is the best autofocus. Filmmaking covers so many different situations. For scripted content you should aim for something that has a much more accurate manual focusing system. The Sonys focus by wire is just a big failure when manually focusing. Learn how to manually focus to build some skills:)
Which is why the premise of the video is a hypothetical “if I had to pick 6 lenses with great autofocus and features” that said, outlawing autofocus in 2023 I don’t think holds the same water as it did, you absolutely need the skill, which MOST of the videos on this channel my shoots are on cinema lenses, but if you’re by yourself which a ton of people are , AF is a wonderful tool
A great selection of lenses. A 24-70 and a 70-200 is always a must, but I use the sigma and mark 1 of the 70-200. Would also give an honorable mention to the tamron 17-28 to cover wider focal lengths and a fraction of the price of anything from Sony!
That’s fair !!
All good choices.... I think you're missing the 24-105. Yeah it's an F4 but combine the great image quality, almost zero focus breathing, OIS and an incredible focal range, this lens is can literally do it all
The 24-105 and 20-70 and 16-34 f4 are honourable mentions , but in a scenario when money is no object , I’m f2.8
Or lower all day !
Better off getting 35-150 tamron 2-2.8
You take some lovely shots man great compositions and the colour and lighting is super clean. Ps the sigma 24-70 is a Goat
I love my 24-70, I have it as well and its gotten me through so many projects !
My choice of 6 third-party FE lenses:
Tamron 20-40 f/2.8
Tamron 70-180 f/2.8
Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8
Sigma 24-70 f/2.8
Samyang 50 f/1.4 II
Viltrox 16 f/1.8
For around 1/2 to 1/3 of the cost of the native lens setup, and for most situations, these would be very viable alternatives.
Nice ! What’s your thoughts on tamron vs sigma, is it just a coverage thing ?
@@KofiYeboah It's a coverage thing. I do prefer Tamron zooms.
dont cheap out if u getting paid
@@takoflame4948 Have filmed and photographed many events and weddings with most of these lenses already. Never really missed the Sony lenses.
My Frank's Red Hot lately has been the Sony 50 f/1.4 hahaha
Ahah it’s a beauty of a lens
Thank you for the video. I’m not a video shooter but I am a Sony camera owner and actually have all these lenses or their updated GM II versions. Like your presentation. For fun you should add an honorable mention or for us still shooters identify a photo only lens you like to use but that might be your 50/1.2 GM. For me it’s the FE 135/1.8 GM. Take care.
the gm 24 70 gm ii is unreal for video crazy cinematic
Incredibly versatile lens 100%
I have the 50 1.2 I have no idea why the 24 70 gm looks more cinematic than the other GM lenses I didnt want to buy it but.......what can you do? @@KofiYeboah
the 14mm is amazing! i recommend to anyone who cant afford it to get the 16mm viltrox, less than half the price and as someone whos used both. i prefer both the character of the 16mm and the ability to use threaded filters @ 77mm, great vid kofi
Absolutely a great pick up too
Is the 16mm viltrox autofocus?
@@sebastianFZE yes and its epic
I've been banging the 20 f1.8 since the original a7c release. Dope content bro
Bruv the content.. Chefs kiss…
Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Proud to say i own two of these lenses after lots of hard work🙂
Tbf I only own 3 of these
My top 6. I have 3 of them so far.
Sony 11mm F1.8 (vlogging only)
Sigma 24mm F1.4 Art DG DN
Sigma 40mm F1.4 Art DG HSM
Sigma 85mm F1.4 Art DG DN
Samyang AF 35-150mm f2-2.8
Helios 44-2 58mm f2
Dope line up 🙏🏾🫡
The Pokemon Analogy got me
New sub here ✋🏾appreciate your content sLim! Just starting out on my cinematic journey and just scooped the Sony 70-200 2.8 ii, can’t wait to put it to use. I am thinking about picking up the 24-70 gm next, but after seeing your footage with the 50mm I’m conflicted 😆 those were some great looking images 🫡
Thanks for the sub! These are NOT cheap but they are nice 😬
BRO. This is the dream. I'll collab with Sony one day. WATCH. Congrats, nice video!
I have no doubts! Thanks again!
20mm f1.8 is the most underrated lens from Sony. I'm surprised more alpha shooters don't have it
Back
For take 2 and still dig the take
Ayy thanks my g
True! "best" does not rhyme well with cheap, when it comes to Sony lenses.
Since I picked 20-70 F4 G, my 20mm F1.8 has been in the bag for quite some time. I sold my 24-70 F2.8 GM after I got Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8
However, the unrivalled lens so far is 35mm F1.4 and 50mm F1.2, they truly shine in the low-light.
I use a two-camera system, ZV-E1 is permanently paired with 20-70 F4 and α7 IV is flexible.
The only one I am missing is 85mm and I waiting to see if there will be a second generation with faster autofocus (and perhaps with F1.2, imagine that!)
hopefully they update that 85 this year!
This is awesome 👍
Thanks !
Again a great Video Kofi!!!
I share your love to prime lenses due to the great Bokeh, the lowlight-performance, the weight and the overall image quality. I also prefer the 20F1.8 over the 24F1.4 because of the wider range, the newer linear autofocus system, the slightly better Image quality and the ultra lightweight for using it in a gimbal. I also like the 14F1.8, the 35F1.4 and the 50F1.2 with their outstanding performance and compact sitze. In addition I have the 135F1.8, which complements the 50F1.2 for portrait shots with an even softer Bokeh by eliminating the background completely and give a closer second shot in interviews. In addition it's the perfect lens for the Bokeh-control effect.
And last but not least I love the 90M2.8 macro lens for great detail shots.
The 135 and 90 I wish I could put here ,6 was the MAX I Wanted to keep on me , but I totally agree with the 20mm🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@KofiYeboah
The same with me, because my lens bag hast only space for 6 lenses. But in my opinion zoom lenses are always compromises in order to save time by not having to change lenses. But you are shooting on planned sets with cinematographic ambitions like me. What for do you prefer zoom lenses? I am shooting with full frame sensors mainly because of the shallow depth of field. With 2.8-lenses I would loose a bit of this cinematic look. And if I need 200mm I take my A7IV with the 135F1.8 in crop mode.
Such a good video Kofi, glad I found your channel man!
Thank you man 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I understood that pokemom reference!!! 🎉
Ash will be missed 🥲
Awesome video! Really enjoyed how you showed the footage you got from each lens. Something I do wonder, though, if you have the 24-70 mm f/2.8, how often do you find yourself actually using the 35 mm and 50 mm primes? I'm torn between pairing my 20 mm f/1.8 lens with just a 24-70 mm f/2.8 or pairing it with both the 35 mm f/1.4 and 50 mm f/1.4 lenses instead.
I think when I need a bit extra light I’ll get the primes out, which happens ! Or if I know I’m going to only use 1-2 lenses on the day, the primes are smaller !
Dope. I have one recommendation for you: Venus Optics Laowa Argus 45mm f0.95. Low light king, very close to the focal length of the human eye. Niche look, one I think suits your style and could give you previously difficult low light shots for very cheap.
I just tried their ranger zooms on the channel, I’ll look into that !
Nice Pokémon reference 👌
Fantastic! Thanks for your thoughts on the Sony lens system.
My pleasure!
Solid video 🙌🏼
Thanks !!
I really appreciate your videos!
Thanks a lot !
I peronally would rather like to have the 16-35 f2.8, the 25-70 f2.8, 35mm 1.4 or above, a 90mm macro, some thing telephoto like the 70-200 f2.8 but lighter(I dont mind going for a 135 instead of this. and the final lens can me any thing. honestly would be happy with wide and standard zoom and a telephoto lens for my kind of work
Keep the kit tight , I respect it 👊🏾
Bruh, how am I supposed to pay attention when your traps are in my face 😂 jk of course brotha, great vid!
😂😂😂 dkm
Great picks! I own the 24-70 GM II, do you have the original GM or the GM II? I think my next lens will be a 50mm 1.4 as I need a fast one and I like 50mm, it is not too wide. That is the thing I loved with my GH5 and SIgma 18-35, it was never really that wide, even at 18mm because of the sensor, but I feel like even 24mm on the A7S III is a bit too wide for my taste. I am interested in the 35mm too tho. Do you know if there exists a lens closer to 45mm?
Yo Kofi, Varsity Stadium! Is that an athletic (track /7 field for those that are unaware) athlete? Unable to wrap my brain around the 14mm GM, 20mm is nice though. Like the 50mm 1.2 it is FAT boy though and I don't like the weight so the 50mm 1.4GM (shaper) I will grab instead. I am loving my 135mm GM & Will get the 70-200 GM (II) soon. ...almost forgot i quite like my 35mm GM & the 85mm 1.8 is steady, just used that on a shoot last week and it turned out better than i thought (buddy was overseas with my 135mm).
...don't even get me started with "focus compensating breathing," Sony come on you know what we are talkin' bout (A7Siii & A1)!
Got to try and hit you up when in the T Dot next!
If you in the West Coast, holla!
VERY NICE Work Holmes!!
Thanks my man ! And yup that’s at UofT we got a permit for it 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Bro Kofi Kwame is here again
Yes brother
do you have a video about how you get the color of your videos. I like how everything looks black but your skin tones are perfect. If its a LUT how can i get that LUT?
I do! Luts in the description and I have 4-5 colour grading videos!
what camera bodies do you have? and how many?I think your 14mm and 20 can easily be replaced by the 16 35 gm and you don't need to switch lenses
I have the fx6 and fx30, sure maybe, I like my primes though hense I picked ghen
please tell me the best full frame lens for videography
Never in a million years did I see myself spending $2,800 on a lens alone. I usually buy equipment at the end of the year as a tax write-off.
I bought the 70-200mm 2.8 G Master II in December, and it is so GOOD. Super fast and also extremely light, coming from the Canon 70-200mm 2.8 II.
I don't even know how Sony can outdo themselves on version III.
Is there other reasons to buy camera gear? Ahah I love these guys , 3 lenses are borrowed and I kinda wanna keep
Them
Hey do you still film with Will?
I have an FX9 with the new 24-70 and 70-200 GM 2.8's. What benefit would I gain from Primes?
I’m not sure about any of the work you do, so i couldn’t possibly help with that
I want to collaborate with you someday
I think the 135mm f1.8 should, at least, be "an honorable mention" :)
That’s one of my favorite lenses!
100% , there’s like 64 lenses , picking 6 was HARD !
Hey Kofi. I've been loving your vids and find the educational as always. But for some reason, your audio seems really low despite full volume. I'm not sure if it's only me tho. But anyways love the vid.
Weird? I’m no more than 40% on my phone and it’s fine
Thanks! None of these have power zoom, so I'm curious how do you work around it? No zooming in videos? I (like a lot of parents) started filming my kids sports, and currently figuring out a better setup. I like the 4k quality I get with A7iii, and curious how to get smooth zoom - and it appears that the only option might be the Sony 28-135mm F4.
Most lenses don’t have a PZ so I don’t really notice or mind , I also have the FX6/3 and there’s a clear image zoom rocker on the body
Nice audio! What are you using?
The Sony ecmb10!
@@KofiYeboah very nice! Any tricks for audio editing?
Hey buddy, i just heard that sigma lenses are not that good in terms of fast autofocus. Saw some clips where they got compared to the sony lenses. What do you think about it? Sry for me english skills
I think you’ll be fine ✌🏾
How good is the sigma 24-70 with the auto focus? I've noticed that with my A7Siii non sony lenses (the ones I have) are not too good with autofocus. My Tamron 35 2.8 is pretty good autofocus wise but the sony lenses I have are better / faster smoother in that area.
That lense is amazing had it with my a1
Awesome video Kofi! The video what I needed, although I do have one question... Currently I own 4 lenses (3 zooms, the holy trinity - not all GMs) and the 35 GM, but I am really thinking to either get a 20mm G lens compare with the 35 GM or sell the 35 GM and get a 24mm GM with a 50 GM (1.4). Would you recommend the 20&35mm combo or the 24&50mm combo? (I shoot clubs, DJs, fitness promo and modeling videos mostly). Let me know which one would be more beneficial as a video shooter... or maybe a 20&50mm combo... Thanks ;)
Ps: I have the 16-35 GM, the 24-70 Sigma and the 70-180 Tamron as my zooms.
If you want a prime variation you could go 24&50!
@@KofiYeboah Appreciate the advice, but I actually went with the 20&35mm combo since I own the 35 GM and my FX3 crops in x1.2 (at least) if I turn on both the focus breathing compensation and the active stabilization, so I have a true 24mm with the 20 and a good 42mm with the 35mm. I can also use both lenses on my A7IV which has a super 35 crop (plus x1.5) in 4k60 so 20 becomes a 36mm with the other features turned on and my 35 turn into a 63mm lens... ridiculous, but that's how it is.
Thus guy must be a sony ambassador or something. There are better and cheaper options from 3rd party lens manufactures.
Nope , but I was given a chance to borrow some lenses for this hypothetical video idea, hense the first sentence 😁
@@Burritosarebetterthantacos well I get to use lenses on my projects , not sure what you mean ?
In 7:47 what is the code?
Anyway, I would appreciate if you could expand on why you don't prefer the 50mm focal length - I use the 20, 35 and 85 a lot, and I was thinking of buying the 50.
In the description ! Turns out it’s just the link !
Do custom buttons work on fx6?
Yeah I have focus hold on my lenses usually !
You have a bag that fits all of these lenses?
Course ! I have a 30L Guragear travel backpack
Didn't even mention the OSS advantage of the 70-200mm.
But you just did ! High five 🙌🏾
@@KofiYeboah You're welcome.
First 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Noiceee
Dude I’m pretty sure you literally just covered majority of the typical lenses. 6 is a LOT of lenses.
The info here is definitely for more beginner shooters, but beginners will automatically develop a mentality that they need to have these 6 lenses because you said so
Ok
Hmm, I wonder why Sony doesn't give me 6 lenses. LOL.
Tbf 3 of them are mine and I loaned the rest haha
Yo.
I think there's a big problem with this mentality. Filmmaking isn't just what is the best autofocus. Filmmaking covers so many different situations. For scripted content you should aim for something that has a much more accurate manual focusing system.
The Sonys focus by wire is just a big failure when manually focusing. Learn how to manually focus to build some skills:)
Which is why the premise of the video is a hypothetical “if I had to pick 6 lenses with great autofocus and features” that said, outlawing autofocus in 2023 I don’t think holds the same water as it did, you absolutely need the skill, which MOST of the videos on this channel my shoots are on cinema lenses, but if you’re by yourself which a ton of people are , AF is a wonderful tool
3:16 that's not a 20mm f/1.8 😂
The top shot isn’t the one right after is 👍🏾
Bro just listed GM lenses. Thanks I guess 🥴
Good eye !
Where are the great colors??? Come on people... wake up GM colors are flat... blegh
@@benjaminben9643 thanks for watching,Ben
I like your content but this was kinda lazy AF 😂
Youre more than welcome to make the video of the same topic 👍🏾
@@KofiYeboah aye I was just hoping to learn something from this video, not a G Master Ad
@@Freewxll614 I mean the title and the first sentence told you exactly what was in the video , there’s 173 other videos out there for ya👍🏾
@@KofiYeboah 👍🏾
This is so stupid brah, you literally have all of them. Talkin about the best when you have the whole line up 😂
there are 64 Sony Lenses currently available, theres 6 in this video. the Math isn't Mathing.