Now I am feeling that I am not using my 24 GM enough- gorgeous shots, Jake! I do love mine for low light street photography and I love how close it can focus.
Can't wait for your review of the 20mm. I love mine and think that even though it's expensive, it's so versatile on both crop-sensor and full frame that it might just be the best value in lenses for the Sony ecosystem.
Thanks Mine should arrive this week so I'm excited to have one (vs renting one occasionally) I think the 20mm might be right for most people but yeah either one of these is a great lens
@@JakeSloan Last year I was doing a collaborative review with Sony Vietnam, and they let me use the Sony a7S3 along with the 24 mm GM. Got some really good results with it, but when I eventually bought my own, I ended up with the 14 - 24 sigma because it was more practical for my uses (vlogging)
With better performing lenses like with the 35mm GM, is the 24 GM still justifiable of a purchase? As much as I've adored both with the short time frame I've had them, I'm not entirely certain whether I should go for the 24 or 35 (focal length preference aside)
Oh man the 35 is amazing as well for me the 24 is better because I do hand hold and film myself for videos. 35 is just too tight to do that. I think if I didn’t do that and wasn’t doing as much landscape work as I do I would get the 35…
awesome bit of kit. I'm a newbie to photography and videography. any tip on ASTRO photography 📸. I'm in uk so will be hard to get a clear night sky this time of year. but want to use my a74 to try in summer. God bless
Stunning imagery Jake - a quick question if I may. You only have the money $$$ for one camera which one do you pick SONY A7IV or Sony A7SIII and why? Thanks Jake - so frustrating that my trip to Alaska got cancelled last year due to Covid!
Oh man I know. I was really hoping you would get to come up! I think for both video and photo work the A7IV is the best choice. The place the A7sIII would be a better choice would be if you do a lot of very low light stuff and photo work is secondary not say 50/50 with video if that makes sense
@@JakeSloan Thanks Jake - hope I get to catch one of your 'lives' again soon. Maybe sell some of my adventure gear and aim for an Alpha 1? Stay safe and keeping having fun.
I love the tamron and use it quite a bit. It’s great and very versatile. Works well in low light. And the image quality is great. The 24mm works well in super low light and the image quality is spectacular. I did a review of the tamron and a test of it for astro in two videos on my channel.
Love the photos 👏 just wondering if did you use this lens on APSC mode?? As I’m thinking to buy this lens and use it with my a7iv on APSC so I get a 36mm as well but I’m not sure about the quality🤔
I loved this lens but traded it out for the 20mm f1.8. I found with aurora and landscape that I just wanted it a little wider than 24mm. If I could have afforded to keep both I would have. :-) Thanks for the update /content.
Interesting timing. I have been looking seriously at the Viltrox 24mm f/1.8 because of the lower price (of course), but also the reduced focus breathing for video. Curious if you ever tried the Viltrox or anyone else's thoughts.
I have in fact I did a review of it and did a fair amount of comparisons with the 24gm! You can watch that here: ruclips.net/video/JKGAUXQ1FEk/видео.html
I have the viltrox coming tomorrow but I just got the Samyang 24 1.8. Its seriously just as good as the gm with some additional positives such as lighter weight, minimum focusing distance, less expensive etc.
Always tempted to get the lens but I got already the 20 1.8 and the 24-105. my next lens will be a 35 or 50 prime. also thinking to get a 85 but I can similar shots at 105 f4 . Always hard decisions but your videos are helpful :)
I think if you have the 20mm you are probably good to go I just picked one of those up. I think the 35 or the 50 would be the way to go. Personally I'd lean to the 50 but I think it's highly specific to what you shoot a lot of. Cheers!!
Have an 2.8 zoom trio, bought the Sigma 85 1.4 Art and loved it for family photos but now with the 24 1.4 dn ART might have to try a wide prime too. Thanks for the examples so I can imagine a use case.
I got a killer deal on the Sony 24mm GM open box from adorama for $1099 full manufacturers warranty 2. It was brand new in the box and is a beast with my Sony A7 IV. I should have gotten one when I first bought the camera!
Great review, I am curious though... how close were you to the shot of the helicopter? Lol. Isit a major crop in or something as I imagine to create that shot would require you to be very close for it not to look tiny considering the distance to subject on a 24mm is distorted
How did the a9ii perform with this lens? I shoot mostly wildlife, especially birds, and sports. I would like to be able to use this lens and the a9ii for landscapes as well. Don’t want to buy an a1 for just that.
I love this lens! For sure my favorite! I finally was able to get one this past year…..for a steal of course lol 😂 Did you switch over to the Sony 20mm and away from the 17-28mm? Sony a7siii needs to have focus breathing compensation!!!!! I remember when you bought that lens from Ken lol
I have the Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, it is a great Lens and the best 24mm you can get, but I do not need aperture 1.4, so I wish for a lighter and more compact Lens, fx if Voigtländer made a APO-Lanthar 24mm 2.0 Lens or if Sony makes a new high end "GMC"-series of Lenses, like Sony 24mm 2.0 "GMC" that have the highest possible optical quality without the need of software to perform.
Should I go for the 24mm f 1.4 or should I go for the 20mm f 1.8. I'm cheap and I am curious to know if the 24mm f 1.4 is worth the extra 1000 dollars over the f 1.8 lens .
I wish sony do update on other models with fb compensation because I don't want to buy any of their primes due to that reason. Sony 35 1.8 is not enough when we talk about primes
Hi Jake, this video was very very helpful. Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 is my main lens and I am looking to add an astro/landscape lens, and if you could have one lens, would you choose the 24GM or the Tamron 17-28? From my understand 24 GM is a “niche” but provides a “wow” factor, where as the 17-28 is soso but is versatile.
I did a video about astro with the 17-28 here: ruclips.net/video/ElbyOSClk0o/видео.html it’s pretty good but the 24 GM is just a beast for astro. The 20mm G isn’t bad either. Honestly I think you’d be pretty happy with any of them. FYI the primes are considerably sharper than the tamron which is quite sharp already.
Good enthusiastic review delivered in fast paced manner, but how about using facts rather than say "it's really light" say "at under 1 pound, 445 grams to be exact, it's really light." Viewers would find that more helpful, I believe.
@@JakeSloan I've been searching online and seems that most people have the same problem. Meanwhile I found out that the lens doesn't make any noise in my older a7. But on my a7RII it's terrible. Maybe it's not fully compatible with the a7RII. On a7 it's absolutely silent, but on a7RII every time I'm focusing the aperture blades open and close making a lot of noise.
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Now I am feeling that I am not using my 24 GM enough- gorgeous shots, Jake! I do love mine for low light street photography and I love how close it can focus.
Thanks and I agree
Can't wait for your review of the 20mm. I love mine and think that even though it's expensive, it's so versatile on both crop-sensor and full frame that it might just be the best value in lenses for the Sony ecosystem.
Thanks Mine should arrive this week so I'm excited to have one (vs renting one occasionally) I think the 20mm might be right for most people but yeah either one of these is a great lens
Wow beautiful videos. I just this lens with the FX3, I am thinking for a shortfilm with many scenes at night
NICE
Going Crazy waiting for the Sony 20mm f1.8 comparison!! Keep up the amazing work brother
Thank you and I’m working on it!
@@JakeSloan You truly are one of my top 3 go to for gear!!! I'd love to travel to Alaska one day
I truly enjoyed using that lens in the short time that I had it.
So i'm curious why you no longer have it and what you use now.
@@JakeSloan Last year I was doing a collaborative review with Sony Vietnam, and they let me use the Sony a7S3 along with the 24 mm GM. Got some really good results with it, but when I eventually bought my own, I ended up with the 14 - 24 sigma because it was more practical for my uses (vlogging)
This is a really stellar lens! I absolutely love the dead silent autofocus, which makes it an awesome choice for video. 😎
agreed!!!
With better performing lenses like with the 35mm GM, is the 24 GM still justifiable of a purchase? As much as I've adored both with the short time frame I've had them, I'm not entirely certain whether I should go for the 24 or 35 (focal length preference aside)
Oh man the 35 is amazing as well for me the 24 is better because I do hand hold and film myself for videos. 35 is just too tight to do that. I think if I didn’t do that and wasn’t doing as much landscape work as I do I would get the 35…
@@JakeSloan true, 24mm is better for handheld videography. Thanks for the sound advice, cheers 🥂
Better performing in what way?
@@bryanbuffthey're roughly the same in my testing
awesome bit of kit. I'm a newbie to photography and videography. any tip on ASTRO photography 📸. I'm in uk so will be hard to get a clear night sky this time of year. but want to use my a74 to try in summer. God bless
Perfect I’m working on a video walking you through my astrophotography process now!
@@JakeSloan awesome looking forward to it 😀 👍
Stunning imagery Jake - a quick question if I may. You only have the money $$$ for one camera which one do you pick SONY A7IV or Sony A7SIII and why? Thanks Jake - so frustrating that my trip to Alaska got cancelled last year due to Covid!
Oh man I know. I was really hoping you would get to come up! I think for both video and photo work the A7IV is the best choice. The place the A7sIII would be a better choice would be if you do a lot of very low light stuff and photo work is secondary not say 50/50 with video if that makes sense
@@JakeSloan Thanks Jake - hope I get to catch one of your 'lives' again soon. Maybe sell some of my adventure gear and aim for an Alpha 1? Stay safe and keeping having fun.
I was debating on this but ended up getting the 20mm f1.8 , 35mm f1.4 GM , and the 70-200mm f2.8 GM II to go with my A7IV .
Now that sounds like a fantastic setup
Wow, awesome work with that lens!
Thank you!
Hey Jake! Great video. Any opinion about this lens vs the tamron 17-28mm?
I love the tamron and use it quite a bit. It’s great and very versatile. Works well in low light. And the image quality is great. The 24mm works well in super low light and the image quality is spectacular. I did a review of the tamron and a test of it for astro in two videos on my channel.
Did you ever do a comparison with the Sony 20 1.8? Or a review of that lens?
No and thanks for the reminder!!
Love the photos 👏 just wondering if did you use this lens on APSC mode?? As I’m thinking to buy this lens and use it with my a7iv on APSC so I get a 36mm as well but I’m not sure about the quality🤔
I have here and there and the quality is still excellent
I loved this lens but traded it out for the 20mm f1.8. I found with aurora and landscape that I just wanted it a little wider than 24mm. If I could have afforded to keep both I would have. :-)
Thanks for the update /content.
Thanks for the comment! I have a 20mm coming in this week and I cannot wait to test it out and compare!
@@JakeSloan i don’t see your 20 mm review. You didn’t upload it or I didn’t search well enough?
Interesting timing. I have been looking seriously at the Viltrox 24mm f/1.8 because of the lower price (of course), but also the reduced focus breathing for video. Curious if you ever tried the Viltrox or anyone else's thoughts.
I have in fact I did a review of it and did a fair amount of comparisons with the 24gm! You can watch that here: ruclips.net/video/JKGAUXQ1FEk/видео.html
@@JakeSloan Much appreciated. Cheers.
I have the viltrox coming tomorrow but I just got the Samyang 24 1.8. Its seriously just as good as the gm with some additional positives such as lighter weight, minimum focusing distance, less expensive etc.
@@Princeton_James Been looking at that too. Thanks!
Definitely considering getting this lens. Ever since I sold my Sigma 16 for APSC i've missed how nice 24mm at f1.4
Yeah I had that lens too for my a6400 and there is something about 24mm that’s just nice
@@JakeSloan I had that same setup for like 2 years! Since upgraded but still missing that beautiful 24
I thought I saw a photo tour you were offering? Cant seem to find it.
I haven’t offered a photo tour yet but I might be soon
Hi Jake, great video! I'm using the the A7IV with this 24mm GM for video and I'm loving it!
Nice.
Always tempted to get the lens but I got already the 20 1.8 and the 24-105. my next lens will be a 35 or 50 prime. also thinking to get a 85 but I can similar shots at 105 f4 . Always hard decisions but your videos are helpful :)
I think if you have the 20mm you are probably good to go I just picked one of those up. I think the 35 or the 50 would be the way to go. Personally I'd lean to the 50 but I think it's highly specific to what you shoot a lot of. Cheers!!
@@JakeSloan mostly landscapes and travel. I think I will get the 55 mm Zeiss.
Thats an excellent lens!!
@@maarrcc_travel what about sony 50mm 1.2? :D
@@Donbros you can give it to me as a gift if you want :D
Have an 2.8 zoom trio, bought the Sigma 85 1.4 Art and loved it for family photos but now with the 24 1.4 dn ART might have to try a wide prime too. Thanks for the examples so I can imagine a use case.
You’re welcome!
wonderful Jake
Thank you!
Looks like a great option, Jake. I have the 20mm/1.8 and it is nice and light and works well for me shooting houses and people. Cheers!
I am playing around with that lens now and so far I absolutely love it
@@JakeSloan Which one would you recommend, the 20 or the 24 ? :) I already have a 85 1.8 and 35 2.8
Yes, ok, the lens is good, but HOW FREAKING AMAZING ARE YOU??! Holy crap those are some of the best pictures I've ever seen!! You rock mate 🤩 subbed
Wow thank you very much!!
I love a fast prime. And a wide one is even better.
Exactly right!
I got a killer deal on the Sony 24mm GM open box from adorama for $1099 full manufacturers warranty 2. It was brand new in the box and is a beast with my Sony A7 IV. I should have gotten one when I first bought the camera!
That’s awesome!!
Great review, I am curious though... how close were you to the shot of the helicopter? Lol. Isit a major crop in or something as I imagine to create that shot would require you to be very close for it not to look tiny considering the distance to subject on a 24mm is distorted
I was standing on the edge of a 3,000 ft cliff and the helicopter was hovering about 20-25ft away while I took that photo. no crop in post 😉
@@JakeSloan ahhhh cool! I was baffled as to how you took the shot lol
wonderful video, nicely done!
Thanks!
what are you using to film yourself at your table?? is it the 24mm 1.4? or something different
24mm 1.4
How did the a9ii perform with this lens? I shoot mostly wildlife, especially birds, and sports. I would like to be able to use this lens and the a9ii for landscapes as well. Don’t want to buy an a1 for just that.
It works very well!
I love this lens! For sure my favorite! I finally was able to get one this past year…..for a steal of course lol 😂 Did you switch over to the Sony 20mm and away from the 17-28mm? Sony a7siii needs to have focus breathing compensation!!!!! I remember when you bought that lens from Ken lol
Not yet but I do have a 20mm arriving tomorrow to start playing with and see lol.
@@JakeSloan crazy! Will be interesting to see if you think it’s worth keeping when you also have the 24mm 1.4 similar range
Yes sony must include it - I mean its video camera what they are doing by not having included it already XD
I have the Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, it is a great Lens and the best 24mm you can get, but I do not need aperture 1.4, so I wish for a lighter and more compact Lens, fx if Voigtländer made a APO-Lanthar 24mm 2.0 Lens or if Sony makes a new high end "GMC"-series of Lenses, like Sony 24mm 2.0 "GMC" that have the highest possible optical quality without the need of software to perform.
Have you considered the Sony 24mm FE f2.8 G? it is much smaller and lighter and comes pretty close optically
@@JakeSloan No, it is not good enough !
do you have to use a diffusion filter because its so sharp and crispy? :D
LOL no but I have tried and played with mist filters from time to time
Should I go for the 24mm f 1.4 or should I go for the 20mm f 1.8. I'm cheap and I am curious to know if the 24mm f 1.4 is worth the extra 1000 dollars over the f 1.8 lens .
I have both and honestly I'd go with the 20mm it's fantastic
i got this lens this week. Strangely i hear the aperture blades make noise when i change aperture . Is this normal? Do you have this too?
that is not normal, I would send it back and get a replacement. my lens is dead silent
I’ve been trying to get this Lens for a while! I agree, it just seems to be so reliable and versatile! Your shots were epic 💯✔️🔥
Thank you!
I wish sony do update on other models with fb compensation because I don't want to buy any of their primes due to that reason. Sony 35 1.8 is not enough when we talk about primes
Agreed! I hope they bring it to other Sony models!!
Is focus breathing compensation a possible firmware update for the a7siii?
I really hope so!
@@JakeSloan but I mean, (technically speaking), is that possible?
Amazing Lens
agreed! expensive but if you need it for what it does well it's amazing
@@JakeSloan Yes it is. But you get amazing shots. that will last forever
agreed!
I remember asking about your talking head. and this is the lens that was the game changer, is it the lens you can't live without? :D
I think its the lens I would like to live without the least lol
Hi Jake, this video was very very helpful. Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 is my main lens and I am looking to add an astro/landscape lens, and if you could have one lens, would you choose the 24GM or the Tamron 17-28? From my understand 24 GM is a “niche” but provides a “wow” factor, where as the 17-28 is soso but is versatile.
I did a video about astro with the 17-28 here: ruclips.net/video/ElbyOSClk0o/видео.html it’s pretty good but the 24 GM is just a beast for astro. The 20mm G isn’t bad either. Honestly I think you’d be pretty happy with any of them. FYI the primes are considerably sharper than the tamron which is quite sharp already.
@@JakeSloan thank you, your reviews are amazing!!!
Sun was awesome
Thanks!
2:56 this part crashes my TV everytime wtf
Interesting
would you ever use a 28mm?
I have used the 28mm on my tamron 28-75 and while it is tight if you have it on a tripod and step back just a bit its fine
First air2 s army out
You are so fast mike!
just bought this lens in a great shape for $850!)
WOW that is a GREAT deal congrats
Good enthusiastic review delivered in fast paced manner, but how about using facts rather than say "it's really light" say "at under 1 pound, 445 grams to be exact, it's really light." Viewers would find that more helpful, I believe.
Good point
And then I saw how much it costs...
yeah this isnt a cheap lens
The Sony 24mm 1.4 GM that I got is absolutely hateful. It makes a lot of noise on focusing. Really really hideous. :(
You should send it in for repair. Mine is dead silent
@@JakeSloan I've been searching online and seems that most people have the same problem. Meanwhile I found out that the lens doesn't make any noise in my older a7. But on my a7RII it's terrible. Maybe it's not fully compatible with the a7RII. On a7 it's absolutely silent, but on a7RII every time I'm focusing the aperture blades open and close making a lot of noise.
I have the same problem with the 24mm 1.4 gm on the a6700 Did you solve the problem somehow?
@@NeKryXeI have the same problem with the 24mm 1.4 gm on the a6700 Did you solve the problem somehow?