I think for a wedding photographer it makes a hell of a lot of sense. but you gotta be in that life fully to justify that price. I can shoot almost 80% of a wedding with a 50mm
@@AndrewVanBeekOttawa Why? Classic wedding set - 24-70mm f/2.8 + 85mm 1.8/1.4. You can also take an ultra-wide lens, depending on your shooting style. But as for me, the 28-70mm f/2 easily replaces the set that I indicated above. It is lighter than the sum of two lenses, and also allows you to not change optics / use only one camera. In the long term, a heavier lens makes the whole kit lighter.
@@EdvardKALENI stopped carrying heavy gear years ago and it makes a huge difference on how you feel after 12 hours. No recovery needed the next day. I’ve also carried these ridiculous lenses up mountains and on 300km treks and nothing works better than light gear to maintain your interest in shooting.
@@MonicaHolly143 I used to think it was cool to have a 70-200 and a 24-70 hanging off my next all day and if you enjoy it great. I love small, light gear now and actually enjoy not being sore the next day.
I shoot events, weddings and commercial videography and i'm regrettably selling my 35 gm and 24-70 gm ii for this lens as it makes so much sense for my work. Paired with the 16-35mm gm ii to cover the wide end of course.
Absolutely love your reviews! I'm in a bit of a conundrum, though. I'm interested in automotive photography, but I'm unaware of any channels that review products specifically for that purpose, usually reviews focus on landscape street photography or portraits. I was wondering if you have any recommendations for car photography, or if you might consider including a few more vehicle images in your future reviews? As always, love your stuff!
That's why I went with the Tamron 28-75 For the price, performance, and weight it's perfect. I usually keep my Sigma 85mm 1.4 on my camera, so when I switched that lens for the Tamron, even just the less than 90g weight difference was noticeable.
@@Frus77sh2 My a6700 + Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art weight 1152g and that's uncomfortable already. The a6700's comparably large grip makes it just acceptable, on my a6400 this lens is a no-go...
Expensive and big but that's expected for a F2 zoom. Definitely would be overkill for this weekend Dad shooter with my A6400. Adding in the APS-C 1.5x would make this a no go as a starting range for a zoom.
thatch a nice lens 👍 i have a question not about the lens more about the a7c , have you tried the eye cup from small rig yet ? special for A7C models, i think its a nice ad to the camera
Definitely picking up a 28-70mm f2 GM. As an A1 owner, the updates to A1II are in my opinion all great and valid, but too incremental for me to pull the trigger.
I'd say most people are better off getting the Tamron 28-75 tbh, especially now that it's on sale for 699USD. Get that + a Sigma 24mm 1.4 Art for 799USD then the Tamron 70-180 2.8 G2 for 1199 and you have 24-180mm covered for 100USD less than the 28-70 GM alone
Still way too heavy to work with all day for a wimp like me. In the studio where weight doesn't matter, it's primes for me. Beautiful lens of course, like all GMs! Thanks for another great video.
Seems like a nice lens. However, after owning the Tamron 17-70 for a while now. I must say it defeats the whole purpose of having a compact camera like my a6500. I actually take my camera less often with me because of its size. I’ve decided to switch to the sigma 18-50 only coz of the size.
i still use my 24-105 lol. tbh, i don't even use that focal range much. i tend to use a a6400 w/ a sony 11mm 1.8 and a7iii with a sigma 70-200 2.8. those both cover 90% of my needs. i'll use my 16-35 f/4 or the 24-105 when i can only bring one lens (the former when i'm strictly doing landscapes).
Arthur would you recommend a7c mk1 to buy early next year? As the discounts on this camera in my local shops are too good (less than $1200 body brand new)
Heck of a lens. Only rational for Pro work though. Use it 100 days a year it's only $28 a pop. Plus a bouncer to guard your gear. Did you have to give it back?
I help you summarise who this lens is for: 1. Highly paid wedding and event photographers. 2. The financially rich ones. They can crash their Ferrari with no sweat. What's the price of the new 28-70mm f/2 again?? :) 3. The aimless ones who spend their time surfing the internet, watching reviews and getting sucked in to buy everything latest. (And they are not rich.)
Its funny. When I was a Canon shooter I almost bought the 28-70L f2. The deal fell through and it literally initiated a rabbit hole that made me decide to go with Sony. Now that I am with Sony, had the Sigma 24-70 DGDN ART MKI since 2023 and barely used it. I know that I love primes much better. So even if I could get this lens at a "Steal" for say $2k but not allowed to flip it? I would decline.
Lenses like this are always pushing the envelope of what’s possible. And so I appreciate them always doing this, but I will probably never own it. However, at the same time when this type of thing comes out, it drives out to use market price for other things which I think all photographers appreciate.
You’re the first to mention the possibility of this lens being parfocal-if it had this feature, it would be perfect! Love your content, keep it up! One more question. Is Sony’s autofocus system good enough to make a lens function more like a parfocal lens?
You can get this and the A1ii for the price of a good used Toyota. At the end of the day these things only produce photographs and you can get indistinguishable photos from a set up 10% of the cost. If you need to compete with NFL photographers then the value might be there. For the rest, its a complete waste of money.
@ArthurR not me though, I'll gladly take a 4kg lens. If we're using G Master as a social status symbol, then lens weight should be increased to flex your physical condition
Grams or pounds means nothing to me. Compare it to a honeydew melon, small, medium or large. Does it weigh as much as a half gallon of milk or a whole gallon. Might want to relate weight to a newborn baby. Or will it break our bank or back. In your hand, that lens looks huge. How does it compare to the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 Art in size? One more thing, where is it made?
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I think for a wedding photographer it makes a hell of a lot of sense. but you gotta be in that life fully to justify that price. I can shoot almost 80% of a wedding with a 50mm
As a long time photographer, this is the last thing I would carry around all day at a wedding.
Gotta go to the gym more often then@@AndrewVanBeekOttawa
@@AndrewVanBeekOttawa Why? Classic wedding set - 24-70mm f/2.8 + 85mm 1.8/1.4. You can also take an ultra-wide lens, depending on your shooting style. But as for me, the 28-70mm f/2 easily replaces the set that I indicated above. It is lighter than the sum of two lenses, and also allows you to not change optics / use only one camera. In the long term, a heavier lens makes the whole kit lighter.
@@EdvardKALENI stopped carrying heavy gear years ago and it makes a huge difference on how you feel after 12 hours. No recovery needed the next day. I’ve also carried these ridiculous lenses up mountains and on 300km treks and nothing works better than light gear to maintain your interest in shooting.
@@MonicaHolly143 I used to think it was cool to have a 70-200 and a 24-70 hanging off my next all day and if you enjoy it great. I love small, light gear now and actually enjoy not being sore the next day.
I’d rather get the Sigma 24 70mm f2.8. The extra 4mm is significant and 1 stop is not worth an extra $1700-$1900 vs alternatives
100%
Even the 28-45 f1.8 is looking more attractive
Depends on what you're shooting. I absolutely don’t care about 4mm, but 1 stop is very important
@@lacasadelvideojuego3880 45mm and 70mm are a huge difference for portraits.
35-150 tamron far better for me similar weight but more reach also start from 35 f2 - 70 f2.5 is not big different and bring 20 1.8 all I need
Yeah man, I'll be picking this up as soon as I get the dough. It's the ideal wedding-day workhorse lens
Just make an aps-c 18-55 f2 of it (with the same minimal change in size while zoomin so it can be properly used on a gimbal), and I am sold.
They won't invest in it.
@EdvardKALEN Then one day Sigma or Tamron hopefully will...
Theoretically they can, but market value of apsc is not worth investing it
I think the hollow spaces inside the lense has exactly 5,2 parts per million of helium inside. So you are not entirely wrong.
I shoot events, weddings and commercial videography and i'm regrettably selling my 35 gm and 24-70 gm ii for this lens as it makes so much sense for my work. Paired with the 16-35mm gm ii to cover the wide end of course.
Basically its like having 3 GMasters rolled into one lens. Probably more suited for event videographers.
More like g lens not gm
Absolutely love your reviews! I'm in a bit of a conundrum, though. I'm interested in automotive photography, but I'm unaware of any channels that review products specifically for that purpose, usually reviews focus on landscape street photography or portraits. I was wondering if you have any recommendations for car photography, or if you might consider including a few more vehicle images in your future reviews? As always, love your stuff!
1600g combined weight of camera & lens to carry on the wrist - where does capacity for suffering end and sadomasochism start?
Right?! I still remember people hating on dslr cameras because of the size and weight.😂
That's why I went with the Tamron 28-75 For the price, performance, and weight it's perfect. I usually keep my Sigma 85mm 1.4 on my camera, so when I switched that lens for the Tamron, even just the less than 90g weight difference was noticeable.
My Nikon D3 smiled a little now, standing on the shelf.
@@Frus77sh2 My a6700 + Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art weight 1152g and that's uncomfortable already. The a6700's comparably large grip makes it just acceptable, on my a6400 this lens is a no-go...
@@EdvardKALEN Well, I'm lost for words... 😂
Expensive and big but that's expected for a F2 zoom.
Definitely would be overkill for this weekend Dad shooter with my A6400. Adding in the APS-C 1.5x would make this a no go as a starting range for a zoom.
An a 6400.
Yeah this lens is definitly something for you. NOT.
thatch a nice lens 👍
i have a question not about the lens more about the a7c , have you tried the eye cup from small rig yet ?
special for A7C models, i think its a nice ad to the camera
Definitely picking up a 28-70mm f2 GM. As an A1 owner, the updates to A1II are in my opinion all great and valid, but too incremental for me to pull the trigger.
Hi, can you do a comparison between sigma 23, viltrox 23 and sirui 23 lenses
I'd say most people are better off getting the Tamron 28-75 tbh, especially now that it's on sale for 699USD.
Get that + a Sigma 24mm 1.4 Art for 799USD then the Tamron 70-180 2.8 G2 for 1199 and you have 24-180mm covered for 100USD less than the 28-70 GM alone
This lens is needed so as not to carry a bunch of glass with you.
Do you mind telling wich song/music is played during the photo slideshow? It is very relaxing, i would like to add it to my playlist.
Still way too heavy to work with all day for a wimp like me. In the studio where weight doesn't matter, it's primes for me. Beautiful lens of course, like all GMs! Thanks for another great video.
Seems like a nice lens. However, after owning the Tamron 17-70 for a while now. I must say it defeats the whole purpose of having a compact camera like my a6500.
I actually take my camera less often with me because of its size. I’ve decided to switch to the sigma 18-50 only coz of the size.
Can use a 82mm thread filter with a step down ring
High mileage Corolla price. Ha Ha! Love your sense of humor.
I like your review. I am more into lightweight primes. Looking for updated f2 versions of Sony G series f2.5 if it’s possible 😂
i still use my 24-105 lol. tbh, i don't even use that focal range much. i tend to use a a6400 w/ a sony 11mm 1.8 and a7iii with a sigma 70-200 2.8. those both cover 90% of my needs. i'll use my 16-35 f/4 or the 24-105 when i can only bring one lens (the former when i'm strictly doing landscapes).
Arthur would you recommend a7c mk1 to buy early next year? As the discounts on this camera in my local shops are too good (less than $1200 body brand new)
I still use mine all the time. I saw one recently for $800 used with a 50mm F1.8 lens! Incredible value for a full frame.
@ thank you 😊
Heck of a lens. Only rational for Pro work though. Use it 100 days a year it's only $28 a pop. Plus a bouncer to guard your gear. Did you have to give it back?
3:08 I love Sony but they would make everything proprietary if they could
Good review as always!
How is handling with small camera like a7c?
I help you summarise who this lens is for:
1. Highly paid wedding and event photographers.
2. The financially rich ones. They can crash their Ferrari with no sweat. What's the price of the new 28-70mm f/2 again?? :)
3. The aimless ones who spend their time surfing the internet, watching reviews and getting sucked in to buy everything latest. (And they are not rich.)
Its funny. When I was a Canon shooter I almost bought the 28-70L f2. The deal fell through and it literally initiated a rabbit hole that made me decide to go with Sony. Now that I am with Sony, had the Sigma 24-70 DGDN ART MKI since 2023 and barely used it. I know that I love primes much better. So even if I could get this lens at a "Steal" for say $2k but not allowed to flip it? I would decline.
Put that into an a6400
I want to buy a6400. What lense would you advice me to get for travel (all rounder) and potrait
Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 all around and Viltrox 75mm f1.2 for portraits. Tamron 17-70 mm f2.8 if you want one single lens.
Buy this lens, you`ll be ready for the future.LOL.
@brugj03 Sony 28-70 f2 for a6400? No way! It is too heavy, bulky end expensive.
I agree with the replies here. My vote is Sigma 18-50 for an all-rounder.
I would like to see this being tested with apsc body
PLEASE THROW THIS LENSE ON APSC FOR FUN (I have an a6500 ;D)
Too big to travel :) Best compact is Sony 16-55 F2.8 for universal sessions.
The chatter I was hearing ( HYPE) was that this new release was going to be a 24-70 f/2 with a "smaller profile." Did anyone else hear the same?
That wider range would have been nice. Id say even something like a 20-50mm F2 would have been sweet.
@ArthurR. As a wedding photographer, a 20 to 50 f2 would be perfect for me
The A7c makes this lens extra large & extra heavy. Sony actually is proud of its weight (close to 2470 GM i ), compared to the Canon 2870 F2.
I think this is a pre-order for me. A zoom lens with swirly bokeh? whoa.
where do you see swirly bokeh? its a perfectly neutral corrected lens in this regard everywhere i look.
Lenses like this are always pushing the envelope of what’s possible. And so I appreciate them always doing this, but I will probably never own it. However, at the same time when this type of thing comes out, it drives out to use market price for other things which I think all photographers appreciate.
Prime’s…. an f2 zoom is insane.
Thanks for the content. This is too expensive. Most don't always shoot wide open all the time anyway.
I’ll sell everything, I’ll buy an A1II and this lens and never be online again)
This is the way.
Sounds like a great work horse lens.
Thanks 🥳👌
Does it look really blue to anyone else? I think maybe the canon version looks warmer.
You’re the first to mention the possibility of this lens being parfocal-if it had this feature, it would be perfect! Love your content, keep it up!
One more question. Is Sony’s autofocus system good enough to make a lens function more like a parfocal lens?
Agreed! I wish it was 100% parafocal - that would be a huge selling point.
Has to be sharper than me 35-150 tamron for anyone to want this
sigma art zooms 1.8
Vs sigma 28-45 1.8
that's a chunky boy
Chunky, but light!
You can get this and the A1ii for the price of a good used Toyota. At the end of the day these things only produce photographs and you can get indistinguishable photos from a set up 10% of the cost. If you need to compete with NFL photographers then the value might be there. For the rest, its a complete waste of money.
ill keep my tamron lol
The Tamron G2 continues to impress me in every comparison.
@@ArthurR yep! if only it was a 24mm haha
I would be all in if you got into watch reviews!
Don't tempt me haha. Ive thought about this a lot. On a second channel.
It just cost the same as Leica or Hasselblad lenses. No biggie
Next lens will be a Chinese plastic barrel 200-400 F/4 lens that weighs a single kilogram 💀
lets hope.
@ArthurR not me though, I'll gladly take a 4kg lens. If we're using G Master as a social status symbol, then lens weight should be increased to flex your physical condition
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Grams or pounds means nothing to me. Compare it to a honeydew melon, small, medium or large. Does it weigh as much as a half gallon of milk or a whole gallon. Might want to relate weight to a newborn baby. Or will it break our bank or back. In your hand, that lens looks huge. How does it compare to the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 Art in size?
One more thing, where is it made?
Normal price for USA and Canada England Germany but for Asia 🌏 this is so much expensive and expensive expensive expensive. Not recommended
I'll change my camera before I buy this lens, no matter how great the image quality
Das Design ist 6 Jahre alt, und kommt von: Canon
Good lens but not worth it
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Winner winner!
@@ArthurR 🤝
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Sony copying Canon again. What’s the point of always playing it safe? Should have made it 24-50mm or 20-50mm instead
I would have been more excited about a 20-50mm for sure. But really I’d like some new APSC lenses from Sony.
Definitely not worth the price
Who are you to say.
I think it`s well worth it. It`s super convenient.
@brugj03 Who are you to say it also? What kind of reply is that?