The $1399 Sony 24mm F1.4 G Master Lens. A Stunner!
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The minimum focus distance is 0.24 meters, not 0.24 inches!
i myself dont love a blurry background when it feels washy its always doing it when was it decided that there should always be the blur because i find it to be quite cliche
how about makeup tutorials? is it okay?
This lens is awesome I sold my my loxia 35 and 21
back up with your face. how nihilistic are you? get over yourself and back off.
I just ordered the stunner.. Pain in the moneybag .. but well... its a awesome objective
Is the Sigma 24mm 1.4 any good ?
It’s not manual aperture dial, it’s electronic and useless
Compare with Sigma 24mm f1.4
What better ?
It's better than my Zeiss 21
Chayapat Chakajnarodom I have the 24mm, but probably the GM is better of course, but is there going to be any difference at the end? Probably not.
Extremely misleading. Canon and Nikon do NOT have a 24mm f/1.4 lens for their mirrorless FF system.
cringe
@BoxxyFan The ball.... you dropped it!
@okay pro tip: e-mount is mirrorless, not DSLR like Sonys old a-mount.
BoxxyFan he’s clearly talking about their DSLR systems... he mentions several direct comparisons to the canon 24 L Mark ii ... you’re reaching. Also considering DSLR primes have been smaller than Sony’s primes (see 50mm 1.4, 35mm 1.4 and all of sigmas lineup for example) your point is completely void..
this lens cost 1600Euro in europe fckkk
It costs closer to 1700 euro in my country.
@Mr Tech I actually want this as my main lens! I currently have an A7r ii with the 55mm and a 16-35 f4. Since I mainly shoot in the dark, I really need a fast lens. My thoughts were, that with the crop mode on the A7R ii, you can have 55mm and ~85mm (cropped) with the Zeiss lens and 24mm and 35mm (cropped) with this sweet lens.
I am currently trying to sell my zoom, because I dont ever saw myself using 16mm, actually, I had it first on a crop camera which gave me 24mm as standard. Add crop and you get the 35mm that I am so craving right now ^^ 55mm is still too narrow for my everyday life but when I tested this lens in a local camera store, I knew this was the one within 10 seconds. Literally, i have never been convinced so quickly in my entire life :D Just peeked through the viewfinder, didn't even take a photo. It's lighter than the zoom, a little smaller and especially creates the nicest image i ever saw... sold! Lukily you can buy it for 1650 dollars equivalent in Switzerland, so at least some savings....
@Ka Rim Do people want a really fast 24mm lens? I can't see myself using such a lens or needing it. It's not exactly "mainstream" by any means. All Sony do is encourage people to use adapter lenses ;-)
Agree!! 1400$ is 1200€, so disgusting...
Welcome to overpriced mirrorless lenses ;-) Everyone raves about this lens but it's not as optically perfect as some suggest
Doooood your intro is 92% longer than it needs to be. Christ
And subsequent brreeoorrp sfx are too loud. Tone it down?
A comparison with the Batis 25mm would have been more useful to me...
No cheaper.
I just bought this lens. Love it! Cant wait to see what else sony brings out.
CHEAPER!!? LOL
@Ben What competition? Canon and Nikon do NOT have a 24mm f/1.4 lens for their mirrorless FF systems.
Cheaper than the competition
0.24 inch minimum focus distance? LoL, apparently you don't know much about macro photography with DSLR. BTW, number of aperture blades doesn't have so much to do with the bokeh, if bokeh is bad no number of blades will not help.
"Sagittal flare suppressed" means lens is coma free.
Cheaper?? Its 1800 euro here! 1 thing is for sure, photography as a hobby is getting more and more something for the riches
Cheaper than Canon and Nikon equivalence :/ besides, this lens is for pro-sumers and professionals, there are plenty of alternative options to choose from, you don't need the best camera or best lenses in the world to be a good photographer, photography is about telling stories and capturing the right monent
cheaper?....at my country that price can buy 2 zeiss 55mm 1.8 new...can buy 24mm sigma 1.4 + sony fe 85mm 1.8...
Zeiss is not what he is comparing, he is comparing to sony or nikon.
well that isn't anything new. Obviously when you watch reviewers based in North America, you should expect them to speak in terms of dollars.
How does this compare with batis 25mm?
for vloging i think the batis 18 2.8 is better.
So would rival the Sigma 105 f 1/4 art lens due out now ?
sell ur batis 25 asap
Compared to the Sigma 24mm F1.4 Art lens, you are paying $550 more for the gain of a smaller and lighter lens (by 220gr) which also provides the aperture declicking option. Tough sale for all those who are on budget.
Imagine samyang 24 2.8 (500$ total).
You did an amazing video ! By the way ,I love your accent and your speed which makes me an English learner to practice my listening through your video ! 👍
how is $1399 cheap?? if you live here in the philippnes, with our low paycheck im sure you will say thats a very expensive prime lens.
@Ramin M What Canon and Nikon equivalent lenses? Canon and Nikon do NOT have a 24mm f/1.4 lens for their mirrorless systems.
It's only relatively cheap that is, it is cheaper than the Canon and Nikon equivalent lenses.
Shit I live in america and thats expensive lol you can literally get a full frame with a 50mm and another lens for that price but glass does out live camera bodies so....... but yeah it is pricey. Really nice lens though. especially for street, landscape and astrophotography
I have one pre ordered ,for my A7RIII, A7III, and A6500. Cheers
I wish Sony can make a 35mm f1.4 with this size and weight.
Same, let’s hope!
Hell, I'd settle for a 1.8!!
i hope so :)
Wow i can hear that focusing motor loud and clear!
Of the Canon, yes indeed.
Image quality Vs the voigtlander Ultron 21mm F1.8? A lot cheaper but obviously no AF, a bit faster...
@Steve Huff thanks so much! Got the voigt and love it. Plenty of pop!
Different. The Sony is a clinical lens, sharp corner to corner. The 21 1.8 has much more character.
Sony 24 mm 1,4 vs ZEISS Batis 25mm 2,0 Any thoughts ?
bo-keh
Zeiss is f/2, Sony is 1.4. Sony will render a cooler more clinical image. Zeiss warmer.
Loved the intro....😍
Huge fan Steve✌️
Hello there Jonny Sins
Buy a Tele Vue telescope for Astrophotography much better
i thought i heard manny ortiz say yesterday that the Sigma is still sharper.
great review, can't wait to pick this lens up
Any news about Sony A 7 lll S .
Hi Sir Sorry for my question which is out of context. Please suggest me fuji X100f or Fuji Xe3. Money no prob. Please help me with this.
@pinoyattrouble wow man our taste is quite similar Lol. On sony i have 55 1.8 and 35 2.8. Hows your experience with x100f shall i go for it?
Same here actually. What are you using on your Sony? I have Fuji X100F and Tele. On Sony just have A7RIII with 55f1.8.
@pinoyattrouble Thanks for the Response Bro. No currently im using a7riii with sony lenses. Planing to have one Fuji just cause of ken, I think i should go for x100F.
1008asad do you have any existing fujifilm lenses? For me it came down to if I needed to change focal lengths especially to anything greater than 50mm. Then go X-E3. But if you want the least amount of gear to lug around, then go X100F. You can get a wide and Tele converter but that's it. If you're okay with that, then you got a nice light package in X100F. I wonder how far we are to new iterations of both tho.
Thanks for the review! Looking forward to the follow up review. One small criticism: not a fan of your transition sound effect. I find it rather distracting.
Thanks for the opinion. I don't like it either after watching it ; )
I thought Sony Sensors are stabilized...
They are but the effect is not that great IMO. They are the worst for video stabilizing of any camera with 5 Axis. Not sure why.
Sony stabilizer in body is only 3 axis. The lens will add 2 more axis.
Some of them. You can add stabilized lenses to them for more stabilization.
Did you test with in-camera-corrections?
The images I've seen from this lens have a sort of Leica feel to them, wouldn't you agree?
Beautifully sharp and contrasted.
Sony is stepping up the game once more with this amazing lens. ...It's relatively good in price... small... great optics... fast af!!! Thank you Sony! It was the right choice I made switching from Canon to Sony.
I believe you mean 0.24 meters minimum focus distance not 0.24 inch.
Ramin M you’ve set a really low bar for what’s harsh. Ironically, you are now criticising me for suggesting that careless misinformation, reinforced in writing, might make us question the validity of the review.
Michael Emery: No need to be harsh and rude about a mistake he made; enough to just remind him about it.
that's really fucking close ahahah
Not only did he emphasise 0.24 inches in his commentary, it’s also in his slide. Any photographer worth their salt would have definitely paused and checked their facts on such clearly outrageous claim (which is obviously a mistake). Does he really understand what any of the other stuff means?
yeah, it's around 10 inches for minimum focusing distance.
batis 25mm or this?
1.4 for just an extra 100$ vs the batis 25 f2? This is no brainer, go with the 24mm GM!
Batis is great, too. It's quite hard to tell at the moment. Maybe you can get this later, compare them and then decide which one to keep.
This
Kevin Zhao already went for Batis a month ago
I'll go this, if the price of the batis does not drop significantly.
So the XA, are those the ultra high refractive polymers? Sony doesn't say, they just say extreme aspherical. It's probably the polymer since it's looking way lighter and smaller. BTW nice new intro!
Thoughts on this vs the 25mm F2 Batis?
I liked your first look but HATE the video game sound effects.
So why is 35 mm so big?
35, 50, 85, three dslr lens copies made in a hurry.
How does it compare to the Leica 24mm 1.4?
cool question, awaiting reply, waiting in anticipation. thanks
Also, it focuses as close as 0.24 meters, not inches haha
I just got my Batis 25 f/2. This lens is super interesting though. I might return the Batis and pick this thing up
Love the intro. Might pick this lens up as a walk around lens. The 55mm zeiss isn't to bad but kept wanting something wider
This lens is my next one 🔥🔥
How does it perform compared to Batis 25mm f2???
According to ur initial impressions
This lens makes me actually wanna add a sony body to my kit
Awesome video, thanks!
6:02 - is that Ken Rockwell? :) I can see on his page he was there as well. I rind it really amazing that Sony invites him to their events. He's kind of a legend (the Chuck Norris of Photography) and he was always known as a Nikon guy, but Nikon never really invited him and he was there at A7III release as well. This makes me just love Sony even more as it really shows me how much they are connected to the community :)
Thats not him..
What? Hahahaha
Now I need Sony to do exactly the same with a 35mm 1.4 G (small, light and weather sealed) and I will switch right away !
Such huge ugly zoom lenses show up the lie at the heart of 'compact mirrorless FF cameras - terrible balance and Handling. Much better with primes.