This Lens Is Worth Your Attention 👀 Sigma 28-105 F2.8 Review

At only 4mm less than a 24-105 but giving you an F 2.8 aperture, is the Sigma 28-105 worthy of your attention? I’d say so! And in this video, I’m going to be reviewing this lens from the perspective of a wedding filmmaker and telling you whether I think it’s a good choice for you to buy if you film, weddings, or documentaries or anything else where you need a lens with a wide range and great lowlight performance.

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0:00 This lens is worth your attention!
0:51 A confession...
2:28 This lens is a beefy boi
3:11 Does the 4mm shorter focal length matter?
4:05 What about Tamron?!
5:23 Lens image quality
5:50 Autofocus performance and Manual focus quirks
6:32 Modern lens features
7:54 Focus breathing test
8:15 The competitive price!
9:27 Get my free gear guide!

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[BrandonColePhotography]

I still dont think I would get it over the Tamron 35-150. That lens still runs the zoom world. you get way more and as a photographer, its the best right now of all zoom lenses

[Giovanni-Giorgio]

24-70mm may be boring, but i find myself using it all the time. I must admit, this 28-105 f2.8 has my attention.

[iambrandonscales]

Since I’ve owned the Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8, I’ve definitely noticed the difference between 24mm and 28mm. However, this new lens is still a solid choice, especially at the price point! Great review 👍

[g_lantos]

Just wait until Tamron comes out with the 28-180 f2.8 🤫

[ernstvandijk]

Just use crop mode or clean image zoom with your 24-70mm lens to get to 105mm.

[kernzilla]

the 28mm factor you mention here is pretty real. for events, 24mm gets the job done most of the time, but have found since switching to the 28-70, i really need to stay conscious of my position when putting group shots together. (muscle memory is very real in regards to focal lengths!) Overall it's usually not a deal-breaker, but something you def have to acclimate to.

nice review here!

[afferist]

Thanks for the review!
I've been shooting with crop cameras for 13 years, where my minimum focal lengths started at 17-18mm (~27mm on FF), so 24mm is not a problem for me, I've never had that, and if I want to get wider, I'll take something around 17-28 from Tamron :)
At 28-105, the only thing that confuses is the size and weights that I can't test until I buy a lens. I take photos and videos with my hands, on different trips, so weight can be a disadvantage.
But I like to zoom too much.

[yesaira]

Such a great informative valuable review thanks for sharing

[anirbanmukherjee]

That 4mm in the wide end, is super important for me. But i must say sigma did a great job on this lens. Maybe i will try it out some day, but a 24 - 70 mm f2.8 will always be my favourite.

[DigiDriftZone]

Amazing lens but losing the 4mm on the wide end hurts, 28 is just a tad too tight in too many situations. Personally I'd rather a 16-35 and 70-200, and just have a gap from 36-70 - as you say these focal lengths look quite plain/boring.

[billem]

I love my sigma art 24-70 for weddings but I always wish I could zoom tighter during ceremony vows and such. So I may need this. Also the declicked aperture ring would be an awesome feature too. I don’t think I’ll miss the 4mm on the wide end. But all this to say, I doubt I swap my 24-70s for these for a year or so

[EliFox-sf]

How do you get your A7siii to track your face like that with autofocus? Great video!

[SuperBee_]

The manual focus is an absolute dealbreaker. Sigma should fix this on e-mount.

[PTSOPHOTO]

debating wether to go for this or something wider than a 28 like a 16-35 f4 pz. I currently have a tamron 28-75 f2.8 gen1 and it's okay but I find the sharpness lacking in some instances, with odd color shifts.

[MaxKreiss]

Hey „My Name is Matt Johnson“…where‘s your Iron 🤭

Great Review, thx an Greetings from Germany my friend 😎🖖🏼

[benjamin.kelley]

Finally decided to get out of the Canon cripple ecosystem, sold all my Canon glass and bodies, and bought a Sony FX3 and Sigma 24-70 Art mark I since it was less expensive than the mark II. This might be the upgrade in a few months along with a 70-200.

[enstamud]

What's this like in Zoom pulling use? 🙏

[wolveswithtea]

I've seen another review saying it doesn't focus when zooming. Can you do a test to confirm this or not? Maybe a short? 👀 It's the ONE thing stopping me from pre-ordering. If I can't do a slow zoom out for aisle shots whilst keeping the couple in focus, its a no for me

[wolveswithtea]

You call it the 24-105 at 1:109 btw! I use the Tamron 35-150 on my main cam and need something similar for my B cam for ceremonies & speeches so this has my attention rn

[PeterLinyov]

Спасибо за обзор, шикарная линза, я уже готов поменять свой тамрон 28-75, НО...а вдруг тамрон выпустит 24-105 ...со стабилизацией...за $ 1300? Это меня пугает....