Game-Changer or Just Another Lens | Sony 24-50 F2.8 Review

The Sony 24-50 F2.8 Lens is good...but is it actually worth buying?
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0:00 Intro
0:16 Focal Length breakdown
1:35 Big Advantages
2:21 Hardware
4:28 Autofocus
5:35 Image Quality
7:15 Issue #1
8:35 Issue #2
10:03 Gamechanger?
10:20 Should You Buy It

[LoverOfTech]

I low key think the Tamron F2.8 20-40mm is the better purchase. With a 1.5x Super 35 crop or clear image zoom, the end becomes a 60mm and the price is almost half.

[Abyssdiver]

I just ordered one directly from Sony. With my military discount and points back from my last purchase I payed $850 from Sony new with a 2 year warranty. The reason I got this is because I am new and starting out. The first lens I got was the FE 20mm f1.8 G from all the reviews it is supposed to be a really good wide angle prime. I opted for the 24-50 because it covers the next 3 prime lenses, it is a small lens and less $ than buying the 3 primes 24-35-50... The image quality of both these lenses I got are always compared to the GM lenses that are twice or more than twice the price. So for being new to these detachable lens cameras I think I did pretty well. The camera I chose is the a7c-ii for the compact size and the sensor is supposed to be great for night time photography. I will be taking pictures of the Milky Way, Nebulas, planets, and the moon. My next lens will be Sigma 150-600mm F5/-6.3 DG DN for moon photos and birds in my trees out back.
Cheers~

[nickyfoulkes]

It gives you the 3 classic F2.8 primes in one lens. 24 + 35 + 50 mm great to shoot with in inclemment weather rather than risking changing lenses.

[GeekyNerdyTechy]

Your reviews are fantastic, Dan. Great job!

[JeromeMorada]

Love my tamron 20-40mm 2.8 especially for gimbal, also for macro shots. The 20mm wide is game changer for video. Only if Sony make it 20-50 that would be amazing. Also, the Tamron 20-40 is very cheap.

[WestVillage-vvhg]

Game changer for me. It's the first f/2.8 zoom for full frame that I am actually interested in.
Closest before was the Sigma 28-70mm Contemporary. But I passed because of the stepper motor and no weather sealing.

This Sony 24-50mm gives me additional quality of life improvements - smaller and lighter, aperture ring and compared to the Tamron 20-40mm, it works better with active IS and has better tracking AF

[ChrisA]

Great video man! Loved the breakdown and the legitimate pros and cons as they pertain to the real world. And I totally agree that had this been a 20-50, the lens would be a fantastic new addition to an already excellent Sony catalogue. I would have happily paid a few hundred bucks more for that extra width. The set and the b-roll look super sharp as well

[karlnotyourbusiness]

They should do this a higher level kit bundle and drop the price that way. Great with the C range.

[joshuachubbphotography]

I’d love to see a 3 way comparison between this, the Tamron 20-40 and the Sony 20-70 f4

[PhotoTrekr]

When it was announced I thought, Who would buy this? Well, as it turns out, me. I'm putting together a travel kit. So, I'm thinking about pairing this lens with the 16-25 G and 70-200 G II with the A7CR and A7CII.

[dennis_tm]

10:05 A 20-50mm lens with an aperture of 2-2.8 is a G Master with twice the price.

[V.D.L.]

Please compare with tamron 20-40mmf2.8.

[pgrtjuf]

These zoom ranges have been around a long time. I still have the 24-35 SR mount from the 80's & the Maxxum 24-50 A-mount from the 90's. It's not difficult to get used to them as they are small & v. good for group shots too. Besides lenses for film cameras are better corrected as post computer work was not expected. I used to enlarge C-prints, at most only dodge & burn were needed. Being lazy I sometimes print b&w on color paper to avoid the wet chemicals.

[andrear]

That is speaking openly, as usual on your channel

[jeffmiller]

There are rumors that Sony is making a 16-25mm F2.8 (should be similar in price to the 24-50mm). If you pair this with that rumored lens and a 70-200mm F4. You get the range of the holy trinity with much of the focal length at F2.8 for a function of the pice

[SPDTDL]

4:35 The LM motors in the 24-50 are not half of what you get in the GMII. The GMII uses High Thrust Extreme Dynamic Linear Motors. The 24-50 only has Optimised Linear Motors. EDLM Vs OLM.

[gpdoyon]

I'm sold on this lens as it covers my favorite prime lens focal lengths. I've pre-ordered my from Amazon and cant wait to start using it.

It'll be perfect as my travel lens.And, the major selling point for me is that I dont want to buy 2-3 more lenses. And, I don't shoot video.

What is also kind of strange to me is when people say, "If only it had...". Clearly Sony thiught otherwise, especially since there are othwr lenses in their lineup rhat satisfy these people.

This lens was designed, I think, for oeople like me.

[QuietOC]

Minolta released a 24-50mm F4 zoom back in 1978 (and also produced two later AF versions for Alpha.) The 24-70mm range is a more recent invention.

[CC-gtro]

I like this range 24-50 f2.8.
I have 17-28 f2.8 very good for the gimbal with its internal zoom. But i don’t have standard lens 35 /40/50. I like the weight 440g comparable to my 420g tamron 17-28 and it is the same 67mm filter size. So if i buy one it is this one or a prime 35mm 1.8 to get a 1.8. But 24-50 f2.8 with its custom button and aperture ring, fast AF, sharpness would be a good choice for photo and good on the gimbal as well with the 35mm -50mm focal length with less portrait distortion at close range (with the automatic lens compensation) than a super wide angle lens with which you have to check the distance getting closer. Currently An option is to be farther and use apsc mode to get closer and simulate 42mm with my tamron 17-28 for more close ups. But the 24-50 would do it better certainly and in photo, apsc mode lose mpx, so i don’t use apsc in photo mode.

[JeffsWay.]

I ordered one of these and it was DOA, not communicating with the camera. I thought that's weird? So I tried it on another body, and same thing. So I sent it back.