bradhusick
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Just wondering what experiences you've all had with the Sony (Zeiss) 24-70 f/4 full frame E-mount lens regarding good/bad copies. Are they very consistent or have you had to send some back? Please share...
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I did as well but I'm going to buy it back because the high ISO levels are far better and it may actually focus now for PR work.After 2 copies, I gave up. I am going to take my chances on the rumored 24-70 f/2.8 zoom (may be).
I find that too. I don't want to read to much into it but maybe fat pixels and better than ones that are shrunk to extreme levels?My first copy was certainly off on one side and my 2nd copy is I think as good as it can be for this lens. I seldom use it now though it does really shine on the A7s
I don't know, but to me these don't look as sharp as the ones we've been seeing with the Batis, but then maybe we are all spoilt now!Here are a few images from my walk about with the A7RII and 24-70 F4.
One reason for taking the lens was to see what the difference was between F4 and F8 at various focal lengths.
EXIF data is attached, I think these are all F4 samples.
All the images have processing applied. Kodachrome color mix, sharpening, minor cropping, Clarity, Shadow, Highlight, Exposure
The image of the train leaving the station was shot AF-C single shot.
The image of the tree with fungi is heavily sharpened to emphasis the texture of the bark.
The image up the trunk of the tree is processed to optimize the sun flare through the trees. There is CA around the leaves that can't be corrected in Lightroom.
I knew I liked the lens, just wanted to confirm its performance on the A7RII.
Guy, with the Nissin Air speedlite system this camera/lens combination will work a charm for events.
I went through three copies and settled on one that still has issues if you want to pixel peep into the corners and compare it to primes like the FE 28, 35 and 55. However, it is small and light and is perfectly capable of taking great images if you feed it great images. Another way of saying content is king. I carried an A7S or an A7r with this lens all over the streets and alleys of India at all hours of the day and night and it was a joy to carry and a joy to use. There is no way I swap it out for a 24-70 2.8 even if the image quality was somewhat better. The extra size and weight just would not be worth it to me.I don't know, but to me these don't look as sharp as the ones we've been seeing with the Batis, but then maybe we are all spoilt now!
That was the one lens in the Sony stable I was not impressed with. Maybe 'shutter shock', maybe not, but somehow I did not find the images to have that pop or sharpness.
But I am willing to give it another try with the A7RII. It is a nice size and of course extremely useful focal length for a general purpose walkabout lens.
Yes, I too have Steve McCurry's books. His genre is people and you don't need a very sharp lens, just content which as has been rightly said, is king.I went through three copies and settled on one that still has issues if you want to pixel peep into the corners and compare it to primes like the FE 28, 35 and 55. However, it is small and light and is perfectly capable of taking great images if you feed it great images. Another way of saying content is king. I carried an A7S or an A7r with this lens all over the streets and alleys of India at all hours of the day and night and it was a joy to carry and a joy to use. There is no way I swap it out for a 24-70 2.8 even if the image quality was somewhat better. The extra size and weight just would not be worth it to me.
Whenever I think about getting bogged down about the image quality of the FE 24-70 zoom, I pick up a copy of Steve McCurry's book, the Iconic Photographs. His photographs leave me breathless, and I don't even notice that the images are nowhere near clinically sharp across the frame.