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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
2:32 - Build & Handling
3:38 Haida Rear Filter System
8:00 - Focus Action
11:30 Image Quality Breakdown
22:13 Conclusion and Pricing
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I'm glad to see you review Sony lenses early again. There are a few other in depth photography-focused reviewers out there, but yours are the ones I wait for before purchasing a lens.
That's high praise to my ears, so, thank you!
Same here :)
Wonderful review, thank you Dustin!
Glad you liked it!
Another attention to detail, wonderful review Dustin. Your reviews are the best, thank you.
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the great review and tips on the Haida filters, Dustin. I will be purchasing this lens soon.
Nice. Enjoy!
Great writer and great photographer and great reviewer. I have a lot of respect for you, Dustin.
I appreciate that!
Excellent review as usual! I have the 12-24 F2.8 and love the sharpness of the lens, in fact it lives on my A7R4 and am always amazed at how sharp my pics are...the only thing is it is a "heavy" lens, so am really interested in the 14 F1.8, especially when I'm hiking around in the Sierras...so, you review was very helpful. Thank you!
It definitely seriously undercuts the weight of the 12-24
Great Review 👍 as usual 👏
Thank you!
Firstly thank you for this information.
You're welcome.
That branch next to your left arm is really affectionate towards you :S.
Great review as always, Dust-in!
Yes - I kept wishing I had set up a little further over...
this is a good time to be a photographer, so many new good products with good price/performance ratios....
Absolutely true.
Wow! I want to rent this lens to test for astrophotography. Thanks for the review.
It should (in theory) be a great option.
That image of the leaf is really great, a very nice demonstration of this lens' attributes.
A coma test would have been ideal, but I understand the weather was not cooperative. There are ways of simulating small light points which you could use in the future, should similar conditions prevail. Lenstip use a red LED in their tests, perhaps you could investigate the feasibility of this?
I've done it before, but it is a pretty poor substitute for the real thing.
Just bought this last night. I’m excited to see how it does on my A7SIII for real estate videography.
I suspect you'll enjoy it.
A SUPERB review!! Great that you covered far and near and the test lab. The ultra wide is best for close subjects and wide backgrounds but you showed some that I have never done. Shame no astro. The problem with 14mm's in the past from Rokinon to the Sigma is pincushion distortion best seen with a star capture where stars are elongated in corners especially with the milky way at left of frame being to the southeast. 2.8 is good but 4 helps best. What happens is things at sides are wider than at center. To see if pincushion distortion use Capture One it has a pincushion correction and look at the ground/foreground it will change while stars go to pinpoint, have used with old rokinon 14 and get the MW arch with a level MW.
It has been cloudy also here BUT what I have seen in photos this lens looks as good as the 20 and 24. You showed detail unseen with other 14's but like the 20mm detail of the MW has more depth and stitching of panos are no problem when shooting over the ocean. Thank You also for the review of the rear filters also good for the 1224 f/4. In comparing a holder is $500 and each filter $200, this a bargain. Just carry a clear trash bag to remove lens and change filters if out and about, saves sensor dust.
That's a good recommendation about the filter changing process.
Yes thanks on the trash bag idea .
Excellent lens. The only issue I have with ultra wides is corner stretch due to rectilinear correction - but nothing can be done about this - it's the nature of optics. However, I sometimes prefer a fisheye lens for this reason.
Fair enough, though, as you say, this is a matter of taste.
Thank you for this great review! I'm torn between this lens vs the Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G
Both very good lenses, but those two focal lengths are quite different. Have you used both before? Buy what gives you the most value for your actual work.
I was speaking with my sister (who is a pro photographer for an auction house) and I asked her if she would buy the 14mm GM, the 16-35 GM, or the 12-24 GM. Her opinion was that the fast prime is the best option of the three - you can crop on a high res body (I'm using an Alpha 1) if you want to get closer, and how often are you realistically going to need the 12 or 13 mm length of the 12-24? To her mind (and mine, based on her reasoning) this seems like a great value compared to those choices, especially if you shoot on a high res body. Great review, I'm looking to pick mine up this weekend.
That is excellent reasoning. It would be my choice of the three, too.
Wow, impressive that it's reasonably sized & priced. The rendering is quite nice for an uw.
Agreed all around
Hello very good and professional as always. Since the prices of Sony lenses are unfortunately too high for many customers, I would be happy to see you test the Samyang XP 14 2.4. Many thanks greetings from Munich Germany
I've actually previously reviewed that lens if you look for it on my channel.
Great review as always, do you have any plans to review the new 50mm f1.2 GM and do a head to head with the Canon RF equivalent?
Hi Joe, I will certainly review the 50mm F1.2, though a direct comparison with the RF probably won't happen. Sourcing Canon loaners is a real challenge sometimes.
Hi, Dustin. With these large lens caps, I recommend rotating 90 degrees so the camera bag doesn't pull the lens cap off. This is from my experience with the 12-24mm F/4 G lens.
Interesting. I didn't have a problem with it coming off, but that's good feedback.
@@DustinAbbottTWI I should specify, this is with the lens mounted on a camera stowed in a Lowepro Slingshot. That bag likes to release the pinch-lock mechanisms when the cap is mounted normally.
Great review! Are you doing a comparison between this lens and the Sigma 14mm art? If the Sony lens do better in most parameters than the Sigma lengs, it's a miracle to put all those specs into its light weight!
I won't be doing such a comparison. I don't have the Sigma, and the Sony was a loaner that has already been returned.
I finally got some clear skies, took the 14mm f/1.8 out into the night! I put on my A7iii first and the images were superb but There were dove stars from side to side in post at 100%. The next night I put on the A7Siii and it was so great and no dove stars. I learned about the March firmware 4.0 for A7iii and installed, dove stars no longer. I have had the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 for a couple years and coma's wide open always a problem and best at f/2.8. Even the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 has pincushion really bad. All that is in the past and have seen it all for the past 6 years trying to go wider. BUT ALWAYS the Sony Lenses have been superb from the early 1018 f/4 (1527) or (12-18 on full frame), 1635 f/4 and the 1224 f/4 all great!!! But now the the super fast ultra wide 14mm f/1.8. I shoot today with the NPF rule for camera model at the accurate SS due to many years of star elongation in corners. First why an ultra wide and fast, when you first capture the early season MW in landscape you get the MW streaming to the left, but you want more so you go to the 16mm, then 12mm and even 10mm. But there is distortion in some makes. That is where panoramas come in, the overlap got rid of it but software has a problem stitching also. Sony came out with the 24 f/1.4 then the 20 f/1.8 both superb and even greater doing panos. Now the 14mm f/1.8, a miracle lens equal with the 24 and 20!! The thing that will simply amaze is the sharpness both near and far (miles far) once focus is done. In post at 400% a lit city 20 plus miles away is seen clearly and individual radio towers and lights are pinpoint and a ship at anchor on the horizon deck and stack can be made out with running lights pinpoint. These three lenses shine best at portrait view panos!! A June MW goes vertical after midnight so the way part is high over head, BUT you can stay level and capture the top (that is way overhead and toward your back) and do a 180+ pano and capture not just a MW arch BUT the largest roller coaster looking MW, all with pinpoint stars and sharpness/clarity that captures the cloud part from horizon to the top and back to the horizon. And even PS and LR can stitch if enough dehaze/clarity/texture done to all images. Now the truly amazing roller coaster image is if you use the Kase Star Glow filter (not available in 150x150 for an external fit on front of 1224 or 14mm lens (yet)) but on the 20mm a screw on filter holder 100x100 the big stars glow And stitching in PTGui requires no extra points, it just stitches your pano. Now why the 14mm over the 1224 f/2.8 @ 14mm, the 14 is small/lightweight and the difference of 12 and 14 small. Yes you will use a faster SS with the 1.8 than the 2.8 and getting less light! The other nice thing is the less ISO to control highlights and get detail and with a Sony shadow detail is even better the lower the ISO. In manual mode set the SS/ISO to get a M.M. of +0.7 it will be perfect ETTR and a bright image to play with!!! Thanks again to Sony!! I am a hobbyist not a seller. But here is some proof for those with cloudy skies, not perfect but just enjoy!!!
www.edgenauxsphotography.org/Photography/2021/i-8DfFNFq/A
www.edgenauxsphotography.org/Photography/2021/i-gjpbVXB/A
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That's great. Enjoy your lens.
Dustin, thank you for the excellent reviews. After watching many of your reviews the past few weeks, I have 1 question and 1 video request.
Question: I just bought into a camera system (Sony) for the first time. I have the Sony A7C, the 20mm 1.8 and the 85mm 1.8. Being that I got two odd starter lenses, what are your top 3 focal length suggestions for rounding out a "5 lens rotation" for a video-centric shooter with a documentary-style emphasis?
Viewer request: Your top 10 lenses for video and top 10 lenses for photography.
The 35mm F1.8 is a popular video lens. I also think the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 is a very, very useful video lens. If you want telephoto, the Tamron 70-180mm is also a good addition to that kit.
Thanks for the in-depth review. I have been weighing this vs the Sigma 14/1.8 (and thank you for reviewing that lens). There has definitely been downward price pressure on the Sigma since the Sony lens hit the streets. I just got a counter offer on Greentoe $400 lower than suggested retail on the Sigma lens. Now the eternal conundrum- the best use of limited resources. Thank you for the straight info on both lenses, really helps in making a decision. I will use the lens mainly for astrophotography so the size and weight is not as much of a consideration as it would otherwise be. I am still using my Tamron 15-30/2.8 held over from my A-mount days for most landscape work and I am still very happy with it. Not to wax philosophical, but how good is good enough? Always a hard question to answer.
Hi Phil, I would be tempted by the upgrade from the Tamron to the Sony because of the size, but not the Sigma for the same reason. If you're happy with the Tamron for now, just wait for the inevitable sales on the Sony.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Good advice. However I decided to buy the Sony 14mm now. Even though the logical side of me says the cost savings of the Sigma is worth it, the size and quality of the lens along with the mirrorless native design proved irresistible. I don't think I will be disappointed in the long run.
Do you only have this "motion blur" effect at extreme close-ups wide open or also at closer than landscape objects, like taking a picture wide open of a whole car from a low perspective view?
Love your reviews, looking at them for a long time and helped my decision in many lenses I bought for the Sony system.
I only saw it very close up.
Just bought this for under $1600 CAD brand new, so excited to shoot it in!
That's a good price. Enjoy!
Wow testing.
This will be a must have lens for me. Replace my Laowa 15mm F2.
It's a great replacement for that lens.
Thanks for video.
Unfortunately Lr has not released the lens correction for 14 1.8GM yet.
I am just waiting to using it.
Regarding to Astro shooting, I did try it couple days ago in New Zealand.
@f/1.8 , The coma was still there at the corner of the frame.
And I did watch DP Review TV channel, GM coma performance is better than Sigma.
So GM is still not perfect but might be the best in this regard.
I would think the LR profile should be there very soon.
... grest review! 👍🏻 and a good lens, no question. However, it cannot reach the 2.8 / 12-24 GM in terms of sharpness and IQ, both in the center and in the corners. Even though I have the zoom, I ordered the new lens in advance - it is a very good alternative in low light situations.
Hi there, if you check the MTF's, the 12-24 is marginally sharper in the center and midframe (at F2.8 vs F1.8), but not nearly as sharp in the corners.
Hey Dustin, if low distortion was my top priority at this focal length for real estate videography, what are some alternative options that you would suggest instead? Appreciate your insights.
The new Laowa 15mm F4.5 shift lens might be a good option for you. I reviewed it here: bit.ly/Laowa15Sreview
HI, Dustin, thank you so much for your great review! I watched the review after the lens was released and watched again after I got the lens 2 days ago.
I noticed that the aperture ring can not be turned to the mark "A". Do you have this issue or there is some trick? THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN!
It should be able to turn to A, though it has more resistance between A and the final manual aperture stop.
Once again, thank you so much! I turn a little harder than before and it did reach "A" stop!
Dustin, have you kept the 14 GM? what have you used to clean the front glass? I just got mine and taking it on hikes shortly. Thanks.
No, it was a loaner. I typically just use a microfiber cloth and fog it with my breath to clean other GM lenses that I own, though.
I wonder how it compares to the 12-24 GM and the Sigma 14-24 DG Dn at 14mm and 2.8
That's a fair question. It is sharper than the Sigma, but I haven't tested the big GM yet.
Great review. Im still debating on whether or not get the rear filter system, it looks like a nice set and easy to use. It must be frustrating putting this much work into reviews and see these stupid non productive comments from people. I got annoyed just reading some of them lol
It does get frustrating.
man i love sony so much. Need to get this and sell my 17-28 tamron.
It’s a very nice lens, for sure.
Looks likes a hold out engineers from minolta have been at work making some small lenses for Sony.
That would be a good thing, for sure.
Mine just arrived yesterday. I’m getting a little backward focusing on half my shots. Focus subject about six feet away. Camera says it’s focused on the eye but in actuality it’s focusing on the ears. Again, about half my shots. I also notice the smudges at 1.8. Instead of bokeh it looks like smears. I’m on the fence about this lens right now.
That doesn't sound right to me. Backfocus shouldn't be an issue. I would try to exchange the lens for another copy.
Commenting as to feed the algorithm ;) great review as always even before seeing it ;) too bad for the price but still relatively affordable.
The fact that its no more expensive than Sigma's four year old 14mm F1.8 tells me that it is reasonably priced. The fact that it is a much better lens than the Sigma tells me that even more.
@@DustinAbbottTWI be aware I was referring to my somewhat limited budget as I will purchase one one day :)
Lens-tip states that coma results are pretty worse that showed by Sony in its press presentation. Owning a 16-35GM, my only reason to but this lens is night photography, so I'd like to have another independent reviewer results.
If I ever have one in hand again, I'll do my best to test that.
Too expensive for a niche lens... In addition (forgive me) but I have most of the Sony GM lineup but consistently feel the lenses render in a sterile or at least underwhelming way. Technically they are excellent, but they seem to lack character (in my opinion, which of course is a very subjective perspective). For example, I own the Sony 24 GM and the Zeiss Batis 25, but far prefer the rendering from the Zeiss... Thank you, Dustin, for your superlatively good and thorough reviews.
Fair enough, thought I feel differently about the recent GM lenses. I think the 35 and 50mm along with the 135mm are pretty special.
Did you notice if the lens was acting sharper in the real world landscapes, where the actual scene is more far than your chart test. You mention this 'motion blurr effect'... In your chart test F 1,8 looks like suffering from this, when you are actually still bit close up. the F 16 looks much better. Maybe because this lens is having issues wide open at close up?
I liked real world images from the lens, for sure, though I felt like my chart results were fairly consistent with real world results.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you Dustin for your time. So the conclusion afterwards, is that the 12-24mm is the optical superior, but in real world scenarios, where you doesn’t compare, then you won’t miss anything on the 14mm prime
I think that is a fair point, and I vastly preferred the size and price of the 14mm.
I've watched your definitive reviews for the 14mm GM, the 20mm G and the 24mm GM...
I find it a tough choice between the 20mm and the 24mm. Used prices between the two are very close together. *Anyone wanna help me decide* ?
Obviously, astro is going to benefit from F1.4, but sadly, its shrinking your view into the universe over the 20mm
*Why can't I have the 20mm with F1.4* . . .? brighter and smaller, darker and bigger, why not brighter and bigger ;-)
- I like the really wide and dynamic field of the 14mm GM. Very cool shots you took!
- I like the 20mm better though, because its just that much more crisp! I don't know If I'd really get the benefit of the incredible sharpness with the A7C's sensor
- The 24mm F1.4 GM seems even sharper to me and at max aperture no less!
Making that choice is difficult, for sure. If you can find a 24mm GM for close to the 20mm's price, that's worth doing.
Hey
So what lens did you end up with? Currently confused about 24 vs 20 as well but getting the 14 as a wider
@@hamroz1 the 14 is awesome for landscape time lapse :D
The 24 GM is great for low light scenes of any kind...
But by now, I switched to RX100 VII to carry less ...
do u recommend it for real estate photography ?
It's nice and wide and the distortion isn't terrible, so sure.
i just bought this lens sony 14mm. I noticed a sound when you press shutter button on aperture above 1.8. At 1.8 it is silent and when you choose, for example 4.0, and press shutter button i hear this "chik chik" sound while focusing. Is it normal?
That is actually the aperture blades opening to F1.8 for focus, and then closing at the moment the shutter is clicked. That allows the camera to focus with the maximum amount of light...which equals better focus.
@@DustinAbbottTWI so that’s normal? My Sony 50mm 1.2 sounds quiter
Any chance you could tell me if you feel something shifting inside of your lens when rotating it in your hand while off of the camera?
Many modern lenses employ a floating element to help with up close performance. Do you get the same feeling with the lens attached and powered on? If you don't, then that is just the floating element and nothing to worry about.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you! I do not feel the components shifting when connected and powered on.
Is it any good for a7iv videos + photos or not the best option?
It should be a great match.
What's the red danging thing you have on the camera strap part?
It's a Peak Design "anchor" that allows me to easily connect/disconnect my Peak Design strap
@@DustinAbbottTWI oh thank you. I bought a used a7riii and it had one but no idea what it was for. I though it was an accessory lol
This lens is being used even more now that the A7IV 4K 60p is cropped.
That's probably true.
The test chart setup you employ seems rather useless for an assessment of this lens' sharpness. Out of interest how far away is the sensor plane from the chart for a lens of this focal length in your tests?
My inclination, were I attempting comparative tests of ultra-wide angle lenses, would be to place an enlarged version of your Siemens star target in each corner and midpoint of the frame at a distance of 10-15 m, tilting and swinging the camera and refocusing for each. Of course such a test would not demonstrate the presence or lack of field curvature, so a possible addition would be to use R. Cicala's quick and dirty solution of a clarity boosted high spacial frequency scene (grassy field/rough pavement) to discern the shape of the field of focus.
Thinking about this more: some of these techniques could also be employed to better judge more normal focal length lenses at different focus distances, by varying the size of the target and thus keeping the relative size in image space constant. A lot of work though.
My testing is far from useless and in this case is well in accordance with the MTF results...and backed up by many real world results. With all due respect, I've reviewed hundreds of lenses and am very well respected in this industry for delivering accurate results, so your criticism (or at least the language used) seems ill founded.
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I was not claiming that your testing is useless, just that your test chart setup (and associated methodology) is useless for assessing sharpness (and distortion and vignetting) for this particular lens, due to its ultra-wide focal length.
You yourself admitted limitations to your testing methodology in deriving a comprehensive and real-world applicable appraisal of such a wide angle lens, "I'm not sure this is entirely indicative at this close...". It is well understood that lens sharpness, vignetting and distortion is dependent on focal distance, a fact which you allude to in this video. The fact that you also show performance in real world images is, (I presume) because you understand that your testing methodology is not comprehensive enough to get a full understanding of a lens' performance, and that fact is especially so for an ultra-wide lens such as this.
What MTF results are you referring to?
Sony only demonstrates MTF wide open and at f/8, and their numbers are based on geometric analysis, not measured with an optical bench. As such Sony's MTF results are an approximation only, and hardly a good comparison point to ascertain validity.
Perhaps you refer to Lenstip's testing? But they report MTFs in the centre and at the APS-C edge to be greater in the Sony 14/1.8 than the Samyang 35/1.8 (their most recently tested lens), while your review of the Samyang shows its performance on your test chart to be better than the Sony 14/1.8 across the frame.
It is precisely the discrepancy between real world results and the results from your test chart that I am concerned with, and which you have also said are possibly not consistent, but you now claim that real-world results back up your test chart results?
With equal respect, the number of lenses you have tested is not relevant to the accuracy of your tests. Neither does the degree to which your tests are perceived to be accurate by those whose feedback you are aware of have any bearing on how accurate your tests actually are, particularly in edge cases such as this large aperture ultra-wide angle lens.
The methodology I suggested is potentially an improvement over your current methodology, but I can understand that it would involve too much work for minimal advantage in all but edge cases such as this lens, and thus in an effort to maintain consistency and provide a useful appraisal of a lens you do a fine job.
I would still appreciate knowing how far away the sensor plane was from the chart in your tests of this lens. It is important to explain one's methodology to allow for replication.
I’m at the point where I don’t buy it unless Dustin reviews it.
Then that could get expensive...I review a lot of stuff!!
Niche lens. Not what i will need or want. For now. But still watching.
It's not a focal length (or price point) that everyone needs; it is the most exceptional lens of its kind, though.
I need to replace my canon 7D and Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens and EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM. I wouldn't be apposed to going full frame.
Edit I don't need to stay canon
It's hard to argue against the Sony lineup right now. Just so many options.
Am I the only one who noticed the swastika and "He*l Hi*ler" on the bridge at 13:36? Must have been an oversight, no worries. As a German I have the responsibility to point that out, so that phrases and signs like those are not proliferated inconsiderately.
Thanks a bunch for the review (I'll totally buy one!) and best regards from Berlin ✌️
Hmmm - I've never seen that before. Good on you. I don't think that is on that bridge anymore, as I've been back many times and never seen it.
Technically they could do front filter but it would be 100mm
Right. I actually don't mind doing rear filters for lenses like this, but that's because I'm mostly looking to filter for long exposures.
Your "L" always sounds special. I remember your channel because of it =) and you even compile such sentences: "I reaLLy Like the Look of it overaLL".
Well, that's a first :)
No astrophotographs? Maybe to avoid drawing on the exaggerated coma that this lens has?
You obviously didn't watch the review, as I discussed that specifically in there.
This guy has definitely drunk the Kool Aid.
Interesting allegation - that alleges nothing. What do you mean by this, and what proof do you offer to back it up?
Do you simply dislike the fact that Sony is making really good lenses that still manage to be compact?