Sony 24mm 1.4 GM - Final Review with RAW downloads! Is it worth the money?
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- So its been a few months since I purchased the Sony 24mm GM (yes I did pay full price) and its time for my final thoughts!
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This Review was filmed with:
Sony A7R3
Sony 16-35mm 2.8 GM
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Rode NT-USB Mic
Edited in Final Cut X on the iMac Pro
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Your wedding photos are beautiful. Wide angle portraits feel so "real" and spontaneous.
I agree about the spontaneous for sure. Thank you
Honestly mate your work is inspiring and your informative reviews are quite thorough. Overall just a very very pleasant experience watching your videos.
i just sold my perfect (well centered) FE 35/1.4za, and bought the 24GM, and love it.
Love the review style. Glad to see you've grown substantially since this video!
This is the video I was waiting for. Been considering buying the 24 for while now. After this, I'm just gonna order tomorrow!
Thanks mate
Your welcome mate thanks
Fantastic photos! I feel like wider primes especially embody the extra "creativity" that's supposed to come along with using primes. The extra wideness definitely makes you think about composition and how you can make your surroundings work for you.
Thanks! And totally agree
This is the best lens i've owned, a little beast!
Does yours make a rattling noise when changing aperture both manually or automatically?
@@walidaltinawi I literall just turned on my sony a7iii with my 24mm 1.4 and It didn't make any sound while i was changing manually/automatically the aperture, but i think i have flashbacks when i've heard some noises, but i guess it wouldn't be normal if yours does it all the time.
Hector Rodriguez Vega Thank you for the reply, it seems unusual to me that a G Master lens would rattle when when adjusting the Aperture but it seems a lot of people are having similar issues. I’ll try it out a bit longer and see if the noise continues.
Just got mine absolutely love it on my Ar3!
Great video Chris. Big fan of your Chanel. Picked this up based on your reviews. I got some of my best wedding shots ever this weekend just gone.
After seeing the 24 GM, I really wish Sony would release the GM version of 35 1.4. The current 1.4 version is good but wide open is not worth 1500 and its reputation of bad copy really make me want to stay away from it.
I’d buy one for sure
I have both the GM and ZA and find sharpness very comparable on both. Apparently, I have a good copy of the 35mm 1.4 (or a bad one of the GM). But fully agree on the 35 1.4 GM; if a 35 GM was as light and small and well built as the 24GM, it would be perfect ! See my sharpness test of the 35 1.4 ZA here: morsdorf.ch/gear/sony-35-mm-1-4-za/
Your wish has been granted😁
Looks like a sweet piece of glass, I don't have sony but nice to see they are adding more and more glass to their arsenal
How is the 24 + 55 combo working out? What do you mostly shoot?
i got my 24GM last week and I'm so excited to use it this summer! great review Chris
Thank you 😊
AF-S, aperture priority @ f/4. Does your lens make a noise when you try to auto-focus? (Noise when the aperture closes/opens up, between f/1.4 to f/5.6)
I wanted this lens for so long, I got it in January and has been my favorite lens since then, is too sharp! light weight and small. I will never sell it.
Great video Chris! Have you managed to get your hands on the new Sony 35mm 1.4 GM? Will be good to hear your thoughts and whether you’ll be jumping from the 24mm to the 35mm GM 👀
Great review on the 24mm. I sold my 35mm 1.4 Art to go native and wider. So far so good.
Thanks!
Great photos mate. Wish my wedding tog was as good lol
Beautiful work. I can't wait to get one for myself
Thanks for all you do Chris.....Subbed
I just ordered mine should be here in a few days
Can't wait to use it
If it's anything like my 135mm F/1.8 I will be extremely happy
Best regards, Rick
I have the 24-105mm f4 G on A7iii which I use for general purposes, primarily travel with variation of street, buildings, people, portrait, and some landscape. I also do some video coverage of the same. The equipment combination is practical, but, I’m not thrilled with resolution or sharpness of photo images.
My question is would I achieve an improvement by upgrading the camera to A7R iii and keep the 24-105mm?
I would gradually add primes like 24 f1.4, 55mm f1.8 &/or 85mm anyway,
or should I keep the A7 iii and move to primes now?
Either way, is the 24mm f1.4 GM the right one to start with given my genre of photography.
Many thanks
These are great and really appreciate your style and knowledge
Thanks Christopher
I love watching Lens review from person who "really" know how to use them properly. Most of the reviewer they just talk about their experiences with bad example of their photos. Yours, however, was very nice! Beautiful photos!
Thanks Sam!
Hi Chris - I know this video is a couple of years old, but I wondered whether you still recommend the 24 1.4 these days with the new cameras? I have an A7iv and am thinking of picking up a secondhand version of this lens for photography, but it's a lot of money!
Would you prefer this lens over the Sony 16-35 2.8 GM?
I have both it just depends what you want to use it for. For portraits, weddings, street, anything other than like landscape or architecture etc I’d choose the 24mm 1.4 for sure
Probably 16-35, thats what I use for my CZcams videos@@teoAI_
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer is it that bad for landscape?
@@MrHellrider9 what the 24? None of them are bad for landscape
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer yes for landscape. I have the lens actually and when i took mountain photos, the mountains looked very much purple ish. Is it chrimatic abberation or there is something wrong with my lens? I use the a7riv jpeg on default mode for all white balance
Hey, useful review and great shots! I am very positive with regards to your handling of negative space, which does remind me of Edward Hopper. Keep on the good work which is a welcome relief from all conventional glamorous shots out there. We need that space and dream. Splendid !
Thanks heaps! I don’t know who that is but I’ll go look him up :)
Awesome as always!
Quality at it´s best.
Thanks mate
24 1.4 + 50 1.2 and 2 bodies like a7r4 for wedding and no need to change lenses?)
I have Canon equipments and I'm determined to change to Sony but I am saving some money to buy a Sony a7iii and 24mm f1.4 GM. Thanks for the raw files and for your review because it has been so difficult to find videos with this great quality.
You don't necessarily need the GM, you could go with 24mm sigma f1.4. Saves you a tons of money to spend on other lenses
Is this the lens you were using for the CZcams video ?
Thanks to you I bought a 24mm instead of a 35 when switching from Fuju to Sony and LOVING it! Unfortunately, the sony was out of stock everywhere in the Usa - I think it still is! - so I opted for the Sigma, but I really want to upgrade when I'll have the budget for it.
Oh cool :) hope your enjoying Sony
example images look awesome chris
I need this lens! Love your work. Great tones!
Thanks heaps :)
Love the images, wedding shots are 10/10
Thanks mate
Hey bro thanks for an amazing video so helpful. I'm so undecided for a new lens. I have a 50mm and I predominantly take pictures of my 3 year old. So I want to get a 35mm but seeing this I think 24mm might be better. I want to be closer to her and more in control. I love backlight photography. What would you get?
Great Video! Please I have a question I have a hesitation between buying the FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM and Buying FE 24mm 1.4 GM for Wedding & Daily Photo.
I have already the FE 85mm f/1.4 GM. Which one do you recommend me?
I am open for any other suggesstion
It’s really a personal choice but I’d take the 24 all day
Great review and beautiful photos. Subscribed 😊👍
Thanks!
Great photos chris as usual !
Thanks heaps!
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer thanks for the reduction on the presses, i bought it !
So you are sharp with both sharpest lenses, the 55Zeiss and now the 24gm.
Great review, great photos 👍
Thanks heaps!
really thinking about purchasing this lens ! i have the 35mm 1.4, but want to add something new to my arsenal
Do it you won't regret it, apart from you'll probably not use your 35 anymore haha
Hello Chris ! :)
If it is not a budget option... Would you prefer having the 24mm 1.4 GM or the 16-35mm 2.8 ?
24mm 1.4 for me. 100% remembering I’m a wedding photographer
In your opinion, if you didn’t have the 24mm, would you still prefer it over the upcoming sigma 35mm 1.2?
I couldn’t tell you till I tried the 35 haha. But I’d say I’d probably still use my 24 yeah
Hi Chris,
I’m also planning on getting this Sony 1.4 GM. What would you partner this lens with as a 3 lens setup for portrait/wedding/street photography? Thanks man
24/55 for sure. 85 for ceremony (or 135)
I got this lens on your recommendation and I absolutely love it!!!! I use it in crop mode often as you suggested. I pair it with my second body 7iii and 90mm macro for weddings. 7R3 with 24GM and 73 with 90macro is the perfect wedding combo. Thoughts?
why use it in crop mode?
@@plowmanjoe great question, its two lenses in 1. In crop mode on an A7Riii its 18Mp and 36mm. The Zeiss 35 2.8 is $800, so is the Sony 1.8. lens, therefore, I save $800. Plus if I need the full 24mm I have it at 1.4. I just got the A7RIV and now I can get 26mp in crop mode, which is higher than A7iii, A9, A9ii and all crop bodies. As a wedding photographer, the 35mm is a very pleasing focal length but sometimes I need a wider lens to get large groups. Hope that helps
@@ccrstudent9593 so you find it better to use crop mode vs cropping in later in Lightroom or whatever you use?
@@plowmanjoe Well I think it cuts down the amount of time it takes to edit each photo because I did it in-camera. I think if I can get the composition I want in-camera with enough megapixels to print I am good to go. Plus to decreases file sizes and I can more shots per memory card.
I ended up getting the Zeiss Batis 25mm.. The GM was forever on pre-order, but I’m very happy with the Zeiss.. hopefully I made the right choice.
They are both great. I must have shot 49 weddings with the Batis 25, great lens
Chris Turner keep up the good work, I find a lot of value in your videos.
Batis is great, I went with the 24 gmaster only because I needed the extra stop of light - focus breathing isn’t as bad on the 25 at all whereas the 24 GM is not ideal.
I just got a confirmation email from Adorama on my 24 1.4 G. You should go check it out
Hey Chris, nice review, and excellent shots! While I realize the focal length is quite different, i'm torn between 18mm Batis 2.8 and the 24gm. I like the extra width of the of the 18 but I am not sure if the depth of field would be shallow enough for me. (As I'm just starting my lens collection I'm looking for this lens to fill a couple roles: Outdoor events/portraits, and some real estate.) Any thoughts?
Like you said they are very different. You won’t get any shallow depth of field with the 18 it’s to wide but good for real estate
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer Appreciate the response, thanks man!
Which dual harness did you use?
i'm fan of negative spaces as well it's an addiction haha
How is it in crop mode on the R3 Chris? I'm also a 35 and 85 person but since buying the 50 1.4 I'm really considering a switch to 24 and 50! I guess the 24 is around 35 F2 in crop - pretty useful!
Yep it’s great. I made a video on it a while back
I just ordered this lens from Dell (only place in stock) Is it true chromatic aberration is inherent to any 1.4 lens? Your wedding pics are beautifully rendered.
Xander p Yes, optically speaking it’s inherent. No real way around that one unfortunately.
Is it good for portrait?
I own this lens ! Any idea how I can order a new lens hood? My camera shop said they can’t get one :( thanks love the channel
I’m not sure sorry. But thanks!
Chris, “hey!” from NYC area and thanks for posting this video. Question for you: if the 24mm 1.4 is the widest lens in my bag, do you any tips / suggestions for shooting and processing composite landscapes? Thanks 👍
Hey man, you mean stitching panoramas? If so just make sure you get rid of the vignette before you stitch them. Lightroom usually does a good job and make sure the camera is level
Chris Turner Photographer “stitching panoramas” yes. Thanks 👍
Hey Chris, I currently have Samyang 35mm F1.4 and I am debating to sell it and get a sigma 35mm f1.4. My issues with the Samyang is that first, it causes my camera to freeze randomly. I can never tell when its going to freeze but sometimes it does more frequently. This issue is only with this lens and I have heard some people experience the same thing. The second thing is that I feel like the lens is not that sharp. I see Canon users with their sigma lenses produce very sharp images! So I am starting to question myself if this is a lens issue or camera issue. I am using the Sony a7iii.
Would you please do a comparison between the 2 lenses for sharpness tests / contrast/ colors ? And add a combination of close ups/wide shots for sharpness test. I would love to see the performance of the two for portraits/lifestyle. Really appreciate the work you do in this channel, thank you!
Kai S why dont you compare them yourself?
@@jessemartinez2606 why don't you mind your business?
Great review!!!
Photos didnt impressed me as the 35mm 1.8 did!
Great video, thx Chris. Still waiting for my 24 😥
Sigma f 1.4, a superb lens and only $400.
$400 on what planet?
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer must be the APSC lens
I think you got it out of focus at 2:35
The background is in focus on purpose. I’m showing where we are walking to
@@ChrisTurnerPhotographer Oh ok 😄
Modern lenses being much bigger than analog lenses is something that really bugs me
Hey Chris, would love for you to give us your opinion on the 135 GM!
Yep I should have a copy next week sometime from Sony.
It will not give that much bokeh.
You have a bad sound recording, use an off camera microphone
Idk what you're talking about