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It would have been interesting to compare the "kit" 24-70 f/4 in that group. I own the 24-70 2.8 E and G versions which are a lot more expensive than any of these lenses, particularly the E version that I find is slightly behind the older G version that does not have VR. But every test I have tried the $600(when buying a Z camera) f/4 Z mount thumps both F mount 24-70. The difference is seen in the center where they all are good but the corners at f4, the difference is so obvious no pixel peeping is needed. There are many reasons to get a Z camera but the Z mount lenses is one of the most important. Same with the 14-30 f/4 Z mount compared to the more expensive 14-24 2.8. The 50mm 1.8 S is the sharpest lens I have ever seen in the mid focal lengths.
Great video. I just switched to Z6ii. Would love to see a comparison of the Sigma/Tamron (on FTZ) vs Z. I know the Z will win but again if it comes down to cost/value. I still use my D750 but my current 24-70 is showing age and doesn't have a focus motor.
Just got the Z7 with the Z 24-70 2.8S. This combo is absolutely amazing!!! If you make the switch you won’t regret it. This, coming from a Nikon D850 owner.
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I never thought that would be the first thing I would comment on, but: 7:14 Steph looks fabulous in that dress! Plus, with a black belt in Taekwondo she can go straight into next James Bond movie :D
The Tamron G2 series is just killing it. With a six year warranty to boot! I did a head to head with the 70-200mm 2.8 G2 against the Nikon 7-200mm 2.8 FL w/D500. No wonder Nikon is losing market share to them. Tamron beats Nikon right out of the Camera and into Capture One Pro
actually some people consider buying the tamron 24-70 2.8 G2 over the z just because of the price difference matt, it's less than half the price of a z where I live! If you could do a comparison of sigma, tamron and z lenses with the FTZ adapter, that'd be great!
hey Matt, I have always been a fan of yours, just a quick suggestion, consider changing the intro, it looks and sounds super old and boring, the drum rolls sounds very, I dunno, not fresh!
The thing people don’t get about the Tamron g2’s is they actually are tanks, sigma just looks like a tank but I’ve used the 18-35 and the lens feels flimsy like it wants to bend or twist too far making a clinking sound.
@Matt Granger, question here. I have the Tamron 70-200 G2 and it is sooo damn easy to move the little switches unintentionally.. is this the same for the 24-70 G2? I hope Tamron fixed that already.. other than that I love my 70-200 but the switches drive me nuts.
Joel, I have both and this is my opinion. Because the 70-200 is so much longer, when I have it on the sling strap, it rubs my side and sometimes switches the VC on and off, or one of the other switches. Because the 24-70 is so much shorter, I haven't had that problem. The switches are practically identical though.
I have my Nikon 24-70 G version on D850 and still love the results.Not sure why your beloved one is not capable anymore,or you feel it is getting old.Unless you compare it to hands-down Z version,it is very capable of doing the job.I believe it is getting old on paper,not in photo shoots.If that was true,Nikon might stop selling that! If you are not on landscape/nature shooting style that needs corner to corner sharpness,this lens by far is to go with.
I got the Sigma 70-200 F2,8 and I had to send it back because of the bad focusing even after tuning. I got the Tamron instead and straight out the box is great, incredible image quality so I got the 24-70 G2 from Tamron. Couldn't be more happier with Tamron lenses.
It's been a few years now since I bought my Tamron 24-70 2.8 when I first saw Matt's do a comparison review on the 24-70. LOVE THIS LENS and I would purchase another if ever I need to. Yes, I should maybe have it calibrated But I will say I have shot many a concert and many a model with this lens and on point every time unless operator error. Compared to my husband's Nikon 24-70 2.8 it to be well worth my investment. LOVE my lens and would not trade it for the price in which I purchased it at almost 1/2 the cost of the Nikon that was purchased and yes I would do it again. Oh and I believe it is the Tamron SP 24-70 F2.8.
William Avelar yep. I tried both and they performed fine. I probably slightly preferred the sigma that’s just me. I didn’t end up buying either of them. Ended up going for the Nikon 24-120mm f4 which focussed much faster and seemed to do better in general. Really like the range of it.
@@officialMainspring I'm thiking on the same lens, but how this perform for video? is too loud? can I autofocus and use the internal mics like I can do with the Z mount lenses? thanks for your reply will help me a lot!!!
@@ingjohnalfonso I do still photos only. I have tried it out on video and yes, you can hear it auto focus. it's not too loud but it's there. if you are doing video alot I'd suggest going with the S series Z mount from Nikon. bit more expensive but great lens, sharper then the Tamron edge to edge but most importantly, silent in vid... or as silent as you are gonna get right now. If you use outboard mic, it's no issue though so... IQ on the Tamron is amazing, especially for the price. good build, feels good in hand. love the lens.
I couldn’t imagine my Nikon 24-70 on my D850 being any sharper. Impressive performance from that Z mount lens. I hope Nikon releases a professional Z mount camera soon.
Great comparison. I would like to have seen you include the Z kit lens in this group. I have the Z7 with that lens and would like to see if it’s at all worth it to upgrade. Thanks.
Another, well balanced video, Matt. Though many of the products you feature are of no great interest to me, I really enjoy your reviews: and watch them from beginning to end.
Great video as always mate, I would love to see a tough low light comparison between Z7, D5, D850, Sony & Canon equivalents. And if the model comes back for the shoot I will put on the BBQ and get the beers ready.
Tamron always works for me right out of the box. I've heard of people using the dock to calibrate, but I've personally never needed it, even for random rentals.
Love your videos! Is the Tamron 24-70 first version(G1), still a good lens in 2019? Is the Nikon 24-70 non VR, still you’re favorite? I’m thinking about upgrading my 24-120 and looking at getting a used copy of a 24-70, either Tamron or the Nikon. Thanks
Would LOVE to see more comparisons between the f-mount lenses and z (s line) mount lenses! I have the Z6, but have yet to purchase a native Z lens because they are SO expensive. But if the quality of the f-mount ftz adapted lenses is COMPARABLE, considering the price of the z mount, to the z mount, I will stick around with Nikon. But Sony opening up their tech to sigma and tamron allowing for faster production of high quality Sony E Mount lenses has me wondering if I should convert to Sony.
The original SP 24-70mm Di Tammy has been my most used lens both in the studio and on location for the past 5 years. It been a fantastic bit of glass, however, it's soft at f/2.8 and I find I never step below f/3.2 because of this. Would you say the G2 is acceptably sharp at f/2.8?
I got the Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2 for my D800 more than a year ago and it's absolutely fantastic! But now for weddings I look forward a second body like Z7.
Just bought the Tamron version and it beats the Nikon G version hands down. Amazing price in the "Grey" market saving £400 over official retail shops for just under £700 a real bargain
Great review and each to their own, but flash photography during the day always makes me cringe. Im just not a fan of flash on a well balanced lighted day, it just feels so early 2000's.
I have a 90D and recently bought a Sigma 18-35 1.8. At first not good at all but got the dock and now amazing. I had the Tamron 100-400 and just couldn't get consistent focus but didn't have their dock(Tamron dock $250, Sigma $115 here in NZ?) I am now looking at a 24-70 so not sure? I have the Canon 70-200iii which had to micro adjust at 70, now perfect and the Canon 100-400 which never needed anything.
Nice comparison test, Matt, but why didn't you include the "kit" 24-70 f/4 NIkkor S (with all lenses @f/4??)? That would have been MOST interesting, since from all I've read, that 24-70 f/4 Nikkor S is super-sharp!
These Z Mount Nikkors are optically great. They will not age well though with delicate OLED displays. Pricey. The oldest 24-70 non-VR Nikkor is indeed the best on F Mount. The Tamron is impressive I have the 15-30 G2 and I’d seriously consider the 24-70 G2 big brother. I’d also pass on the Sigma.
Funny, but also a bit sloppy: no word about compatibility of the two 3rd party lenses with FTZ on a Z 7 (Tamron 100-400 still supersucks). And image quality at f/8? Pleeeaaase, who's gonna pay that extra stop to shoot at f/8? Bokeh? Last bit: Sigma let you decide to converse the lens to another mount, if Nikon's marketing messed up the Z as they already did the 1. :D
I had a Sigma 18-35mm for crop and it was impossible to calibrate for my D7200. If I calibrated one set of distances to one focal length, it would offset at a different focal length so it was basically a prime lens with zoom functionality but you could only focus accurately at one focal length at a time. So I only used that lens with live view focusing mode and it was a bad experience. The images were sharp as hell but for anything other than tripod shooting or very slow handheld live view shooting it was useless.
I know it was not part of this review, but do you feel the 24-70 f4 s kit lens is just as sharp as the tamron 24-70 f2.8? Trying to figure out the best route to go this fall when i get the Z7. Just get the body and tamron which is only a couple hundred more, or Z7 with that kit lens?
Maybe anyone can help me with this: I have a sigma 24-70 ART. And i'm gonna buy a z6. I dont know wether to sell the sigma, and take the kit lens of the nikon,or just buy the z6 body w/ftz. Any opinion for this?
Firstly the model is absolutely gorgeous!!! What a babe! Regards the lenses, obviously the Z is the best as its the most up to date set up with the mirror less camera which Nikon are really pushing. But really the price hike between that and the Tamron is definitely NOT worth it. Theres not a lot in picture quality to justify the outlay. If mirror less really takes off (and its still 50/50 as to whether it will) then in 2 or 3 years time there will be a lot more better and cheaper mirror less cameras and lenses. Myself I'll stick with the D850 & buy the Tamron lens, maybe two with the money saved.
Hi Matt, appreciated the video, but couldn't spot the link to download the files ? I also agree with you overall, I moved from Nikon original 24-70 non VR to Tamron 24-70 G2 when I got the D800, glad to know that when I go Z mount later on, the 24-70 F/2.8 is even better than what I have now, Cheers.
pretty fair based on what i've seen on the web too. I had to replace my Tamron G1 as it wasnt compatible with the Z6. Looked at the Tamron and the Sigma and both were close enough that finding a Sigma copy under warranty cheap 2nd hand took me down that path. I do have the dock (and other sigma glass) so that certainly helps too, reminds me to do a calibration!
Blake Parry : i have the same problem with my tamron G1 How is the focus breathing and AF for video on the sigma? Maybe versus this video i found for the tamron g2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EVXJX-hQaio.html
I would have liked a little more comparison between the Tamron and Sigma. It's pretty obvious the Z lens will be in it's own class. The price difference between Tamron and Sigma is negligible since they go on sale frequently.
i wish you would compare them all on the z camera. i shoot with z6 and D850. and i now use tamron g2. i was wondering of the new z24-70 but i like still being able to use my lens on both cameras
Thanks for doing this Matt. I got the Tamron for $1K even during Black Friday and it performs wonderfully on my D850.I feel like I got quite a bargain.
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So, I am in the market for my first 24-70mm, and I'm glad that this video offered me some guidance with that. But maybe I will have to hold out until Sigma brings out their Nikon Z-Mount Art Lenses for two reasons. The Nikon is beyond my budget and they just don't look sexy anymore.
Matt, I've tested also the image stabilization, Tamron VC performs much better than the others (except in body Z mount) , especially at longer focal length like 70mm.
I really enjoyed this video and watching it again helped confirm that I made the right decision to buy the Tamron lens when I was looking to replace a much older Sigma 28-70 EX F2.8.
Dear Matt, I didn't find a link below and on your website I find the Nikkor Z and DSLR jpegs (from your previous comparison) but not those of Sigma n Tamron
I bought a Z6 two months ago and with it two Z lens, the 35 2.8 and 50 2.8. I just received the 24-70Z 2.8 and selling both my D4 and D5 to purchase the Z7. The Z line of lens and bodies are incredible, lightweight and much easier to lug around when doing location shoots.
good video. One thing I thought of not directlly related to the video but so many prople talk about setting everything manually but they use auto focus ?
Great head to head test, thank you, sir. I trust your judgement. Wouldn't you think that the Signal would come all fine tuned (for as much as lenses cost).? When I buy optics for my firearms, they come fine tuned. Makes me lean towards Tamron for my 70-200mm. Thank you again.
