Annyeonghaseyo from South Korea!! Had a lot of fun making this video, hope you guys enjoy it too! More SEOUL-ful videos coming soon! 😆 24mm f/2.8 BH: geni.us/PYmVTz 40mm f/2.5 BH: geni.us/naf6z 50mm f/2.5 BH: geni.us/WTx1y
How good are the 24mm lens for landscape photography for high resolution cameras when you want to print very large pro quality prints ? I have the Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, but I also want a more compat and lightweight 24mm lens.
Jason was looking at upgrading the the 50mm 2.5. I currently have the sony 50mm 1.8 and was wondering if it’s worth the upgrade? Only shoot photo’s, no video. Looking to put together a 2 lens setup. Like your idea of the 24 and the 85mm. 2nd question, would you recommend the sony 85mm 1.8?
와우~~ Are you in Korea now? I didn't expect to see you in Korea.😍😍😍 I wonder how long you are in Korea I wish I had a chance to meet you in person I hope the trip to Korea will remain a good memory.😍😍😍
Honestly these lenses are great but I still think for almost everyone, the value point is still with the f1.8 normal primes sony makes. The 35 and 85 are light and compact for their fast aperture and if you're wanting to be a bit more serious you've got the 55 zeiss which is an absolute beast of a lens and a favourite lens for casuals and pros alike. Imo the G badge and aperture ring don't justify the price for slower primes. But these may be perfect street lenses especially if you're planning to do a lot of photography in the rain since these are really well weather sealed, smaller than the f1.8 primes and built well.
I got the 50mm a few days ago and have tested the focus on objects. It's ok. Not stellar. But when I added an extension tube on it, it was pretty dang great at close up object focusing. I'm using it for a music video shoot soon. Hoping it performs well for eye auto focus tracking.
The choice of a 40 and 50 together are definitely odd to me. Those focal lengths are a bit too close to want both imo. Instead a 50, I would have offered a 65 ish lens. Maybe even a 70? That way one might want all three. Other than that I'm loving this new smaller sized trend that's been recently occurring!
Nice video, the sharpness is ridiculous!!! Love the compactness of the set! That is one of the reasons why I went FUJI. All my lenses are compact and sharp enough (not "Gee Gee Gee" sharp).
GO to Jeju! If you are in Korea, definitely go to Jeju Island and take a short ferry to a tiny island called Udo island. You won't be sorry you made the trip. Its a really beautiful natural place in Korea.
I can't wait to get my hands on that 40mm! I was going to travel to South Korea and Thailand but there's a 14 day quarantine even if you're vaccinated or negative so I opted for Panama. Hopefully the 40mm is out by next week so I can take it with me haha
@@JasonVong If you would recommend 2 focal ranges for everyday shooting on an a7c from laowa 9mm (12mm aps-c is too heavy) to sony or samyang 85mm f1.8, which would you choose, if i don't like too zoomed in portraits? i want to carry them in a peak design 6 liter sling, and would have a 20 liter backpack for maybe a dji mavic and for a wildlife lens like 70-350mm, i can't decide which size and and focal range lenses should i buy, if i shooting real estate, like portraits rendaring from 24-55mm 85 is too much for me, but maybe even 55mm, i don't know love shooting wildlife, so the 70-350 because it's faster than the ff 70-300 and lighter smaller and has 75mm extra reach in aps-c mode, - lens would be a great addition to my pocket wildlife everyday shooter, the rx100vii. :D what do you think, the a7c hasn't got enough megapixels for aps-c mode and also photography? Should buy a more expensive more megapixel ff lens, than i either have the option of lower 18mm from24 using a7r3a in aps-c mode or a1 with 22megapixels, a7rvi is not fast enough and has poure low light quality, and sometimes i would like to shoot birds cats things like that in afternoon or sunset, which the rx100vii would not keep up with. :D What's your opinion Jason? I'm open about bad opinon too, please tell the truth :) Greetings from Hungary! :)
Thanks for the video!!! I'm gonna get the 50mm and am so excited about it. I have the 85mm but need something in the 50mm range. All the photos you took and showed were amazing!
Absolutely agree with your reasoning ,Jason, I did pick up a the 50 G "used" on a whim but I don't love it any more than my cheapo 50`.8 or the superlative 55 Zony lens. I may pick up the 24G though to have a lightweight wide for my beloved A7C. Smaller is stealthier!
I was confused as to why Sony is releasing the 50mm f/2.5 when the f/1.8 is so much cheaper, but glad you showed why. My f/1.8 whilst cheap and decent for photos, is horrible for video due to slow focusing & loud focus motor! This just looks to be a high quality compact version!
I don't use my sony gear for video...but...its 2024 and I still use a pair of A7c bodies along with an even older original A7s body for that sometimes darker local...the Sony compact lenses are great but I mostly use the "modified for full frame" Sigma Art DN 19...30...and 60 f2.8 glass.( all three bought used together for less than $200 here in Bangkok). ..along with my venerable FE 70-200/4 ..next I will soon be be buying a used Sony Fe 200-600/ 5.6/6.3 lens... (when a used one becomes available here in Bangkok). Cheers!
Focus breathing. Arrrghh. We need a new 35mm 1.8 g2 without focus breathing like the current 35 f1.8 perfect on this) aperture ring and controlled chromatic aberrations and flare, priced just above the current 35 f1.8
Hi Jason, I have a very silly question for you. I have the 40mm lens and love it very much, particularly how sharp it is. I have it paired with my A7RV and love all the detail it can capture. But there is a part of me that wonders is the 35 mm GM significantly sharper? I know that is both bright brighter and has fewer optical flaws, but is it also significantly sharper? Sharpness is my number one priority. Appreciate any and all detailed feedback you might be able to give. Regardless, thank you for your incredible content.
When I pack for travelling I have such a hard time choosing between the 20mm + 28-75 or the 20mm 1.8 + 35mm 1.8 + 85mm 1.8 (my absolute favourites but in some cases the zoom is more convenient than the wider aperture until it gets to low light!) - I think for personal stuff I just need to trust pushing the ISO with the zoom when needed as 2.8 is still great and useable in most cases :) the 85 is just SO sharp when I do use it, and the 35mm is my go to walk around lens usually. The total weight is roughly the same, but the primes are lighter on the camera individually.
i plan to get a full frame sony but currently i own the zv e10 and was thinking to get this 24mm one as i got a offer to get this for 200 off so brand new close to the 35 mm lens f1.8 price so i thought it was a no brainer to get the 24mm on the site it says two function issues but anyone who knows better help if u can i know very little about cameras The [Lens Comp.: Distortion] setting will be set to "Auto". The SteadyShot function does not operate when SteadyShot is set to [Standard]. so if anyone can help what this means would help
Currently I own the 35mm and 85mm 1.8, would love to add the 20mm 1.8G to the mix but not gonna lie that 24mm does look like a nice deal compared to the 20... But 35 and 24 are pretty similar... decisions, decisions... haha
Holy crap! I am a big fan of you and visited my country! Welcome! I already have Sony FE 24mm 1.4GM, however I really want that lens because of the compactness.
If Sony would price this lenses at 250ish, insta Success. I know the quality is great and for street photography seems to be awesome because of the af.
Great review Jason. Thanks for being so thorough. I feel like these lens make a ton of sense from Sony and the A7c. But the Zeiss 55 1.8 and Sony 35 1.8 are still superior.
good review :) and id agree with you that the 24 and 85 is a sick combi! with my favourite lens being the 24GM, I really want to get a 24, 35 and 85 lens combination! I don't think I am getting the 24G, but I love how sony is going all compact for their lenses and cameras :) I own a tamron 17-28 so i dont know if the 24 2.8 is going to help me or not, so i guess im still going to save up for the GM.
I will have a7cii. I am travel videocore type,not like vlogging. So wide angle like 16-20-24 i am looking for. Cant buy GM 16-35. Planning to have this 20mm and sony 50mm. As i have 4k60 crop so 20 will work like and 50 will do like 75(close to 85). I dont use gimbal. All handheld. Lately i have been thinking about another option- save all money and get a 24-70 f4. Cam you help me for a best deal?
thanks for your review, would you do a comparison bewteen zeiss 55f1.8 vs 50 f2.5 I really like the image quality of 55f1.8 but as you said the manual focus on video is not good. So i am wondering is it worth to trade 55f1.8 for 50f2.5 Haha
Pretty Gee! lol It will be raining on the weekend :( hope you guys have lots of fun in Korea! Anyway, Did you eat the Korean bbq and fried chicken?! lol
안녕하세요 저는 한국에서 활동중인 사진작가 이이 입니다 : ) 한국의 멋진 풍경을 담아 주셔서 정말 감사합니다! Hello, I'm Lee Lee, a photographer who is active in Korea. Thank you so much for capturing the wonderful scenery of Korea!
This video is a great surprise! I usually watch just for product reviews. I live in Brisbane, Australia, but I lived in Seoul for 3 years and my wife is from there. I miss the place. It's interesting that you have gone there during Covid. Here in Australia, there are virtually no flights out - and the ones that exist are prohibitively expensive. There are very few people coming to Australia, but life goes on as normal in our "closed" country. It's weird, and it's also weird to see Gwanghwamun area and downtown Seoul so deserted. Tourism and international education has collapsed, but we have been effectively covid free since August. Anyway, well done! I am keen to see some more video/touristy footage!
I was in Myeongdong for the first time a couple days ago and despite never been there before covid, I definitely felt the eerie emptiness of the area. I am planning on going back to do some videos of the empty streets.
@@JasonVong yeah, wow. Myeongdong was always crazy. You felt like a sheep being herded. And overpriced, very touristy. Dongdaemun is my favourite. You've got the Cheonghechong creek, then the Hyunginjimun gate and a nice tourist walk along the fortification wall to a small lookout. There is a toys and collectibles shopping area hidden in the back streets near the gate (if you are into that kind of thing). Have fun! I envy you.
most dont realise is these are made to compete with fujifilm set up. this will have roughly the same DOF of equivalent fujicron. Hence the more vintage design, and compact nature. Fun fact, A7c and these pancake is smaller than fujifilm equivalent
Yes but if you got 24-70 2.8 gm don’t you think it is a better buy? 2.5-2.8 are not such a big difference and you will get till 70mm. Well I am not sure about those new prime lenses.
Great vid. Would definitely like to grab one of these to pair with my A7C. Unrelated question - Does anyone else with the A7C notice a noise from inside the camera. I've noticed a small noise, almost like static or a fan, coming from inside my A7C. I wasn't sure if this was normal or a fault?
Overpriced. The GM primes are better values in comparison and that's bad. That is the 50/f1.2 is three times the cost but I believe f1.2 is three times bigger than f2.5. Even the 50/f1.8 is a much better value however AF is very rough whereas the new Gs do focus well.
