I hope you get more subs! This is a very good way to explain the differences, advantages of each and cost-saving thought-process that is easily relatable!
I have had both and I believe the 18-105 is superior. It’s not much heavier/longer at all, fits in all the same bags and has longer focal length, constant f4 is plenty and with the added focal length you can get extra background separation. Along with stabilization and a cheaper price tag, and the barrel doesn’t extend when you zoom. Plus a fun Power zoom which not many lenses have. That being said they’re both wonderful and you can’t go wrong with either.
Thanks for sharing, I like to use the 18105 for hiking, and 1850 for low light and closeups. The 1850 has really great closeup performance, I always use it for product shooting.
Is by having OSS the 18-105 stabilization difference is night and day? I'm leaning more towards sigma but afraid of shaky footage since I'm mostly doing video
It’s pretty useful for still and panning shots, especially if you don’t want to use active steadyshot , which crops your footage by 40%. You can take a look at this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-36Omnj7pfj8.htmlsi=zvgIS8mjzofpSc1F
How about getting both? Is there any benefit to doing that? I'm looking at used a6000 right now and I found one with the Sony 18-105mm F4 lens included for practically nothing. The whole set was priced (~$400) the same as a used a6000 with just a kitlens included. Was planning on getting the Sigma anyway but don't know if it's a good idea now or just spend it on a prime lens.
The benefit of getting both lenses is that at day time, you can use Sony 18-105 for longer focal length, and at night you can use Sigma 18-50, so either way you only have to bring one lens at a time. But of course buying a Sigma 18-50 and a prime lens would be a more practical way.
I currently own both lenses. The 18-105 is my workhorse setup, I shoot mostly of live events and the extra reach helps tons. I use the sigma for personal, fun, or travel setup due to its size and weight. Is also good because it has wheather sealing .
@@Jmedinax Hola! Since you own both...is the Sigma f2.8 a LOT LOT better in low light compared to the 18-105mm F4? I own the Sony and I'm wondering if getting the sigma would help in wedding recepctions etc when lighting is not the best. I bring LED lights but I prefer NOT to blind guests! So you have used the Sony in live events-like concerts? as long as there is enough light is a great lens for sure...thanks for your response...
@@AdamInside Thanks! Happy to hear that! I didn't use any ND filter for this footage, I used the lut Rec 709 2383 D65 (built-in lut in DaVinci Resolve), you can reference this video to see how I color grade: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pPdsJtXrGvQ.html
I would recommend to use sony catalyst to stablize videos. It uses the gyro data of your camera. I have ZV-e10 as well, never used active steady shot (it has those weird jitters if you move to much), Catalyst is free. Its a little bit inconvenient to fix your footage in post, but it works like magic
Yeah I understand catalyst browse is also a nice choice, the problem is I think it's too slow and I don't like the fact that I need to process every file one by one.
I remember asking for this comparison, great job. I ended up buying the 18-50 a week ago because it's smaller and lighter and that's the reason I'm using APSC. It's great for street, events, and situations where you need to change focal lenghts quickly (I got it to shoot basketball games). I also have the sigma 30mm 1.4 (and some cheap manual ones like the ttartisans 50 1.2) but this one is the sharpest, specially at the corners. I still prefer the 1.4 for very low light situations and portraits with nice bokeh but if I need something versatile and light then the zoom is the best.
I have sigma 18-50 and am very happy with it. I also have Sony 22-210mm f4.5-6.3 which don't use too much. For street video it may be perfect to try 18-105. Very nice how you compared the bokeh !!
I’ve sold my Sony 18-105 few months ago and switch to sigma 18-50. In fact, in my case, there are only two occasions where the extra 50mm reach is useful. Filming concerts and birds or anything in the sky. To be honest, the Sony 18-105 is quite useful in these two aspects, and I’m considering the Tamron 18-300😂😂or would you recommend any other telephoto lens? But they tend to be pretty expensive except the 55-210 which however has a lower quality
Tamron 18-300 is also on my to-buy-list. I think it's the best choice for budget telephoto lens. For now, 18-105 is enough for my street photography, I'll probably buy the 18-300 when I go hiking/ camping and have that need.
quick question...I like using the Clear zoom image with my Sony FX30 to get a little more reach out of my Sony 18-105mm f4 when needed. Not often. I'm thinking I could buy the 18-50mm f2.8 but can I still use the clear zoom image with it for video? I only do video..just wondering. Thanks
Yes you can use clear zoom image for video. The problem is that it only focuses at the center of the frame (as shown in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YqdZ5JRIoFY.html at 2'11).
@@ConstantineSPhotography thanks...so to zoom with this lens I have to do it manually..I cannot use the camera rocker to zoom since it's not a power zoom correct?
@@ConstantineSPhotography yes..I use that rocker on the FX30 to zoom in with my 18-105mm f4, but I ask because by looking at the video of the 18-50mm f2.8 this zoom is not internal zooming but it has to be extended to zoom in...I may go to my local camera store and take a look. Thanks
I'm confused about which of the two lenses to buy. Now I've decided to just buy the 18-105mm because I already have the Sigma 30mm, which I can use in low-light situations. What do you think?
