Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM Hands-on Review 

I love how a 'noct' is a unit of measure now!

Hello What LUT Jordan use to SH1. It looks very nice. Thanks you this video.

Negative of this lens is lot of money

Chris, it is 3AM. Even though I am not interested in this lens, your review is so nice that I enjoyed watching the entire video. The shops you visited were beautiful. Using this lens as a portrait lens on Jordan was hilarious :-)

@Chris and Jordan, I just want to say thank you for making great content. I always look forward to your reviews, always so well put together, honest, informative and insightful - even the strange humor has a certain likability to it. RU-vid and photography would be a diminished experience without you guys doing what you do. Please keep up the great work!

The image of the bookstore at 4:36 really shows was the lens CAN DO. I want one! DPReview will hold a 'give-away'? Well thanks a bunch.

I don't know how these guys don't have the most subscribers of any photography channel. They are the most entertaining by far! Great video guys!

Incredible lens. Same incredible price.

Most reviewers seem to think a 12-24 is only for architecture. I travel a lot and I’m always inside darkish temples, palaces, etc. I need a 2.8 12. Thank you for showing what the lens can do on something other than concrete buttresses.

Me: I want this lens My wallet: no

Im probably as excited to see people walking around and going into stores freely as I am about the review. Greetings from Florida 😷

I have this lens and have used it once for an astro shoot. However, I always travel and use the 16-35 f/4 pz which I love. It is all about the weight folks. 353 g. This lens is always in my bag.

He got jokes for days in this review! Such a beautiful lens. One we will never own ;(

Saved some pennies and got it even though I have had the f/4 since 2017 (not that long ago) before that the E 1018 f/4 (15-27) at 12mm in full frame in 2015 (a 2012 lens) but also the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 ii Leica m mount asph and the Voigtlander E 12mm f/5.6 and Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 all used on the A7S so not my first time with ultra wides. First the 1224 and the 24240 are great to have in a small bag (incognito) to have for that any occasion every day. I like landscapes sunrise/sets and astro milky ways. That being said I also did not do panos till just 2020. A 12mm gives a pano wide capture in 3:2 ratio in one fast capture. For indoor a room you will see elongation of doors and windows to the sides, that is just lens physics. Also at night doing astro milky way you will see elongated stars (pincushion) in corners on some chip lenses (Rokinon 12mm/14mm). A fact the 1635 f/4 (2014) and the 1224 f/4 (2017) have pin sharp stars in upper corners with no coma along with the E 1018 f/4 (if using the NPF rule) all NO pincushion. Star capture is the true test of a lens, that can not be done in a lab. The past two months at new moons I captured the Milky Way with the f/2.8 on the A7Siii with the Hadia rear Clear Night filter, at f/2.8, 13s, 6400 jpegs looked like 3D HDR with MW colors and RAW did not need to touch. PS/Lr/ON1 RAW had no trouble stitching panos and PTGui used stars for control points, it is like a 42MP camera at f/8 during the day sharp. Normally with the galactic center to right of frame you get star elongation but the f/2.8 pin sharp both sides and corners with a daylight bright image with stars. Today with Topaz Gigapixel I can get a 300MP images in a minute. For a sunrise nice, clean and clear wide open but for true lens sharpness 2 stops above 2.8 at 5.6 you can see the in the shadow of bark on driftwood and doing a 5 frame at +/- 2 ev you get that small sun with sun star and clean sharp colorful bright in the dark shadows with no color fringes on edges. a pano looking 3:2 image even with the curve of the horizon (yes truly you will see that with your peripheral vision) a pano gives you a straight horizon. If you see the slightest elongated star in a corner even at the fastest SS use Capture One it has a pincushion correction that will make the stars pin sharp BUT foreground is distorted so a PS blend is needed, I did with some 2015 Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 images, like WOW!

Video quality from you guys is always top noct!

thanks for the review can you do some astrophotography samples plz

Great review, however, I wonder how this lens compared to Laowa/Samyang/Irix prime lenses.

It’s seems great but about $1000 overpriced even for a GM lens.

Excellent review, Not something that I’m interested in but it’s wonderful to see companies continue to create new lens spaces.

Calgary always looks so cool when Chris wanders around taking photos- I may just have to retire there (from Toronto).

More excited to see this than EOS R5.

Thanks for reviewing it in situations where both the wide focal range and aperture are put into play. I think most photographers out there are understandably balking at the price tag, especially when the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 and the Sony 12-24mm f4 are both solid and half the price. But I think you helped demonstrate that having all three elements -- 12mm, f2.8, and zoom -- in one package can be very useful for the right person who doesn't want to compromise between them. For those who like to shoot superwide in a variety of ways, this is going to be a hell of a lens.

My 2 favorite youtubers with excellent reviews. Chris and Jordan live in a very beautiful country. Canada has everything, beautiful winters with snow, pleasant temperatures in summer, a lot of beautiful nature with mountains and lakes etc .., colorful buildings in the cities etc .... There is something for everyone for photographers. I live in Belgium and as a nature, wildlife, landscape photographer I wish I lived in Canada.

Why are you only shooting between 100-400 ISO indoors? Why not bump it up? Why shoot at such low speed?

Hey bro, what’s the best lens for doing my after pictures? We do professional auto detailing. I have a Sony a6400 and thinking of getting the Sony fe 12-24mm.

Great review (...loved the "conversion"...lol...). Excellent lens, it seems.

The most important point was ignored about distortion of the lens.

For three fucking thousand dollars it SHOULD be fantastic...

This is the only Sony Zoom to truly have the sharpness of a good Prime lens. I found f4.0 and f5.6 to be the sharpest f stops for this lens

i'm only here for the jokes

You guys are terrible for my wallet, I had finally convinced myself that I don't want this lens enough to spend that much on it and then I see this video.

Nearly make my mind to switch to Sony system, but Canon R5 just pulled me back. I'll wait till the A7s3 release then make my decision.

I'm surprised we didn't hear Jordan bitch about the focus by wire on a lens that would otherwise be so good for video.

I would go to a 14mm prime lens and use my legs to zoom in. such a hefty price for what few feet of zooming

Frankly said I would prefer to watch you on RU-vid with 1080p at 50/60fps, rather than 4k at 30fps. And Thanks for giving us a good mood!

How about the vide o performance ? And Gimble work?

I'd use this on the Techart-Adapter plus Z6. Feasable?

With the price of two g masters, they could have bought olympus

Inglewood California?

You nearly got as funny as camera conspiracy with that intro..🤪

$3,000 FOR MADE IN CHINA Lens. hell no.

haha these intro's just get better and better, good sports the pair of you =)

I still LOL every time I hear you measure the weight of a lens in Nocts XD

What lens were you using to film this episode?

This lens is like a dream for all the hotels and real estate photographer your photos at 12 mm were just awesome 👏 I guess you could real estate photography with only this lens and the zeiss 55 1.8 Sony is just killing it.

This lens needed an astrophotography review

Perfect for Astrophotography.

Maybe the Sony A7SIII will be the same price. I'll hold off.

I want an Opinel now.

I can't find a review of the Nikon 14-30mm on your site, and that's one of the most exciting lenses I've seen in a long time. Do you have any plans to review it?

As an aside, it's simply amazing how well done videos get thumbs down. This lens is probably next in line, as the new 1635 cinema is a better compliment to the 28135, but the price! Whoa.

I will NEVER understand why OBVIOUS alternatives are not even mentioned (in this case Sigma's DN(!) 14-24mm (And the DN in vertical 14mm + nodal-point-pivot on a tripod : you might have much better results (if You need those extra 2mm) at less than half the price -granted, You could do the same stitching with the 12-24. The Sony GM, physically, could even be considered to be a clone of the Sigma DN - and not the other way 'round lol ) I bought the DN 14-24 (with the money +spare of selling the sony 2.8 16-35) next to my already 12mm Laowa zero-distortion (and Samyang.stereoscopic FF-Fisheye). Granted : not the same - but just saying : A cheaper approach suits me, in example, regardless price. But for the price, next to the DN 14-24 You could still add the DN 35mmf1.2. I'm not at al "A Sigma guy, but I just find it "funny" tho make such a video and not address the obvious elephant in the room. (Came back with found this so far : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1cyQmu9KBj0.html

I have a G Master lens for my a6500 and love it. I can imagine this thing is so much fun to shoot on! Hey Disney Princess, thanks for the short video user review at the end. I'd love to see a full video user review! :)

As long as we're on the subject of expensive gear that almost nobody is actually going to buy... when are you going to review the Pixii?!?

Is there a reason why this was released at 2AM central US time? Seems kinda atypical unless the Middle East market is where the Adsense $ are?

So I was thinking, wow this is a great lens for architectural, real estate and interior photography. Maybe I should think about switching to Sony. *Googles lens price... $3000* Nah, I'll can make my 80D with a 10-18mm stretch a couple more years.

Awesome review guys ! Thank you!

I think people have this lens mistaken, it's not supposed to be for photos. It's supposed to be for the flexibility in creating movies to give an even better perspective over what already exist. It's not supposed to be used as a primary lens but on to enhance an already great presentation.

Looks over price but I guess been the first and only 12mm 2.8 to 24 make it special with a special price tag. Sony GM quality is superb capable of top notch quality. It just makes me sad my wife won't let me buy it.

I'm not really interested in this lens, but I really enjoy watching DP Review. Less than a year ago, I sold my huge Nikon kit and bought a Sony A7R4 and three prime G master lenses: 24 f/1.4 GM, 85 f/1.4 GM, 135 f/1.8 GM. I am not much of a zoom person. Much prefer the look from my prime glass. I tried the 100mm STF lens, but returned it. I like fast glass. The only other lens I'm interested in is that 90mm macro that everyone says is the sharpest glass from Sony.

I just moved away from Calgary last year and lived in Inglewood. I think half the reason I watch this channel is to allay my homesickness! Man I miss calgary, thanks for the Inglewood tour! You guys should check out Tea Trader as well. They have a pretty interesting setup inside :)

You guys so rock... I’m so grateful for this content. May the advertising Gods bequeath you with all you need and then some! Been sub’d for ~2yrs now! 🤙🍉🧨

Does anyone have experience with how this lens performs in low-light situations? I thought about getting this one for night landscape photography, but since this lens is really expensive I first wanted to see if anyone can help me out with their experience!

Since it is big bulb lens that can't directly be attached with filter, could you provide any suggestions how to protect this lens from dust?

Great video guys. I have the 12-24 G f/4 And it is simply my favorite lens to use. I do a lot of travel photography and always find it useful. I love pushing it out to 12 mm The G Was already pricey and got even more expensive by putting the huge external filters on the front. Hundreds of dollars just for those. But $3000 for the G master is just outside my budget. I still however would love to see you guys do a comparison of the G and the G master. I’m especially curious about the differences in flare. Because while the G was very well reviewed, to a person, the flare was cited as its biggest downfall, which I agree with. I would also be curious to see a comparison of the sharpness of both lenses at 12 mm.

I rarely go over 24mm, so I wouldn't use that much. But how would I do well in a camp with friends for some astrophotography. Thx for the review guys

Hi nice work from last so many years i would recommend to collaborate with indian youtuber based in canada and India there will be surge in subs similar thing was done by alex chachon

i feel like he used the 24mm quite alot? Frankly i'm not interested in 24 as it's a common focal length.. Am i alone on this?

I have absolutely no need for this lens, but this review is the closest I’ve been to changing my mind. Cheers

I mean you're in Calgary and didn't shoot astro with this lens? I cannot complain however as I can never afford this lens.

I would love to see a behind the scenes look at how you film these episodes, as well as what gear you use. Please :)

The full frame Sigma 14-24 f/2.8 is impressive too at less than half the price. The difference between 14mm and 12mm seems negligible but with ultra wide full frame the difference is huge. For me the most impressive ultra wide zoom lens is the Nikon 14-30mm f/4. It doesn't have a bulbous front element which is unique for a 14mm full frame lens lens. The classic bulbous from element of ultra wide lenses is susceptible to scratches. The Nikon 14-30mm can accepts a protective front 82mm filter. The ultra wide lenses one way or another inherently can't offer shallow depth of field so the difference between f/2.8 and f/4 isn't so important. Of course f/2.8 is more bright and requires lower ISO but the advancements in high ISO performance lately are impressive with full frame cameras and the IBIS works better with ultra wide lenses than telephoto ones. That's why nearly all new super telephoto lenses have integrated image stabilization mechanism and don't really on IBIS. Finally the Nikon f/4 is a relatively affordable, small and lightweight lens. It is maybe the only reason I will switch from Sony to Nikon Z mount. Sony e-mount lenses can be used on Z mount cameras without loosing autofocus with the Techart AF adapter. Of course the performance of autofocus is inferior.

Wondering how much $ ? 😂

Excellent record choice, Jordan. I would not have guessed you for a funkateer.

What happens to these demo lenses that Sony lends for review? Are they repacked and sold as new?

I’m jealous...that the stores are open and you can walk around without masks.

Please don't change the way you introduce the mass of the gear.

Book store? Record store? What are you guys smokin' up there?

Classic Sony price gouging. What's new.

awsome

She wanted a pet platypus but ended up getting a duck and a ferret instead.

Would love to have it but I'm not going to pay $3k

but how many leagues i could go under if i dont buy this lens?

Honestly the picture at the end of the opening skit looked really good

Been shooting that lens for a bit. I absolutely love it !!!

Your videos get better and better. Always a pleasure to watch. Keep on going !

Did anyone else get palpitations at a GM lens balanced on a tree?

Is it good for documentary style videos ?🤷🏻‍♂️

Sorry Chris but, Where is your mask?

sorry i always fogot to comment.....

Great video! Thanks!

Just another top class video

Thanks a lot for the video! It's seems to be a unique lens!:)

I wonder what is actual T-stop with all those elements doubt its 2.8.

Is it sharper than 16-35 f2.8 GM? Thanks

Totally awesome review

My dream lens.

Lovely review as always. But guys, why did you stop using the lens/camera you review also for shooting the video? (not sure if my grammar is correct here)

What's the price

Great Video