The Great 24-70mm F2.8 Shootout! (Featuring Sony, Pentax, Canon and Nikon) 

Loved the shots fired at Pentax for the Tamron lens haha! Anxious to seeing the coming K-1 video. Really like the love you guys still give to Pentax.

Looks like a lot of interest in the Pentax. How about a review of the 24-70 with the K-1 now?

Great Video! You were pretty coy about the Pentax lens: it's no secret that it's a rebadged Tamron, as is the 15-30mm, as I suspect you well know ;). Pity you didn't have the K-1 to use with it. I'm very pleased with mine. I'm looking forward to your take on it as I find your reviews are always fair and entertaining.

I really like my Pentax (Tamron) 24-70. But the real test will come when the K-1 arrives next week. can't wait.

This was a great episode. Thanks guys, and thanks Jeremy!

Good to see you guys continue to do interesting things with your 'test environments'... this was one of my fave vids to date from y'all. Wishing you peace from Vancouver.

The Tamron 24-70 is excellent! It's my only choice for a 24-70mm lens.

It's funny how i love your videos ; not only you explain photography related things well but you also tell a story about the environnement where you're filming, your videos are always a pleasure to watch, thank you :))

Great video as always! What Jeremy experienced when using the Pentax is normal. The problem with Pentax is that it doesn't reach the hands of consumers to try and feel, but once someone holds and uses a Pentax, the differences become obvious. Can't wait for your K-1 video. Keep up the good work!

Dudes, you guys are polished as.....everytime. Great work and thankyou.

If more people tried out a Pentax, we'd have more people using Pentax.

Better & better videos! Great job guys! Regards from the far Belgium.

Awesome vid as usual guys. Love your work.

Glad to see this segment back from the Camera Store crew. It's been awhile since you guys have done a shoot-out video. I like the dogging each others equipment moments...lol.

See, it's videos like this that makes me thing DigitalRev's glory days have past. Not only does TCS have some incredibly charismatic hosts and great production value in their videos. They invest several days into reviewing and comparing the equipment. I absolutely love seeing the variety in the things getting tested as well. Action photography, portraits, photojournalism, video. It's all great. Please keep doing what you're doing!

Been watching you guys and your reviews for a few years now and can I just say that consistently, your vids get better and better overall - you manage to give great opinions and thoughts often with varying points of view (guest co-reviewers), a great amount of technical info without getting bogged down, real honest impressions and all the while you keep managing to make it fun. Let's just say there are many others out there, some more prolific than others, that can't manage half of that, let alone all of it. Cheers for doing what you do.

"vamonos... el ritmo de corazón... dale" Greetings from El Salvador, nice video.

Lovely video thank you so much really liked the methods you used. I would like to see a video with the same methods on Canon 35mm f/1.4Lii VS Sigma 35mm f/1.4A VS Tamron 35mm f/1.8 VC. Thanks again.

Ha! I have that exact setup - Pentax k3ii and 24-70mm lens and love it! So glad you included Pentax in your review. Most people completely ignore this brand. I use it to shoot volleyball games indoors. Not a professional by any means but still able to get some great shots. I find that using the focus tracking slows down the capture rate so don't use that function.

Another Great Video! Thanks! Much Appreciated!

thanks TCS now i want to take a road trip and visit this place. Great video.

Nice music choice Jordan! (and a great video, of course!)

Thanks so much for doing this!

The 24/70 on the K1 should be incredible. The shots on APSC stood close scrutiny alongside the full frame competitors.

been subscribed for a while. my new favorite channel

well done.thx for putting up pentax as well in the ring

I love my Pentax cameras - nice to see someone else who can see at least a little bit of why.

Great review, would love to see one on 70-200 f2.8 from Tamron,Nikon,Canon as well Chris. Thanks.

One of the best reviewing channels on RU-vid at the moment!

When you do test the K-1, please use some lenses other than the 24-70, 28-105, and 15-30. Most reviews focusing on the camera tend to use those lenses since they're newest, but the most interesting pictures I'm seeing from users are coming from the FA Limited lenses (31 1.8, 43 1.9, and 77 1.8). In a way, I'm glad to see you got the 24-70 out of the way with this shootout, because I think most Pentax users would rather see how the existing top of the line Pentax lenses work on it, and I think those three lenses, even thought they're quite old, show the potential of the K-1 within Pentax's system more than the Tamro...er, Pentax 15-30 and 24-70 (excluding WR, of course).

Wonderful review. Very balanced and fun to watch. Very informative. It's nice to see them compared in the exact same situation. It sums up very nicely what otherwise would constitute plowing through and filtering heaps of (nonsense) reviews and opinions on the net. Well done!!!

Thanks Gents! Any clue how they compare to the TAMRON 24-70 2.8 with Image Stabilization?? ...a great feature for motion as well as still of course. I own it and I'm happy but love to see a comparision.

this was a fantastic video. i need to visit alberta and have some of that coffee!

Quality, Educational, Entertaining, thanks

Ooh, I'm from Australia, but spent two excellent years in Fernie- just a tad further down the road there. Pretty much the bestest place on earth! Now to the review...

I love all your real world reviews.

That looked like a lot of work. Excellent video as always :)

You should try a sharpness test at more distant objects. I have the 1st version of the Nikon 24-70 and it is quite soft at closer focusing distances, but move a few feet back and it improves markedly.

I don't usually comment, but I have to point out that I loved this documentary styled video, really great stuff...

Hi, could you make a comparision of 70-200 because I want to know how is the Pentax one compared to others.

Great video guys keep it up

How does the Tokina 24-70 perform in comparison to the tamron and nikon?

Congratulations Pentax! it seems you are doing things right lately. Your K-1 is not for me as I shoot mostly sports and your 4.4 fps won't be of much help, but anyway I have you on my radar from now on.

I wish you guys would do some 24-70 F/2.8 third-party lens comparisons.

For 24-70 zoom lenses, the most important thing for me is the AF system. Is it established after your testing that the sony a7rii plus the new g master lens is comparable to the DSLR's AF counterparts?

This is actually super helpful! I have a Pentax K-3 and am in DIRE need of a 2.8 variable zoom. Do you think the 24-70 Pentax is good? I am a Pentaxian for life so I just need a good one

Wouldn't be a TCSTV Review without some fishing shots of course. It should be your Trademarked exclusive test! Looking forward to seeing how that Pentax *cough* tamron *cough* 24-70 looks on the K-1! I've got the lens sitting here collecting dust until my K-1 arrives at the end of the week! Looking forward to the review on that too!

Guys video quality is great! Really sharp at 1080p. Also a good comparison between these 24-70's.

Please test the 85 GM and Hopefully the newly announced Batis 18 once you got them in you hands Looking forward for them.

Haha, I use aperture priority mode all the time too. Just gives you the control where you most need it, since ISO and shutter speed adjust accordingly.

Does the FS5 have the same skin smoothing on for video that plagues the Sony E mount series? I noticed, or thought I did, in some of the shots on this video. Also, what was Chris holding (flash and softbox) when assisting? (which brand, I mean. I know WHAT he was holding lol)

Did any of the adapters put a piece of glass in between the lens and sensor?

Love watching your videos and I think I watched all of them or almost. May I ask since Nikon has a not so good review on this video, what would be my choice for 24-70 as I use D7200. Thanks Supporting you all the way from Hong Kong

Great video!

is this good for filming for outdoor sports? 24-70mm f4

Really cool video guys

The 24-70 2.8 ii Canon is incredible. I cannot discern the difference in primes and that lens. Usually not the case. I wonder how much weight VR will add to the 24-70 2.8 when Canon does come out with one. How much did it add to the Nikon one?

What was the ballhead tool used for the resolution test? Thanjs in advance.

I'm looking for f/2.8 zooms for my Pentax, any opinion on Sigma vs Tamron?

I want a 24-70 f2.8 lens! BUT also that Pentax camera!

Nice work.

The Pentax 24-70 is definitely the Tamron rebranded! I had the Tamron 24-70 but sold it for a 35mm f/1.4 Sigma, I guess because the Sigma prime is so sharp, I can easily crop to 70mm with more sharpness than the Tamron and Nikon 24-70, for events I think a 24-70 would be more convenient but I'm planning to add an 85mm prime for those. I have a D810 so all those megapixels combined with a sharp lens make it better to just crop than use standard zooms.

I want to ask......which one better overall between fuji xt-10, sony a6300 and nikon d7000? or there others that better than all that but have similiar price range? im still newbie and want to learn photography. Thats why my first gear really important for me.

why didnt you used the Tamron 24-70 also ? it could have been interesting to compare it to the other lenses.

Cool plugs for local businesses :) you did it in a classy way

I really enjoyed the video thanks TCS-TV..I bought the canon 24-70 f/2.8L USM II few months ago....pricey but super high quality glass. since getting it I have constantly been just leaving it on the camera (60D) its really hard to take a bad photo with this lens. consistency is definitely key to this lens and how sharp it is blows me away compared to my 70-200 f/4L IS USM (which is still awesome for an f/4) just wish for the $2k price tag it had IS

Is there any point in buying 24-70 for crop body?

Whats wrong with aperture priority and, what did he use?

Very Useful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just 30 secs passed and clicked liked, great video guys !!!

The video states "shot on the FS5", yet it only appear to be uploaded in 1080p and not 4K?

Im extremely interested in the Tokina, any reviews?

the downhill bike shot with rear flash , showing a back trace tail..mmm im gonna try it my self.

Nice vid. interesting video I saw by Tony Northrup about full frame lens on crop bodies, after watching I remember how dissatisfied I was with my Canon 24-70 f/2.8L on my 60D. I have a Pentax K-1 coming soon I have a pentax Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 curious to see the results vs the K50 I used it on before which was just good. The Tamron 28-75 on a Canon 5D III was excellent for the price in my opinion. Keep up the good work.

"what's wrong with aperture priority mode..?" "EVERYTHING"

you got me! i thought this was the k1! but cool review anyway!

Did the Nikon have focus shift, or was the body not calibrated to the lens? The wide open shots looked too blurry to be at its best.

Canon 24-70 2.8 II is the best 24-70 ever, period

I spun through this but noticed Jeremy said at the end he was still reaching for his primes, and that as my thought, in this focal range a standard and a modest wide angle are not going to break the bank, you get a stop or so of light and DOF control which can make a real difference, it's a much smaller rig to use point at people and carry, and the reframing can be done by moving you and the subject rather than zooming.

Which camera should i buy in the range of 25k rupees? I'm a new user who is moving on to DSLR from point n shoot

10:31 Hello Jello, is it the rolling shutter of the FS5 or stabilization in post?

With respect to resolution tests, it'll be interesting to see the Pentax 24-70 on the K-1. When mounted on a crop body like the K-3, you're really squeezing a lot of pixels out of a relatively small area. It's hinted at in the video, but it's widely known that the Pentax 24-70 is a Tamron re-brand. No shame there -- the Tammy 24-70 is fantastic, other than the bokeh (as shown in this video). It'd be cool to get some subjective comparisons from Jeremy on the overall color rendition of the photos straight out of camera -- I'm curious if the new Pentax HD coating makes photos "pop" as much as everyone says they do.

great job guys! just a personal opinion, the onion ring on the Pentax and cats eyes on the Nikon aside. typically is it not the case that you would need the wider end to be sharper across the frame wide open rather than the longer end where you may typically do portraiture and not want quite such biting sharpness? that tamron is rated by dxo as sharpest zoom on the Nikon d810. I have to wonder the impact of adapters on sharpness tests with the a7rii....

People getting too hyped up on this sharpnesssharpness factor, not that many of us out here are in the business of printing 4 Metre high posters. Also fairly pointless looking at on a low pixel density/non colour matched display. Why do you think that our Sony 4K Broadcast colour graded monitors Sony PVM-X300 cost us around £15000 right now?? Why don't we focus on composition, only a small percentage of photographers are going to go out, buy a £1700 Sony lens, when so many alternative FE mount lenses are looming on the horizon. They might not do exactly the "Sony standard" but hey they will be well good enough for the majority of people out here. Crowsnest Pass looks fab. and the coffee guy and blacksmith were two very well chosen subjects, great video, thanks!!

what lens cam combo was used at 1:14?

I have very Good and High Hopes for this Channel.

Subscribed. Mainly because your guest told you EVERYTHING is wrong with Aperture Priority mode. You need more guests like that. :-)

"What's wrong with aperture-priority mode?" - "There's a.... *Everything!*" Love it. :)

There is no weather sealed A7 Body - what Sony did you use?!

Hey guys, thanks for showing some Pentax love in the review. Awesome production; loved the entire video. Any chance you could spend some time sharing your thoughts on the Pentax Limited primes? You say Pentax needs more shooters; why not give them something to consider? Can't wait to see what else is coming down the pipeline! Keep up the great work.

it's almost time to do an updated shootout. Tamron and sigma's new 24-70 is coming out soon and nikon already updated theirs.

Did you guys use the FS5 exclusively to shoot this episode? To my eyes, the interior scenes look sharper and kind of "videoish" compared to the exterior scenes, which look more "organic". Maybe is the way the sensor reacts to different lighting or some camera settings. On a side note: Interesting choice of soundtrack; it has that Miami vibe. Something you would never expect to hear in a video shot on a rainy and cold location so far away from South Florida.

I have budget issues and in my country the Sigma is a lot cheaper than the Tamron.So should I consider taking Sigma or wait for months then buy the Tamron. And also how good is the Sigma in terms of video?

Would have liked to have seen the Fuji 16-55 f2.8 even though it's APS-C

GGGGGGGG G-master!!

Hi there, give me a try for icehockey with 24-70mm , thx

You forgot to include the Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 (24-70mm equivalent) and/or the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 for MFT cameras-both worth a look :-)

what umbrella is that in the 7:53

Great content, thanks for making it! Slight criticism though... as an optical engineer I'm of the opinion you need to preface your IQ/sharpness tests by stating that the comparison will show you which adapted/native lens works best on the Sony. I know there's the difference in sensors that would throw off a direct comparison, but it's really about the lens/body combo. The different materials used in the coatings on the sensors of differing companies could even throw off the performance of an adapted lens and cause off-axis aberrations. Also, just the different paint/materials on the barrel of the adapter can cause diffraction issues that could mess with corner sharpness, the list goes on and on... It'd be nice to just see lens/body combinations and show the amount of resolution that is achievable on each ecosystem. You guys are great! Not crucifying ya over this at all, but want to provide some feedback.

you guys should include the MFTs in. Olympus 12-40mm PRO & Panasonic 12-35mm