Sony Carl Zeiss FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar T* E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#45647 date: Feb-19-2021 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 4 build: 3 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 3.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Canon EF 22-55 F4-5.6 USM Sigma 24-70 F2.8 DG DN Art Canon EF 24-85 F3.5-4.5 USM Minolta AF 24-85 F3.5-4.5 & RS Minolta AF 24-105 F3.5-4.5 D Tamron SP 24-135 F3.5-5.6 Minolta AF 24-50 F4 Sony FE 24-105 F4 G OSS Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD Sony 28-75 F2.8 SAM Tamron SP 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di Tokina 28-80 F2.8 AT-X Pro Sigma AF 28-105 F2.8-4 Sony FE 28-70 F3.5-5.6 OSS Minolta AF 28-80 F3.5-5.6 D Minolta AF 28-85 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 28-100 F3.5-5.6 D Canon EF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 USM II Minolta AF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 & RS & Xi Tamron 28-300 F3.5-6.3 XR & Di Tamron 28-200 F3.8-5.6 LD Minolta AF 28-135 F4-4.5 Minolta AF 35-105 F3.5-4.5/New Sigma AF 35-135 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 35-70 F4 Minolta AF 35-80 F4-5.6 II Tokina AF 35-200 F4-5.6 SD Minolta AF 35-200 F4.5-5.6 Xi |
| price paid: | 413 USD (used) |
| positive: | Weight Internal focus Fairly parfocal Minimal breathing Stabilization Lack of switches Dust and moisture-resistant Lens Compensation |
| negative: | Blue badge Variation/misalignment Lateral CA at wide end Color shifts off-center at wide end Extending zoom Forced distortion compensation Metal surfaces Price |
| comment: | Purchased through a winning bid on an individual eBay seller listing. Listed as used once with full-packaging and retail box. In retrospect I should have viewed that as a red flag. This lens was announced with the original digital Alpha 7 but wasn't available until the following year. The original retail price was $1200. Sony lowered the price to $900 in 2018, and it is regularly reduced to $700 during sales. "Made in Thailand" This copy has a misalignment that is visible in the middle of the frame as a directional glow that gets larger at the long end of the zoom range. It has some edge issues at the wide end, but those are a bit better than the old Minolta and Canon zooms. The corners are much better at 35mm and up. It has just as much pincushion distortion as the 28-70, but the forced correction hides it effectively. I prefer the size, weight, and lack of switches to the 24-105 G, but I don't like the metal surfaces. The FE kit zooms are sharper, but this lens does go wider and is more optimized for video. Like the 28-70 OSS it doesn't not support AF-C in stills bursts above 15 FPS. |
; 61MPrating summary
- total reviews: 23
- sharpness: 4.43
- color: 4.78
- build: 4.78
- distortion: 3.96
- flare control: 4.70
- overall: 4.53