Sony FE 24mm F2.8 G E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#45778 date: Oct-21-2021 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Rokinon 16 F2 Sony E 16 F2.8 Sigma 20 F1.8 EX DG Tamron 20 F2.8 OSD M1:2 Sony E 20 F2.8 Minolta AF 20 F2.8 & RS Samyang AF 24 F1.8 FE Sigma 24 F1.8 EX DG HSM Sony 24 F2 SSM Distagon Samyang AF 24 F2.8 Tamron 24 F2.8 OSD M1:2 Minolta AF 24 F2.8 Sigma AF 24 F2.8 II Discover/Neewer 25 F1.8 Canon EF 28 F1.8 USM Sigma 28 F1.8 HS & EX DG Minolta MD & AF 28 F2 Sony FE 28 F2 Canon EF 28 F2.8 IS USM Minolta/Sony AF 28 F2.8 Neewer 28 F2.8 |
| price paid: | 450 USD (new) |
| positive: | Size Quick and reliable AF Lens Compensation "Dust and moisture resistant" |
| negative: | Price Barrel distortion Negative breathing Lateral CA Dark corners Forced distortion compensation |
| comment: | This may have been a temporary pricing mistake by a couple of large retailers. Sony is currently offering a $50 sale on this lens, not $150 off. This is the same price I paid for the 40 G a few months ago. The older competing Tamron and Samyang primes are both available new for under $200 now. "Made in China" This lens is optically more like the larger Tamron than the smaller Samyang. It does have more barrel distortion than the Tamron and darker corners than either those lenses. It is sharper near the edges than the little Samyang. The Distortion Compensation is forced enabled, so the optical barrel distortion cannot be previewed in live-view. The less expensive, but slightly larger Samyang 24mm F1.8 is sharper throughout the frame with nicer background rendering and less corner shading. I kinda wish this used a similar ugly hood as the 40 and 50 mm primes, since that design makes the focus control much easier to use. This little circular hood is reversible however. Overall a decent compact wide-angle prime option for the A7C. Sony lenses do focus better than the third-party lenses. If focusing and extra controls are less of a priority the third-party options may be a better deal. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 3.67
- color: 4.33
- build: 4.00
- distortion: 3.33
- flare control: 4.00
- overall: 3.87