The Zeiss 24-70mm FE lens is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here)!
And I have been told that also first batch of preorders are shipping at Sony US and Sony Canada.
The Zeiss 24-70mm FE lens is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here)!
And I have been told that also first batch of preorders are shipping at Sony US and Sony Canada.
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Better late than never
Better late than never? Sony has always maintained FEBRUARY ship date!
It should have launched with the A7/A7r. Releasing the 2470Z six months after the A7 launch was unbelievably dumb.
this way a lot of folks bought the 35 & 55mm glass and will now buy the 24-70 too. Not bad marketing.
thanks for the heads up! I just ordered one and cancelled my pre-order with adorama.
First tests/reviews show, that it`s pretty soft in the corners (too soft for 1200€?!) I was really looking forward using this lens for landscape photography…
Should be a good option for events and video use with the OSS.
don’t waste your money using a zoom for landscapes. primes are always better; the only good zoom landscape lens with sharp corners is on a leica x vario. there’s no such thing as a great full frame zoom less than $5000, and even that one is not better than primes.
Had this lens a couple of days. Can’t find the soft corners even at f4? Mine is sharp.
The only case I have is that it is quite BIG.
Right, it gathers 50% less light than the A-mount f/2.8, but it’s not that small.
It’s about half the weight of my 24-70 Nikkor f2.8 lens and much smaller. It’s all about tradeoffs and IMO always has been. I will receive mine next week and if it’s as sharp as my Nikon 24-70 I will be very happy.
Go over to getdpi and see Tim Ashley’s tests. He even compares this lens to the nikon 24-70/2.8. To me they show this lens is comparable to all 24-70 zooms out there.
Why would you pay that kind of money for an F4?! You would have to use ISO so high that APS-C with a better and cheaper lens would come out with better IQ.
Its almost $1k cheaper than the CZ 2.8 for A-mount. Its just 1 stop, considering the high ISO performance of the A7(r), its hardly a problem
IMO this lens is for events and shooting video. Not low-light work. I will use f1.4 glass for that.
Video requires 1/50-1/60 shutter at the minimum, so I’d strongly disagree about it being a video lens
Not sure why you would say that. The early sample videos I’ve seen so far look great and testers said the OSS works great and the lens overall is much better than the A7 kit lens. I will know next week when I get mine and test it out.
The iso performance on A7-A7R is 1.5-2 stops better than any Sony Crop camera. What better and cheaper sonymount lens?
Its all 1-1.5 stop difference. There’s no 2 stops, even close!
A7r ~ 2700 ISO
A7 ~ 2200 ISO
NEX7~ 1000 ISO
So a 24-70 f/4 FF lens on a FF body is essentially a 16-50 f/2.8 lens on APSC body in every parameter such as equivalent noise at given light, depth of field, angle of view, etc.
I meant to say that FF body at ISO 2400 and APSC body at ISO 1200
No direct lenses to compare to but the Canon 24-70 f/4L is $1500 of course it does include a 0.7x macro mode, the Sony Zeiss only goes to 0.2x. Both are premium lenses and both are weather resistant. The closest APS-C lenses would be the 16-50 f/2.8 which would require an adaptor moving the cost with AF to $798 + $348 or $1146, Could use a cheaper body like the A6000 to save a bit more money.
On aps-c the Canon 17-55/2.8 is what, $1100? It’s great lens but also pricey. It is a great lens though.
It’s probably good but darn, it’s one big thing. I have the 16-70/4 for NEX and I love it, but I wouldn’t go bigger than that
If you’re into zoom’s this is a must have as a companion to Your A7-A7R. It is far better than the kit-lens 28-70. If you have the extra money its a no brainer.!!
Of course the 35mm and 55mm Zeiss is sharper at their focals but as an walk around lens i just love it. For video it’s oss is essential.
I tried the kit lens for 8 weks and it was ok. The 24-70 is fantastic. I have also the 35mm 2,8 zeiss and it is marvelous. Primes are …….primes.
Mvh
Thor
“Primes are primes”,what I always hear, that’s why I’m extra curious how the 70-180/2.8 for R mount performs…
One of the worst zoom ever seen. Sadly. Go for the Sony, instead.
What the hell are you talking about?
Try the lens… Corners are never sharp at 24 mm, even at f11. After 60 mm the Sony zoom is sharper…. Etc, etc. It’s one of the worst zoom I’ve ever seen, expecially for its price.
I won’t say worst zoom but overpriced for it’s performance
Looking forward to mine arriving!!