My notification feed was flooded with reviews on this lens this morning. Gerald's review is the only one I needed to watch because I knew he would leave no stone unturned. Great job, sir!
This seems like it would make a good match for "small value zoom" to my 24-70mm f4, though the distortion's a little much on the wide end. Not a huge problem but it would be useful for me in tight quarters filming.
Gerald, I checked every video you've uploaded and I don't see a proper GH5 review anywhere. I know it's an old camera now, but I would love to see you do all the same testing you do with modern cameras on the camera that helped launch your UA-cam career. 🙏
PZ 16-35 is a better lens, better range, internally focusing, lighter, and cheaper at that. There are too many sacrifices you need to make for that f/2.8.
@@USGrant21st Right. Aside from power zoom, internal focus/zoom, more focal range, and the fact that I’m not sure that I need f2.8 on a wide angle where I’m usually trying to get most things in focus in the frame and especially on my camera (FX3) which has superior low light.
Nice review Gerald, thank you. One thing I wanted to point out was that I felt the price comparison was a bit (unintentionally) disingenuous. You can easily find used Tamrons and Sigmas for $550-600. You won't find any used copies of this Sony lens for several months and probably longer for a decent price gap between the new and used price. So when looked at that way, a used Tamron/Sigma will be about half the price + tax of a new Sony 16-25. Which is considerable since all of these lenses are targeting the more budget-conscious buyers. Anyway, just wanted to be annoying and point that out. Thanks Gerald, always appreciate you.
I wish I could find comparisons to the 20 1.8. The obvious crossovers and differences are there, but the 20 (almost 19mm) was a step ahead of most new lenses on Sony.
power of being an influencer. he made a sponsored video of an overpriced vmount battery, next day reddit had 4 -5 new posts about people asking about adding vmount batteries to their "rig"
Not Bad for $1,100.00 , i mean i do video mostly and that looks like a great lens for doing video. I normally us the Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens, and it's a pretty good lens for $540.00 but i'm thinking for the extra money for this 16-25 i thinking i'll get sharper video and also a bit more light is pretty nice, and even at F2.8 i'm thinking this 16-25 will be sharper than my 18-105 lens.
Very important note, ibis and active ibis performs better on native lens. Since people use ultra wide lens often with walking shots, this advantage can not be ignored.
Does anybody really need this lens? I was at the Sony booth and I asked them where is my a7s4… Nobody had a clue. Not an inkling. And they said if it has more megapixels then it won’t be as good in low light… So what the hell does that mean? I’m supposed to buy a 4 year old camera? But you think that’s bad, that’s nothing… Went to the Canon booth and all their sensors are five years old and complete old crap… Nothing new whatsoever!
I watched this video in black and white because my phones bedtime filter was on and I started the video forgetting that. Then it looked fine so I didnt turn it off.
That shot of the chunk of moss or whatever was the emotional highlight, for me anyhow. And the bit of dribbled stuff down the side -- had me on the edge of my seat.
Tamron IS more then half the price less (used). AND you can get 16-35 gm I version used for much less AND GMII is ONLY 30% more... Meaning this lens for the current price- total waste of money...
Thank you. Finally found a mint used copy from a respected shooter/seller that was only used once so I took a risk and got it at a great price. I plan to include it in my travel kit based on the A7CR / A7CII. Already have the 24-50/2.8 G to pair it with. Love its size, weight, and features. Always enjoy and learn from your reviews. Take care.
Sony keeps releasing uncompetitive lenses. Tamron/Sigma already covered those focal length, and did it well, and cheaper too. Nobody wants to make lenses that would actually shake the market, like 18-45/2.8 or 24-135/2.8.
The lens landscape for Sony cameras is getting a bit more convoluted. Do you think soon they will introduce Sony FE 14-20mm or Sony FE 20-24mm? Perhaps Sony FE 70-90mm would be so much more useful for portrait photography.
Hi, nice and informative video! Did you have the chance to get a lens profile for Lightroom yet? If not, do you use another lens's profile or correct it yourself? Thank in advance.
Hi Gerald. Thanks for a great channel. I was wondering if you have up dated your A1 firmware yet? I have been holding back because I still don't trust it, and to be frank it doesn't offer a lot I want as a stills shooter. What are you views.
Quality and Performance aside, what always steers me away from Sony Lenses is the fact that for the price difference on similar ranges from 3rd parties, Sony Lenses should be internal zoom.
Is there any difference between this and the 16-35mm f/4 pz lens? Of course, 10mm loss and f/4 but anything else. I just bought the pz lens during WPPI wondering if I should return and pick this up lol
@GeraldUndone what lens did you shoot this video? Also, how far back is the camera? This lens your reviewing interests me due to recording a podcast in a small room. Currently I have a 35mm. But I just moved and am looking for a lens that is functional in my smaller room for a talking head podcast.
I seriously love these new compact lenses from Sony. Perfect compact lens to add to my zve1 lens setup. I’ll keep my 16-35 gm2 on my FX3 and the 16-25 on the ZVE1.
If I were a Sony user, this'd be way up the list now - looks great What's the name of the outro song btw? Always gets stuck with me for a solid hour or so after the video 👀
right now i pair my a7c2 with 20 1.8 + 35-150, ive been eyeing tamrons wide zooms for a while now but this seems to be quite a bit more compact, with better overall lens quality, very tempting. the 3rd party wide zooms are older though and therefore much cheaper open box or used, so i dont know if its worth it
Gerald, as always a solid video, thank you. I upgraded my A1, interested why you have chosen not to. I’d have asked you at NAB but thought I’d let you get on with it. Meant warmly, it was quite the site to see you surrounded by other really good content creators, your height made you look like mother Goose as they were all huddled around you.
I was going to update, but they pulled it before I could. There's a wifi bug or something in the update and they're fixing it and then relreleasing the firmware.
@@geraldundone cheers Gerald, I’ve been lucky so far with my upgraded version. Fingers crossed and safe travels back to Canada. Me, I rode a motorbike down from Kelowna British Columbia with one stop at Boise Idaho and my rear is killing me.
16-25??? Who is this actually for? Buy a friggin prime lens with good low light performance, homie. If you can’t get a shot without 9mm of zoom, this won’t help.
My notification feed was flooded with reviews on this lens this morning. Gerald's review is the only one I needed to watch because I knew he would leave no stone unturned. Great job, sir!
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Great job on the video Gerald! Thanks for making it.
This seems like it would make a good match for "small value zoom" to my 24-70mm f4, though the distortion's a little much on the wide end. Not a huge problem but it would be useful for me in tight quarters filming.
What about the Sigma 16-28 F2.8?
Great review as always, Gerald. Looks like a nice compact wide zoom.
All this new glass just makes the "older" lens' more affordable 😆. Great review!
Wow. The longitudinal CA control is extremely impressive on this one!
Gerald, I checked every video you've uploaded and I don't see a proper GH5 review anywhere. I know it's an old camera now, but I would love to see you do all the same testing you do with modern cameras on the camera that helped launch your UA-cam career. 🙏
Looks great, though I wish it zoomed out to 15mm. That would’ve given this that extra something against some of the alternatives.
I was initially bummed seeing this because I just bought the PZ 16-35 f4 G but then I realized this doesn't have electronic zoom so I'm good.
PZ 16-35 is a better lens, better range, internally focusing, lighter, and cheaper at that. There are too many sacrifices you need to make for that f/2.8.
@@USGrant21st Right. Aside from power zoom, internal focus/zoom, more focal range, and the fact that I’m not sure that I need f2.8 on a wide angle where I’m usually trying to get most things in focus in the frame and especially on my camera (FX3) which has superior low light.
Nice review Gerald, thank you. One thing I wanted to point out was that I felt the price comparison was a bit (unintentionally) disingenuous. You can easily find used Tamrons and Sigmas for $550-600. You won't find any used copies of this Sony lens for several months and probably longer for a decent price gap between the new and used price. So when looked at that way, a used Tamron/Sigma will be about half the price + tax of a new Sony 16-25. Which is considerable since all of these lenses are targeting the more budget-conscious buyers. Anyway, just wanted to be annoying and point that out. Thanks Gerald, always appreciate you.
I am curious if next time, for example, there will be a 50-100mm.f.2.8 lens in the same size as the first two in the series?
Seems like the 85mm f/1.8 could serve that purpose well.
Black magic pyxis undone video waiting😍
How does this lens compare with the Sony G 16-35 f4 (which I own) ?
Why is no one reviewing Blackmagic PYXIS 6k or BMCC 6K Full Frame?
Sharpest pixel-peeper ever!
#welldone :)
I don't doubt that it's a good performing lens, only why would anybody need that RANGE? Get a good 24-70, a 16mm prime, and save a lot of money.
As a landscape lens, you effectively have 16-35 with cropping. Pretty useful.
But is it going to make my pictures swirl? 😂
Gerald Camera Conspiracy sent me over he likes you let him back on your channel and you will have a new sub.he likes you what's up bro?????😊
I wish I could find comparisons to the 20 1.8. The obvious crossovers and differences are there, but the 20 (almost 19mm) was a step ahead of most new lenses on Sony.
Of course this comes out just after i bought the sigma 16-28 LOL
The sigma is still a good lens this one is just better for more money than the Tamron or sigma alternatives
Sigma is ok
lol
Sigma wins hands down.
You can return it if you just bought it
Can we please get an F2 zoom….
Hands down best outro out there! 👏🏼
This guy is completely crazy
That's why he has such a following - I cannot count the number of times his reviews have been referred to by other creators / groups :)
Undone, actually… 😏👊🏻🇨🇦
If by crazy you mean awesome and hilarious, yes, he IS Canadian.
power of being an influencer. he made a sponsored video of an overpriced vmount battery, next day reddit had 4 -5 new posts about people asking about adding vmount batteries to their "rig"
@@cbflazaro your ignorance is astounding… congratulations
Not Bad for $1,100.00 , i mean i do video mostly and that looks like a great lens for doing video.
I normally us the Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens, and it's a pretty good lens for $540.00 but i'm thinking for the extra money for this 16-25 i thinking i'll get sharper video and also a bit more light is pretty nice, and even at F2.8 i'm thinking this 16-25 will be sharper than my 18-105 lens.
In 6 years or so, Sony gonna release a 16-19mm to complement the 20-24 😂 hybrid primes
Thank you for the review. Can you tell me how much difference in sharpness and IQ this lens is compared to the GM 16-35 2.8? Thank you!
Very important note, ibis and active ibis performs better on native lens. Since people use ultra wide lens often with walking shots, this advantage can not be ignored.
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The price at an online shop here in UK went crazy down to £819 and I'm definitely getting it!
Came straight here to see this review after the announcement! F/2.8 aside, how do you think this compares to the 16-35mm PZ?
No comparison to the 16-35G PZ??? From all regards, is the PZ a better piece of glass except slower? Or are there other advantages either way?
Yes, and perhaps a comparison to the 16-55mm f2.8 for APS-C too, where it overlaps half with.
Does anybody really need this lens?
I was at the Sony booth and I asked them where is my a7s4… Nobody had a clue. Not an inkling. And they said if it has more megapixels then it won’t be as good in low light… So what the hell does that mean? I’m supposed to buy a 4 year old camera?
But you think that’s bad, that’s nothing… Went to the Canon booth and all their sensors are five years old and complete old crap… Nothing new whatsoever!
I watched this video in black and white because my phones bedtime filter was on and I started the video forgetting that. Then it looked fine so I didnt turn it off.
That shot of the chunk of moss or whatever was the emotional highlight, for me anyhow. And the bit of dribbled stuff down the side -- had me on the edge of my seat.
thank you gerald
Nice. I know exactly what to use to get the minimum shooting distance at 16mm 👍🏽
Tamron IS more then half the price less (used). AND you can get 16-35 gm I version used for much less AND GMII is ONLY 30% more... Meaning this lens for the current price- total waste of money...
So torn on these vs the G Masters! Half the price and small but not quite the same! Probably will get this though.
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Thanks Gerald great little look at the new lens!
Thank you. Finally found a mint used copy from a respected shooter/seller that was only used once so I took a risk and got it at a great price. I plan to include it in my travel kit based on the A7CR / A7CII. Already have the 24-50/2.8 G to pair it with. Love its size, weight, and features. Always enjoy and learn from your reviews. Take care.
Sony keeps releasing uncompetitive lenses. Tamron/Sigma already covered those focal length, and did it well, and cheaper too. Nobody wants to make lenses that would actually shake the market, like 18-45/2.8 or 24-135/2.8.
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Do you like this as a companion lens to the Sony 20-70 f4?
I want a wider option, but like the one stop shop of the 20-70.
Pixel Peeping at its finest
Oh man, if only sigma didn’t make a 16-28mm f2.8 already 😮
The lens landscape for Sony cameras is getting a bit more convoluted. Do you think soon they will introduce Sony FE 14-20mm or Sony FE 20-24mm? Perhaps Sony FE 70-90mm would be so much more useful for portrait photography.
Hi, nice and informative video!
Did you have the chance to get a lens profile for Lightroom yet? If not, do you use another lens's profile or correct it yourself? Thank in advance.
Wish this came out before buying my Sigma 14-24. The Sigma is a great lens but it is double the weight for 2mm on the long end. Not worth. It
Hi Gerald. Thanks for a great channel. I was wondering if you have up dated your A1 firmware yet? I have been holding back because I still don't trust it, and to be frank it doesn't offer a lot I want as a stills shooter. What are you views.
I'm curious how the lens compares to cropping in to APS-C on a 16mm prime lens. I like the size but 1.5x zoom isn't much.
Is sony being lazy? Only 1cm of extension, they could've designed it as internal zoom
Quality and Performance aside, what always steers me away from Sony Lenses is the fact that for the price difference on similar ranges from 3rd parties, Sony Lenses should be internal zoom.
Probably would have gotten this instead of my 17-28 Tamron if it would have been available, but it was not and not planning to trade.
Is there any difference between this and the 16-35mm f/4 pz lens? Of course, 10mm loss and f/4 but anything else. I just bought the pz lens during WPPI wondering if I should return and pick this up lol
How is this vs 16-35 F4 PZ? Smaller, but f4
Wassup everyone, I'm gerald undone, and this is a nice upgrade from a phone.
LoCo is very nice controlled, I hope any new lens will have same. Any other feature - meh.
cant be the only one who thought at first glance the moss around the 06:50 mark was a bud ;)
6:47 for a second I thought, well... ya know
@GeraldUndone what lens did you shoot this video? Also, how far back is the camera? This lens your reviewing interests me due to recording a podcast in a small room. Currently I have a 35mm. But I just moved and am looking for a lens that is functional in my smaller room for a talking head podcast.
I seriously love these new compact lenses from Sony. Perfect compact lens to add to my zve1 lens setup.
I’ll keep my 16-35 gm2 on my FX3 and the 16-25 on the ZVE1.
just get Viltrox 16/1.8 and crop it, you won't see a difference in video
I’m glad I didn’t go for the 16-35mm
Up next, a Sony 9mm - 15mm G lens.
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Why can't canon do this type of stuff?
If I were a Sony user, this'd be way up the list now - looks great
What's the name of the outro song btw? Always gets stuck with me for a solid hour or so after the video 👀
Pisco Sour 👍
need 16mm f2.8 prime 😀😀
I enjoy barrel distortion in wide lenses. It looks nice to me
right now i pair my a7c2 with 20 1.8 + 35-150, ive been eyeing tamrons wide zooms for a while now but this seems to be quite a bit more compact, with better overall lens quality, very tempting. the 3rd party wide zooms are older though and therefore much cheaper open box or used, so i dont know if its worth it
Lol a7cii with 35-150 ☠️
Jesus those sunstars a crazy!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing it. ✌️
Love youre reviews keep it going :).
Sigma all the way baby!
I'm Gerald Undone and I haven't done a Sony firmware update video yet, despite ranting about it in every Sony camera video for the past few years.
Gerald, as always a solid video, thank you. I upgraded my A1, interested why you have chosen not to. I’d have asked you at NAB but thought I’d let you get on with it. Meant warmly, it was quite the site to see you surrounded by other really good content creators, your height made you look like mother Goose as they were all huddled around you.
I was going to update, but they pulled it before I could. There's a wifi bug or something in the update and they're fixing it and then relreleasing the firmware.
@@geraldundone cheers Gerald, I’ve been lucky so far with my upgraded version. Fingers crossed and safe travels back to Canada. Me, I rode a motorbike down from Kelowna British Columbia with one stop at Boise Idaho and my rear is killing me.
Why did i buy the 16-35mm f4 G :(
it's more versatile....you are getting 10mm more focal length, that matters more for UWA zooms
16-25??? Who is this actually for? Buy a friggin prime lens with good low light performance, homie. If you can’t get a shot without 9mm of zoom, this won’t help.
Hmm now have to see what will be the 70-200 version. 50-150?
likely 50-100 or 70-135.
They aint making a 70-200 m3 anytime soon
70-100
@@nightdonutstudio but they cannot have a gap 16-25, 24-50 it has to start from 50 to complete the set 70 would create a gap
@@RyanREAXnot talking about the g master
I literally JUST bought the 16-35GM II on Friday lol.
congrats, great lens!
@@petersvan7880 loving it so far
GEEEEEEEZ I want an updated 85mm 🏴☠
I am genuinely curious, which version of Sony 85mm and what needs to be updated?
@@TrekCZ Sonys own - it's still on the old, slower focus motor :)
I go with Tamron. I paid $400 for my 17-28mm like new lens, thank you.
WELCOME BACK GERALD! this is what we so rely on you for, this is why we came and stayed. Give us the info, concise, obsessive, perfect!
After Sony released the Buuurrrrano, I'm realizing Sony is trying to solve problems nobody has.
first comment 😎
First comment!
why is your talking head soo grainy
Almost as good as Canon’s 16-35mm f2.8, with less zoom.