Great video ,well presented. I just bought this lens and im mega happy with the results over all ranges. I got it used for £429 and it was in mint condition. Im not a pictual peeper and its now on my camera at all times, great for the zoo, concerts, nature, holidays, even night shots about town with good neon light is great. A big hello from bonnie Scotland 😊
Hi Steven :) Thank you! Yes, it's a fantastic lens to have on at all times because it covers most situations pretty well. I'm glad that you're enjoying the lens :)
This is the BEST review of this lens, the photos of day and night prove how great this lens is. This was one of my first lenses in 2015 and is the main lens on my camera all the time. For travel can not be beat. I have the other two also, 24-70 f/2.8 and 24-105 f4, but on a Sony f/# never matters. As far a bokeh/blur is all about focus, small spot if you want it. All three lenses are very sharp and clear no matter the f/ wide open or upto the 22. Most lenses are sharpest at 2 stops above wide open so even the 2.8 or 4 lenses are used at 2 stops up anyway. I have done Solar eclipses and moon eclipses by using APS-C mode for 36-360 sensor crop. 360 is a good mm for the moon to get stars around it and even a Solar with stars when the Ring flare happens. Everyone says the 105 is a must have only for the f/4 and the 70 only for the f/2.8 constants but on a Sony with auto ISO and the dynamic range with the many recovery of shadows and control of highlights sunrise/sets are great. If traveling with a small bag the E 10-18 f/4 OSS 15-27 APS-C or in full frame mode 12-18mm (18 if you remove the light shield you will have 12-360mm in a teardrop bag that can always be near along with support items, this is my carry every day to and from while driving so when I see something I am ready. It is so much fun with Sony. Do you remember the Canon 50-500 and 60-600 travel lenses?
I have most of the 2.8 Gmaster zooms (16-35), (24-70), (70-200) and (4.5 100-400) and wanted a full range 24-240 for when I’m just going out and about and don’t want to carry a bag of zoom lenses. I’ve ordered this lens and waiting to receive it. I know the quality isn’t going to be spot on like my GMasters, but I appreciate your review giving me confidence that I’m still going to get good results. In the past, I’ve used a 3.5 18-200 on a Nikon and travelled all around Europe and got really fabulous photos over the course of a few weeks, despite having a dozen high priced Nikon Lenses. I recently switched from Nikon DSLR to the Sony A7R4 and I’m liking it so far. I appreciate you shooting video as well as photos and night shots so I could get some comparisons with this lens. In the end, most of these pics will stay on my iPad or iPhone, although there are pics I may blow up with this zoom. Anyway, Thanks for the review.
Hi Stephen, thank you for the kind words. I think you're going to be happy with the lens. Although it's not going to be as sharp as your G Master lenses, the range of focal lengths from one lens is unbeatable. I still love and use this lens a lot :)
I compared two images taken on an A7IV with this and the 24-105mm G lens. I cropped the 24-105mm G lens result at 105mm to match the exact FOV from the 24-240MM at 240mm. The images were night and day different. The albeit now smaller image from the 24-105mm enlarged to appear the same size was far, far sharper than the untouched, full-frame image from the 24-240mm lens. Of course, the 33MP sensor helps. I am going to sell the 24-240mm lens now, it simply is not worth my time for its soft images in the higher zoom range. In fact, the APS-C 70-350mm G lens from Sony on the A7IV is far sharper, too and that yields a whopping 525mm equivalent image that is very sharp. I own the Sony 200-600mm, but for travel, the light weight APS-C lens is wonderful. It just shows that G really means something on Sony Glass.
Got a case of lens envy when I was shooting with a 18-135 out at Sundance, and this one other photographer on the press line was using this. Been hearing a lot of mixed reviews of it. What is the 24-240's main strengths/weaknesses, etc and can i use it for portrait, travel, lifestyle, events, etc.
I'm using it for 3 years now,.originally bought with A7 ii still with mark 3. I was thinking of trade off with 24-105mm f4, any one have any suggestion or share experience if thave used both lens ?
I haven't been able to get my hands on a 28-200 yet but from my experience with Tamron FE lenses I'd say it would be pretty good. Probably much sharper than this lens
It wasn't vignetting. It was chromatic abberation. DRO is off on my camera and it was not HDR. That is how it looks on the raw file but it was extremely zoomed in.
How is the image quality now?? Im asking this to people who have bought it recently. I've seen some people getting bad copies earlier (decentered, worse sharpness etc). Trying to see whether QC has improved now.
@@KungPowEnterFist It's not a sharp lens, but even then it has QC issues. Some are decentered and others have worse IQ than the rest of the lot even at center.
@@anulearntech The consensus on that lens is that below 100mm or so it has adequate sharpness for a super zoom. 100mm to 150mm or so, it is below average. 150mm or so and up it is poor. That is not QC. It is just the optical formula of that lens. If it was a $400, that would be one thing. But for $950 this is just not a good purchase. But I get it, super zooms are highly useful and people really want them to work out no matter how bad the evidence is against that lens. If you area only going to get sharp images up to 100mm, then why not just get the 24-105 f4 for a little more money and a lot more quality.
It's for an FE mount (full frame) but I think it will work with a normal E mount but you would only get half the focal length essentially so this lense would probably become a 48-480 or something like that. Don't quote me on that though, I've never personally tried it myself
Michael Ronin thank you so much for responding ... i am in research of my next lens purchase .. now that im getting deep into photgraphy .. so far i have the 18-55mm and 55-210mm kit lens ... any suggestions on what can i get next ? recently i am into portrait and closeups with little thing
Yep as Brian said, if you shoot at 100 frames per second it can only do that at 1080p but because this video was in 4K I had to stretch the 1080p to 4K. In my opinion, it still looks fantastic.
I think this is mostly lens for traveling and landscapes. I have 28/2, 35/1.4, 50/1.4, 85/1.4 and I really miss something for landscapes. Its hard to carry all this shit together with hiking equipment, so right now I always miss something, becaues I take only 1 or 2 lenses and I'm stuck with fixed focal lenght.
Yep, it's perfect for that. Although the lens is kind of big and weighs a bit at least you'd only have to take the one lens to get a massive focal range
How would you focus a lens like this if you wanted to shoot a wide angle shot and get everything sharp? Do you just have to throw it in manual focus? Looking to do real estate and don't want it hunting when moving around at a wide angle.
I would set it at a narrower aperture like f8 so that most things are in focus and then i i set the focus about 3/4 of the way into my shot and leave it in manual focus.
@5:31 that's the worst CA's I've ever seen, seriously, did you something odd in post, so it got stronger or did it come out this way out of camera? It's close to pop art.
Yes it's pretty damn bad, even when I looked at it I had to check my Lightroom settings for that photo were reset because it was that bad. It's the worst photo I've ever seen from that lens in terms of CA. Usually it's pretty good but that photo was terrible, I think it was because of how thin those ropes were and they were heavily backlit
Great video ,well presented. I just bought this lens and im mega happy with the results over all ranges. I got it used for £429 and it was in mint condition. Im not a pictual peeper and its now on my camera at all times, great for the zoo, concerts, nature, holidays, even night shots about town with good neon light is great. A big hello from bonnie Scotland 😊
Hi Steven :) Thank you! Yes, it's a fantastic lens to have on at all times because it covers most situations pretty well. I'm glad that you're enjoying the lens :)
This is the BEST review of this lens, the photos of day and night prove how great this lens is. This was one of my first lenses in 2015 and is the main lens on my camera all the time. For travel can not be beat. I have the other two also, 24-70 f/2.8 and 24-105 f4, but on a Sony f/# never matters. As far a bokeh/blur is all about focus, small spot if you want it. All three lenses are very sharp and clear no matter the f/ wide open or upto the 22. Most lenses are sharpest at 2 stops above wide open so even the 2.8 or 4 lenses are used at 2 stops up anyway. I have done Solar eclipses and moon eclipses by using APS-C mode for 36-360 sensor crop. 360 is a good mm for the moon to get stars around it and even a Solar with stars when the Ring flare happens. Everyone says the 105 is a must have only for the f/4 and the 70 only for the f/2.8 constants but on a Sony with auto ISO and the dynamic range with the many recovery of shadows and control of highlights sunrise/sets are great. If traveling with a small bag the E 10-18 f/4 OSS 15-27 APS-C or in full frame mode 12-18mm (18 if you remove the light shield you will have 12-360mm in a teardrop bag that can always be near along with support items, this is my carry every day to and from while driving so when I see something I am ready. It is so much fun with Sony.
Do you remember the Canon 50-500 and 60-600 travel lenses?
I have most of the 2.8 Gmaster zooms (16-35), (24-70), (70-200) and (4.5 100-400) and wanted a full range 24-240 for when I’m just going out and about and don’t want to carry a bag of zoom lenses. I’ve ordered this lens and waiting to receive it. I know the quality isn’t going to be spot on like my GMasters, but I appreciate your review giving me confidence that I’m still going to get good results. In the past, I’ve used a 3.5 18-200 on a Nikon and travelled all around Europe and got really fabulous photos over the course of a few weeks, despite having a dozen high priced Nikon Lenses. I recently switched from Nikon DSLR to the Sony A7R4 and I’m liking it so far. I appreciate you shooting video as well as photos and night shots so I could get some comparisons with this lens. In the end, most of these pics will stay on my iPad or iPhone, although there are pics I may blow up with this zoom. Anyway, Thanks for the review.
Hi Stephen, thank you for the kind words. I think you're going to be happy with the lens. Although it's not going to be as sharp as your G Master lenses, the range of focal lengths from one lens is unbeatable. I still love and use this lens a lot :)
Sharpness is always brought out in post the most times, fast glass is best at 2 stops up. Fast glass is so old film days anyway!
I bought this with mark ii now with a7 iii, never let me down ! Great all round lens
I compared two images taken on an A7IV with this and the 24-105mm G lens. I cropped the 24-105mm G lens result at 105mm to match the exact FOV from the 24-240MM at 240mm. The images were night and day different. The albeit now smaller image from the 24-105mm enlarged to appear the same size was far, far sharper than the untouched, full-frame image from the 24-240mm lens. Of course, the 33MP sensor helps. I am going to sell the 24-240mm lens now, it simply is not worth my time for its soft images in the higher zoom range. In fact, the APS-C 70-350mm G lens from Sony on the A7IV is far sharper, too and that yields a whopping 525mm equivalent image that is very sharp. I own the Sony 200-600mm, but for travel, the light weight APS-C lens is wonderful. It just shows that G really means something on Sony Glass.
Yep, it's definitely not the sharpest lens but it is great for the price and zoom range :)
Like your review a lot. Thanks. Best regards from Hong Kong
Got a case of lens envy when I was shooting with a 18-135 out at Sundance, and this one other photographer on the press line was using this. Been hearing a lot of mixed reviews of it. What is the 24-240's main strengths/weaknesses, etc and can i use it for portrait, travel, lifestyle, events, etc.
Mine is far too soft in the higher zoom range, I can crop in on an image from my 24-105mm G lens and get sharper results, this from the A7IV.
i adore this lens, only recently sold it to fund a new camera body, if i had the money i would buy it back
One of my favorite lenses. Great review.
Thank you :)
Very good review for general public. Think get one from E-bay soon.
Thank you Rex. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Rex Ko this is a versatile lens, Im using it most of the time regardless got one Zeiss !
Get it if you're getting a good deal. There are some bad copies floating around the net. Look at the most helpful critical review in Amazon.com
I'm using it for 3 years now,.originally bought with A7 ii still with mark 3. I was thinking of trade off with 24-105mm f4, any one have any suggestion or share experience if thave used both lens ?
did u compare the new Tamron 28-200 with this lens? i am hesitating between both
I haven't been able to get my hands on a 28-200 yet but from my experience with Tamron FE lenses I'd say it would be pretty good. Probably much sharper than this lens
great review
Thk u
It wasn't vignetting around the cables, it looks like HDR with the settings too cranked, or DRO or something similar.
It wasn't vignetting. It was chromatic abberation. DRO is off on my camera and it was not HDR. That is how it looks on the raw file but it was extremely zoomed in.
@@MichaelRoninTV OK thanks for the update.
How is the image quality now?? Im asking this to people who have bought it recently. I've seen some people getting bad copies earlier (decentered, worse sharpness etc). Trying to see whether QC has improved now.
Its not QC. This is just not a sharp lens.
@@KungPowEnterFist It's not a sharp lens, but even then it has QC issues. Some are decentered and others have worse IQ than the rest of the lot even at center.
@@anulearntech The consensus on that lens is that below 100mm or so it has adequate sharpness for a super zoom. 100mm to 150mm or so, it is below average. 150mm or so and up it is poor. That is not QC. It is just the optical formula of that lens. If it was a $400, that would be one thing. But for $950 this is just not a good purchase. But I get it, super zooms are highly useful and people really want them to work out no matter how bad the evidence is against that lens. If you area only going to get sharp images up to 100mm, then why not just get the 24-105 f4 for a little more money and a lot more quality.
@@anulearntech I think even 85 G Master had QC issues.
Hey Anu, sorry for not replying sooner. The lens is still going great and i'm still very happy with it :)
Nice!
great review .. a stupid question .. will this fit my Nex7 or any E mount camera .. thanx
It's for an FE mount (full frame) but I think it will work with a normal E mount but you would only get half the focal length essentially so this lense would probably become a 48-480 or something like that. Don't quote me on that though, I've never personally tried it myself
Michael Ronin thank you so much for responding ... i am in research of my next lens purchase .. now that im getting deep into photgraphy .. so far i have the 18-55mm and 55-210mm kit lens ... any suggestions on what can i get next ? recently i am into portrait and closeups with little thing
if you are into portrait i recommend the 50mm f1.8 great bokeh and good enough sharpness
100fps 1080P upscaled to 4k , can you please explain, what does it mean ?
If you shoot 100 fps it's only capable of Fhd. This video is renderd in 4K. That does it mean. :)
Yep as Brian said, if you shoot at 100 frames per second it can only do that at 1080p but because this video was in 4K I had to stretch the 1080p to 4K. In my opinion, it still looks fantastic.
@@MichaelRoninTV ofcourse it does!
I think this is mostly lens for traveling and landscapes. I have 28/2, 35/1.4, 50/1.4, 85/1.4 and I really miss something for landscapes. Its hard to carry all this shit together with hiking equipment, so right now I always miss something, becaues I take only 1 or 2 lenses and I'm stuck with fixed focal lenght.
Yep, it's perfect for that. Although the lens is kind of big and weighs a bit at least you'd only have to take the one lens to get a massive focal range
did you ever tried to put this lens on a Ronin S setup? is it possible?
Yep :) I use this combo all the time with my a7iii on the Ronin S and it works well
@@MichaelRoninTV is any special stuff needed like risers or distancer etc?
I do use a Manfrotto quick release plate on it but I still think it would be fine without that but have never tried it.
How would you focus a lens like this if you wanted to shoot a wide angle shot and get everything sharp? Do you just have to throw it in manual focus? Looking to do real estate and don't want it hunting when moving around at a wide angle.
I would set it at a narrower aperture like f8 so that most things are in focus and then i i set the focus about 3/4 of the way into my shot and leave it in manual focus.
@@MichaelRoninTV Awesome, thank you
Will this lens work with a7iii?
Yes, this is the camera I use it on.
he literally says in the video he's using it on an a7iii to film lol
@5:31 that's the worst CA's I've ever seen, seriously, did you something odd in post, so it got stronger or did it come out this way out of camera? It's close to pop art.
Yes it's pretty damn bad, even when I looked at it I had to check my Lightroom settings for that photo were reset because it was that bad. It's the worst photo I've ever seen from that lens in terms of CA. Usually it's pretty good but that photo was terrible, I think it was because of how thin those ropes were and they were heavily backlit
Also, that was pretty zoomed in. It's hard to tell at 1:1