Astro - you’ve gotta have a lens like this. Yes, you can shoot pano with 20 f/1.8, or the 24 f/1.4, but this is going to produce some truly unique images, especially time-lapse.
Which setup would you recommend me to pair with Sony A7RV + Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 if I will use it/them mainly for ultrawide and everyday photos with crop, video will be shoot mainly with Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600mm?: 1) Sony 12-24mm F4 2) Tamron 17-50mm F4 3) Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 + 17-50mm First cover more range but not sure if they will update this 6 years old lens soon, second is the same Tamron series but cover less range, third get even wider range but will be 3 lenses, what do you think?
@@NetvoTV I would think the Tamron 17-50 is your best option. I haven't used it, but it is a newer lens and so should be better optimized for the a7rv sensor. I'm not a fan of Laowa because they lack electronic connection to the camera, and the 12-24 F4 is a pretty old lens now. I would think the new PZ16-35G would make a good pair.
This reminds me a lot of the Nikon 14mm f2.8D ED, Light weight, compact, albeit limited in use due to fixed range, so I switched to the flowerpot of 15-30 Tamron f2.8! Great video Kai!
04:00 Try taking a photo like that again with the "electronic first curtain" setting shutter turned off. It can cause bokeh balls to fade out towards the bottom as seen in that photo, and is best to not use with large aperture lenses as far as I understand. Cheers.
The way the bokeh balls seem to fade away on the bottom, is that because of the electronic front curtain thing? Or do they always look like that? Ive seen videos that demonstrate that the electronic front curtain affects bokeh, that is why I'm asking.
14mm is not wide on a full frame. I have read that Sonys small 46mm mount vignettes with a 12mm and the ibis on. There is no way a 11mm rectilinear lens will work on that 46mm mount.
@@nordic5490 14mm is very wide on FF, at least that's what 99% of phodogs thinks. Vignette on any Sony 12-24 mm is more than acceptable and who cares for 11mm, its a niche of a niche market. Btw fyi theres 10mm rectilinear lens for Sony mount.
Not fully related to the video, but I’m considering changing brands to Sony from Nikon, is Sony’s first series full frame cams decent enough to use nowadays? I can pick one up with a good budget for lenses, otherwise what would your suggestion be? Thanks for any replies (sorry for commenting this here, I assume there’s some good Sony experts here :D)
Hello I’m a Sony user. In my opinion, I wouldn’t invest in the 1st and 2nd gen Sony full frame cameras. While yes you could get by with them, the improvements made in the 3rd gen cameras are definitely worth it. The AF and bigger battery alone is reason enough to just go for the 3rd gen FF cameras. However, if you’re set on getting an earlier camera I think the A7RII would be the best one. Hope that helps.
@@rkfan1012 +1 for A7III. It is relatively affordable, versatile and one of the best performing camera in low light environment. Timing wise maybe worths to keep in mind that the announcement of A7IV is expected within the next months which might push the A7III`s price lower thus maybe it would makes sense to wait a little.
Which setup would you recommend me to pair with Sony A7RV + Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 if I will use it/them mainly for ultrawide and everyday photos with crop, video will be shoot mainly with Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600mm?: 1) Sony 12-24mm F4 2) Tamron 17-50mm F4 3) Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 + 17-50mm First cover more range but not sure if they will update this 6 years old lens soon, second is the same Tamron series but cover less range, third get even wider range but will be 3 lenses, what do you think?
Happened to me more than once, accidentally formatting a card. But I never had any issues getting at least 80% of it back in no time with Recuva. Worth a shot next time! It's PC only but with windows laptops that are a few years old and still very capable pretty much being given away, there's no reason to not have one laying around.
Not sure if he is talking about the sony camera or the drone photos, but if he formated on the sony, it's just gone. Low level formatting is applied. It basically does what you ask for, format.
No. Maybe in the future, but you have the delete option which is almost the same actually. (You can "delete all of this day". Never tried to recover after delete though)
Great video as always! Just a thought, is the lack of chromatic adoration just improvements in the lenses or could there also be a bit of in camera correction ?
i just bought this lens sony 14mm. I noticed a sound when you press shutter button i hear mechanical "chik" of closing aperture sound in lense while focusing. Is it normal?
Kai, I believe "Engineering plastic" is a blend consisting mostly of polycarbonate. Like, the stuff they make hockey masks and safety glasses out of. I'm not at all worried about it. Also, there are ways to recover cards that have been formatted, look up Recuva. And finally, I love seeing all of the wear on your A7iii!
I think there are a million blends of plastic and rubber nowadays and plastic shouldn't still be associated with crappy and cheap. But somehow it still is, so they just give it a fancy name. You can now even get 1 dollar plastic storage trays that are practically unbreakable. It's quite possible that over a dozen types of plastic are called 'Engineering plastic' or something similar. Sony probably mostly sticks to one or a few kinds though, at least for the exterior so they all look and feel kinda similar and consistent.
I wanna invest in more glass for my body, my 24-105 is brilliant, but I'd love more. Alas, I've had to keep the studio closed for over a year due to covid. So that's wonderful. And also means no money for glass.
You are so right, you have to see on the camera/lens system, that is why I went from Canon DSLR to Sony mirrorless, exellent compact cameras and a huge amount of lenses both from Sony and other brands. I had an extreme ultra wide angle lens, but I got bored of it, now I have the Sony 24mm 1.4 GM which I use a lot, I do have a 20mm, but I only use 20mm 2 or 3 times in a year. The new Sony 14mm 1.8 GM are an exellent lens, just not for my camera bag, maybe in the future.
![Lp. Сердце Вселенной #60 РОЖДЕНИЕ ЛОЛОЛОШКИ [Финал] • Майнкрафт](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YoR0pAV9FVQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Can’t wait to you Kai and Lok feature in same videos again.
I agree with you on design. I borrowed a friend's 35 1.4 GM and it just felt do good even on the older ergonomics of the A7III
Astro - you’ve gotta have a lens like this. Yes, you can shoot pano with 20 f/1.8, or the 24 f/1.4, but this is going to produce some truly unique images, especially time-lapse.
Which setup would you recommend me to pair with Sony A7RV + Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 if I will use it/them mainly for ultrawide and everyday photos with crop, video will be shoot mainly with Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600mm?:
1) Sony 12-24mm F4
2) Tamron 17-50mm F4
3) Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 + 17-50mm
First cover more range but not sure if they will update this 6 years old lens soon, second is the same Tamron series but cover less range, third get even wider range but will be 3 lenses, what do you think?
@@NetvoTV I would think the Tamron 17-50 is your best option. I haven't used it, but it is a newer lens and so should be better optimized for the a7rv sensor. I'm not a fan of Laowa because they lack electronic connection to the camera, and the 12-24 F4 is a pretty old lens now. I would think the new PZ16-35G would make a good pair.
Super excited for this lens. I shoot rock and ice climbing for a living and having a fast wide lens is essential for my work!
I see that lego in the background 2:32 Nice! Nice porche!
‘When I say lost, I mean I formatted the card’. Been there mate...
This reminds me a lot of the Nikon 14mm f2.8D ED, Light weight, compact, albeit limited in use due to fixed range, so I switched to the flowerpot of 15-30 Tamron f2.8! Great video Kai!
thanks for sharing! great content!
Great point on the lens line up from Sony!
04:00 Try taking a photo like that again with the "electronic first curtain" setting shutter turned off.
It can cause bokeh balls to fade out towards the bottom as seen in that photo, and is best to not use with large aperture lenses as far as I understand. Cheers.
I wish I was born with the golden voice of a BBC reporter. You could sell me cardboard boxes and I'd buy them lol 😂
The way the bokeh balls seem to fade away on the bottom, is that because of the electronic front curtain thing? Or do they always look like that? Ive seen videos that demonstrate that the electronic front curtain affects bokeh, that is why I'm asking.
What happened to your audio levels, Kai?
Great review thanks Kai. How much larger is this Sony 14mm than the 12mm and 15mm Voightlander Ultra Wides?
seems like Sonys narrow mount doesn't stop them making good designs.
Yeah, even though everyone kept saying it would be an issue
@@cinialvespow1054 Not everyone but only the one with biggest lens mount diameter. That propaganda failed miserably... :)
The stabilization seems to be a problem still though
14mm is not wide on a full frame. I have read that Sonys small 46mm mount vignettes with a 12mm and the ibis on. There is no way a 11mm rectilinear lens will work on that 46mm mount.
@@nordic5490 14mm is very wide on FF, at least that's what 99% of phodogs thinks. Vignette on any Sony 12-24 mm is more than acceptable and who cares for 11mm, its a niche of a niche market. Btw fyi theres 10mm rectilinear lens for Sony mount.
Not fully related to the video, but I’m considering changing brands to Sony from Nikon, is Sony’s first series full frame cams decent enough to use nowadays? I can pick one up with a good budget for lenses, otherwise what would your suggestion be? Thanks for any replies (sorry for commenting this here, I assume there’s some good Sony experts here :D)
Hello I’m a Sony user. In my opinion, I wouldn’t invest in the 1st and 2nd gen Sony full frame cameras. While yes you could get by with them, the improvements made in the 3rd gen cameras are definitely worth it. The AF and bigger battery alone is reason enough to just go for the 3rd gen FF cameras. However, if you’re set on getting an earlier camera I think the A7RII would be the best one. Hope that helps.
Go with the a7iii.
I'd also recommend the A7III as the entry level camera, as it's really the point where Sony nailed it in terms of battery life and AF.
If not, I’d look at the r2.
@@rkfan1012 +1 for A7III. It is relatively affordable, versatile and one of the best performing camera in low light environment. Timing wise maybe worths to keep in mind that the announcement of A7IV is expected within the next months which might push the A7III`s price lower thus maybe it would makes sense to wait a little.
Man, do something with your voice, u must go in a documentary
2:42 today on cantonese 101 "a live show, particularly a live-"
Which setup would you recommend me to pair with Sony A7RV + Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 if I will use it/them mainly for ultrawide and everyday photos with crop, video will be shoot mainly with Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600mm?:
1) Sony 12-24mm F4
2) Tamron 17-50mm F4
3) Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 + 17-50mm
First cover more range but not sure if they will update this 6 years old lens soon, second is the same Tamron series but cover less range, third get even wider range but will be 3 lenses, what do you think?
Happened to me more than once, accidentally formatting a card. But I never had any issues getting at least 80% of it back in no time with Recuva. Worth a shot next time!
It's PC only but with windows laptops that are a few years old and still very capable pretty much being given away, there's no reason to not have one laying around.
Not sure if he is talking about the sony camera or the drone photos, but if he formated on the sony, it's just gone. Low level formatting is applied. It basically does what you ask for, format.
@@extremephilou It always low levels?
@@rollingtroll yes, no options for this.
@@extremephilou no quick format option?
No. Maybe in the future, but you have the delete option which is almost the same actually. (You can "delete all of this day". Never tried to recover after delete though)
2:43 Yo buddy, what is this book, I'd like to have one lol
Just looking into this recently, thanks for the review
Any chance you could tell me if you feel something shifting inside of your lens when rotating it in your hand while off of the camera?
Might want to clean that sensor, Kai :D
Was he shooting on an A7iii?
Loving the sublte product placement for LEGO
Great video as always! Just a thought, is the lack of chromatic adoration just improvements in the lenses or could there also be a bit of in camera correction ?
I can’t decide on this or the 12-24 half the price and 1 1/3 more light. But being able to control framing by zooming is hard to say no to
2:41 is kai learning Chinese ?
Can you use this with a6600??
🔥🔥🔥
U are so goofy I love ya
i just bought this lens sony 14mm. I noticed a sound when you press shutter button i hear mechanical "chik" of closing aperture sound in lense while focusing. Is it normal?
Kai, I believe "Engineering plastic" is a blend consisting mostly of polycarbonate. Like, the stuff they make hockey masks and safety glasses out of. I'm not at all worried about it.
Also, there are ways to recover cards that have been formatted, look up Recuva.
And finally, I love seeing all of the wear on your A7iii!
I think there are a million blends of plastic and rubber nowadays and plastic shouldn't still be associated with crappy and cheap. But somehow it still is, so they just give it a fancy name. You can now even get 1 dollar plastic storage trays that are practically unbreakable. It's quite possible that over a dozen types of plastic are called 'Engineering plastic' or something similar. Sony probably mostly sticks to one or a few kinds though, at least for the exterior so they all look and feel kinda similar and consistent.
Sony Killing It ™
Still waiting to see if I’ll ever bump into you in Kingston 😆
How are Sony making such great lenses that are so small and light (this is coming from a Fuji user)?
This is a pretty good breakdown: www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64771768
Thanks Kai. Already got one. Please clean your gears mate. Love from NZ.
Yeap Sony's been killing it lately with their lenses 👍
I'll hopefully buy that lens in the next month or so.
The fans need to see that Lego collection, we see the Lego Technic defender 😍
You can undelete cards cause after a quick format, the data is still there only the pointers are removed, lotsa free tools available !!
i for one and Lok-ing forward to your collob videos also
You're the most British Asian I've ever known.
I wanna invest in more glass for my body, my 24-105 is brilliant, but I'd love more.
Alas, I've had to keep the studio closed for over a year due to covid. So that's wonderful. And also means no money for glass.
Where’s Lok?
REMINDS ME OF THE PANASONIC 7/14MM LENS - EXACT REPLICA! SORRY CAPS LOCK STUCK!
Lets see a tour of the lego collection seen on the backshelf!
WHERE IS LOK?
Sweet, another lens to inject direct into my veins to feed my gear acquisition syndrome.
You are so right, you have to see on the camera/lens system, that is why I went from Canon DSLR to Sony mirrorless, exellent compact cameras and a huge amount of lenses both from Sony and other brands.
I had an extreme ultra wide angle lens, but I got bored of it, now I have the Sony 24mm 1.4 GM which I use a lot, I do have a 20mm, but I only use 20mm 2 or 3 times in a year. The new Sony 14mm 1.8 GM are an exellent lens, just not for my camera bag, maybe in the future.
nice Lego collection
I’ve been waiting for this review!
2:42 is that a Cantonese-English dictionary?!
I hope you will still be doing Nikon gear reviews!
New Sony lenses for new Sony drone? 🤓
Who won the DJI Mini 2 ???
I guess I'm just to poor for full-frame. The new Sony lenses are great, but bloody expensive.
Kai looks older. Did he turned 17 ?
any chance of Kai and Uncle Roger tech review collab?
Dat Hat tho....
👊👊💥
This vs the sigma 16mm f1.4 and the Samyang 12mm f2.0.
Those are both APS-C only...So this is your only option if you want to shoot on full frame.
@@edash360 there is a sigma 14mm F1.8 but way heavier and bigger than this sony gm while similarly priced
@@ezustnyar True! :) I guess the vast majority will take the Sony now though.
the question is, who is killing it more, canon with their RF lenses or sony? My bets are on canon.
I like your legos......The Land rover...
I miss Kingston upon Thames.
That front element is bulbous.
Just here to say that I love you, would be nice to collab sometime. I’m in London too
Drone under pylon....smart move!
Lol astigmatism
Sony also killing ya wallet..
Wow the last time I was this early my girlfriend broke up with me :(
Ow ow... for crap devices. Shame for having the best in test and using the shttist in personal usage smarts... Do some Xperia tests!
First
We didn't carry on.
You're late kai
4th
$1,598 at BH,kind expensive
For that kind of lens, actually not expensive...
compact eh? massive vignetting from the lens mount being too small should create compact lenses. not lightweight, just compact.