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<blockquote data-quote="Chavezshutter" data-source="post: 844" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Reviews on anything (specially youtube) need to be tempered by knowing where the $$$ is coming from regarding the reviewer. For channels I watch regarding equipment I quickly find out if they are sponsored by someone. A Sony embassador for example will always try to push the latest and greatest Sony gear. A Zeiss lens sponsored shooter/reviewer will try to push Zeiss glass, etc. And both may downplay or even put down other gear that is in competition to their sponsors. Some are more impartial than others but you need to keep in mind the whole where is the money coming from game. A company will reach out to youtubers and ask for a favourable review in exchange for gear. Ultimately the reviewers are trying to make a living and if that means overhyping their sponsors while keeping competition in a bad light then so be it. I also prefer to watch photographers that youtube than youtubers who take photos and review gear if you get what I mean 😉.</p><p></p><p>For Sony gear, I followed Mark Galer for a long time. He IS a Sony embassador but he is also a career long photographer and a university teacher for photography here in Melbourne. He has some very in depth understanding of Sony gear and photography in general. Of course if I want to see gear outside of Sony I go elsewhere. Gerald Undone or photography's Rainman as I like to call him 🤣 is great for all things technical (when a new camera comes out all youtubers wait for his review to make sure they dont mess some setting or feature) and he reviews a lot of Sony gear as well as third party stuff. Other good mentions are Christopher Frost and Dustin Abbot.</p><p></p><p>I would not be concerned about your camera's resolution affecting the performance of a lens. Lens manufacturers have been making lenses leaning towards resolution and sharpness for a while now. Why? because sharpness has become one of the biggest criteria for a lens. Is it sharp? is one of the first question a buyer wants to know about a lens. Other lens qualities have taken a back seat in order to make ever sharper lens able to resolve images for sensors with ever higher resolutions. There has never been a case I have used even my lens with worst image quality on my A7iii that looked worst on my brother's a7riii. If it looked good on my camera it looks good on my brother's, if it looked bad on my camera it looked bad on his. Maybe this is an issue with very low build quality but I have never encountered issues with it even with a Tamron lens. I have also never seen an e-mount lens (From Sony or 3rd party) which was claimed to be inferior if mounted to say an A7rIV at 61MP because of resolution.</p><p></p><p>I am going to comment only on what lenses i know that you listed. Here is my ranking:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 dg dn Art - Nothing on your list is going to beat this. Specially for value for quality. Even the (very overpriced even for a GM) 24-70 GM is only marginally better in image quality. Sony will likely update their GM version soon.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A close second would be the Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD but only if this is the G2 version otherwise I would pick the Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 dg dn contemporary for this spot</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Samyang 24-70 f/2.8 sits alongside the non G2 version of Tamron's 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD</li> </ol><p>While I like the reach of the Sony 24-105mm, i get the whole "Jack of all trades, master of none" vibe about it, but thats just my opinion. I know little about the longer focal lengths you mention.</p><p></p><p>Don't get overwhelmed by the choices, while they make decision time difficult, the advantages for any camera system that has third party glass far outweigh the downsides. For starters all glass improves in quality and value for money when you have choices, the native manufacturer (Sony in our case) is forced to provide either better quality glass or better prices. Competition improves what you get for your dollars. I know photographers that will look at what a system offers and will not go into a system that only offers native glass and finally some camera brands have waited decades to have their lens lineup be beefed up by manufacturers like Sigma, Tamron, etc. Buy one lens you know you want and make your decisions from that as you go forwards, nice and easy does it, no rush 😉</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chavezshutter, post: 844, member: 3"] Reviews on anything (specially youtube) need to be tempered by knowing where the $$$ is coming from regarding the reviewer. For channels I watch regarding equipment I quickly find out if they are sponsored by someone. A Sony embassador for example will always try to push the latest and greatest Sony gear. A Zeiss lens sponsored shooter/reviewer will try to push Zeiss glass, etc. And both may downplay or even put down other gear that is in competition to their sponsors. Some are more impartial than others but you need to keep in mind the whole where is the money coming from game. A company will reach out to youtubers and ask for a favourable review in exchange for gear. Ultimately the reviewers are trying to make a living and if that means overhyping their sponsors while keeping competition in a bad light then so be it. I also prefer to watch photographers that youtube than youtubers who take photos and review gear if you get what I mean 😉. For Sony gear, I followed Mark Galer for a long time. He IS a Sony embassador but he is also a career long photographer and a university teacher for photography here in Melbourne. He has some very in depth understanding of Sony gear and photography in general. Of course if I want to see gear outside of Sony I go elsewhere. Gerald Undone or photography's Rainman as I like to call him 🤣 is great for all things technical (when a new camera comes out all youtubers wait for his review to make sure they dont mess some setting or feature) and he reviews a lot of Sony gear as well as third party stuff. Other good mentions are Christopher Frost and Dustin Abbot. I would not be concerned about your camera's resolution affecting the performance of a lens. Lens manufacturers have been making lenses leaning towards resolution and sharpness for a while now. Why? because sharpness has become one of the biggest criteria for a lens. Is it sharp? is one of the first question a buyer wants to know about a lens. Other lens qualities have taken a back seat in order to make ever sharper lens able to resolve images for sensors with ever higher resolutions. There has never been a case I have used even my lens with worst image quality on my A7iii that looked worst on my brother's a7riii. If it looked good on my camera it looks good on my brother's, if it looked bad on my camera it looked bad on his. Maybe this is an issue with very low build quality but I have never encountered issues with it even with a Tamron lens. I have also never seen an e-mount lens (From Sony or 3rd party) which was claimed to be inferior if mounted to say an A7rIV at 61MP because of resolution. I am going to comment only on what lenses i know that you listed. Here is my ranking: [LIST=1] [*]Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 dg dn Art - Nothing on your list is going to beat this. Specially for value for quality. Even the (very overpriced even for a GM) 24-70 GM is only marginally better in image quality. Sony will likely update their GM version soon. [*]A close second would be the Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD but only if this is the G2 version otherwise I would pick the Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 dg dn contemporary for this spot [*]Samyang 24-70 f/2.8 sits alongside the non G2 version of Tamron's 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD [/LIST] While I like the reach of the Sony 24-105mm, i get the whole "Jack of all trades, master of none" vibe about it, but thats just my opinion. I know little about the longer focal lengths you mention. Don't get overwhelmed by the choices, while they make decision time difficult, the advantages for any camera system that has third party glass far outweigh the downsides. For starters all glass improves in quality and value for money when you have choices, the native manufacturer (Sony in our case) is forced to provide either better quality glass or better prices. Competition improves what you get for your dollars. I know photographers that will look at what a system offers and will not go into a system that only offers native glass and finally some camera brands have waited decades to have their lens lineup be beefed up by manufacturers like Sigma, Tamron, etc. Buy one lens you know you want and make your decisions from that as you go forwards, nice and easy does it, no rush 😉 [/QUOTE]
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