Why These 2 Sony Lenses NEVER Leave My Camera Bag
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Published 2023-12-12
Sony 24-70 f/2.8 G Master II geni.us/2470GMII
The Sony 24-70 f/2.8 GM II and Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GM II are two lenses that never leave my camera bag. Why? well today we're going to discuss the reasons why I love these two lenses. But needless to say, the Sony 24-70 GM II and Sony 16-35 GM II are by far the most versatile lenses to have in the kit.
CAMERA GEAR
Main Camera for Photo (Sony A1): geni.us/Mesh-A1
→ Budget Version (Sony a7IV): geni.us/MESH-A7IV
The Camera I Film These Vids With (Sony FX3): geni.us/Mesh-fx3
→ Budget Version (Sony FX30): geni.us/Mesh-FX30
All Time Favorite Lens (24-70): geni.us/2470GMII
→ Older Version: geni.us/Mesh-2470GM
Favorite Wide Angle Lens (16-35): geni.us/1635GMII
→ Older Version: geni.us/Mesh-1635GM
Best Budget Sony Lens: geni.us/Mesh-2070
Favorite Prime Lens (35mm): geni.us/7H2j3
Astro Lens (20mm): geni.us/Mesh-20G
Telephoto Beast (100-400): geni.us/Mesh-100GM
Portrait / BRoll Lens (50mm): geni.us/Mesh-50-14
STUDIO SETUP
Main Key Light: geni.us/Mesh-300B
Cheaper Light Option: geni.us/Mesh-200x
My Studio Microphone (w/ cloud lifter): geni.us/Mesh-SM7B
Travel Tripod: geni.us/Mesh-PDTripod
BUDGET OPTIONS
Budget Sony Mirrorless: geni.us/Mesh-6400
Budget Canon Mirrorless: geni.us/g1SL1
Vlogger Camera: geni.us/Mesh-ZV1
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All Comments (21)
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The 16-35 GM + Tamron 35-150 has been a pretty nice zoom combo as well, especially with two camera bodies which keeps the lens swapping to a minimum. Then a couple of fast primes for low light and bokeh stuff :)
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Thank you :goodvibes: Those Lens are fantastic :)
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I think "content creators" love the 16-35mm range, but for those of us more behind the camera instead of in front of it... IMHO the two most versatile lenses are the Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II and the Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II. This gives you A LOT more versatility with a focal range of 24-200mm instead of just 16-70mm. If I had to pick two prime lens instead of two zooms it would be the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM and the Sigma 85mm F1.4. Hopefully, Sony will release an 85mm F1.2 GM II soon.
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Agreed....always in the bag...ready to go...Great content...thanks for sharing.
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Zooms are great for versatility and the 24-70 GM is best for that. I carry also the 70-200 mm for conference videos and I am using the 16-35 PZ for vlogging. Greets from Berlin!
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curious at your 16-35 + 70-200 mix in your Lightroom catalog in comparison to ur 16-70
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Interesting thoughts! For me it's rather the 16-35mm and the 70-200 range, especially for the outdoors. I nearly never need the standard range while the 35mm could also be easily 52.5mm with crop mode and still having > 14MP on the A7 IV. Really need that 16-35 f2.8 GM II though. Looks so good. ✌
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for my travel current 2 lens setup is 16-35 2.8 +70-200. truth be told, I seldom ever use the 70-200F4. thinking if i should downside to a 24-70 2.8 as a 1 lens setup mostly do landscape and some astro recently
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due to the lack of a standard zoom (saving for the tamron 35–150) it's actually the sony 90mm macro I use currently the most. not the obvious choice, af could be quicker, but it's crazy sharp and beautiful for portraits! and I use it for portfolio macro shots. the sony 50mm 2.5 G is the second lens I often use on my a7IV. light and compact with great handling and quality.
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I use mostly all the time the 16-28 of sigma and the 70-200 f4 of Sony, and I love it, I wish those GM but are crazy expensive
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for me the lens i never go for any shoot without is the tamron 35-150, that thing is just so versatile and i use it all the time
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Nice lenses. But I would not carry both in my bag because of the big overlap. Give the 14mm F1.8 GM and the superb 20-70 F4 G Combo a try. Only 950 grams together.
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Hello from VN. My goto for filming is the r6ii with 24-70mm f2.8 and 85mm f1.2
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Tamron 28-200 and then Sony G 20mm and Sony GM 35mm As much as I hate to admit it I use the Tamron a ton because its so versatile, well worth its price especially since it's compact and light. Recently I am asking myself if I could replace the Tam 28-200 with the new 24-70GM ii.
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would also add the 70-200 gmii, I love mine and it never leaves my bag.
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Hello from Germany. Nikon Shooter here, who also loves Sony. My goto for Landscape is the Nikon Z 24-120mm on my Z7 II. In Apsc Mode you can get 24-180mm with one lens. For daily use (EDC) it is the Nikon Zf with an adapted Sony 40mm 2.5 G.
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The Sony 20mm F/1.8 G and the Sigma 85mm Art are always with me.
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When canon?
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What program are u using to edit your videos?
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My most used lenses are the 24-70 GM II and the 70-200 GM II. They take 90% of my shots. But, my most used travel lenses are the 16-35 PZ and 70-200 f4 G II. The PZ will probably be replaced by the 16-25 G and 24-50 G.
