Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Review

The Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Series is a compact and affordable lens designed to provide a bright f2.8 aperture. It is well-suited for street photography and low-light situations, but may not be as useful for landscape photography. The lens has a good build quality, and the bokeh is soft with little to no chromatic aberration.

The Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Series is a compact and affordable lens designed to provide a bright f2.8 aperture. It is well-suited for street photography and low-light situations, but may not be as useful for landscape photography. The lens has a good build quality, and the bokeh is soft with little to no chromatic aberration.

The lens has a 67mm filter thread on the front and weighs less than a quarter of a kilogram, making it very compact. It also features a decent manual focus ring, a custom button, a manual focus selector switch, and an aperture ring that can be set for clickable or de-clickable, making it great for video work. The lens is weather-sealed, adding to its accessibility and usability in various conditions. The autofocus is nice and smooth, and the lens works well for street photography and low-light situations, where the f2.8 aperture comes in handy.

The Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Series is a compact and affordable lens that offers a nice bright f2.8 aperture. The lens is designed to fit well on smaller Sony cameras like the A7C2 series, and it provides the f2.8 aperture without the bulk and cost of something like the 24-70 G Master. The lens has a 67mm filter thread on the front and weighs less than a quarter of a kilogram, making it very compact. It also features a decent manual focus ring, a custom button, a manual focus selector switch, and an aperture ring that can be set for clickable or de-clickable, making it great for video work. The lens is weather-sealed, adding to its accessibility and usability in various conditions. The autofocus is nice and smooth, and the lens works well for street photography and low-light situations, where the f2.8 aperture comes in handy. The bokeh of the lens is soft with little to no chromatic aberration, and it performs well in macro tests. In terms of image quality, it shows good detail and contrast in center shots, and stopping down the aperture improves corner sharpness. However, there may be some distortion at the corners when shooting wide open. The lens also offers good contrast even with bright sources, and it handles longitudinal aberration fairly well. Video shooters will appreciate the de-clickable aperture ring, but may notice some breathing effects while using the lens.Overall, the Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Series is best suited for street photography and low-light situations, making it a great affordable lens for those specific purposes, but it may not be as versatile for landscape photography. However, it can serve as a budget-friendly alternative to the more expensive 24-70 G Master lens. Users will appreciate its compact size, good build quality, and smooth autofocus.

Overall, the Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G Series is best suited for street photography and low-light situations, making it a great affordable lens for those specific purposes, but it may not be as versatile for landscape photography. However, it can serve as a budget-friendly alternative to the more expensive 24-70 G Master lens. Users will appreciate its compact size, good build quality, and smooth autofocus.