Sigma 24-70 DG DN vs Sony 24-70 GM II - Is the GM Really Worth Double?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Sheeeeeshh Josh, you absolutely crushed this review. One of the best, most concise lens comparison reviews I’ve seen actually.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thanks Dylan! I appreciate the kind words!

[@jolyoncox]

Excellent comparison Josh, thank you! I've had the Sigma for my A7SIII since it came out - it's definitely a warmer and greener-looking lens which I prefer most of the time. This comparison has convinced me I don't need the GM II. Thanks again for your efforts.

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@AM-wi6gw]

​@Josh_Sattin Josh can you do me a favour. Test the active steady shot stabilisation? I have the sigma but also have the stabilisation set to on, thus having a slight crop. Does active steady shot work on the sigma and how much of a difference is it on Sony. Thanks.

[@luisandradevideo]

what do you think for 4K120fps sony?

[@cam_s_]

dude i was wondering about this a couple days ago and i'm glad i waited to look it up till now so i could find this video. one of the best reviews/comparisons i've seen in a minute, told me absolutely everything i needed to know. thank you so much! you just got a new subscriber haha

[@Josh_Sattin]

You are very welcome. Thank you for the support!

[@daltonbrowne7980]

FX3 owner as well. Exact video I needed in my life right now. Thank you!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@robinprobyn1971]

A bonus for the Sigma ,is the zoom goes the right way ,for anyone used to cine zooms or ENG zooms , a shame Sony does the "wrong way" the PZ lenses you can change in the camera menu ,fx cameras anyway , but not these stills lenses , just being able to not think about the zoom direction is worth it for me .Also love their newer model DGDN Art primes , but wish they would come out with a new 24-70 with an aperture ring.

[@love.charlenec]

Thank you, Josh! I had the Sony 24-70 in my cart but decided to do more research since I am a new Sony user. Your review was very helpful. I will go with the Sigma and upgrade in the future if I think it is necessary.

[@POVwithRC]

This was actually very useful for me. My only 24-70 is the old F4 Zeiss and its always had a sharpness problem. It was an open box product so someone clearly returned it for a reason. I aim to replace it with something better. Sigma might be it.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Nice! Glad the video was helpful for you. Yeah, you won’t be disappointed with the Sigma.

[@rodneyyoung1731]

very helpful, thank you. Definitely helped in decide which to get, or should I say, gave me a ton of information to look at with regards to which direction two go. Thank you

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching!

[@raymunn]

So many great options for Sony. I have the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 and love it.

[@mrodalis231]

I have this too and the vignetting and distortion are really bad.

[@PhotoGearFun]

I have and love the Sigma for photography. I just couldn't justify the cost since I'm not a pro photographer...even then it may be tough. Thanks for the video!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@Smorfar]

The last thing people would notice is the difference between lenses. Ultra edge to edge sharpness isnt something normal people care about. You photos look great :)

[@rubenramirez8241]

Compared to the original Sony 24-70 GM how much better is this one? I’m looking to buy a 24-70 and found the original 24-70 GM at the same price as the New Sigma 24-70ii Which one would you recommend?

[@bala1000mina]

Very helpful and informative comparative review, Thank you so much Josh! God bless and good luck!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@warpspeed9877]

So, with the money for the Sony 24-70 i can buy the Art 14-24 AND 24-70 lenses. Is this even a question?

[@SpringdaleSolo]

I feel like the 24-70 is my most important lens and I too am nervous about going anything less than the 24-70 gm ii

[@hsolen76]

Another point that wasn't mentioned. The speed of the Sigma lense has limited speed of approx 20 fps, where as the GM support the speed of Sony A9 III = 120 fps. Not relevant for most people, but if you need the top fps that Sony A9 or A1 can deliver, then the GM is the only choice. I have an older model of Sigma 24-70 (the one with dust issues), and I ended up with buying the GM, simply because I trust (personally) the build quality more from the GM, than I do with the Sigma.

[@ashInTheWoods]

This is so crucial, and I haven't seen any reviews addressing it.

[@martin_wood]

Props to Sigma for keeping things competitive. The first Sigma 24-70mm was solid. NGL I kind of liked the warm cast, but I did upgrade to the GM II for autofocus and weight saving

[@afferist]

The second version of Sigma has recently been released, it is even sharper in the corners than GM2. For its value, the top

[@DMRCapitalHill]

That’s the one I have

[@Jecerey]

What about the Stabilisation?

[@tekguyphoto]

When I had my Sony A74 this was the first lens I bought and it was always glued to the body. I was ok with its size and weight. I thought it was well balanced. Loved it - amazing quality photos for $1299 Canadian when on Sale. I shot my daughters prom with the Sigma. Wish they had this lens for Canon or Nikon.

[@MartinLutherMcCoy]

Spinoff question.. If you have or have experienced these two lenses, what would you choose btw Sony 24-105 OSS G and the Sigma 24-70 dg dn ? thx... still on the fence about the gmii and I own the 24-105 and shoot mostly video.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Those are both great lenses and more of a personal choice. I haven't used the 24-105 F4 that much, but I general choose a 24-70 2.8 over a 24-105 4, but that's just what I like.

[@kylefogarty]

Smash hit review Josh. Thank you!

[@master_mind_Dinesh_aanjana]

Your information is still helpful❣️

[@Josh_Sattin]

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@Marcelovideomusic]

Great comparison work !!! Thank you!!!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@abrahamgrc2243]

2 questions 1. How to you deal with a zoom lenses on a gimbal if they pop out when you zoom them? 2. How did the Sigma aged? I've had the 16mm from Sigma and at first it was amazing but after a two years probably my autofocus wasn't as precise as in the beggining so I have trust issues on that regard with Sigma while my Sony 35mm hasn't had a flaw in maybe 3 years or more. Thanks for the info Josh, very helpfull.

[@DMRCapitalHill]

You can zoom while your cameras on the gimbal

[@maximelizotte9743]

Thank you so much sir, it helped me a lot!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@tech-aperture]

Stabilization on both is another factor you could have added I have heard sony camera's stabilizationworks fantastic with first party lens, other than that it's a fantastic video.

[@ollekowalewski6413]

Great video. Thank you for the review. Going to go for the Sigma

[@nanding7401]

between the sigma and original GM used, which one is better value?

[@tanner.quintero]

Hi there Josh, a question... Is the Dust a really issue in the Sigma? I work on the Car Scene, and I'm moving into the track side of it, so there is a lot of dust, in the air, gas from the oils and gasoline etc.. I need some thing between that range of 20-70 non Prime to work on Pits and others areas beside the track but I keep reading that sigma gets dust in the inner glass easily

[@Josh_Sattin]

As I mentioned, it was an issue with the early production of the Sigma, but supposedly it has been less of an issue with later copies.

[@AM-wi6gw]

If you have the older lense like mine. They take it in for free to fix it. Note. The newer and post fix lense have a stiffer zoom ring. Bit of a hindrance for me hence why I haven't decided to send mine in. Smooth Zoom is key for me.

[@danvranic2306]

Do you have any comparison or experience with this lens on a newer body like A7RV or the A7CII? Curious to see how it responds to the new AF chip.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Unfortunately I do not.

[@Azex196]

Great review!! thanks

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@rafhaelhaddad]

the quality of your images are perfect. super well balanced!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thank you so much!

[@leomatis_]

How much the OS of the Sony lens help since the Sigma doesn't have? I use gimbal a lot and minimising that small jittery of the gimbal helps in post.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Neither of these lenses have stabilization.

[@leomatis_]

@@Josh_Sattin yeah found out just afterwards haha. that''s why it's smaller than the gm i I guess

[@Josh_Sattin]

@@leomatis_ The 24-70 GM I doesn't have stab either.

[@AM-wi6gw]

The body of a7siii /fx3 has active steadyshot. Whether it works on Sigma. Not too sure. Would be great to test this feature please. ​@@Josh_Sattin

[@giacomom2370]

Hey Josh, you forgot to mention one of the most important differences: linear manual focus, which is enough IMO to justify the GM. I owned and shot with Sigma DG DN lenses and non repeatable manual focus became a nightmare eventually.

[@kylesanimphotography]

Yo! This is a great point!!! I’m shooting manual a lot of the time! Thanks

[@mirrorlessmemory]

He literally said both are fly by wire lol Sony doesn’t give you an option in camera to do linear focus like Panasonic does.

[@giacomom2370]

@@mirrorlessmemory you don’t need an option in camera. Certain Sony lenses have a linear manual focus response (meaning repeatable manual focus pulls) despite being fly by wire.

[@ComedianXTREME]

Thank you!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@Marco__Photo]

isn it this lens that has tons of recent reviews about how bad this sigm is avbout internal dust? lots of folks saying in a veru short time it gets a lot of dust inside.

[@Josh_Sattin]

Please watch the whole video. I address this in this video.

[@blented]

I would like this video twice if I could, soooo great!

[@Josh_Sattin]

Thanks for watching!

[@Rawbee]

thanks bro!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@RandumbTech]

The one thing you didn’t cover is how well the stabilization performs in video. The Sony is much much better so if you do a lot of handheld video shooting with active stabe on, the Sony will be much better. But for everything else, the Sigma is a way better value.

[@travelpatron]

Does Sony 24-70 2.8 gm2 have stabilization?

[@franklinpark4475]

Can you elaborate? Both don't have OSS.

[@travelpatron]

@@franklinpark4475 sure. Send me yours Ill do it

[@sabya11377]

Sony 24-70 mm doesn't support OSS

[@LongTran-cp1xk]

Thank you for you review

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@MedySiregar]

thank you !!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@bamhamer]

And that's why I'm leaving canon for sony. The sigma is such a good lense and it costs only a fraction of what canon charges...

[@mex5341]

Sigma is a great choice!

[@everytomday]

My mind just goes to, what other film gear can I buy for the extra $1200 i'd save with the Sigma !!

[@Zachaas]

Do u need an adapter for the sigma

[@Josh_Sattin]

Nope. Not the DG DN E mount version.

[@Jorge.Moreira]

Definitely had dust in my sigma. Thought I was just being picky

[@rickt.8866]

The GMII for me on my A7R5. It’s made for the 61mp’s and will resolve much better.

[@travelpatron]

Does sigma have problems with autofocus? Have heard it many times...

[@rsjuaneza]

The G in G Master is for the extra grand you're spending :)

[@pinikpikantv3555]

bought v1 sigma for 350 equivalent used but not abused

[@nomadicreels]

After watching this vid i bought Sigma

[@BlueHawk80]

now do a new one with the Sigma Mk2… 🤝

[@cowabungacrypto]

Love the review! I own the sigma and the autofocus motor is NOISY

[@ice1337chris]

Hi josh I wanna say you are amazing and your guides are insane. I have finally saved up a decent chunk towards my dream of video production and content creation. I was wondering If you think this option is still viable in 23 going into 24. Planing on buying Fx3 with 24-70 gm II , 50mm 1.2 gm. I have about 10k budget gave or take. would you go this route still or a different way?

[@Josh_Sattin]

I responded to your other comment.

[@ludovicavice3496]

Damn, you should have tamron 28-75 included, this lens is so under rated and have a nice character to it 😅 thinking of selling g master 24-70 for it 😅

[@jayyang6799]

Most important for me,Sigma 24-70 F2.8 DG DN is parfocal and the SONY 24-70 F2.8 GM ii is not.

[@travelpatron]

Are you sure?

[@jacksonjackson9474]

No, he is not. Imagine that being true about an $1100 2.8 zoom.@@travelpatron

[@JJ-ff3bj]

@@jacksonjackson9474it’s quite close though, which is very impressive for its price point

[@wololo10]

How it's a tuff call??? would be a tuff call if it was 1100 and 1300 usd...

[@vincebaldwin2829]

Had the sigma for a while. Will not go to Sony GM

[@Deejaydanny]

The big problem of the sigma is the Auto focus 😢

[@tonyamartin1425]

its worth it if you got it lol

[@themarquezsvideos]

Thank you!

[@Josh_Sattin]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!