FINALLY A Cool Lens From Sony! 28-70 F2 Review For Wedding Filmmakers

[@nightdonutstudio]

I wonder if 35-85 would be more useful. As I see many wedding photographer carry two body paried with 35 and 85 prime. Now with 35-85 f2.0 you even got 50mm. and now the other body can pair with 24mm prime.

[@photosbyjames_]

This is why so many wedding photographers swear by the 35-150

[@JonathanPajakLensCulture]

I had the opportunity to shoot a wedding with it, thoroughly enjoyed it! Never really missed the 4mm on the wide end and the weight was amazing!

[@JonathanPajakLensCulture]

Awesome review Matt!

[@PaulDavidPhotography]

Man this is incredible. I don't mind 28mm at all. This will be my new wedding-day workhorse (as soon as I can afford it - you can survive with just one kidney, right?)

[@JBCMotive]

Hello Matt, can we hear your feedback on the Comica VM40. Your vivid and candid review has been my guide in buying new gears for what I do. 💐

[@photosbyjames_]

Great lens! But I noticed that even in darker reception venues shooting at 12,800, I still need to use 1-2 stops ND indoors on a 2.8 lens, so the added lowlight is not needed

[@zackchavisfilms]

Always good to see a Matt Johnson review, great work as usual!

[@paulgero]

Great review Matt as usual. This looks like a winner.

[@nightdonutstudio]

Standard zoom was starting at 35mm then change to 28 and then change to 24. So eventually the 28-70 f2.0 will start at 24mm.

[@shem44]

Was considering sigma 28-45 f1.8 for interviews shoot but is concern about 45mm being too short. Now Sony has solved my dilemma by releasing this lens. Now the next problem is the 86mm filter size. I cannot use my VND or black mist filter!!!

[@EriveFilms]

The game changes foreverrrrr

[@CVFILMSLLC]

Any idea when they will release this? I may of missed it in the video?

[@theworldisrich]

Matt! Would you kindly review the tamron 28-75 lens. Not only is it around 500 grams but it’s f2.8. Can be balanced at 50 mm to zoom in our out. Has great sharpness for video. And only comes in at around $899.

[@veritas932]

well, he was gushing about the weight of the Sony compared to the Canon. He should just compare the weight of the Sony (900+ gram) against the Tamron (500 gram). Yes, it's F2 against F2.8, but with the weight savings of about 400g, it's worth it.

[@BryanLopezProductions]

That lens 5 years old. Plenty of reviews out there. I still use mine here and there.

[@hallmountfilms]

It looks so enticing, but i have to stay strong and hope Sony announces a 24-105mm F2.8 next year. Sony please i'm begging you haha.

[@yourmagicfilm]

oh Lordy they did great with that--but man 86thread means all my 82mm are useless!

[@clivemclaughlin3920]

Matt, when I’ve used zoom lenses before I’ve had a sneaky feeling it takes the camera stabilisation a bit of time to adjust to stabilise for the new focal length when zooming. This was third party lens too, the Sigma 35-150mm to be exact. Was it just in my head or you think my theory might have legs? Either way, did you feel stabilisation worked well with this lens handheld?

[@JSHFilms]

Another great video Matt! I've been looking at a faster lens for my FX6 and think this might be the one!

[@whoismatt]

Would pair very well with the FX6!

[@БогданКинащук]

@@whoismattyeah but it’s not having IS so far

[@lg.studio]

Next they should make an aps-c equivalent 18-55 f2 for my fx30.

[@OkwyUgonweze]

So everyone that reviewed this lens was told to they must reference its way lighter than canon ? But were they also told that the canon R5ii at 4200 is better than the 6500 A1 ii ? I guess they were not told that part .

[@jonasgillmann]

I can't believe that 4K recording is still subsampled or line skipped and not 8K oversampled like in the Nikon Z8 (8.3K oversampled 4K60p) or in the R5 (4K Fine oversampled from 8K up to 30p). The only oversampled 4K mode in the a1 II is the cropped APS-C mode. A flagship should be able to record full-width 8K oversampled 4K60p or at the very least 30p!

[@mirrorlessmemory]

Did you leave a comment about the 28-70 f2 on his a1 ii video too or nah?

[@jonasgillmann]

@ I copy/pasted the same comment under at least 10 videos. I‘m trying to point out the exact same thing so I didn’t feel the need to change it up. But you’re right this video technically didn’t cover the a1 ii. This lens was released alongside the a1 ii though. My reasoning behind it was simple. I hoped to reach as many people as possible and possibly even someone from Sony looking through these comments. I like Sony but it feels like they didn’t try very hard with this camera. It changes about as much as Nikon changes with a firmware update for the Nikon Z8 which is kinda underwhelming

[@arieirafilmes]

@@jonasgillmann wtf you are doing. just buy the one that you liked the most and thats it. Stop spending time with useless things. Every brand needs our money, and you, as a consumer, should buy the one you prefer. Instead of doing this.... you are flooding the same coment in several videos.

[@EyeLensWeddingVideography]

$2800 hell no I'll pass I'll wait for Tamron or Sigma to come out with one similar for half the price

[@slipco1857]

hey Matt this is kinda off topic but i had a slight problem using my fx3 and wanted to ask you. i was filming a wedding the other day and my fx3 literally froze mid recording. the screen was stuck on one frame and i couldn't press ANY button. only way to reset the camera was to take the battery out which corrupted the video. thankfully, i had a second angle recording. i was shooting with a 512 v60 lexar sd card on 4k 60, 10bit 200M standard pic profile with original sony battery and the camera was connected to power via usb c. do you have any idea what's wrong? it got me worrying bc i literally bought this camera brand new a few months ago. during the time of this incident i was on VER 3.00 but i have now updated to VER 6.00. it hasn’t happened yet but i’m still kind of concerned

[@whoismatt]

Were you using an adapted lens?

[@slipco1857]

@ no it was the sony g master 24-70. i contacted sony but they advised me to update the camera which i did but still, a camera at that expense should not be stopping mid recording

[@ginoraas]

Tamron 35 150 is 1150sh gr, and is 2.2 at 60. It costs half the price or less. And it goes to 150 at... 2.8. of course the flare is... let's say "different", but at the end there is no comparison imho. 24 f2 would have been a different league and story.

[@JustAaronJoshua]

It’s over 3k in the UK. Nope.

[@MusicInLifeMatters]

I dont like that they sacrifice 4mm on the wide angle side, for aperture. Does anyone really need that?

[@stianx6087]

Sony copying Canon again. What’s the point of always playing it safe? Should have made it 24-50mm or 20-50mm instead

[@royvandeborne326]

Sony taking my money before spending it on Christmas presents -.-

[@CharithDilshan97]

❤❤❤

[@enfieldlover8145]

they had to do 28-70.. if it was 24-70 - the regular other lenses with 2.8 would drop in sales so hard... oh i listened longer and then heard the price and fell of my chair

[@mirrorlessmemory]

The glass element would have been way bigger if it started at 24mm. The technology isn’t there yet to make a 24-70 f2 and keep the diameter below 90mm

[@naeemalmalek3925]

$2,898.00 😆😆😆 this is cool

[@gehrrman]

Nice approach but it feels like copy & paste from Canon. They should have dared to innovate themselves. A better alternative for me as a filmmaker would be the 24-70 GM II or 35-150 Tamron. Sony could have made a 35-85 F2 or a 24-50 F2, which they unfortunately fucked up with the 2.8 version. Everyone has to know for themselves. Unfortunately, it's too expensive for me. I prefer to stick with my prime lenses from 35 - 50 - 85 1.4

[@JRod2326]

Canons actually $500 cheaper 😢

[@chriswithersphotography]

I think a 24 to 70 lens would have worked really well for wedding photographers. It would make it easier to have one versatile lens on the camera throughout the day. I think with this particular option there will still be situations when you need to swap out lenses.

[@ianthebrightman]

lol we have different wants for a "cool" lens... I'm just over here waiting for a 100-300 2.8 😭

[@RedLightFilmsNV]

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[@demonslayer9551]

Beautiful lense…not so beautiful price.

[@maykevin5]

Meh, If you need a $3000 lens to make your footage look good, your doing something wrong.

[@DoubleTheDom]

Use your kit lens then

[@mirrorlessmemory]

@@DoubleTheDom💀💀💀😂😂

[@veritas932]

sounded so much like a fan boy....

[@whoismatt]

Cause I am one 😜

[@ginoraas]

And so? They sent him the lens only for the review and this is actually important for the channel. The lens is actually good, almost flawless. What could he say? He shared his opinion in the full respect of his audience and the manufacturer. And I can sense he is a good guy. Go Matt! Stay strong and cheers from Italy! Gian