Top 3 Sony A7iii TRAVEL Lenses + Alternatives

Breaking down the 3 Best Full Frame Sony Zoom Lenses for Travel. 1 Ultra Wide Angle lens, 1 Standard Zoom and 1 Telephoto completes my top 3 favorite lenses for travel. As well as alternative options for everyone's shooting style!
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[@StefanMalloch]

What are your favorite travel lenses?

[@wimsteenbakkers7894]

16-35 gm, 24-105 g and 100-400 gm

[@AlfaMedtech]

The Sony 85 that I hopefully will get ! Lmao 😂

[@lucaluini34]

hi! from italy! Tamron 17-28 best quality/price keep going bro i love your videos

[@StefanMalloch]

Thanks Luca, you bet!

[@robertmcdaniel7707]

I use a 10-18 on my a6400 and the 24-70GM on my a7iii.

[@yellit1975]

I’m an APS-C hobbyist shooter and the majority of my photos are of city scapes, buildings and interiors. My 3 travel lenses are 1. Sony 18-200, not the fastest lens or the sharpest but for its range and the price, I don’t think it can be beaten. 2. Sony 16-55, I think it’s over priced but for interior shots, the constant f2.8 is wonderful. 3. Sony 10-18, a great lens both for landscapes and interiors. 4. Sony 35mm macro, don’t use it often but a very good macro lens.

[@GBO76]

Thanks for that list. I can also suggest to take a very bright 50mm in your bag. It's always good to have a bright lens and you'll be stuck at f2.8 with your combo. Let me also just add that more than the gear, I think the way you carry it, can make the difference, between a great trip and a painful memory. For the last 2 years I've been visiting Cambodia, Canada, Japan, Balearic Islands, Montenegro, Scotland and Tunisia. I do travel a lot, with nearly all my gear. The first thing you need is A VERY GOOD BACKPACK. Most are made to store a large amount of stuff, to be nice and (water) resistant, but very few are made to prevent your back to suffer. You need to choose one which has been made for your back. There are also very useful accessories, such as the Spiderlight backpacket kit (I'm using that) or the Peak Design Capture, which can both help your efficiency, but also help your back as they are balancing the weight (back and front). No need to say that messenger or sling bags aren't an option of you have heavy stuff to carry. But if you can take one in your suitcase, they can be useful when you only need 1 or 2 light lenses.

[@randolphcroft4212]

My travel 'General Purpose Kit' consists of the Sony 12-24G, the 24-105G and the 100-400GM. For urban night shots I got the Sigma 35f1.2 (a true monster but it's a significant part of what I enjoy).

[@StefanMalloch]

Nice kit!

[@rustypadlock5129]

Well, my top three (travel lenses) would be: 1. Zeiss 35mm F2.8 2. Zeiss 55mm F1.8 3. Sony 24mm F1.4 GM However, in my experience, nothing can beat the Zeiss 35mm F2.8 due to its size, weight, and quality.

[@JJ-vp3bd]

18 mm Sony beats it

[@richardpcrowe]

My three favorite APSC (I shoot with a pair of bodies - A6400 and A6600) travel lenses are the 12mm f/2 Rokinon, 28-75mm f/2.8 Tamron and the 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Sony, Since I shoot only stills, I don't really miss the OSS for the two shorter lenses and I have OSS in the telephoto . BTW: the Tamron's 42-112.5 mm equivalent focal length is great for people shooting - even for head and shoulders portraits while the lack of AF in the Rokinon is not a great drawback considering the Sony great Focus Peaking and Focus Assist capabilities combined with the short (18mm equivalent)focal length of that lens. I have an A7iii but, normally use my APSC format cameras for travel. If I were to choose three travel lenses for a full frame travel setup, they would be all Tamron and all f/2.8 (17-28mm. 28-75mm ans 70-180mm)... Note:I might switch the 17-28mm for a 20mm f/2.8 Tamron.

[@PhotoTrekr]

I've gone through several iterations of travel kits over the years even to the extent of having two separate kits, one for home and one for travel. These days I just have one kit for both home and travel. I just don't take all of my lenses when I travel. I usually take my 16-35mm f2.8 GM, 24-105mm G, and 70-200mm f4 G. My other two lenses are a 100-400mm GM and 200-600mm G. If I were to go on another trip which included photographing bears, I would probably take the 100-400mm lens instead of the 70-200mm. But, in general, over 90% of my shots are between 24mm and 200mm.

[@Bit85]

A video on travel APSC lenses would be awesome!

[@StefanMalloch]

Will do!

[@Bit85]

My travel kit consists of the a6600 with the 16-55 f2.8g and the 70-350g and a gopro for adventure activities.

[@PhotoTrekr]

Sitting at home, I've had too much time to look at new photo equipment and just ordered the a6600 and the 16-55mm f2.8 G. I'll probably order the 70-350mm G unless there is something I don't like about the a6600 or 16-55mm lens. I just thought it would be fun to try a new system or have a system to take when I didn't want to take my full frame system.

[@thiagout]

I am on the APS-C system. My last choice, and which I was very happy with, was the SIGMA 16mm 1.4, Sony 35mm 1.8 (would have prefered the sigma 30mm, but couldn't fit them all in my small EDC bag) and the Sony 18-105 f/4, for the versatility and the telephoto option.

[@motivational7531]

Thank you for the video! The 24-105 G F4 is probably the only one I take now travelling, yes it's heavy but it does replace a whole heap of other lenses I would usually take

[@HamiltonSRink]

24-105 f4 G is amazing! I love mine!

[@joits]

The lenses I'll bring on trip will of course depend on what kind of location I'm going to, but lets say I'm going to spend a lot of time in a city like New York or Tokyo, then it will be the 35mm 1.4 as my main lens, and then have the Sony 24-105 f/4 and a Tamron 17-28 f/2.8. That way my bag isn't too heavy and I can also throw in a travel tripod for those long exposure shots. If it's a trip to place like Iceland or similar location where I'll be using a car to get around and landscape or wildlife is the focus, then it will be the Tamron 17-28 2.8, Sony 24-105 and the Sony 100-400 f/4... and I'll also bring the 35mm 1.4 cos I just love that lens.

[@bioliv1]

I can't believe it, I ordered the G Master FE 100-400mm super-telephoto zoom lens in corona-panic, as it was only one store left with the old price, 29.138 N.Kr. For the other stores the price had raised to 37.395 N.Kr.!!! I wanted the Tamron 70-180 mm, but these price increases on camera equipment in Norway now is insane! So now my GM 24 mm and the GM 100-400 mm will be my companions, together with my a7III.

[@PhotoTrekr]

If you have to be "stuck" with two lenses, the 24mm GM and 100-400mm GM are two nice lenses with which to be 'stuck". :)

[@sic04250f]

My travel kit is the 24-105 with the 18mm batis. I like the idea of 3 zooms though.. 12-24, 24-105 and 100-400mm..

[@JJ-vp3bd]

do you still have those two lenses

[@sic04250f]

@@JJ-vp3bd still have the 24-105. Sold the batis for Sony 20mm f1.8. loved the batis but chasing speed for astro. Picked up the 14mm GM recently too.

[@JJ-vp3bd]

@@sic04250f dayum is the 24 - 105 king still? Is so expensive for me :P Im going to have to save. It must do wonders for portraits though.

[@sic04250f]

@@JJ-vp3bd I really dig the 24-105 for all round use, especially for portraits at f4 105. I do usually grab my 90mm macro for this though.

[@marklawson3141]

The Sony 24-105 is a great lens for travel. It can do nearly everything. I now also have the 17-28 Tamron and is super sharp. I would love the Sony 100-400 but have a Sigma 100-400 contemporary on a MC11 - it is low cost, very light and 90% as sharp as the Sony at 1/3 the cost - on the MC11 everything works almost like native too! Thanks for your reviews 😀

[@byhyew]

Are you sure? The Sigma 100-400 c was painfully slow on my A7r2, but I was using the metabones IV

[@marklawson3141]

@@byhyew Yes on my A7R3 and MC11 it works very well. A7R3 has better focusing than A7R2 and this is a Sigma lens with Sigma adapter. Eye autofocus, manual auto crop etc all works well when using latest firmware.

[@standhd]

Another GREAT VID. Man you REALLY cover all of EVERYTHING....traveling on a budget with the Trinity....and you give other options! Nicely done!

[@StefanMalloch]

You're too kind

[@Reviews4fun1]

I’m still rocking APSC but if I went full frame, for travel, I’d probably consider the 24-105 f4 and a fast prime like the 55 1.8 Zeiss for low light/general portraits. Click APSC mode for some more reach or add a teleconverter.

[@ivedigga]

The 24 to 240 is by far the best travel lens that I’ve used & in Crop mode it’s 35 - 360 which is an awesome reach for a travel lens

[@alnoufli9681]

Sony 100-400mm is best all that time👍

[@StefanMalloch]

Indeed it is!

[@chryseass.5143]

Too soon, Stefan? or a nice reminder that better (normal!) days lie ahead, thank you. I have the Tamron duo, 17-28 and 28 -75, and can't wait to get my hands on the newly announced, soon to be released, Tamron 70-180 lens. After watching all the German and Chinese reviews of it, I suspect it is a clear winner in terms of portability!

[@StefanMalloch]

Haha no kidding. 70-180 Looks like a winner for many.. a little to limited for me I think. 😀

[@chryseass.5143]

@@StefanMalloch Yes, it really does depend on what you are primarily interested in!

[@Dan.gibson.photographer]

Never without my 70-200 f2.8 GM😉 nice vid btw👍

[@RiseHigh]

Hi Stefan, thanks a lot for this video, i agree with you for the most part. Just to get a small wide angle i would go with the *samyang / rokinon 18 2.8* . For a zoom lens, the tamron for the price is the best value, but i liked the 24-70 f4 zeiss for it's short size and having OSS. For my pro work i just rent the *24-70 f2.8 GM* , i love the color rendering of this lens. As i don't shoot telephoto i just have the *85 f1.8* if i need to push in a bit, it's cheap and damn sharp, even wide open. For me having a stander zoom lens and a fast prime is all i need for documenting my adventures, and for pro shooting i just rent what is needed for the shooting. Take care Stefan, have a great day !

[@koolpep]

Traveling, city trips: Tamron 18-250 good enough and gets you the shots you otherwise would miss. Alternatively my old Zeiss 24-70 but when on safari in Africa - nothing beats the Sigma 150-600 for the money....

[@StefanMalloch]

Just sold my old 150-600.. Was a great lens for many years. Too big to travel and I wouldn't rely on adapted AF if I was going for the pictures myself.

[@CharlieVN]

I only need the Tamron 17-28 and 28-75 f2.8's, dont need super versatile, but if I did, micro four thirds would be it, the 14-140 is so tiny, along with 3 tiny primes

[@gamerguy655]

Good stuff. Solid recommendations

[@StefanMalloch]

Glad you like them!

[@eliovisita]

This video is gold bro! One of my favs videos in cameras, everything serve!

[@alvaromayorga]

my fav travel lenses are Laowa 12mm F2.8, Sigma 24-70 F2.8 and the 70-300 F4.5-5.6, however, once I took just 1 Sigma 50mm 1.4 for a whole trip and that pushed me to be way more creative than if I had a bunch of lenses.

[@levyarmovsky1721]

Hi Stefan Great video as always, very informative and to the point. I'm thinking on getting a following travel lens set to go along with A7riv: Wide and fast: 20mm f1.8 Normal zoom: 24-105 or tamron 28-75 Telephoto: 70-350 - to shoot it in 26mp crop mode I will also get samyang 45 f1.8 and will get 75 f1.8 for portraits. I have couple of questions, what do you think about this kit: 1. Is 20mm wide enough for landscape (I also shoot occasional stitched panoramas to cover extreme UWA) 2. In this kit will tamron or sony normal zoom fit better? 3. What a performance difference between 70-350 on a a7riv vs 70-300 or 100-400? I'm very cautions about the weight and I'm afraid that I will not take much heavier lens with me that often. Appreciate any thoughts on this choice.

[@sohamvyawahare9872]

Do you really need image stabilization in these lenses when using them in Sony A7 iii as it has IBIS?

[@StefanMalloch]

Sonys ibis isn't great..

[@sohamvyawahare9872]

@@StefanMalloch Thanks for the reply. Isn't sony known for their 5 axis stabilization though? I'm a bit confused here.

[@amitkrupal1234]

IBIS works till certain focal, lens stabilization always work better than IBIS at longer focal length.

[@MarcelVolker]

Stefan, any reason for not recommending the Samyang/Rokinon 18mm f/2.8 (specifically, over the 14mm)? It's arguably a more useful [less extreme] focal length, and it's both lighter and cheaper than its 14mm cousin - so at first glance a better travel option?

[@StefanMalloch]

I liked the 14mm better. Just my take though. 😀

[@youmysterious]

I agree that 14 mm its little too wide, but in therms of value to quality in that focal range, Tamron 20 mm f/2.8 seems to be better option.

[@aaronjones1362]

If I could only have one lens to to travel/vacation with it would be the Sony 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3....not gonna give the sharpest or best pics but it does a good enough job and gives me all the range I need.

[@billwdwc]

Great Vid- Fantastic wildlife shots .. !

[@hrishiFilms]

My picks are : Tamron 17-28 2.8 Tamron 28-75 2.8 Sigma 85 1.4

[@MarcelVolker]

"Travelling", what is this weird concept of which you speak ;)!? My mainstay is that 24-105 f/4 - I got it before the Tamron came out and the extra reach + OSS is just sweet. Depending on the trip I'd add one or two of these: 1) Sony 16-35mm f/4 (for cities, & indoors) 2) Sony 35mm f/1.8 (for night & indoor) 3) Tamron 90mm A-mount (closeups in museums/nature) 5) Minolta 50mm f/1.7 (night & general).

[@herbert8783]

will u consider Tamron 70180 f2.8 for travel due to its ultra light capability?

[@bioliv1]

Please review the 70-180 mm ASAP!

[@StefanMalloch]

Will try to get a copy!

[@lovegames8530]

Great coverage. I agree with these

[@superbry24]

i wish that video would be out 3weeks ago😂👌🏻 i got the sigma 14-24mm F2.8 as my wide , 24-105mm F4 as "universal one" and 85mm samyang , now looking for telephoto now im really not sure i think 70-200mm F4 is best bang for bucks but can't put teleconverter on it from what ive read :/

[@dpcapturedmoments7524]

The Sony 24 - 105 F4 is always in my bag great lens and covers many focal lengths so when traveling you don’t need to switch to other lenses also using it with super 35 helps extend your reach

[@StefanMalloch]

Fantastic one size fits all lens!

[@Wistbacka]

You should replace the Sony 24-240 with the Tamron 28-200 f2.8-5.6 Beats the sony in all aspects except no OSS and the extra focal lengths The lack of mentioning any sigma lenses in the telephoto section was surprising to be honest

[@daves6384]

Tamron offers a 10 year warranty, if you register it with them through their website (in Canada, at least).

[@AlfaMedtech]

Can’t afford the 100-400 but looks pretty good! Actually can’t afford neither of them 😩😂😂

[@1209jayt]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Of all those lenses, which one do you recommend to bring shooting from the tower overlooking the city at night? Thanks! What focal and aperture range do u recommend?

[@richardpcrowe]

Tamron 17-28mm, Tamron 28-75mm and Tamron 70-180mm - all f/2.8...

[@altergeist6723]

helpful... this is what i looking for thank you so much

[@k.7306]

For me, it depends where you travel. A telephoto lens like even a 70-200 would be useless in a 5-day trip in 2-3 European cities, for instance - but totaly useful in a 10-day trip somewhere in Africa. On my next trip, somewhere in Europe when this sick situation with Covid19 will end, I'm planning to take my Samyang 24mm f/2.8 on my Sony A7 II camera. Only!!!

[@Bloodshade]

Counter argument: you should include a fast prime like a 35 or 50, never know if you need a low light lens and don’t want to go bumping your ISO with a 16-35 f/4 on

[@joits]

I would always bring the Sony 55mm 1.8 cos that lens is so compact, so lightweight and easily fits in any bag no matter what else you have. I have recently purchased the Sony 35 1.4 and even though its slightly larger and heavier than the 55, it's still relatively compact and that always goes with me.

[@robertmcdaniel7707]

Any suggestions for travel prime lenses? Even a recommendation for just one or two lenses.

[@idol031808]

Robert McDaniel Sony 24 f1.4. And 90 f2.8

[@k.7306]

Samyang 24mm f2.8

[@chryseass.5143]

I'm going with my Sony 24 f1.4 GM lens ( but would "upgrade" that with the new 20 f1.8- cheaper, wider and smaller!) my tiny Sony 35 f2.8 ( or maybe get the new f1.8 version) and the Sony 85f1.8. Job done and range covered!

[@StefanMalloch]

A 24 or 35mm for overall travel maybe? Unless I know exactly what I'm shooting though, Ill always take a zoom when traveling.

[@chryseass.5143]

@@idol031808 90 f2.8 is a great lens but slow to focus and relatively heavy for a travel kit- the 85 f1.8 is smaller lighter faster and easier to pack! The 24 f1.4 ticks all the boxes, though!

[@delunadenny7084]

For gimbal use.. I which non-expandable gimbal worth lens you recommend ? i love the 18-105 THOUGH i would love FULL frame for my A7ii :( Thoughts? thank you!! 👏

[@Marlon-1224]

Whats an M/O switch?

[@StefanMalloch]

Manual Override. Manual Focusing without having to go in and switch to manual during AF.

[@orui.5601]

Thank you very much for sharing!

[@costa4555]

no prime for travel?

[@richardpcrowe]

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8, Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8...

[@coltoncyr2283]

Tamron at $880!! That's just unreal.

[@xuyong9719]

I would pick 1728, sigma 2470 and 70180. If I only allowed bring.one, then sigma 2470 f 2.8

[@lesliesharpe4915]

Great video, thanks!!

[@StefanMalloch]

Glad you liked it!

[@Leo-qc004]

Wide Angle lens: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens Telephoto lens: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Lens for Sony E For simplifying everything, buy the three Tamron FE lens: 17-28, 28-75, 70-180

[@igrnja]

Great choice of lenses for rich people who don't travel.

[@afrank3029]

Cant agree with you ! The 70 - 200 f4 does give you "wonders" at least as sharp as the 100-400 if not sharper ! Its the f4 version of the gm 2.8 !

[@matttimoteo544]

24-70 sigma ?

[@StefanMalloch]

Its on the list but too big for me personally.

[@caldera878]

Travel: Coronavirus: *_No._*

[@daneisreckless]

cant travel with Sony gear. so big and heavy hahahaha

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Bro your intro is horrible but the content is good