- This is a Sony 24-105 F4 lens.
Its lightweight, versatile, and easily
one of my favorite lenses in my kit.
I think it'll become your favorite too.
In this video, I want to share with you 7 reasons
why you should consider buying a 24-105 lens.
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Hi, everyone I am Adrian
and I'm an Australian landscape photographer
and I'm here to bring you the best tools and tips to help
you improve your own landscape photography.
Today I want to talk to you about the Sony 24-105 F4 lens
I've used for the last three years
since I got my Sony a73
I always carry this lens with me and looking at my Lightroom
catalog tells me is my most used lens in 2021.
So why is that?
So let's crack on and look at 7 reasons why I think
24-105 is a lens you should have in your kit.
Be sure to stick around to the end
because I'll talk about why I didn't get the 24-70 F 2.8
One of the reasons you might want to consider the 24-105
is how lightweight and compact the lens actually is.
Now with the lens hood on here as well.
If I take the lens hood off
you can see how small in terms of its form It actually is.
Weighting just had 662 grams or about 23 ounce
with a lightweight lens such as this
coupled with a mirror less camera like the Sony a73
you've got a lightweight piece of kit that you take easily
in your backpack on long hikes and not be bogged down
by extra weight. So with image stabilization
we're able to get a really sharp image without a tripod
and the other great advantage is you can sort of move around
just seeing without being constricted by composing
with just the tripod and as you can see,
I've got my strap on so, great for out shooting handheld
and composing images forget place onto the tripod,
knowing that I'm getting a sharp image just like that.
So one thing to bear in mind
is with immune stabilization is when you place the camera
back on the tripod. It general guide, you should probably
turned it off but it depending on the conditions
and the focal length you are using with your lens.
So the longer lens you are, you may want to continue
to have the optic stabilization on
because potentially actually introducing shake within
the tripod or the lens being extended
and the optic stabilization can offset that camera shake
to show you still got a sharp image.
The next reason I want you to consider a 24-105
In this case is Sony 24-105 F4
is the constant aperture throughout the focal length.
What that basically means is that you can go from say 24 mm
through 105 and you'll have a constant aperture of F4
which means in low light situations,
you don't have to be too concerned about loss of light
by having the same aperture.
Its only a small reason but it's tiny advantage
is worth considering.
So if you have any questions about the side
of the Sony 24-105 feel free to drop me a question
below in the comments section and I'll do my best
to get back to you and answer those questions for you.
So the next reason I might want you to consider a 24-105
is you can actually shoot wider than 24mm.
But you can actually shoot as a Panorama.
Clearly shooting as a panorama
I enter in the camera into the portrait orientation
and shooting across I often do Woodland photography.
And whilst this requires more work in post-production
it does give you that extra flexibility and adaptability
by only having the one lens to get a much wider seat.
So in the example I'm showing you now
in a cool temperate rainforest, I took a Panorama
using the 24-105 but actually on that day
that was the only lens I had.
I was able to get a wider scene in the rainforest
by having just the one lens.
The other advantage is ah..less distortion in image.
So in the image that I'm showing on the screen now.
I, you can see the rainforest and the trees
and the trees have their natural perspective
where we show shot as a 35 mm but I've got a wider scene.
So one thing to bear in mind is, you wouldn't want
to do this as a your default option
for your wide angle scenes
unless you got a lot of processing power
because the file size itself will be extremely large
when you import it into the computer.
So unfortunately it got really busy
we were at on the trail.
So I've come back into the studio to talk you through
the rest of the reasons.
So the next reason is around the option of having
flexible focal length.
Most of the time I had this camera attached to my camera
ready to go on my camera bag.
So if I pull up to the location I want to start shooting
straight away, no mucking around with Lens choice.
I know I've got the flexibility and the versatility
of 24 through to 105 which covers most situations
that I shoot in.
Was talking about versatility.
This is a great all around lens.
It's really comfortable in street photography
at landscape photography or intimate Woodland scenes
potentially its even capable
for weddings and say for portraits.
When I first got my Sony a73, three and a half years ago.
I used this lens exclusive for the first 12 months
photographs of my children, seascapes landscapes.
We trolled up the east coast of Australia.
It's been a fantastic lens.
its a lens that I really enjoy using.
So by having the flexibility of say 24 mm
to be able to go wide, maybe not ultra wide like say 40 mm.
You do, you still actually still do get that
natural perspective at 24 mm and save your backgrounds.
Whereas if you're shooting, say longer, say in mountains
at a 105 mm, it's doing it that natural respect
and be able to convey the presence of those mountains
without looking too small in your frame.
But you had that flexibility
from going for 24 through the 105.
Hopefully you get value out of this view.
And if you have, hit that like button
so we can get the video out to more people
interested learning about the Sony 24 to 105.
Now my next tip is in relation to sharpness.
How sharp is the 24-105?
And again, what we're talking is specifically
about the 24-105 by Sony.
DRX mark basically declared that even at 105 mm
the lens is sharp corner to corner.
Now its fair to say at 24mm there is a little bit
of fringing around the edges.
I haven't personally noticed it myself and it certainly
hasn't concerned me but you can be comfortable
if you're shooting at F8 through
to F16 as a landscape photographer
that you're gonna have a sharp image
potentially if you're shooting wide open at say F4
then you might get some infringing around the edge
of the 24 mm not that I've experienced
but saying to be aware of non the less.
So let's talk about the elephant in the room
as to why I chose say the 24-105
over say a 24-70 F2.8?
Probably the first consideration was at the time
this lens had rave reviews release back in 2017.
But beyond that, the biggest consideration was
I was going from a full frame DSLR
that was quite heavy with heavy lenses.
And I thought to myself well,
I want to get some weight gain, actually not weight gain.
I'll lose some weight and have a more lightweight kits.
So it was my primary concern.
The other reason is well, I wasn't shooting really beyond
probably a hundred meter at the time as well
but now I also own a 7200 F4
which is still a lightweight option
and well complemented by this lens.
So I don't feel that I'm actually missing out
by not having that 24-70.
And in practical terms, the difference between
one stop of light to have F2.8 F4
is really not a big concern as a landscape photographer.
And I really shoot wide open, certainly not beyond F4
and hat would be extremely rare.
Um..So generally speaking, if I'm shooting F8 to F16.
Having the F 0.28 plus the extra weight gain
didn't seem like a benefit to me.
And as you saw earlier
I'm using the camera handheld whilst the Sony a7
does have inbuilt image stabilization as does the lens.
I'm able to use the 24-105 F4 with the image stabilization
which most 24-70 F 2.8 don't actually have
only in mine I think the same worth noting
but probably the biggest drawback in terms of buying
this lens or something similar to this
in another camera system versus say a 24-70 F2.0
is the price's low. That was one of my sole reasons
as to why I purchased this lens.
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