if I was ever forced to Super Glue one lens to my Sony camera's e-mount, let it be this one. The 28-70 F2 G Master is the cure to uncertainty the night before a shoot. Every few years we get a lens from Sony which breaks the

boundaries of their own lineup. A zoom as fast as F2 is unprecedented from Sony, so this is going to be one of those trophy lenses to represent what's Best in Class. Now, before we get overwhelmed by people telling us that a certain other imaging

brand, which may or may not be delighting you, always has also released a 28-70 F2 all the way back in 2018. Yes, I'm well aware of that, but that lens is not an option for my Alpha cameras. So, for the world of e-mount, this

is a first worth celebrating. Also, even if we were to compare this GM against the RF counterparts, the G Master might just appear a bit slimmer in diameter, but in terms of weight, the Sony is lighter by more than half a kilogram. Because of this, the lens actually feels

lighter than it should. This F2 G Master is a pretty big lens even when you mount it on the new Alpha 1 Mark II. It's um, not very understated, but when a lens with such volume weighs in at under 1 kilogram, it makes the handling of it really

quite pleasant. You're pretty much guaranteed to be holding the lens by its zoom ring, which occupies a huge portion of the barrel. For reference, this zoom ring is wider than the one on the 70-200 GM2, so in terms of zoom operability, it's

practically just grab and twist without needing to look or feel around the proportions. Also, give this lens a very recognizable look. Being a top-of-the-line lens, it's unsurprising this comes with the full suite of hardware features: autofocus, of course, the clickable

iris ring, iris lock, tightness toggle for the zoom ring, two focus hold buttons, and it even comes with a windowed petal hood. It's internal focusing, rear element stays put as you zoom, while the barrel extension is remarkably little as you zoom from 28 to 70 mm. The filter thread

however, is 86 mm, so it might be a bit trickier to find filters for this since that's not exactly a common thread size. I would also very much not enjoy losing the lens cap to this, but you're going to have to keep the lens cap off and stow

it away somewhere safe to enjoy the image quality this G Master has to offer. For a lens which you pay for to shoot at f/2, you can bet that Sony made sure wide open sharpness is GM worthy throughout the range. This f/2 is going to be that

one zoom lens you reach for to do the job of several primes. There's usually almost always a compromise in image quality when you choose a zoom over primes, but this one puts up a surprisingly good fight against primes when it comes to sharpness. Saying

that this exceeds the performance of G Master primes would be exaggerating a little bit, but then again, I am putting this up against a 50mm f/1.2 G Master, which isn't exactly fair either. Against many more average primes, though, this would actually outperform those with relative

Ease Corner resolution I find is interestingly better at its wide end than the tend Corner resolution at distance is also better than up close you'll find a little bit of chromatic aberration but flare suppression is not bad for a lens with 20 elements to tame

I've seen cleaner Boke balls on Sony's recent 85 gm2 but it's still very pleasing and creamy Bokey otherwise also pokes of F2 you already get that beautiful large aperture look right off the wide end of 28 mm Focus breathing is

excellent on this F2 zoom and it's optically suppressed the first hint is how little the crop is when you enable Focus breathing compensation but here's Focus breathing compensation completely off and racking Focus from minimum Focus to Infinity at F22 very safe to say you won't be

noticing Focus breathing on this 2870 f2g Master for the video Shooters as well this lens is also par focal as you zoom all focus on this is driven by four XD lanar Motors and this is one of those lenses where half pressing to focus

moves the glass so quickly it all just happens in a Flash so large aperture standard Zoom but EX excellent keeper rate even when tracking fast moving subjects I wouldn't consider this to be a lifestyle lens it's a bit bigger than what I'd personally be willing to travel

with on holiday but if I was traveling for work then this might actually make it to the very top of my considerations cuz it's the perfect pack one lens and never worry candidate I believe the whole point of choosing this lens is minimizing having to change lenses this

would be an area where traditionally the 24 to 70s would come in, if we're talking about the f/2.8s then this 28-70 trades 4 mm of the wide end for one whole stop of aperture. It's actually perfect for

events when you need that shallower depth of field to isolate your subject from everything that's happening around them. Or maybe you could just use that one extra stop of light to keep your ISO down. I still very much enjoy shooting with primes, but if you're getting live

coverage, there's always that fear of missing a moment cuz you're limited in terms of how much you can react with a prime. This gives you the best of both worlds, the unparalleled versatility of a standard zoom while also getting that prime-like f/2.8. While testing this lens

out for this review, I have actually been really spoiled by this lens when it comes to shooting b-roll in the studio. I usually do it with a few primes, but with this glued to my camera, it has sped things up a lot. Some of the benefits may

not be instantly apparent, but one thing I've really come to love is something I like to call 'de-crop'. You know when you frame up on something, then engage a higher frame rate or active steady shots, for example, it crops your frame in. With this, just pull back on the zoom and

get your original framing back. Saying it out loud sounds like such an obvious thing to do, but when you're thinking in primes, this is a really neat bonus for shooting smaller subjects. The minimum focus distance of 38 cm is decent. There will be times when you still wish that

it was even closer but the 38 mm is throughout the entire zoom range so you don't have to pull further as you zoom in this means you do get a fairly close up magnification of 23 times life size at the 70 mm end this 2870 is certainly

a luxury for those willing to spend for it you've probably guessed that it doesn't come cheap and indeed it is launching for 13,100.99 ringgit here in Malaysia what you do get in return is one of Sony's best performing zoom lenses it's the answer

for situations where you don't want to change lenses but don't want to give up a fast aperture either it does empower you with that feeling of being ready for just about anything especially so when you pair it with the new Alpha 1 Mark II which I've also covered in its own video

Sony's Brightest Zoom Lens – FE 28-70mm F2 GM Review

ZY Cheng

소니 28-70mm F2 G Master 렌즈의 소개와 첫인상.

소니 라인업 중 최고 성능의 렌즈라는 점에서 높은 평가를 받고 있습니다.

다른 브랜드의 유사한 렌즈가 존재함을 인정하지만 소니 알파 카메라와 호환되지 않음을 강조합니다.

e-마운트 사용자를 위한 최초의 렌즈라는 점을 강조합니다.

렌즈의 크기와 무게를 경쟁사와 비교하며 놀랍도록 가벼운 느낌에 주목합니다.

사용자 친화적인 대형 줌 링을 강조하면서 렌즈의 크기와 조작법을 설명합니다.

자동 초점, 클릭 가능한 조리개 링, 조리개 잠금, 줌 링 조임 토글, 초점 고정 버튼 2개, 창이 있는 꽃잎 후드 등 렌즈의 기능이 나열되어 있습니다.

내부 초점 메커니즘에 주목하고 86mm의 대형 필터 나사산에 대해 언급합니다.

이미지 품질의 중요성과 최적의 결과를 위해 렌즈 캡을 벗겨야 한다는 점을 강조합니다.

광각 렌즈의 선명함과 단렌즈에 필적하는 성능을 칭찬합니다.

단렌즈와 비교한 선명도 성능에 대해 설명하며, 일부 한계는 인정하지만 전반적으로 강력한 성능을 강조합니다.

코너 해상도, 색수차 및 플레어 억제에 대한 설명입니다.

보케와 초점 호흡에 대한 관찰을 제공합니다.

집중 호흡과 그 보상에 대한 자세한 내용을 확인하세요.

다양한 촬영 시나리오에 적합한 비디오 기능 및 적합성.

렌즈의 준초점 특성과 자동 초점 시스템의 속도를 강조합니다.

렌즈의 동영상 촬영 적합성 및 키퍼 비율에 대해 설명합니다.

렌즈의 휴대성과 여행 사진 촬영에 대한 적합성을 평가합니다.

촬영 중 렌즈 변경을 최소화하는 렌즈의 역할을 고려합니다.

다른 렌즈와의 비교 및 구체적인 사용 사례.

이 렌즈를 24-70mm f/2.8 렌즈와 비교하여 초점 거리와 조리개 사이의 절충점을 강조합니다.

이벤트 촬영 및 라이브 취재 시 렌즈의 이점에 대해 설명합니다.

스튜디오 B-롤 촬영에 렌즈를 사용한 개인적인 경험을 공유합니다.

'디 크롭'의 개념과 더 높은 프레임 레이트로 촬영할 때의 이점을 설명합니다.

최소 초점 거리와 그 의미에 대해 설명합니다.

렌즈의 배율 기능을 언급합니다.

가격 정보를 제공하고 렌즈의 전반적인 가치 제안을 요약합니다.

빠른 조리개와 다용도성이 중요한 상황에서 렌즈의 적합성을 강조하며 마무리합니다.