Sony 24-50mm G review at SonyAlphaBlog: “very good compact and light lens”
Sony 24-50mm G at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Fotokoch, WexUK, ParkCameras, Jessops.
SonyAlphaBlog tested the new 24-50mm f/2.8 G lens and concluded:
The Sony 24-50mm F2.8 G is a very good compact and light lens. Its ergonomics, build quality, AF, sharpness are in line with latest Sony high standards but the range is quite limited and distortion and vignetting are high (but to be corrected automatically in post processing)
Personally I prefer the versatility of the Sony 20-70mm F4 G that allow to use it from landscape to portrait, but if the range 24-50mm is enough for you the Sony 24-50 F2.8 G is a very good lens
New Sony 16-25mm G reviews by Jeven Dovey and Marc Alhadeff
Preorders at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Amazon.
Marc from SonyAlphaBlog tested the lens and concluded:
The Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G (1399) euros is an excellent lens . It offer very similar performance to the Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II : excellent sharpness , AF, ergonomics, color rendition with on top lightweight, small size and “reasonable” price vs GM II. Its only weaknesses are the resistance to flare and distortion/vignetting
Its limited range is perfectly ok for landscape usage vs a 16-35mm. If you own the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II it will be a very nice complement without overlap. Globally the 16-25mm F2.8 make more sense than the recent Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G
Alternatives
The Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II is the best in all domains except resistance to flare, it will offer more range, smoother background blur , less distortion less vignetting but similar sharpness
The Sony PZ 16-35mm F4 G is maybe the best one for video.
Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary and Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 Di III RXD are clearly below on 61Mpix except maybe for resistance to flare.The price of the Sony 16-25 F2.8 (1399 euros) allow to get the performance of the GMII (2700 euros) at half of its price and considering the improvement over the Sigma and Tamron in term of sharpness, AF, ergonomics, color rendition it is worth the price difference (1400 vs 900 euros)
Highly recommended
And here is Jeven Dovey’s review:
Matt Granger: Which SONY Camera should you Buy in 2024??
Matt made a comparison of all Alpha cameras and shared his opinion about which one you should buy.
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Sony A7CR Teardown by Kolarivision: Very repair friendly camera!
Kolarivision took a look inside the Sony A7cR and this is their conclusion:
According to our lead camera technician, the Sony A7CR can be rated as a 3/10 in terms of difficulty, with one being the least difficult and ten being the most. It’s a lot easier than the A6000 and A7 series cameras, so it comes as a DIY-friendly camera to disassemble.