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DxO comparison: Sony 24-70/2.8GM vs. Canon 24-70/2.8LII

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All hail the mighty G Master! All hail the mighty G Master!

http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Sony/Sony-FE-24-70mm-F28-GM-WEB

Oh wait ... on the 36mp A7R the G Master is almost as sharp as the Canon 24-70/2.8 on a 22mp 5DIII? Hmmm. And with the Canon lens on a 50mp 5DSR, it's not even close: 17 P-Mpix for sharpness vs. 32 P-Mpix for sharpness.

And the Canon zoom is cheaper, and smaller, and 80 grams lighter, and is not focus by wire.
 
But dilbert said:

dilbert said:
Nice! A second zoom lens that whips Canon's butt.

If Canon's 24-70/2.8L II were still at its original MSRP, it'd be another zoom from Sony that had better quality IQ and cheaper than Canon.

Oh wait...it's dilbert. ::)
 
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neuroanatomist said:
But dilbert said:

dilbert said:
Nice! A second zoom lens that whips Canon's butt.

If Canon's 24-70/2.8L II were still at its original MSRP, it'd be another zoom from Sony that had better quality IQ and cheaper than Canon.

Oh wait...it's dilbert. ::)

He's said it before... facts don't matter in his world.
 
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Refurb7 said:
Oh wait ... on the 36mp A7R the G Master is almost as sharp as the Canon 24-70/2.8 on a 22mp 5DIII?

You forgot to mention that the 1993 Canon 28-70 f/2.8 on the 5DSr beats the G-master on the A7R:

http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Canon/EF28-70mm-f-2.8L-USM-mounted-on-Canon-EOS-5DS-R__1009
 
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neuroanatomist said:
But dilbert said:

dilbert said:
Nice! A second zoom lens that whips Canon's butt.

If Canon's 24-70/2.8L II were still at its original MSRP, it'd be another zoom from Sony that had better quality IQ and cheaper than Canon.

Oh wait...it's dilbert. ::)

I wish Sony well, and I'm sure that their products will only get better over time. But sometimes Sony fans go a bit far with their claims about Canon getting whooped. This is a clear example of Canon knowing their stuff and delivering excellence.
 
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Sony and Zeiss have some very good Fe primes but so far have not been able to match the canon equivalent zooms. I found the adapted canon 16-35 f/4 to be better than the Sony 16-35 f/4 mounted on an a7rii. We will see about the new gm 70-200. I doubt it will be better than the canon 70-200ii and its looking to be double the price.
 
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candc said:
Sony and Zeiss have some very good Fe primes but so far have not been able to match the canon equivalent zooms. I found the adapted canon 16-35 f/4 to be better than the Sony 16-35 f/4 mounted on an a7rii. We will see about the new gm 70-200. I doubt it will be better than the canon 70-200ii and its looking to be double the price.

Fe35f1.4, FE55f1.8 are not match Canon zooms?

Batis and GM are not match canon zooms?

Give 2470gm a try, I doubt you would mount the canon on a7r II again. I used both and results can easily see through my 4k 32inches monitor. It's hard to see different on lower res. Monitor.
 
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Dylan777 said:
ritholtz said:
Is 24-70mm lens most commonly used FF lens. Always here these lens referred as flagship etc..

For me 2470 and 70200 should cover 80% in my photography.

How is the AF performance of the 24-70 in low light? I tried using the Batis 85 at a dark wedding reception last light, and I wanted to throw it against the wall; it was next to useless.
 
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bwud said:
Dylan777 said:
ritholtz said:
Is 24-70mm lens most commonly used FF lens. Always here these lens referred as flagship etc..

For me 2470 and 70200 should cover 80% in my photography.

How is the AF performance of the 24-70 in low light? I tried using the Batis 85 at a dark wedding reception last light, and I wanted to throw it against the wall; it was next to useless.

Excellent
 
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quod said:
neuroanatomist said:
Oh wait...it's dilbert. ::)
Oh wait...it's neuroatonomist...making smarmy comments about other posters on this site while lurking in a Sony thread...a "system" for which he takes extensive efforts to denigrate at every opportunity. How original. ::)

So, do you support dilbert's contention that the Sony Sony 24-70mm f/2.8GM 'kicks Canon's butt', or are you just engaging in more typically tangential tripe?
 
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