Sony A7 II which 24-70 to choose?

[fri67nl]

Hi guys,

 

I am considering replacing my 28-70 kit lens with a 24-70. Being on a limited budget (< 1.000 euro) my shortlist is: the Sony/Zeiss 24-70 f4, Tamron 24-70 f2.8, Tokina 24-70 f2.8 (both with adapter) or Sigma 24-105 f4 with MC-11. I tested Sony/Zeiss which is the most balanced choice but on the edges not a strong perfomer and the Sigma 24-105 f4, sharp but bulky and not exceptional in performance and the Tokina 24-70 which is supersharp but a real heavy weight. The Tamron I did not have the chance to try. Anyone thoughts on this? Thanks for the advice!

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"Any thoughts on this ?" you ask .... OK here 

are my thoughts on this. IMNSHO these are not 

merely thoughts, but are insights:  

   

Over time, many lenses have followed me home, 

and few, if any, have wandered away. My own

a7-II sometimes wears:  

 

24-70/4.0

28-70/2.8 

28-105/3.5-4.5

28-135/4.0-4.5  

  

And it seems to make very little difference which 

lens I choose when I pack a kit, or just when I go 

with just a minimal one-lens approach. IOW there 

are really no wrong choices :-) 

  

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Only your own personal priorities can decide this. 

  

Bulk and weight ? Doesn't bother every user but 

bugs the shidt outa some. 

  

"Exceptional" IQ vs "edge problems" ? This can 

be a practical concern for some types of work or 

just  "bragging rights" for the owner. 

   

Budget ? Two things here. It's simply very typical 

to set a budget but then exceed it. The 2nd thing 

about budget is TIME. "Time is money" ? While 

that is true, it's true in many ways. Patient buyers 

will find clearance items, open box specials, etc. 

But some purchases have deadlines, such that a 

shortage of time COSTS you money.  

    

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Clearly you have not run a forum search, as you 

are repeating ... almost verbatim ... verrry recent 

discussion. And if you would read that stuff, you

will see all the advice you seek already written in 

the threads. AND ! You will see that buyers' final 

choices, often as not, are scarcely related to the 

advice given ... due to: 1. Serendipity and 2. Self 

Deception and 3. The Marketplace and 4. "Etc" !  

   

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You will buy whatever all these factors leads you

to buy. Maybe something not even on your list !  

And whatever you buy will serve you well as all 

the midrange zooms are excellent and it matters 

not that some are a bit more excellent and some 

are a bit less. It's pretty level field. 

 

No other person knows your priorities. You have 

not posted about your priorities but some can be 

inferred: You mention budget, you mention IQ, 

you mention bulk /weight. Those three alone are 

nothing to work with. We ALL juggle those things 

in every purchase. And we all arrive at a choice 

according to how we WEIGHT our priorities, and 

also according to how dishonest we are about 

our REAL priorities :-)