It pulls the duty for being sharp but the weight and size are bulky for a daily walk-around
This lens (SEL2470GM) is a Premium G Master Series Mid-range telephoto prime wide-angle to a short telephoto lens with a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture. It is claimed to have Sony Nano AR Coating to eliminate flare and ghosting.
It was acquired primarily to help with data collection for my experiments. Especially when it comes to seeing the movement of facial muscles. It works well with ɑ7R III as this camera captures at 42.4 megapixels, allowing zooming and cropping. The settings for data collection are set as a “distance between the camera and a volunteer is 1.5 meters, 1/80 – 1/125 sec, f/5.60 at 50mm”.
49mm ISO 100 f/3.50 1/80 sec.
I think it is a great general-purpose travelling lens as covered by the focal length range. But because of travel restrictions, it will be some time before I can take this lens for my next holiday trip.
It also works well for videography! Due to the weight, I could not use the word excellent. I used Røde VideoMicro when recording and there was no noticeable noise from the lens’ focus adjustment.
It produces a barrel distortion on wide (24mm) and pin-cushion as it gets tele (70mm). It is said 1Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM Lens Review to have the lowest distortion focal length at around 28-30mm. Of course, these can be corrected in Lightroom very easily.
24mm ISO 100 f/9.0 1/13 sec.
I took this lens for forest photography, once. The focal range is good, but the size and weight are not very flexible, especially if you are mounting on a mini-tripod. Cityscape and street photography can benefit from the medium-range focal length but for these genres, I, however, prefer my 28mm prime.
Aperture range: f/2.8 to f/22
The angle of view: 84º (24mm) to 34º (70mm)
Minimum focus distance: 38 cm
Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4.2 (0.24×)
Filter size: 82 mm
Dimensions (⌀ × L): 87.6 × 136 mm
Weight: 886 g