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Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

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2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-07-31 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing is an Unreliable Engineering Dumpster Fire

2022-12-23 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 20/16mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-12-22 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 21mm: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-21 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 26/21mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-11-13 SHOOTOUT @ 21mm: Hasselblad X2D vs Sony A1: Windswept Bristlecone Pine

2022-09-30 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM (Colorado Cabin)

2022-08-22 Megapixels SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 vs Sony A1 + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Deck And Roof

2022-08-18 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 19mm: Deck and House (with and without pixel shift)

2022-07-11 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4: Deck and Roof

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

1. Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF, Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek
2. Pixel Shift Performance Proofs: Alpine Creek
3. Pixel Shift with Motion: People in Nature
4. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)

Sony A1

Technological tour de force..

1. Examples: a Hike up Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana

Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM

Ultra high performance extreme wide angle..

1. Optical Distortion for Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM
2. Shootout vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Backyard
3. Shootout vs: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior

Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Super-fast ultra-wide astrophotography lens..

1. Aperture Series: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..

1. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
2. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
3. Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering — Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art and Two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
4. Shootout @ 20mm: Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G: Death Valley Strata

Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

Fast extreme wide angle zoom..

1. Introduction to Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
2. Distortion for Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
3. Examples: Lundy Canyon
4. Focus Stacking
5. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Blue Water among Orange Streambed, Tenaya Canyon
6. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony 12-24/4G: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend
7. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM: Two Aspen, Lundy Canyon
8. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
9. Aperture Series @ 13mm: House Under Construction
10. Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering —two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM and Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art
11. Aperture Series @ 15mm: Backlit Aspen
12. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek
13. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon
14. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak
15. Aperture Series @ 21mm: Aspen Grove on Rocky Slope
16. Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN: Death Valley Strata
17. Shootout @ 21mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon
18. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Late Day Sunlight on Desert Slope
19. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Colorful Autumn Forest, Tenaya Canyon Streamside
20. Shootout @ 24mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
21. Shootout vs Sony FE 12-24mm f2/8 GM: Backyard
22. Shootout vs Sony FE 14/1.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior
23. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 24-70/2.8 GM II, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4 (Deck and Roof)
24. Aperture Series @ 19mm: Deck and House
25. Shootout @ 24mm vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II (Colorado Cabin)
26. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)
27. Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF, Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek
28. Focus Bracketing Example @ 16mm: Failure to Reach INF, Aspen

Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

Extreme wide angle zoom..

1. Shootout: Sony 12-24/4 vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: Pescadero Creek Downstream
2. Shootout: Sony 12-24/4 vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: Blue Water Flows Over Dark Rocks
3. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Two Aspen, Lundy Canyon
4. Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
5. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
6. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
7. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8GM: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend
8. Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Death Valley Strata

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..

1. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)
2. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

1. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4 (Deck and Roof)
2. Shootout @ 24mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM (Colorado Cabin)

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

1. Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 21mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: First Ice on Beaver Pond

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon

Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..

1. Shootout @ 24mm: Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow
2. Shootout @24mm vs Sony FE 12-24//2.8 GM, Sony FE 24-70/2.8 GM II (Deck and Roof)

Fujifilm GFX100S/100 Comparisons

Is 100 better than 45/50/60 megapixels?.

1. SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 on GFX100S vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM on Sony A1
2. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR

Compact wide angle.

1. SHOOTOUT @ 20mm/16mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
2. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Hasselblad X2D 100C

Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses, 3rd generation..

1. SHOOTOUT @ 26mm: Hasselblad X2D vs Sony A1: Windswept Bristlecone Pine

Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4

18mm equivalent..

1. SHOOTOUT @ 21mm: Hasselblad X2D vs Sony A1: Windswept Bristlecone Pine

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-07-31 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing is an Unreliable Engineering Dumpster Fire

2022

2022-12-23 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 20/16mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-12-22 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 21mm: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-21 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 26/21mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-11-13 SHOOTOUT @ 21mm: Hasselblad X2D vs Sony A1: Windswept Bristlecone Pine

2022-09-30 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM (Colorado Cabin)

2022-08-22 Megapixels SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 vs Sony A1 + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Deck And Roof

2022-08-18 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 19mm: Deck and House (with and without pixel shift)

2022-07-11 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM, Zeiss Loxia 25/2.4: Deck and Roof

2021

2021-10-17 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Blue Water among Orange Streambed Boulders, Tenaya Canyon (Sony A1)

2021-10-14 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Colorful Autumn Forest, Tenaya Canyon Streamside (Sony A1)

2021-10-10 Sony A1 Examples: Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana

2021-07-10 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-07-09 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Distortion and Distortion Correction

2021-05-15 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Backyard

2020

2020-12-11 Shootout @ 20mm: Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24/4G vs Sigma FE 14-24/2.8 DG DN Art : Death Valley Strata

2020-12-10 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Aspen Grove on Rocky Slope

2020-12-09 Purchased the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM for My Own Use

2020-12-09 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 15mm: Backlit Aspen

2020-12-09 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Colorful Boulder in Dry Wash, Death Valley)

2020-12-08 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Focus Stacking (Dry Wash in Death Valley)

2020-12-07 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 12mm: Late Day Sunlight on Desert Slope

2020-11-17 Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

2020-11-09 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/4: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow

2020-11-08 Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Brilliant Backlit Beaver Pond Meadow

2020-11-05 Shootout @ 12mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Two Aspen

2020-11-01 Shootout: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Distagon: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon

2020-10-27 Shootout: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon

2020-10-26 Gorgeous Fall Color in Lundy Canyon: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM in the field in Eastern Sierra

2020-10-23 Compared @ 14mm: Swing and Tilt, Optical Decentering — two Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM and Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

2020-10-20 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 13mm: House Under Construction

2020-10-18 Analyzing Swing and Tilt of Sony A7R IV with Two Samples of Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

2020-10-16 Update on Sony A7R IV Lens Mount / Sensor Parallelism, Lens Skew of Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Coming Field Shooting

2020-10-07 Sony A7R IV in for Repair of Lens Mount / Sensor Parallelism Problem

2020-10-01 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek (jaw-dropping focus shift and lens skew)

2020-09-30 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Big Tree at Creek Bend

2020-09-30 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Distortion Examples, Uncorrected vs Distortion Correction

2020-09-22 Looks Like the Eastern Sierra Fall Color Season is Toast

2020-07-07 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: will it be the ultra wide zoom I’ve been hankering for?

2019

2019-09-22 3-Way Shootout: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 24mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-19 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 14mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-19 3-Way Shootout: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 G vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art @ 18mm: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2017

2017-08-24 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: Morgan Pond

2017-08-21 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Rock Creek Meadow

2017-07-25 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 (Blue Water Flows Over Dark Rocks, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-24 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 (Pescadero Creek, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-23 Shootout: Sony 12-24mm f/4G vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 (Pescadero Creek, Sony A7R II)

2017-07-23 Reader Comment: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED and Image Stabilization on a Tripod