tellure Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'm looking for a zoom with a decent range and good quality for general walkaround / travel video on the A7R2 in 4K. I'm fine with shooting APS-C (mostly better quality / ISO anyways on the A7R2 except for the rolling shutter). Two lenses I'm considering are (links to DXOMark reviews which were just posted recently):Zeiss 16-70 F4 OSSSony 18-105 F4 OSSAnyone here have any experience shooting with either of these on the A7R2? Think they have enough resolution for 4K? It's a bit troubling that DXOMark rates the 16-70 as only having 8 perceptual megapixels of sharpness and the 18-105 as 9 P-Mpix. Overall they don't seem like stellar lenses but the zoom ranges, weight, OSS, and native auto-focusing performance are all big plusses. The 18-105 also has a powerzoom which could be fun to play with for some shots.Any other lenses in this range that people would recommend for this purpose? Or wait for the rumored f/2.8 zooms Sony is supposedly working on for FE-mount?Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chris Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Here's a good review of the 18-105 on the stills side. http://admiringlight.com/blog/review-sony-e-pz-18-105mm-f4-g-oss/Looking at flickr samples with cameras like the 24mp a6000, it should do a nice job with 4k.I'm getting one to use with the A7rII, they can be found around $400 used, it looks like it'll be a good run and gun lens. The rumored 2.8 zooms are likely to be priced around $3000 if the A-mount is any indication. You're talking about a different class of lens cost-wise. I'd adapt a used Canon 2.8 (both MKII's can be found around $1600, and they're the best 2.8 zooms on the market) before sinking that kind of cash into a new lens.YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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