Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Who Actually Needs This Lens (And Who's Kidding Themselves)

Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: Who Actually Needs This Lens (And Who's Kidding Themselves)

I keep a running spreadsheet of every wide-angle lens I’ve tested, and the column I look at first is never sharpness. It’s always the “who actually needs this” column. Because that’s where most gear reviews fall apart. They tell you what a lens does. They don’t tell you whether it should matter to you. That question came back hard recently when I was trying to figure out the ceiling on ultra-wide options for Sony full-frame shooters.