Sigma's 24-70mm f/2.8 Art II Might Be Better Than a Sony G-Master

For the best deals on pre-owned camera gear, check out KEH! They're PetaPixel's Official Pre-owned Camera Gear Partner: https://bit.ly/3JubxUP Looking to save now that Sigma has a new 24-70mm? Grab the original used for a nice discount: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=257284... -- The original Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN was a great lens for the price when it was released, but it has since been outperformed by some premium options. Now we have the 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art II, which maintains the low price but offers enormously improved performance. Does it have what it takes to dethrone the mighty Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II? We met up with Shawn Wagar and Raymond Knight of Verra Creative to find out which one is the best buy. Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store: https://www.thecamerastore.com PetaPixel exclusively uses Audio.com music in our YouTube show: https://audiio.com/petapixel 0:00 - Intro 2:04 - Sample images 2:45 - Design and controls 4:25 - Close-up performance 5:12 - Sunstars 5:54 - Sharpness 8:11 - Video performance 9:15 - Autofocus 9:56 - More samples! 10:57 - Should you buy it?