Burj Khalifa shot with Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Lens

On my recent trip to Dubai to speak at Gulf Photo Plus 2016 for Sony Middle East, I couldn’t pass up a chance to photograph the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa with Sony’s FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master lens.

Burj Khalifa | Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Sony a7RII | FE 24-70 F2.8 G Master at 24mm • 1.6 sec • F8 • ISO 100

See more images shot with Sony G Master Lenses:
Field Test: Sony 24-70mm F2.8 & 85mm F1.4 G Master Lenses

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Michael Pankratz
February 17, 2016 at 11:04 am

Spectacular, Brian! Kudos!!! 🙂

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1. Brian Smith
  February 17, 2016 at 11:55 am
  
  Thanks Michael!
  
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  1. Minas
    February 17, 2016 at 1:21 pm
    
    Nice shot, I made similar photo of the same building but using the a6000 that timne
    http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/the-burj-khalifa-dubai-uae-shot-by-minas-stratigos/
    
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salsaguy
February 17, 2016 at 2:42 pm

super cool Brain. Love it. Great detail . Love the B&W edit

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1. Brian Smith
  February 17, 2016 at 10:57 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
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photoberger
February 18, 2016 at 2:19 pm

Great shot. But here it must been a lot of work in Lightroom or Photoshop

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1. Brian Smith
  February 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm
  
  Just the B&W conversion…and a bit of desert dust removal.
  
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Michael Pankratz
February 19, 2016 at 12:44 pm

Brian, any plans to update your book to include the a7R II? The option appears to be Brian Matsumoto’s book, but I’d WAY rather learn from your own brilliant insights.

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1. Brian Smith
  February 19, 2016 at 1:49 pm
  
  This was actually the FIRST book to support a7RII: https://briansmith.com/books/sony-a7-series-book/
  
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  1. Michael Pankratz
    February 21, 2016 at 8:12 am
    
    Ah, wonderful Brian!! That wasn’t evident in the descriptions which I came across.
    
    Thank you!
    
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