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The 58mm F/1.4G Thread

  
 
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p.162 #1 · p.162 #1 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Prosophos wrote:

My first contribution to this thread, which helped in my decision to purchase this lens last week.

I'll post some wide open images in time, but this one is stopped down.

—Peter.
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A panning 58G. Now I've seen everything!! haha
Looking forward to your shots, Peter and welcome to the club.



Nov 16, 2015 at 10:42 PM
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p.162 #2 · p.162 #2 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Thanks "swifty168"! Here's another:

—Peter.



Nov 17, 2015 at 07:19 AM
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p.162 #3 · p.162 #3 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


I know I know I know... it's not wide open.... but....







Nov 17, 2015 at 09:01 AM
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p.162 #4 · p.162 #4 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


T_Gordon wrote:
I know I know I know... it's not wide open.... but....


But... it is a beautiful photograph of an amazing aircraft! Very cool shot!



Nov 17, 2015 at 09:47 AM
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p.162 #5 · p.162 #5 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Wedding photographer using this lens, do you usually shoot with 2 camera? if so, what lens are you pairing the 58 with?

I am using 35 Art and 85G at the moment but 35 is sometime not wide enough, I am thinking 24, 58 and a 70-200 in my bag for ceremonies.

Any thoughts.



Nov 17, 2015 at 10:49 AM
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p.162 #6 · p.162 #6 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Thanks for the nice comments Shawn and Peter.

I picked up a Flashpoint StreakLight 360 last week and I was eager to shoot into the sun using it in combination with HSS. The results varied from shot to shot as the sun was going in and out of trees and my daughter was moving around a lot but I did nab a few keepers that I am happy with.

Shawn I really enjoy the way you process your pictures sometimes with a sort of darker background then the subject. I definitely had that in mind when shooting these pictures.



Nov 17, 2015 at 11:08 AM
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p.162 #7 · p.162 #7 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Peter, wonderful to see you contributing to this thread. I've been a big fan of yours for awhile now.


Nov 17, 2015 at 04:14 PM
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p.162 #8 · p.162 #8 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


T_Gordon wrote:
I know I know I know... it's not wide open.... but....


That is such a gorgeous image... the light is fantastic.

Peter.



Nov 17, 2015 at 08:49 PM
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p.162 #9 · p.162 #9 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


shujert wrote:
Peter, wonderful to see you contributing to this thread. I've been a big fan of yours for awhile now.


That's very kind of you. I am however humbled by the images posted here.

Peter.



Nov 17, 2015 at 08:50 PM
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p.162 #10 · p.162 #10 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


58 @ 1.4 (D810).

—Peter.




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p.162 #11 · p.162 #11 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


nufc_fan wrote:
Wedding photographer using this lens, do you usually shoot with 2 camera? if so, what lens are you pairing the 58 with?

I am using 35 Art and 85G at the moment but 35 is sometime not wide enough, I am thinking 24, 58 and a 70-200 in my bag for ceremonies.

Any thoughts.


I shoot lots of weddings on the side.

20G + 58G inside

35G + 85G outside (or sometimes even 35G + 58G)

70-200VRII for ceremony & some reception.




Nov 18, 2015 at 06:40 PM
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p.162 #12 · p.162 #12 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Hi All,

This is my first post here so... Hello...!

I'm an Abu Dhabi based photographer just kicking off my photography career shooting family portraits, engagement and weddings. I've used the 35/85 combo for as long as I can remember but only recently have I started to yearn for something a bit wider than both lenses. My ideal set up being a couple of D750s a 24mm 1.4 and the 58mm 1.4.

I took the first step towards that combo today after researching the 58mm but now I've got it home and I'm messing around with it with household items, wide open it is very very soft / hazy. It's nothing to do with DoF, just generally it's quite soft.

I'll be using this mainly for portraits and I'm sure close up I read it was terribly soft but further away is where the magic starts to happen... Would that be fair to say?

Thanks!



Nov 19, 2015 at 04:05 AM
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p.162 #13 · p.162 #13 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


D810 + 58/1.4 @ f/1.4

—Peter.
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Nov 19, 2015 at 02:20 PM
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p.162 #14 · p.162 #14 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Do you get perfectly sharp pictures with live view focusing? Did you fine-tune the autofocus?

Getting sharp pictures near the minimum focus distance is especially hard with this lens.

UaeExile wrote:
Hi All,

This is my first post here so... Hello...!

I'm an Abu Dhabi based photographer just kicking off my photography career shooting family portraits, engagement and weddings. I've used the 35/85 combo for as long as I can remember but only recently have I started to yearn for something a bit wider than both lenses. My ideal set up being a couple of D750s a 24mm 1.4 and the 58mm 1.4.

I took the first step towards that combo today after researching the 58mm but now I've got it home and I'm messing around with it with household items, wide
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Nov 19, 2015 at 03:33 PM
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p.162 #15 · p.162 #15 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Thanks, no I hadn't fine tuned.

I've just done a very crude test and it looks like it's front focusing quite a bit. I've just printed a chart off and I'll do something a bit more accurate tomorrow.

I'll probably post up a pic just to make sure I've done it right!

Cheers



Nov 20, 2015 at 01:25 AM
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p.162 #16 · p.162 #16 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


I tend to whack a lens on the Df and walk about with it. So the 58 gets some use for general photography as well, not just portraits.







this one has bushfire smoke...both are the city of Brisbane, Australia.






Carlo



Nov 20, 2015 at 02:17 AM
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p.162 #17 · p.162 #17 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Ahh Brisbane... Wonderful place. I went up a very similar river after visiting a Koala zoo.


Nov 20, 2015 at 03:42 AM
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p.162 #18 · p.162 #18 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


UaeExile wrote:
Thanks, no I hadn't fine tuned.

I've just done a very crude test and it looks like it's front focusing quite a bit. I've just printed a chart off and I'll do something a bit more accurate tomorrow.

I'll probably post up a pic just to make sure I've done it right!

Cheers


I've only owned my 58/1.4 for a week, and I realized last night as I was reviewing some images that they were all front-focused.

After a +15 AF fine-tune adjustment, everything seems to be okay. I looked at two other of my lenses and no adjustment (zero) was needed for them.

Peter.
www.Prosophos.com



Nov 20, 2015 at 11:41 AM
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p.162 #19 · p.162 #19 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Just got a rental of the 58 f1.4G yesterday and did a day of shooting in Philly today. Comparing it to the 58 f1.4 Voigtlander I talked about a little ways back. Turns out I am a bit of a bokeh whore - who knew?!?! I really like this lens and the AF came in handy too. I'm kind of a street shooter, among other things (usually environmental stuff with a 28mm or wider), and did a few "street portraits" at the Reading Terminal Market - those would have been really challenging without the AF...

I'm gonna shoot with both lenses through Thanksgiving and then decide which to keep. I suspect I'm gonna end up with the Nikon, probably buy the rental I'm shooting for a decent used price... Focus seems really good on the DF - that always seems to be the case... I didn't shoot everything wide open, but these posted shots are all f1.4....

Philly-129-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-304-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-181-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-315-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-328-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-299-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

Philly-130-Edit by Ray, on Flickr

-Ray



Nov 20, 2015 at 07:16 PM
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p.162 #20 · p.162 #20 · The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Love this lens!







Nov 21, 2015 at 07:10 AM
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