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Andre Labonte wrote:
I too am happy with all my Nikkors, and feel they have been worth the extra money ... but I have to weigh the cost of a lens to the alternatives and my untilization. I have a particularly sharp 50 f/1.8 D ... though the bhoken has some to be desired with busy backgrounds ... but hard to argue with a $100 lens that produces such great results. For my untilization and having 6 kids, $1700 is hard to swallow for this lens ... too bad, because it seems like it would suit my needs nicely. Oh hummm....
I would reserve judgement and mourning until after the Sigma 50/1.4 makes its debut. At US$1700, the 58's pricing seems overly enthusiastic of Nikon, even though it's lower than the initial rumors (? Nikon trial balloon?). At $1000, the thing would be flying off shelves and out-of-stock, everywhere and indefinitely.
It indeed renders bokeh lovingly and improves upon the NOCT's characteristics but I was expecting more acute central sharpness WO, along the lines of the Otus. Yes, I know the arguments against this, and as an owner of a NOCT, I understand. But it need not be so.
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