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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sigma 50 1.4 art vs Nikon 1.8g- 1.8G is great | |
ilnonno wrote:
Meh, the 50 1.8g is, in my experience, one of the most overvalued lenses in the lineup, and it's bad enough that it has convinced me to never try the 28 1.8 and 85 1.8 (I am sure I am wrong there, but the disappointment was just big enough to steer clear of 1.8g primes altogether).
Mine has been a consistent underperformer (actually, for the few times I even bothered using it), with the only redeeming quality of being better – below f2.8 – than the even weirder 50 1.4 afs...
In my experience (2 samples), its trademarks are:
* mediocre resolution up to f2.5/2.8
* low contrast
* aberrations
* flare
* relevant focus shift
To summarize, just barely better than the old 1.8D it replaced...
Ahhh... God do I feel better now that I ranted and vented about it!
Don't know why I bought it (maybe I bought the internet hype about it, plus it just looked much sharper than the various 50 1.4afs in the shop!), but have been banging my head since, very frustrating purchase!
Of course, glad it works for the OP though! (although, it being on par with the fabled 50A sounds overly mysterious... OP'd better have the 50A checked to truly enjoy it)
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Well, you're right about being wrong. The 28 and 85 are both excellent.
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