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p.1 #1 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

Any one had a chance with this yet?

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0803/08031801sigma50mm.asp

May 16, 2008 at 03:05 AM

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p.1 #2 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

hmm, very interesting. I wonder how good the IQ is going to be.

May 16, 2008 at 03:16 AM

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p.1 #3 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

Is there a release date ?

May 17, 2008 at 02:41 AM

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p.1 #4 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

77mm filter?

May 17, 2008 at 03:23 AM

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p.1 #5 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

is it not a little bulky for a f1.4 50? why bother with it?

May 17, 2008 at 04:30 PM

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p.1 #6 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

louis fusco wrote:
is it not a little bulky for a f1.4 50? why bother with it?
HSM focussing.

May 17, 2008 at 04:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

firewireguy wrote:
louis fusco wrote:
is it not a little bulky for a f1.4 50? why bother with it?
HSM focussing.

i'd still buy a nikon, why would i need slightly faster focusing on a 50?

May 17, 2008 at 05:04 PM

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p.1 #8 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

Who knows? Just reading the specs suggest it's intriguing. There are no other competitors to the plasticky and somewhat dated 50/1.4AF-D. If this is sharper wide open and out to the corners on FF, that would be a reason to have it. If however it has the "Sigma cast" of a warming filter built in, then.... yuck.

May 17, 2008 at 05:40 PM

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p.1 #9 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

louis fusco wrote:
firewireguy wrote:
louis fusco wrote:
is it not a little bulky for a f1.4 50? why bother with it?
HSM focussing.

i'd still buy a nikon, why would i need slightly faster focusing on a 50?
Well everyone has been clamouring for it on Nikon primes for ages for fast noiseless focussing . It also means it's AF on the D40/60 series cameras, which is a good thing.

May 17, 2008 at 06:01 PM

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p.1 #10 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

Now if they made it a 1.2 they'd have a truely unieque lens in the nikon line up.....

I'm still hoping Nikon will do it....

May 17, 2008 at 06:10 PM

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p.1 #11 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

firewireguy wrote:
louis fusco wrote:
firewireguy wrote:
louis fusco wrote:
is it not a little bulky for a f1.4 50? why bother with it?
HSM focussing.

i'd still buy a nikon, why would i need slightly faster focusing on a 50?
Well everyone has been clamouring for it on Nikon primes for ages for fast noiseless focussing . It also means it's AF on the D40/60 series cameras, which is a good thing.

humm, quieter would be good. the d200 motor is a bit noisy with af-d lenses.

May 17, 2008 at 06:36 PM

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p.1 #12 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

jeffpmiller wrote:
Any one had a chance with this yet?

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0803/08031801sigma50mm.asp

Amazon reports it available July 10.

May 17, 2008 at 11:55 PM

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p.1 #13 · Sigma 50mm 1.4

If the suggested retail price holds.... it would be one expensive 50mm f1.4 at over $700....

May 18, 2008 at 01:37 AM


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