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phillip ino
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Dare I say it?


Even MORE Sigma 50/1.4 pics




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/3038054367_d0bbd856aa_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3038894210_df26c55546_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/3038895180_b4967a183f_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/3038896112_6108579844_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3038059699_14f29a206f_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3042960061_ac05dac763_b.jpg



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Nov 19, 2008 at 10:27 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Dare I say it?


very sharp and clean images.


Nov 19, 2008 at 10:28 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Dare I say it?


i keep telling myself i'm done with lenses, stop it!


Nov 19, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Dare I say it?


That lens has definitely been added to my list!


Nov 19, 2008 at 11:51 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Dare I say it?


Those first couple of portraits look eerily similar to some 85 f/1.4 portraits a fellow posted here of some of his doctor friends. lovely!


Nov 19, 2008 at 11:58 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Dare I say it?


I hear ya! look at the dof..... wow!

http://hef.smugmug.com/photos/420482564_jKXdF-L.jpg



Nov 19, 2008 at 01:23 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Dare I say it?


looks like sample variation is still an issue with sigma, and phillip has a rather nice sample that he sure knows how to get the best from... i thought of the 85 1.4D too, must use mine more.


Nov 19, 2008 at 01:33 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Dare I say it?


wow! the first four are incredible!


Nov 19, 2008 at 01:56 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Dare I say it?


Francis, very, very nice natural light portraits.

Gerald



Nov 19, 2008 at 02:06 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Dare I say it?


Thanks for the kind words, everyone . Glad I could inspire some of you


Nov 20, 2008 at 09:07 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Dare I say it?


The Sigma is a very good lens but I wonder; is there anything wrong with the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor?
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.



Nov 20, 2008 at 10:23 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Dare I say it?


The Sigma is a very good lens but I wonder; is there anything wrong with the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor?

It's not a matter of wrong with anything else. There is nothing wrong with the Nikon f/1.4 AF version, f/1.8 AF version, f/2 AI version, f/1.8 AIS, Zeiss 50mm f/2 ZF version, etc. The Sigma is just a cut above (and below) many normal lenses depending on one's preference.



Nov 20, 2008 at 11:15 AM
phillip ino
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Dare I say it?


camerapapi wrote:
The Sigma is a very good lens but I wonder; is there anything wrong with the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor?
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.



Well, for one, it suffers really badly from CA. And FOR ME, it is too small of a lens. I prefer something with a bit more size and weight to it....to balance things out. My purchase of a Sigma does not equate to the Nikkor being a bad lens. Hopefully people can continue to have different options to choose from.



Nov 21, 2008 at 10:48 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Dare I say it?


Thanks Phillip. Mine gets here on Monday. A lens that can do that for under $500--I've got to check it out.


Nov 21, 2008 at 12:39 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Dare I say it?


I am excited about the new Nikon AFS 50 1.4 lens and I hope it sets a new benchmark. If it doesn't, I will consider teh Sigma as an option. I really want one of these bad boys.

Chris



Nov 21, 2008 at 12:42 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Dare I say it?


the images look good


Nov 21, 2008 at 01:06 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Dare I say it?


Congrats, chefboyarlee! You're gonna have a hard time removing this from your camera....trust me

Thanks, Guys!



Nov 21, 2008 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Dare I say it?


Hey Phillip, thanks for posting these. I assume they are shot wide open; could you load some stopped down to, say f2 or 2.8.. thanks.

justin



Nov 22, 2008 at 09:11 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Dare I say it?


camerapapi wrote:
The Sigma is a very good lens but I wonder; is there anything wrong with the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor?
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.


The Nikkor 50/1.4 isn't bad, but it's not all that much of a performer as 50's go, with frankly poor performance at wide apertures. The Sigma's an extremely exotic design (Aspherical elements in a 50 are unusual. Of the current crop of 50-58mm's only the Leica Summilux-R and the Canon 50/1.2L use aspherical elements) and performs incredibly well wide-open, better than pretty much any fast 50 other than the other aspherical designs or the Zeiss ZF 50/2 Makro-Planar.

The Nikkor 50/1.4 however is outperformed at wide apertures by most current 50/1.4's. It gets quite good at f4 and higher though. Not bad for the price if you need AF and f1.4, but if you don't mind spending more or giving up AF there are better performing options at a reasonable cost like the CV Nokton 58/1.4, the Zeiss ZF 50/1.4 Planar, the Sigma, and the Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S.



Nov 22, 2008 at 09:21 AM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Dare I say it?


That is very sharp!!! I just can't feel confident in Sigma after all the problems I've experienced in the past

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Nov 22, 2008 at 11:44 AM
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