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Archive 2008 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Sam Obeid
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p.1 #1 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Picke my 50mm G today and went for a little stroll for some test shots.

@ f/1.4

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@ f/1.8

@ f/2.0

@f/2.8

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Dec 12, 2008 at 12:50 AM

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p.1 #2 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

500/1.4

EBH

Dec 12, 2008 at 12:57 AM

Sam Obeid
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p.1 #3 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

lol, had to have 3 friends help me hold the lens.

Dec 12, 2008 at 12:58 AM

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p.1 #4 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Two more...

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Dec 12, 2008 at 01:02 AM

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p.1 #5 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Stop it - I don't want to buy this lens!! The more posts like this I see, the more I feel my chronic NAS coming on...

Dec 12, 2008 at 01:23 AM

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p.1 #6 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Steve Perry wrote:
Stop it - I don't want to buy this lens!! The more posts like this I see, the more I feel my chronic NAS coming on...

...due to the atrocious bokeh?

Dec 12, 2008 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #7 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

I like it. I have one also

and at F/6.3 is is razor sharp, have a look:

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The 100% crop

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Here is F/1.4 indoors:

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Dec 12, 2008 at 01:43 AM

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p.1 #8 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

I have the D and just bought the Sigma 50 and now I want the G! I have more 50 mm lenses than any other lenses. So the question is how many 50 mm lenses can I use at a time? ;-)

Dec 12, 2008 at 01:47 AM

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p.1 #9 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

HansenTsang wrote:
So the question is how many 50 mm lenses can I use at a time? ;-)

Just buy some bodies to go with them and you can run as many as you want all at once...

Dec 12, 2008 at 02:37 AM

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p.1 #10 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

HansenTsang wrote:
I have the D and just bought the Sigma 50 and now I want the G! I have more 50 mm lenses than any other lenses. So the question is how many 50 mm lenses can I use at a time? ;-)

If you want to sell that 50 1.8 D I'll take it off your hands

I just sent you a PM

Dec 12, 2008 at 02:51 AM

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p.1 #11 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

wow

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Dec 12, 2008 at 02:53 AM

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p.1 #12 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

@ Sam

I really like the look of those first couple of shot, the boke is nice and interesting with out being overbearing. Hopefully sharpness wide open is at least close to the Sigma.

Thanks for sharing!

Dec 12, 2008 at 02:58 AM

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p.1 #13 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Todd wrote:

Here is F/1.4 indoors:

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Ah...my good friend Ian at Precision Photo in Austin :-)

Man, you're killing me with photos from Austin. I miss it.

Dec 12, 2008 at 03:25 AM

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p.1 #14 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

I will infiltrate your thread with Sigma bokeh muhahaha!!!

As you can also see, my home is rather antiquated, adorned in wood, even the walls

Dec 12, 2008 at 03:32 AM

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p.1 #15 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

IMHO - the Siggy bokeh is much nicer.... these threads are really helping me decide between the two...

Sigma it is.

Dec 12, 2008 at 04:26 PM

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p.1 #16 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Todd wrote:
and at F/6.3 is is razor sharp, have a look:

pssst. most people dont buy this lens to stop it down :-)

Dec 12, 2008 at 04:39 PM

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p.1 #17 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

one can only judge bokeh in a shot of the exact same scene as distance completely changes the rendition.
I would like to see a back to back ... but again, it's only worthwhile with a controlled setup.

The sigma does look good though. Can you infiltrate in a shot with the same scene at f 5.6?

Dec 12, 2008 at 04:51 PM

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p.1 #18 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Pavel wrote:

The sigma does look good though. Can you infiltrate in a shot with the same scene at f 5.6?

It's funny that you ask because we are actually in the same city. I'll see what I can do

Dec 12, 2008 at 05:17 PM

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p.1 #19 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

Funny how the OOF lights in the middle of the frame have a polygon look, but those further away from the center do not. Maybe this isn't news to most, but I never realized there was such a difference. Or is that because of the distance from the camera? Some other variable? Just curious.

They both look like good glass. I love my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 on a dx cam, so I suspect the 50mm is just as good.

Thanx for sharing.

Do you think we worry too much about spectacular highlights sometimes? I mean, how often is that an issue?

Dec 12, 2008 at 06:27 PM

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p.1 #20 · 50mm f/1.4G Bokeh

phillip ino wrote:
Pavel wrote:

The sigma does look good though. Can you infiltrate in a shot with the same scene at f 5.6?

It's funny that you ask because we are actually in the same city. I'll see what I can do

I am beginning to think you are a Sigma rep as you keep putting down the New Nikon 50 here and at the Cafe. I am not a big fan of Sigma mainly because of QC. I don't want to spend extra money for the more expensive Siggy 50 (Siggy?) BUT you are making it difficult for me to pull the trigger on Nikon. Sooo... I just got the Siggy 30 and the 50 will be here soon too.

Dec 12, 2008 at 08:25 PM

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