Sigma 50mm 1.4
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jeffpmiller
Registered: Feb 21, 2008
Total Posts: 18
Country: United States

Any one had a chance with this yet?

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

BenV
Registered: Jan 01, 2008
Total Posts: 2765
Country: United States

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


chefboyarlee
Registered: Apr 20, 2007
Total Posts: 227
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Is there a release date ?


matsu131
Registered: Dec 27, 2005
Total Posts: 102
Country: United States

77mm filter?


louis fusco
Registered: Nov 18, 2005
Total Posts: 3111
Country: Ireland

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


firewireguy
Registered: Feb 20, 2006
Total Posts: 766
Country: United Kingdom

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


louis fusco
Registered: Nov 18, 2005
Total Posts: 3111
Country: Ireland

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?


Tom Conte
Registered: Mar 08, 2002
Total Posts: 2931
Country: United States

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.


firewireguy
Registered: Feb 20, 2006
Total Posts: 766
Country: United Kingdom

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.


r_o_b_s_o_n
Registered: Nov 10, 2004
Total Posts: 1970
Country: Canada

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....


louis fusco
Registered: Nov 18, 2005
Total Posts: 3111
Country: Ireland

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.

Erik Moore
Registered: Jul 28, 2007
Total Posts: 165
Country: United States

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

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




Amazon reports it available July 10.


r_o_b_s_o_n
Registered: Nov 10, 2004
Total Posts: 1970
Country: Canada

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


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