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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
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Review Date: Nov 3, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $109.95
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Inexpensive, light, nice focal length on FF, reasonably fast AF
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Cons:
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Soft at 2.8 and below beyond 10-15ft, AF inconsistent again at full length portrait distance, needs f4 or more to be decently sharp
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Decent for the price. Comparing it to my Canon 35/2 on a 1DMkIIN, the Canon setup was much sharper at all F-stops. The 50 gets pretty good by F4 the 35/2 was bitingly sharp at F4.
It works best and is sharpest at half-body/headshot distances.
Will likely be getting an 85 of some type for the full body shots or the Sigma 50/1.4.
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Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 EX DG HSM
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Review Date: May 1, 2009
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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Makes a nice door stopper or anchor (for a small boat)
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Cons:
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Well... after 5 trips to for service and having nearly everything but the glass and housing replaced it's still doesn't focus worth a sh!t. Constant BF, many where nothing is in focus, tracks horribly if at all.
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Bought this POS from here a FM. Had it since August 08. Didn't focus from the day I got it. Sent for service 5 times. It still doesn't focus reliably. It still won't even track somone WALKING towards the camera.
It is sharp at 300/2.8 when manually focused via LV. So I'm into this lens for $2200, got screwed, can't sell it, but at least I can use it as a MF only lens. YIPEE!
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