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Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A1
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Review Date: Mar 7, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Extremely sharp, solidly built, fast and quite autofocus, excellent value for the price, a well designed front lens cap, large AF/M switch, excellent manual focus for a AF lens.
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Cons:
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None that I can think of.
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This lens is sharp almost beyond belief. The build quality is very impressive and has a few extra nice touches such as a rubber grip underneath for mounting/unmounting the lens. I don't know why someone said the lens hood is flimsy because mine is very solid; far better than most of my Nikon pro lenses. It does require a bit of force to click the lens hood home but once that's done it's rigid with no play. This has to be one of the best lens I've ever owned.
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Nikon 200mm f/2G IF-ED AF-S VR
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Review Date: Dec 23, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Razor sharp, beautiful, creamy bokeh, fast focusing.
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Cons:
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Heavy.
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I bought the 200 f/2 VR II about six months ago. It's incredibly sharp wide open. At f/4 it'll cut your eyeballs.
The depth of field is extremely shallow at f/2 and it's easy to have one eye in focus and the other not in a frontal portrait.
It's heavy and slightly awkward to use because of it's wide body. It's not the sort of lens that you take for a leisurely stroll. A monopod is a big help.
For those who think that their 70-200 f/2.8 VR II is sharp and why would anyone want to pay a few grand more for one f stop etc. etc. All I can say is, "you don't know what you're missing".
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