hijazist wrote:
Nooooooooooo!!! I did that a month ago, I got the lens back one week later
I did the same back in 2014, haven't sold it since. I don't think I kept any lens longer than two years, except the 58G...
This is VERY surprising because I'm like the worst when it comes to NAS.
I think the 58G + 200/2 are the only two lenses I'll never sell unless it's an emergency. The 20/35/85 might shake up a little
Elijah wrote:
...Obviously not your favorite, since you're letting it go
Why are you selling it?
Oh trust me it is. Sold off all my Nikon gear a little over two moths ago to switch back to Fuji. During all this time, I was contemplating on buying the Metabones Speed Booster Ultra just to utilize the 58 on the X-Pro2.
This is at 1.4
This lens is weird, it's tank sharp if you shoot your subject at very far distance. but hell, it's designed to shoot landscape? Night landscape? it's funny but i love it.
Elijah wrote:
I did the same back in 2014, haven't sold it since. I don't think I kept any lens longer than two years, except the 58G...
This is VERY surprising because I'm like the worst when it comes to NAS.
I think the 58G + 200/2 are the only two lenses I'll never sell unless it's an emergency. The 20/35/85 might shake up a little
Yeah, the 58 definitely has the most tenure in my stable. Longest I've ever kept a lens.
loosetrucks wrote:
The only reason I'd sell, is to buy another copy. I keep thinking my copy isn't as sharp as the others on here... It's AF fine tuned at +16.
Mine is similar. Took me a couple of days of testing and playing around with AF tuning to get it right. Because it is tougher to focus consistently than other lenses you can get false positive or negative results that get you thinking it's still off.
Frank Scallo wrote:
Mine is similar. Took me a couple of days of testing and playing around with AF tuning to get it right. Because it is tougher to focus consistently than other lenses you can get false positive or negative results that get you thinking it's still off.
Yeah, I've probably tuned it 5+ times using the Focal software and my manual interpretation of the report. And have used it for approx. 20+ weddings and portrait sessions. I tend to stop down for re-assurance. Or take two shots, one wide open and one stopped down just in case. Perhaps it's just my processing? Haha.
I definitely can't let go of this lens. I just got the 70-200mm thinking that it would become my favorite lens but the 58mm is still #1. Heres a few at 1.4
A handful from the last CrossFit Open workout...16.5 which consisted of the dreaded thruster and a repeat movement of the 2016...the bar-facing burpee.
chrisfphotog wrote:
Forgive me brethren, for I have sinned. For this was shot at f2.
With all the foliage and shrubbery I think you still managed to get some of the character still in. Nice framing and I love the colors you went with on this one.
low325 wrote:
With all the foliage and shrubbery I think you still managed to get some of the character still in. Nice framing and I love the colors you went with on this one.
Thanks. On a shot like this I'll sacrifice a little character for actually having their faces in focus. Sometimes with this lens people choose the opposite and I don't really get it, but maybe it's me.
I don't want to start a confrontation here but I have to say the 80% of the pictures (wide open) posted here are very soft, I don't know if it is the nature of this lens?, about the booked I found it just OK, a kind of "nervous" bokeh similar to the D series or AIS lens.
The review at Dpreview state about sharpness:
"Sharpness is unimpressive at F1.4. The centre of the frame improves quickly on stopping down, though, giving excellent results at F2.8. However the corners lag somewhat behind, and only really sharpen up fully at F8"
What is the benefit of this lens over the 50mm 1.4 Nikon/Sigma or the 85mm 1.4 Nikon/Sigma? I am missing something?
Shot with the RL600 & Mola Demi with Opal Glass.