Amazing work all- I've been lurking on FM for a while - admiring all the amazing work you all have posted with this lens. Will share some of my own once I'm on my laptop.
Nice shot Charles.. this lens is probably the one who makes me yearn back Nikon ( with Sony ;D ) really like the style on the shots it provides .. The new 105 f1.4 looks very nice too ... then the Nikon 200 f2 is favorite
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Nice shot Charles.. this lens is probably the one who makes me yearn back Nikon ( with Sony ;D ) really like the style on the shots it provides .. The new 105 f1.4 looks very nice too ... then the Nikon 200 f2 is favorite
Thank you Ronny I must say the 58/1.4 is the closest lens that replaces the look of my 50 Nocti f/1.0 (Mandler). It is surprisingly light and compact, and kudos to Nikon for using the poly carbonates to keep the weight down. There are too many newer lenses that are growing in size/weight for my liking. The 85/1.4 is wonderful too I will have to try out the 105/1.4 and 200/2 ...!
friends, normally I rock two bodies on my sessions
105 on d750
58 on d810
this way I have more mp to crop the wider FL, on the d810
but yesterday I swapped them
the 58 was really "at home" on the d750.
thoughts on this (not so important) matter
I just value your opinions.
Dj R wrote:
friends, normally I rock two bodies on my sessions
105 on d750
58 on d810
this way I have more mp to crop the wider FL, on the d810
but yesterday I swapped them
the 58 was really "at home" on the d750.
thoughts on this (not so important) matter
I just value your opinions.
cheers
I have opted for the D750 for my FF body as I have moved away from Sony A7rII and GM lenses, for the size/weight and cost factor in Australia.
I love the D750 as the 24MP 6um pixels render very smoothly for portraits. I opted for the 58/1.4 to replace my 50L and 50 Nocti f/1.0 on the A7rII and M240 (previously).
This lens is superb but it needs careful attention to calibrating it correctly. My copy front focused substantially and required +18 correction, but it is sharp and really meshes well with the D750. I have my 58/1.4 with Nikon and they will reset the calibration of the lens closer to 0.
I have spoke to many people and they have mentioned the lens is not sharp, but I strongly suggest that this may be a calibration issue. In some cases I have seen the 58/1.4 is outside the range of the fine tune adjustment.
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I must say the 58/1.4 is the closest lens that replaces the look of my 50 Nocti f/1.0 (Mandler). It is surprisingly light and compact, and kudos to Nikon for using the poly carbonates to keep the weight down. There are too many newer lenses that are growing in size/weight for my liking. The 85/1.4 is wonderful too 
