At this point, it would be nice to hear from someone who's frustrated with the lens, or someone who feels they have a soft copy. We may find that their lens has an early production serial number. Because everything we've seen from recent posters has been very satisfactory
ohsnaphappy wrote:
At this point, it would be nice to hear from someone who's frustrated with the lens, or someone who feels they have a soft copy. We may find that their lens has an early production serial number. Because everything we've seen from recent posters has been very satisfactory
hah you must have missed the posts where I owned a sigma 50 1.4 ART, ordered a 58 1.4G from Roberts camera, sold the sigma 50 ART then thought the 58 1.4G was soft so I sent it back to Roberts camera. bought another sigma 50 1.4 Art and then wanted to give the 58 another try and ordered one from adorama.
Thats when I realized that the copy I had from Roberts was actually good and so I re ordered tat same lens back from roberts and then at one time I had a sigma Art, and 2 58 1.4Gs to compare. The roberts version blew away the adorama version which needed -15 AF Fine tune compared to the Roberts version which needed none once I understood not to shoot wide open @ MDF
I decided to keep the sigma art AND the roberts camera 58 1.4G and love both now.
Mine needed -19 and was a very early copy. Bad copies are definitely out there. I was just hoping they were early on in production. So I guess the lesson is, don't guy this lens used, but new so you can return it.
I bought mine used. Sent it to nikon for free focus adjustment. Got it back last week and it's perfectly matched to my body.
ohsnaphappy wrote:
Mine needed -19 and was a very early copy. Bad copies are definitely out there. I was just hoping they were early on in production. So I guess the lesson is, don't guy this lens used, but new so you can return it.
I'm still taking tonnes of photos but my macbook is getting a new screen. Will be getting it back today hopefully! Nice shot Jason. I have not used my sigma 35 mm for environmental portraits dice I have gotten the 58mm. I don't know if I ever will again unless I'm constrained and need the wider angle.
Hardcore wrote:
I'm still taking tonnes of photos but my macbook is getting a new screen. Will be getting it back today hopefully! Nice shot Jason. I have not used my sigma 35 mm for environmental portraits dice I have gotten the 58mm. I don't know if I ever will again unless I'm constrained and need the wider angle.
Jason_Brook wrote:
It's lighter and nano-coated. If you haven't used the 28/1.8G, it really is a stunner of a lens. IMO, it's one of Nikon's hidden gems.
Jason_Brook wrote:
It's lighter and nano-coated. If you haven't used the 28/1.8G, it really is a stunner of a lens. IMO, it's one of Nikon's hidden gems.
Yes yes and yes! I owned a Sigma 35 and swapped it for 28G last year in May and no regrets. That lens is the best wide angle prime i owned. In fact, when I shoot weddings 28G and 85G were glued to my D3s bodies 90% of the time.
That will change with my 58G. Now 28G coupled with a 58G will be the best prime combo for weddings I ever had, with an 18-35mm and 70-200VRII in the bag for backup as well as wider/longer options when needed.
There was zero focus shift in the two copies I've had. 28 is pretty wide, the DoF is pretty deep. Even if there were focus shift you'd probably still nail focus.
Despite that shot, I was really disappointed with the lens yesterday. I may have been in crap light, but the shots looked identical to a 50/1.8G. I also test drove my new 135/2 DC at the same time...now that sucker is impressive, but hard as hell to nail focus.
Jason, that shot of your girl is just fantastic - really, it is shots like these that the 58g shines in (and I doubt any other 50 ish lens can touch that).
