The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
p.32 #1The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
As I said over on the Cafe, beautiful family, 2 lovely ladies in your life there.
I have a few taken with the 58 1.4G and also an ALS video challenge taken with the 58 1.4G. the video was shot @ 1.6
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0DQXjFsCPfY?vq=hd1080
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2014-08-22_0001 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0003 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0004 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0006 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0007 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0009 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0012 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
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2014-08-22_0014 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr
I have a few taken with the 58 1.4G and also an ALS video challenge taken with the 58 1.4G. the video was shot @ 1.6
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0DQXjFsCPfY?vq=hd1080
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2014-08-22_0001 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr2.
2014-08-22_0003 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr3.
2014-08-22_0004 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr4.
2014-08-22_0006 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr5.
2014-08-22_0007 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr6.
2014-08-22_0009 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr7.
2014-08-22_0012 by nextelbuddy, on Flickr8.
2014-08-22_0014 by nextelbuddy, on FlickrAug 23, 2014 at 05:35 PM
p.32 #2The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Great shots again. Lens seems sharp enough for me.
Aug 23, 2014 at 05:54 PM
p.32 #3The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Awesome job on that set. Makes me mad I haven't been able to get out the past week or so.
Aug 23, 2014 at 06:01 PM
p.32 #4The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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 
Aug 24, 2014 at 01:15 AM
p.32 #5The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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.
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.
Aug 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM
p.32 #6The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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.
Aug 24, 2014 at 11:06 AM
p.32 #7The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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.
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.
Aug 24, 2014 at 02:43 PM
p.32 #10The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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.
Aug 27, 2014 at 07:43 AM
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p.32 #11The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8g
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.
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.
Aug 27, 2014 at 10:18 AM
p.32 #12The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Jason_Brook wrote:
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8g
Why 28 versus the sigma?
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8g
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.Why 28 versus the sigma?
Aug 27, 2014 at 10:56 AM
p.32 #13The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
chuhsi1 wrote:
Why 28 versus the sigma?
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
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8gHardcore 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.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.
Aug 27, 2014 at 11:02 AM
p.32 #14The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Jason_Brook wrote:
Why 28 versus the sigma?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.
Even with the focus shift?
chuhsi1 wrote
Jason_Brook wrote
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8gHardcore 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.Even with the focus shift?
Aug 28, 2014 at 11:59 AM
p.32 #15The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Jason_Brook wrote:
Why 28 versus the sigma?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.
chuhsi1 wrote
Jason_Brook wrote
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8gHardcore 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.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.
Aug 28, 2014 at 12:14 PM
p.32 #16The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
mpedersen wrote:
Why 28 versus the sigma?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.Even with the focus shift?
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.
Jason_Brook wrote
chuhsi1 wrote
Jason_Brook wrote
I sold my sig 35 and went back to the 28/1.8gHardcore 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.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.
Aug 28, 2014 at 12:18 PM
p.32 #19The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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.
Aug 29, 2014 at 08:19 AM
p.32 #20The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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).
Aug 29, 2014 at 08:58 AM