The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
p.34 #2The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
My mom's pooches. Her house has the most amazing natural light coming into it regardless of the weather; I've always been so envious.
Sep 02, 2014 at 07:19 PM
p.34 #3The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Zero flare from this lens and I tried.
Untitled by Jier-Shu Chen, on Flickr
Untitled by Jier-Shu Chen, on FlickrSep 02, 2014 at 08:00 PM
p.34 #5The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
When this lens was first announced I scoffed. Wasn't a focal length I loved, too expensive, blah blah blah. Then I seen some of pics here...and then ran into some situations when I actually needed a 50ish mm rather than a 35 or 85. So I bit. The big decision is this or the siggy, but after seeing some of the comparisons.....I just like the 58 photos more.
When I first got it....I was not too impressed. Pretty soft close up. My 50 1.4 AI-S is sharper. But I started to look closer and shooting people. The 58 bokeh is incredible. The look is just what I want in a portrait lens. I'm pretty happy with it.
When I first got it....I was not too impressed. Pretty soft close up. My 50 1.4 AI-S is sharper. But I started to look closer and shooting people. The 58 bokeh is incredible. The look is just what I want in a portrait lens. I'm pretty happy with it.
Sep 03, 2014 at 09:06 AM
p.34 #6The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Nathan Padgett wrote:
When this lens was first announced I scoffed. Wasn't a focal length I loved, too expensive, blah blah blah. Then I seen some of pics here...and then ran into some situations when I actually needed a 50ish mm rather than a 35 or 85. So I bit. The big decision is this or the siggy, but after seeing some of the comparisons.....I just like the 58 photos more.
When I first got it....I was not too impressed. Pretty soft close up. My 50 1.4 AI-S is sharper. But I started to look closer and shooting people. The 58 bokeh...Show more →
this is simply a wonderful photo. the bokeh and colors all add to the subject. the siggy couldnt do this...everything is just so pleasing to the eye, nothing harsh, no hard abrupt edges.
When this lens was first announced I scoffed. Wasn't a focal length I loved, too expensive, blah blah blah. Then I seen some of pics here...and then ran into some situations when I actually needed a 50ish mm rather than a 35 or 85. So I bit. The big decision is this or the siggy, but after seeing some of the comparisons.....I just like the 58 photos more.
When I first got it....I was not too impressed. Pretty soft close up. My 50 1.4 AI-S is sharper. But I started to look closer and shooting people. The 58 bokeh...Show more →
this is simply a wonderful photo. the bokeh and colors all add to the subject. the siggy couldnt do this...everything is just so pleasing to the eye, nothing harsh, no hard abrupt edges.
Sep 03, 2014 at 10:43 AM
p.34 #7The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
DontShoot wrote:
58g
youre good man...you find all the spots.
58g
youre good man...you find all the spots.
Sep 03, 2014 at 10:44 AM
p.34 #8The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
shujert wrote:
Zero flare from this lens and I tried.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/15120744091_d70897a8b5_c.jpgUntitled by Jier-Shu Chen, on Flickr
i like the colors against the light in this one. good job
Zero flare from this lens and I tried.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/15120744091_d70897a8b5_c.jpgUntitled by Jier-Shu Chen, on Flickr
i like the colors against the light in this one. good job
Sep 03, 2014 at 10:49 AM
p.34 #9The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Seriously about to pull the trigger on the 58/1.4 as a permanemt lens on my Df until I read about Loxia announcement, promising a lighter and smaller lens with excellent bokeh amd manual aperture ring. How many of you are affected by this announcement like me? There is also the Sony FE55/1.8 that offers something similar.
But the thought of mounting the Zeiss on A7R which has shutter shock issues kinda turns me off.
But the thought of mounting the Zeiss on A7R which has shutter shock issues kinda turns me off.
Sep 03, 2014 at 07:42 PM
p.34 #10The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
fredmirandafan wrote:
Seriously about to pull the trigger on the 58/1.4 as a permanemt lens on my Df until I read about Loxia announcement, promising a lighter and smaller lens with excellent bokeh amd manual aperture ring. How many of you are affected by this announcement like me?
But the thought of mounting the Zeiss on A7R which has shutter shock issues kinda turns me off.
Both the Loxia lenses are slight redesigns of ZM lenses which have been around for a while. And the 50/2 Planar performs almost identically to the ZF.2 50/1.4 Planar at the same apertures (smooth bokeh lens this is not).
Seriously about to pull the trigger on the 58/1.4 as a permanemt lens on my Df until I read about Loxia announcement, promising a lighter and smaller lens with excellent bokeh amd manual aperture ring. How many of you are affected by this announcement like me?
But the thought of mounting the Zeiss on A7R which has shutter shock issues kinda turns me off.
Both the Loxia lenses are slight redesigns of ZM lenses which have been around for a while. And the 50/2 Planar performs almost identically to the ZF.2 50/1.4 Planar at the same apertures (smooth bokeh lens this is not).
Sep 03, 2014 at 08:24 PM
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p.34 #11The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
mawz wrote:
Both the Loxia lenses are slight redesigns of ZM lenses which have been around for a while. And the 50/2 Planar performs almost identically to the ZF.2 50/1.4 Planar at the same apertures (smooth bokeh lens this is not).
If this is true, I won't go wrong with 58/1.4 then. Thanks for letting me know.
Both the Loxia lenses are slight redesigns of ZM lenses which have been around for a while. And the 50/2 Planar performs almost identically to the ZF.2 50/1.4 Planar at the same apertures (smooth bokeh lens this is not).
If this is true, I won't go wrong with 58/1.4 then. Thanks for letting me know.
Sep 03, 2014 at 08:28 PM
p.34 #12The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Little girl's first day of school. Grade one. Did a quick photoshoot. She was sick of it by the time I brought out the 58mm but managed this one.
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Sep 03, 2014 at 09:16 PM
p.34 #13The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Hardcore wrote:
Little girl's first day of school. Grade one. Did a quick photoshoot. She was sick of it by the time I brought out the 58mm but managed this one.
Very nice! love the hair lighting
Little girl's first day of school. Grade one. Did a quick photoshoot. She was sick of it by the time I brought out the 58mm but managed this one.
Very nice! love the hair lighting
Sep 03, 2014 at 09:45 PM
p.34 #14The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Fantastic picture! It really shows the qualities of that lens. And of course the photographer to! 
The swedish photomagazine FOTO lists the Nikon 58/1,4 as one of the sharpest normal lenses they ever tested. Along with Zeiss Otus and Sigma 50/1,4 Art. The magazine does a lot of lenstesting with MTF equipment, so if you want to see some really nice MTF graphs of those lenses, check out this link:
http://tidningenfoto.se/de-skarpaste-normalobjektiven-fotos-topplista/
Scroll down on the page to get to the MTF part.
The swedish photomagazine FOTO lists the Nikon 58/1,4 as one of the sharpest normal lenses they ever tested. Along with Zeiss Otus and Sigma 50/1,4 Art. The magazine does a lot of lenstesting with MTF equipment, so if you want to see some really nice MTF graphs of those lenses, check out this link:
http://tidningenfoto.se/de-skarpaste-normalobjektiven-fotos-topplista/
Scroll down on the page to get to the MTF part.
Sep 04, 2014 at 04:28 PM
p.34 #16The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
VanHelsing wrote:
The swedish photomagazine FOTO lists the Nikon 58/1,4 as one of the sharpest normal lenses they ever tested. Along with Zeiss Otus and Sigma 50/1,4 Art. T
Everyone knows that this is not true. The strength of the 58/1.4 is not its sharpness.
The swedish photomagazine FOTO lists the Nikon 58/1,4 as one of the sharpest normal lenses they ever tested. Along with Zeiss Otus and Sigma 50/1,4 Art. T
Everyone knows that this is not true. The strength of the 58/1.4 is not its sharpness.
Sep 04, 2014 at 04:37 PM
p.34 #17The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
oh no, its robot eye lady!!
http://tidningenfoto.se/files/2014/09/Sigma-50-14-DG-HSM-Art-portrait-full-aperture.jpg
really sharp though.
really cool they were able to test all them at once.
http://tidningenfoto.se/files/2014/09/Sigma-50-14-DG-HSM-Art-portrait-full-aperture.jpg
really sharp though.
really cool they were able to test all them at once.
Sep 04, 2014 at 04:37 PM
p.34 #18The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
wiseguy010 wrote:
Everyone knows that this is not true. The strength of the 58/1.4 is not its sharpness.
The lens is not soft by any measure, just 9/10 what you're seeing is out of focus.
VanHelsing wrote
The swedish photomagazine FOTO lists the Nikon 58/1,4 as one of the sharpest normal lenses they ever tested. Along with Zeiss Otus and Sigma 50/1,4 Art. TThe lens is not soft by any measure, just 9/10 what you're seeing is out of focus.
Sep 04, 2014 at 05:43 PM
p.34 #19The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
This lens is by no means the sharpest but it’s definitely not soft. Sharpness is overrated!! A lot of photographers tend to have a pixel-peeping disease these days...
Sep 04, 2014 at 07:45 PM
p.34 #20The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Love that lens !
D800, 1/40", f/1.4, 1100 ISO.
D800, 1/40", f/1.4, 1100 ISO.
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Sep 06, 2014 at 04:37 AM