I don't agree that the 58mm gets clincal from 2.2 onwards, it gets way sharper for sure but I still find the transition and bokeh to be heaps above the competition.
That does, Z cameras are focusing at the sensor and the +/- was to dial in the difference/error in DSLRS that shouldn’t exist in mirrorless. Wonderful but finicky lens- was just telling my wife tonight I need to rebuy it. Good luck!
PaulGrecian wrote:
I just got the 58G and find that I need -15 AF adjust on my Z5 and Z50, does that sound odd? Thanks.
I’ve just tried my 58 on a Z body for the first time. Totally blown away with the performance and accuracy even wide open (I mostly use it in the 2.2-2.8 and 5.6-8 range though). I thought i loved it back when it was glued to my Df, but this is something totally different in terms of predictability and performance.
Blakehfreeman wrote:
That does, Z cameras are focusing at the sensor and the +/- was to dial in the difference/error in DSLRS that shouldn’t exist in mirrorless. Wonderful but finicky lens- was just telling my wife tonight I need to rebuy it. Good luck!
Yea, that's what got me confused. I was testing the lens at it's closest focusing initially, but even at 5 ft. it is off. It appears to be consistently off with both cameras. I'll need to do more testing, but I'm assuming from replies and other threads, that it shouldn't happen, or my tests are just poor.
Now on my third and final purchase of this lens. Face/Eye AF takes this lens to another level as the previous two times I owned the lens (D750/D810) I could never fine tune the AF to a consistent setup. The FTZ adapter fixes all of that!
had to test out my (new to me) nikon f5. cheap roll of kodak colorplus 200. can't wait to run some portra in this - i havent' shot film since highschool. These were mostly snap shots at f/2.
GoroMajima wrote:
Using my 35mm and 105mm more these days, but always extremely surprised how different my 58mm renders at every f-stop. From 2.2 onwards it gets sharper, contrast is higher and I feel like the focused subject pops even more, especially if you use good lighting and some compositional elements ( foreground, leading lines)
Some people claim this lens loses its character at 2.8 and higher, ain't seeing that tho.
Tldr, I love this lens.
The rendering of the 58mm f/1.4G AF-S could be described as applying a Guassian blur across the entire image. You can actually achieve the same effect using a sharp lens with that photoshop filter.
It loses it's character at f/2.8 and higher because it achieves a resolution that puts it on par with other lenses that aren't defective by design.
If you want to take the same photograph with the Sigma 40mm 1.4, simply lock focus and then turn the focus ring slightly one way or the other so the image is blurred.
The 58mm 1.4 should only be used on cameras with a maximum of 24 megapixels.
Ricky_K wrote:
The rendering of the 58mm f/1.4G AF-S could be described as applying a Guassian blur across the entire image. You can actually achieve the same effect using a sharp lens with that photoshop filter.
It loses it's character at f/2.8 and higher because it achieves a resolution that puts it on par with other lenses that aren't defective by design.
If you want to take the same photograph with the Sigma 40mm 1.4, simply lock focus and then turn the focus ring slightly one way or the other so the image is blurred.
The 58mm 1.4 should only be used on cameras with a maximum of 24 megapixels....Show more →
If you would like a meaningful discussion, I suggest you go through this entire thread before making a blanket statement of this nature. Most who post in this thread are fully aware of it he 58/1.4g’s character, some moved on to other lens, some still using it and loving the character. It may be that you own(ed) this lens and used for years and reached your conclusion, which would be totally valid. you can even post images that shows your perspective. I would love to see more images posted in this thread.
