The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
p.38 #1The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Thanks..
Huntington Lake, CA... we should do a SoCal meet and go camping! that would be fun
Huntington Lake, CA... we should do a SoCal meet and go camping! that would be fun
Sep 19, 2014 at 11:51 PM
p.38 #2The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
With enough notice to arrange my court schedule around I'd be in.
Sep 20, 2014 at 02:33 AM
p.38 #3The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!
Sep 20, 2014 at 03:44 PM
p.38 #4The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Iluxa007 wrote:
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!
Wow. Wide open and on the move. This is a great capture. Lovely swirly!
Now that's it's kinda cooling down here I'm itching to get out again with the 58.
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!
Wow. Wide open and on the move. This is a great capture. Lovely swirly!
Now that's it's kinda cooling down here I'm itching to get out again with the 58.
Sep 20, 2014 at 04:09 PM
p.38 #5The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
low325 wrote:
Wow. Wide open and on the move. This is a great capture. Lovely swirly!
Now that's it's kinda cooling down here I'm itching to get out again with the 58.
Thank you sir! This lens works pretty good with AF-S. Not the best but it’ll work.
With 9FPS on D3s, I caught a few sharp ones. I will never do this on my DF though, if I have a choice between the two.
Iluxa007 wrote
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!Now that's it's kinda cooling down here I'm itching to get out again with the 58.
Thank you sir! This lens works pretty good with AF-S. Not the best but it’ll work.
With 9FPS on D3s, I caught a few sharp ones. I will never do this on my DF though, if I have a choice between the two.
Sep 20, 2014 at 04:33 PM
p.38 #6The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Iluxa007 wrote:
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!
Wow, now ain't that just somethin'.
(That means it's sweet).
What a perfect use for the lens. No-one's counting eyelashes for that style of photography.
This is one of my favourite forum threads on the internet. Keep them coming.
Flower girls + ring bearer from today’s wedding!
Wow, now ain't that just somethin'.
(That means it's sweet).
What a perfect use for the lens. No-one's counting eyelashes for that style of photography.
This is one of my favourite forum threads on the internet. Keep them coming.
Sep 21, 2014 at 01:52 AM
p.38 #7The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Here are a few more shots as I slowly process some shots from my photoshoots....
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Sep 21, 2014 at 07:43 AM
p.38 #8The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Visited the pup today, love the rendering on this lens.
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Sep 21, 2014 at 04:21 PM
p.38 #9The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Hardcore wrote:
Here are a few more shots as I slowly process some shots from my photoshoots....
Great shots! Now you see the bokeh above the kid? This is exactly why I normally don’t stop down this lens.
58mm really shines at f/1.4 because it has a superior oval-like bokeh characteristic. It’s just jaw dropping.
Can I say BOKAH!?
Here are a few more shots as I slowly process some shots from my photoshoots....
Great shots! Now you see the bokeh above the kid? This is exactly why I normally don’t stop down this lens.
58mm really shines at f/1.4 because it has a superior oval-like bokeh characteristic. It’s just jaw dropping.
Can I say BOKAH!?
Sep 21, 2014 at 06:50 PM
p.38 #10The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Bride at Indian wedding with Nikon 58mm f1.4g and D4 at f1.6. Also forgotten I have some images from early on in this thread. Impressed with the work presented by so many talented photographers using this lens. Always in my bag.
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Sep 22, 2014 at 02:57 AM
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p.38 #11The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
...kind of a distracting background but it’s the moment that counts, right?
Sep 22, 2014 at 06:13 PM
p.38 #14The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
I've shot a few weddings using the 58mm 1.4G, and I think I've finally figured it out. Haven't gotten around to editing those images yet, but here's a quick one of my dog in his "cone of shame".
Cone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on Flickr
Cone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on FlickrSep 24, 2014 at 09:35 AM
p.38 #15The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
loosetrucks wrote:
I've shot a few weddings using the 58mm 1.4G, and I think I've finally figured it out. Haven't gotten around to editing those images yet, but here's a quick one of my dog in his "cone of shame".
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15313385086_698432ba1e_c.jpgCone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on Flickr
Share your thoughts on how best to use the lens in a wedding/event environment?
I've shot a few weddings using the 58mm 1.4G, and I think I've finally figured it out. Haven't gotten around to editing those images yet, but here's a quick one of my dog in his "cone of shame".
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15313385086_698432ba1e_c.jpgCone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on Flickr
Share your thoughts on how best to use the lens in a wedding/event environment?
Sep 24, 2014 at 09:54 AM
p.38 #16The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
shujert wrote:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15313385086_698432ba1e_c.jpgCone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on FlickrShare your thoughts on how best to use the lens in a wedding/event environment?
I'm using a D600 and AF Micro Adjusted the lens using Reikan Focal Pro. With that said, I've found that for static or semi-static compositions (portraits, details, slow paced candids), using the center point on AF-S and focus/re-composing gives the best results for wide open shots. If I have any qualms about sharpness or too shallow DOF, stopping down to f/1.8 uses fixes that problem.
Honestly, I feel like with a better AF system, I could shoot wide open at 1.4 without any hesitation, but I find myself shooting at 1.6 during most of the wedding day -- only opening up to 1.4 when I have time to slow down for details, etc.
loosetrucks wrote
I've shot a few weddings using the 58mm 1.4G, and I think I've finally figured it out. Haven't gotten around to editing those images yet, but here's a quick one of my dog in his "cone of shame".https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15313385086_698432ba1e_c.jpgCone of Shame by LooseTrucks, on Flickr
I'm using a D600 and AF Micro Adjusted the lens using Reikan Focal Pro. With that said, I've found that for static or semi-static compositions (portraits, details, slow paced candids), using the center point on AF-S and focus/re-composing gives the best results for wide open shots. If I have any qualms about sharpness or too shallow DOF, stopping down to f/1.8 uses fixes that problem.
Honestly, I feel like with a better AF system, I could shoot wide open at 1.4 without any hesitation, but I find myself shooting at 1.6 during most of the wedding day -- only opening up to 1.4 when I have time to slow down for details, etc.
Sep 24, 2014 at 10:14 AM
p.38 #17The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
The AF of the D600 sucks; I had a DF, I know 
Anything past 5ft, I'll shoot wide open without any worries of it being in focus or not because it's guaranteed that it will be. Up close, there is a bit of focus shift going on, but it never seems to be consistent. At MFD, just stopping down to 1.6 usually does it; 1.8 guarantees it at MFD. The DoF near MFD is freakishly tiny.
On my D4, I'll shoot this wide open using any focus point, but I'm usually using 3D tracking. Even with action it's pretty zippy, but I suspect that's mostly the D4.
Anything past 5ft, I'll shoot wide open without any worries of it being in focus or not because it's guaranteed that it will be. Up close, there is a bit of focus shift going on, but it never seems to be consistent. At MFD, just stopping down to 1.6 usually does it; 1.8 guarantees it at MFD. The DoF near MFD is freakishly tiny.
On my D4, I'll shoot this wide open using any focus point, but I'm usually using 3D tracking. Even with action it's pretty zippy, but I suspect that's mostly the D4.
Sep 24, 2014 at 10:33 AM
p.38 #18The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
I did AF micro adjust +5 on my Df with the 58mm at 1 meter. Anything at 1 meter or beyond is spot-on even wide-open.
Sep 24, 2014 at 04:07 PM
p.38 #20The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
This lens is still so glued to my camera that I'm honestly debating even taking it off for our waterfall hike tomorrow. Going to Rickett's Glen again (20+ named falls, gorgeous foliage right now). I'm torn between d4 + 58 and just enjoying the hike, or dragging the tripod/backpack/16-35/etc. along.
Sep 25, 2014 at 09:04 PM