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Oct 25, 2014 at 09:54 AM
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Jason_Brook wrote:
Most frustrating shoot of my life.... didn't help that it was for an in-law He just was not into it at all. This is probably the only picture of the session that I'm okay with... It's a shame too, because the 58 and 135 were s-i-n-g-i-n-g.

Edit - not sure why it's not showing exif?? 58 @ f/1.8


This is why I hate family/friend photo shoots. Either they think they are wasting your time or they are not into it because they are not forking out money. I much prefer shooting for clients who actually want photos enough they are willing to pay for them. Nice shot though! I know how frustrating those kind of shoots can be.
Oct 25, 2014 at 09:56 AM
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webisweb wrote:
Backlit...


This shot isn’t cropped, is it?
Oct 25, 2014 at 12:21 PM
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p.52 #4The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Mermaid and her tail with Nikon d800 and 58mm lens.
1/4000 sec f1.8 iso100.

Oct 25, 2014 at 02:58 PM
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p.52 #5The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Iluxa007 wrote:
webisweb wroteBacklit...
This shot isn’t cropped, is it?

Just a bit. Why?
Oct 25, 2014 at 03:09 PM
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p.52 #6The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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Mermaid and her tail with Nikon d800 and 58mm lens.
1/4000 sec f1.8 iso100.

http://www.thesmokingcamera.com/img/s7/v168/p397621687-5.jpg


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Amazing shot!! How'd you use a flash at 1/4000? HSS? Or is that a reflector?

webisweb wrote:
Iluxa007 wrote
webisweb wroteBacklit...
This shot isn’t cropped, is it?
Just a bit. Why?


From my experience, the DOF is much thinner at that distance. Also, bokeh is larger when framing the same way without cropping. I'm pretty familiar with the 58mm cuz I use it 90% of the time :-)

Oct 25, 2014 at 04:14 PM
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p.52 #7The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Here’s one from today. The sun was pretty harsh...

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Oct 25, 2014 at 06:03 PM
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p.52 #8The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Elijah, have you ever used the 135 DC? I think you'd really enjoy how well it compliments the 58. I'm going to pop a few pics in the 135 thread in a few minutes.
Oct 25, 2014 at 06:22 PM
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p.52 #9The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Iluxa007 wrote:
Joe Marquez wroteMermaid and her tail with Nikon d800 and 58mm lens.
1/4000 sec f1.8 iso100.

http://www.thesmokingcamera.com/img/s7/v168/p397621687-5.jpg
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Amazing shot!! How'd you use a flash at 1/4000? HSS? Or is that a reflector?



Thanks. Just a reflector.
Oct 25, 2014 at 06:39 PM
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p.52 #10The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Jason_Brook wrote:
Elijah, have you ever used the 135 DC? I think you'd really enjoy how well it compliments the 58. I'm going to pop a few pics in the 135 thread in a few minutes.


I haven’t. I know it’s an awesome lens and I love the focal length (I’ve owned a 135L before) but I think 70-200VRII is far more versatile for my applications. That might change tho... Like I said, I’m patiently waiting on 135G...

Here’s an interesting comparison of the 58mm I just photographed.




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Iluxa007 wrote:
Jason_Brook wroteElijah, have you ever used the 135 DC? I think you'd really enjoy how well it compliments the 58. I'm going to pop a few pics in the 135 thread in a few minutes.
I haven’t. I know it’s an awesome lens and I love the focal length (I’ve owned a 135L before) but I think 70-200VRII is far more versatile for my applications. That might change tho... Like I said, I’m patiently waiting on 135G...

Here’s an interesting comparison of the 58mm I just photographed.


I was deadset on waiting for a 135G as well, but I have zero patience. If it was going to happen, it would have been the day after I bought mine... Kind of how I sold the DF, bought a D4, then boom D750 released.

70-200 doesn't hold a candle to the 135. I just think it'd fit you very well, it's low contrast and subdued colors which seems to be what you like.
Oct 25, 2014 at 06:49 PM
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p.52 #12The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
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Oct 25, 2014 at 06:55 PM
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p.52 #13The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Today. Testing various lighting conditions.



















Oct 25, 2014 at 08:39 PM
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p.52 #14The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Jason_Brook wrote:
70-200 doesn't hold a candle to the 135.


I'm sure the 135mm is great, but the 70-200mm is pretty damn fine @ 200mm F2.8. For photoshoots, I have yet to find a lens I enjoy shooting with more than the 70-200mm.

Here are a few from today with the 58mm










Oct 25, 2014 at 10:32 PM
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p.52 #15The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Maaaaan, that rendering... Love it!









Oct 26, 2014 at 01:49 PM
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p.52 #16The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Joe Marquez wrote:
Mermaid and her tail with Nikon d800 and 58mm lens.
1/4000 sec f1.8 iso100.

http://www.thesmokingcamera.com/img/s7/v168/p397621687-5.jpg


Nice, and very sharp! You must have a bad copy
Oct 26, 2014 at 02:16 PM
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p.52 #17The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to say thanks to all for sharing their images from this lens, Ive really enjoyed following this thread and I always look forward to seeing the new images, so thank you to all of you who have been posting images.

Right from its release I knew it was a lens that I was interested in and having seen what it can produce I'm even more convinced.

Just out of curiosity has any camera body in particular shown itself to be a good partner for this lens or does it just rock it with whichever body you use?

I still use D700's and whilst I think its a great camera I can't help eyeing up some of the other recent releases and its that thought that had me wondering about a 58 pairing, would any of you multi body owners care to comment?

Thanks
R
Oct 26, 2014 at 07:05 PM
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p.52 #18The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
Rob UK wrote:
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to say thanks to all for sharing their images from this lens, Ive really enjoyed following this thread and I always look forward to seeing the new images, so thank you to all of you who have been posting images.

Right from its release I knew it was a lens that I was interested in and having seen what it can produce I'm even more convinced.

Just out of curiosity has any camera body in particular shown itself to be a good partner for this lens or does it just rock it with whichever body you use?

I still
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My 58mm needed a 14+ tune on both D3s and DF, which I found strange.






Oct 26, 2014 at 09:37 PM
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p.52 #19The 58mm F/1.4G Thread
I shoot with the D800, but this lens does have a resolution limit when shooting wide open. I'd say the resolution wide open is conservatively about 12-16 megapixels, so shooting with a d800 like myself you throw away a lot of pixels when you use this lens wide open.

The D700 would work great with this lens imo, but if your looking to upgrade I think the D750 would be tops in my list for current cameras. I just held one at my local camera store and fell in love and I didn't even turn it on to test the autofocus/high iso because I knew I would have walked out of the store with it.

I'm actually considering buying a D750 and selling my D800.


Rob UK wrote:
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to say thanks to all for sharing their images from this lens, Ive really enjoyed following this thread and I always look forward to seeing the new images, so thank you to all of you who have been posting images.

Right from its release I knew it was a lens that I was interested in and having seen what it can produce I'm even more convinced.

Just out of curiosity has any camera body in particular shown itself to be a good partner for this lens or does it just rock it with whichever body you use?

I still
...Show more →











Oct 26, 2014 at 09:47 PM
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Couple from this morning.









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