p.2 #1 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
DragonflyDM wrote:
I just don't understand how a few months ago the Nikon was fantastic and now it isn't? I would love to see the side-by-side to prove it.
I never said it was fantastic. Never said it wasn't either. Just that it's an old formula that needs to be addressed by Nikon.
p.2 #2 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
Pavel wrote:
Well I have to admit that I like none of these shots in particular. The 1.4 seems like a pointless lens because of the awkwardly large size, and no advantage with a wider aperture. I've had sigma's before and they always caused me grief a year or two down the line when new bodies came out. My dog chewed the last one - did me a favor as far as I was concerned. That was a smart dog!
I am sorry your experience with Sigmas have been bad. I guess it isn't the same for everyone.
p.2 #3 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
Pavel wrote:
The sigma 30 f1.4 has tested to be about the worst lens ever made wide open ... yet still some like it. Life is a mystery, I guess?
Sample variation is what it boils down to. My Sig 30 was sharper as heck wide open. And a lot of the folks who dislikled it's wide open performance never really adjusted their shooting to complement 1.4. Lots of people think that razor thin DOF = out of focus.
p.2 #4 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
Pavel wrote:
and actually, I need to mention that I do think Phillip inio's shots are great .... but there is no signature look to the lens there ... in fact it looks like a different lens rendered the image, though it is hard to tell with the way the shots are set up.
I would like to see the bokeh, in something like trees with specular lights in the picture at f 4.0.
Perhaps your expectations are just different from mine. I will say this, this lens is not for everyone
p.2 #5 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
phillip ino wrote:
Sample variation is what it boils down to. My Sig 30 was sharper as heck wide open. And a lot of the folks who dislikled it's wide open performance never really adjusted their shooting to complement 1.4. Lots of people think that razor thin DOF = out of focus.
that's a good point, and also why I roll my eyes when people want f/1.2 glass. I understand that more light = better focus in lower light situations, but shooting even at 1.4 is sometimes way too dreamy because of the DOF.
kind of like a lens baby, it's a tool that may change the way you shoot.
p.2 #6 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
AZRich wrote:
that's a good point, and also why I roll my eyes when people want f/1.2 glass. I understand that more light = better focus in lower light situations, but shooting even at 1.4 is sometimes way too dreamy because of the DOF.
kind of like a lens baby, it's a tool that may change the way you shoot.
Agreed. Plus the fact that the wider open a lens, the more glass you need, the heavier the lenses get.
Still, I like my 30 f/1.4, and have liked all of the Sigmas I've owned (a total of five of 'em - all were great optics). I'd consider the 50 f/1.4 after I've seen what Nikon does with theirs (hopefully cheaper and smaller). I'd still keep my 50 f/1.8's because they're so cheap and light.
p.2 #7 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
By the way, I didn't mean to imply the samples I posted above were anything special - they are just simple snaps I took to try out the lens - since I know some people have been waiting for this lens I thought they might be interesting.
I bought this lens simply to take low light shots indoors, which I expect it to do well. I wasn't expecting anything special about the results like I get from some of my other lenses like my 105DC or 180mm Voigtlander, although so far I am pretty impressed.
p.2 #8 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
I'm glad to hear that Peter, as mine is being delivered tomorrow. (hopefully).. i have a nikkor 50mm f1.4 AIS and that is razor sharp, but i'm done with manually focusing for jobs as my eyesight ain't that great anymore...
p.2 #9 · First samples of Sigma 50mm 1.4 with D700
phillip ino wrote:
I am sorry your experience with Sigmas have been bad. I guess it isn't the same for everyone.
+1
I've heard of Sigma's legendary probs but I haven't experienced any. I've had a few now from kit level to top shelf and aside from the finish...no issues. My current 24-70 got a lot of heat. Gotta say though, it's acceptably sharp wide open and get's awesome by f/4.
