oobie wrote:
How do all the 24 1.4 owners here feel about the focus speed? What do you think your keeper percentage would be when shooting people wide open that are moving around?
I've only had it for a few days, but I've already spent some time chasing my 2yo around. Its hard to tell with a wide angle, because the subject is smaller in the frame, and its harder to keep a focus point on the eye, but I think I'm getting around 60% keepers with a fast moving kid. There's a very good chance that the other 40% is user error. I have a D700.
Jammy Straub wrote:
Mmm dual top tube single speed mountain bike
No suspension - and clean
Not mountain bike best suited for going over mountains.
Lens best suited for FF fast wide angles
I must admit, I bashed the price on this lens and didn't see the need for it early on, but these shots are amazing and the limited dof achieved is beyond what my 14-24mm can do.
Great shots everyone, keep them coming!
This is an incredible fast and wide lens, perfect for low-light and street shooting.
I rented it and tried it out on my Canon 1ds3 with an adapter on a trip to Vegas.
I posted some of my shots in the alternative lens forum:
I get recently this lens... so I didn't had enough time to work it but I did some brief tests... I was really stunned... I already consider it my favorite lens... very sharp wide open and at f8 too... instant focus... unbelievable IQ... a unique character... Definitely is a keeper!
The first two images are wide open, the third is at f2.
Could you believe that this nice and sweet lady (oh, yeah, my sister!) very soon will change the prefix to 50?
I asked to get on the list for one and my local pusher called me a couple weeks ago when their shipment came in. I decided to pass for various reasons. I wish I hadn't looked at this thread again.
This is one of the worst amateur lens tests I have ever seen. The fact that this guy posted this on the forums of a lot of the online test sites was pretty bold.
The tester created his corner shots by tilting the camera upward which would obviously affect the plane of focus, and I don't know what he was actually focused on but all the crops look pretty bad.
From Diglloyd site, he has reviewed both lenses, no comparisons between the two yet but he mentions that the Nikon has little curvature of field while the Canon 24mk2 has a lot.
I think you need to do this test against a flat building and account for field curvature in the Canon.
I would like to see a close distance example at more of a portrait length and not at MFD.
This guy seems to much of a Canon fanboy and thinks Canon UWA's are better than Nikons and Zeiss which is not true. I am a Canon shooter, 1ds3, but use alternative lenses and have an open mind when it comes to lenses.
I look forward to seeing a comparison between the 24Lmk2 and 24/1.4G by a more professional lens tester with hopefully less bias.
I think the Nikon is sharper/better contrast wide open and has better color but we will see what the more professional lens testers say.
Some from today while I had some free time in upstate NY. Not sure how the color really looks as I edited these on my uncalibrated macbook (I'm on the road)
