blackhill wrote:
It's a delight to find this thread as so far I've mainly found people who don't like or 'get' this lens. Also going through all the posts (took me about 2 hours yesterday), I've learned a thing or two new about it.
I've been shooting it on a Sony A7R2 since I never could get it to focus reliably on my D800E. I had to use first a manual adapter (I may be mistaken about that) and then the Commlite adapters of which I have had 2, the first did not work and I fried trying to update firmware and the second which works tolerably well. Certainly well enough for my slower deliberate style of photography.
Now I'm excited to discover this lens all over again on the Z series in the near future. The rumours that the Z8 or 61 Mp body won't be out until the end of the year, or as I suspect, later than that, mean I might have to get a Z7 now, even though it means more depreciation.
The blog post from Jim Kasson is really interesting in the analysis of the focus accuracy on the Z7 and is a clincher for me buying one sooner rather than later.
One thing I'm not certain about is whether there is significant sample variation in the 58 1.4's. Is it worth my while testing a few or am I likely to have one that is about as good as they get? Some of the wide open shots here look sharper than mine, but then they are being viewed at a small size for the most part and its hard to judge.
The 58/1.4G is an amazing lens if you gel. It does time to fully appreciate and understand how to use it. If you notice Corey's shots some were wide open but many stopped down.
Aug 13, 2019 at 06:13 AM
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