Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For me that Jonathan Eastland would review a nikon lens is enough. Mark William Rabiner > From: Christopher Birchenhall <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:30:34 +0000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone > else > > Jonathan Eastland reviewed the new Nikon 1.4 last week in BJP. The > striking feature of his review was that there was a dramatic > improvement in performance by stopping down to 1.6 (one-third of a > stop)! For me that is good enough. > > Chris B > > 2009/2/4 Chris Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>: >> Hey Mark, >> >> The Nikon 50/1.4 G AF-S is already out, and $499. >> >> Chris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" Subject: [Leica] Monster >> High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else >> >> >>> " In 2008, full-frame DSLR's from three makers became affordable, and >>> interest in classic 50mm lenses was renewed." >>> >>> I've had my eye on the new redesign of the Nikon 50 1.4 about to come >>> out; >>> For like 333 some odd bucks but with silent built in auto focusing AFS >>> they >>> call it which are not on my other versions. Especially my AI version. And >>> focusing manually at f1.4 and be there on a cheap body with non >>> groundglass >>> style groundglass is hit or miss. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information