Vautrin
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I have a sigma 50mm 1.4 and a D700 and I LOVE it.
The photos it takes are amazing... Tack sharp, beautiful bokeh, and really nice.
The downside that I have noticed is focus will not always be 100% on. If you are shooting with f5.6 this isn't a problem as your depth of field is deep enough to allow your focus to get right, but if you get down to f. 1.4 the focus plane is just so shallow it's easy to get slightly out of focus, which can ruin the picture.
All in all, I love the lens. The key is to just be aware of the focus issues and you won't have a problem... Esp if you put it on manual, but that's not for everyone
One other thing: sigmas tend to have lens flare when they shouldn't. It's really annoying you can shoot the other direction than the sun and you'll still get a flare.
This is not a problem I've seen on my 50mm, but I have seen it on the sigma 24mm-70mm I own.
The photos it takes are amazing... Tack sharp, beautiful bokeh, and really nice.
The downside that I have noticed is focus will not always be 100% on. If you are shooting with f5.6 this isn't a problem as your depth of field is deep enough to allow your focus to get right, but if you get down to f. 1.4 the focus plane is just so shallow it's easy to get slightly out of focus, which can ruin the picture.
All in all, I love the lens. The key is to just be aware of the focus issues and you won't have a problem... Esp if you put it on manual, but that's not for everyone
One other thing: sigmas tend to have lens flare when they shouldn't. It's really annoying you can shoot the other direction than the sun and you'll still get a flare.
This is not a problem I've seen on my 50mm, but I have seen it on the sigma 24mm-70mm I own.
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