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Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX DG HSM Anonymous
So some news about the Sigma 50mm 1.4.

500 euros, 77mm filter size and 520 g.

This thing uses a larger filter than Canon's EF 50mm 1.2 L and is almost as heavy. O_O

ETA, June 2008!
>> Anonymous
>>178567

it sucks wide open

and it's not ring USM
>> Anonymous
>>178570

uh, nikon doesn't even want to make one

everyone who wants one can get the 1.8 or 1.4 that's already out, they're not about to make one just for d40 people

sigma is happily making one for them and charging $400 for it
>> Anonymous
>>178583

Indeed. Not to mention the "bump the front of it and the fucking thing breaks" issue.
>> Anonymous
>>178583
1. The EF 50/1.4 gets noticably better if you stop it down, but it far from sucks wide open.

2. Who cares what sort of motor it uses?
>> Anonymous
>>1785921. The EF 50/1.4 gets noticably better if you stop it down, but it far from sucks wide open.

yeah.. gotta go down to 2.8 for it to be usable, that's far from stellar innit?

sorry, it doesn't "suck" but it's pretty damn soft at 1.4

>> 2. Who cares what sort of motor it uses?

fast, silent and precise focusing? specially if we're going to be using it wide open