Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Feb 4 13:35:50 2009

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.
>> 
>> 
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