The Battle Royal - KING of Nifty Fifty Prime Lens
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NazgulKing
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Not sure if anyone posted...here are the price for Nikon 58mm F1.4G when i checked early Jan 2014.
Click! $2130 incl gst
SLRR $2130 incl gst
Cathay Marina $2160 not sure about gst.
Cathay Peninsular don't bother...higher than all 3.
Cathay assumes you are paying with card.
Nope. I was there n i told her CASH. Hahah. She say "bor kor leng" one. Haha. The marina one. Auto tell me cash price. Another seller told me GST not included is it? Haha. 2 simple phone calls. Confirm everything liao.
NazgulKing
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No. No discounts for cash. That is their policy. They don't care if you pay with cash or not. It's a flat rate.
Eh... this is not 100% accurate.
They actually have 2 pricing for most of their products. Bought most of my equipments there (D800E, Canon 5DIII, lenses, etc.). The standard price is for card payments, but if you ask them for cash payment, they will calculate with a reduced price for the credit card fee deducted.
Maybe I am a very regular customer, but they have been giving me 2 prices for all the transactions. Except some Sony new products which is "fixed" price during launch. They could only quote me RRP price for my A7R then, so I didn't get from them.
They actually have 2 pricing for most of their products. Bought most of my equipments there (D800E, Canon 5DIII, lenses, etc.). The standard price is for card payments, but if you ask them for cash payment, they will calculate with a reduced price for the credit card fee deducted.
Maybe I am a very regular customer, but they have been giving me 2 prices for all the transactions. Except some Sony new products which is "fixed" price during launch. They could only quote me RRP price for my A7R then, so I didn't get from them.
They always quoted me 2 pricing - cash and credit card when I asked for e-quote.
Yes. Cp marina quoted me cash price. The purpose of my post was to give rough indication of price. We should not deviate from the main topic and start talking more about 50mm.
tomcat
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The new king of the 50mm..... Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 
Xitek has published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses - Sony Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM, Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G SSM ZA and Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus.
http://photorumors.com/2014/02/27/first-sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-test/
Who's interested in the new Sigma lens?
Xitek has published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses - Sony Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM, Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G SSM ZA and Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus.
http://photorumors.com/2014/02/27/first-sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-test/
Who's interested in the new Sigma lens?
jeff7id
Senior Member
The new king of the 50mm..... Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
Xitek has published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses - Sony Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM, Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G SSM ZA and Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus.
Who's interested in the new Sigma lens?
What happened to the picture taken by Nikkor lens ? Why looked a bit blurred ?
This should because of 3D photo effect !!! ;p
NazgulKing
Senior Member
The Nikon 58/1.4 is quite known for its field curvature, so the field of focus isn't flat.
jeff7id
Senior Member
Another review of Nikkor 58 1.4G from Lloyd Chambers
At Night
Beautiful sunstars can be made at night, though these require that the light source be in focus.
Street Scene image
Color Saturation and Contrast
Color saturation is rich. No polarizer has been used here at ƒ/2, where the other hallmark of the 58/1.4G is seen: high contrast on the image as a whole, which is important, perceptually.
Red Leaves image
Close Range
At close range, the blur qualities are astonishing in smoothness and uniformity, and without distractions; blur quality is uniformly velvety from center to corner.
Watering Can image
Especially wide open, Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G offers an unusual grace that is highly suitable for portraiture or contemplative scenes.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
At Night
Beautiful sunstars can be made at night, though these require that the light source be in focus.
Street Scene image
Color Saturation and Contrast
Color saturation is rich. No polarizer has been used here at ƒ/2, where the other hallmark of the 58/1.4G is seen: high contrast on the image as a whole, which is important, perceptually.
Red Leaves image
Close Range
At close range, the blur qualities are astonishing in smoothness and uniformity, and without distractions; blur quality is uniformly velvety from center to corner.
Watering Can image
Especially wide open, Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G offers an unusual grace that is highly suitable for portraiture or contemplative scenes.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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jeff7id
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Thanks for sharing !
"Nikkor 58mm f1.4G, it is more on lens quality than just sharpness ! ":thumbsup:
Hi Dfive, I thought the 50mm f2 was a sharper lens? I feel unless u have the split focussing screen, otherwise MF is rather difficult to use assuming u are using the 50mm for portraits.
I use the Zeiss 50 1.4 on D800E ...absolutely fantastic lens. Besides the not not so fantastic review on DXO , my experience is different. It's one of the sharpest lenses I ever owned or tried . It outperforms by far my older Nikon 50mm . It is my private "reference lens".
Thx all.... yeah agree sometimes Lab Vs. In field use is somewhat diff. anyone else have use of this lens? Comments are most welcome.
tomcat
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Review of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art with comparison to Zeiss Otus and recommended price is out !
"the Sigma 50mm ƒ/1.4 Art stands up to the Zeiss 55mm ƒ/1.4 Otus very well, meeting or slightly exceeding the optical performance of the Zeiss" and " it trounces any similar model available for less than $4,000" according to http://photorumors.com/2014/04/09/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-price-and-zeiss-otus-comparison/
Australian RRP A$1,099 (~US$1,030) available in June.
Latest update!
According to Sigma Singapore, lens will be available here in May at a RRP of S$1,388, same price as the 35mm f/1.4 Art'
Buy! Buy! Buy! :gbounce::gbounce::gbounce:
"the Sigma 50mm ƒ/1.4 Art stands up to the Zeiss 55mm ƒ/1.4 Otus very well, meeting or slightly exceeding the optical performance of the Zeiss" and " it trounces any similar model available for less than $4,000" according to http://photorumors.com/2014/04/09/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-price-and-zeiss-otus-comparison/
Australian RRP A$1,099 (~US$1,030) available in June.
Latest update!
According to Sigma Singapore, lens will be available here in May at a RRP of S$1,388, same price as the 35mm f/1.4 Art'
Buy! Buy! Buy! :gbounce::gbounce::gbounce:
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