Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM -SIGMALUX-

toffiloff wrote in post #9666934
I got this lens in Shanghai! My first contribution to this thread, shot wide open (of course):


I've later calibrated the lens to +20 with microadjustments on the 5D-II. Still not 100% spot on though :/

Great shot very dreamy....Love Shanghai too.....Take some shots on the Bund and Nanjing Road with this lens? Love to see some....
Let Sigma calibrate it for you, it should come back perfect....I'm at Zero MA and loving it.

BTW, some very nice stuff on your Flickr page

TooManyShots wrote in post #9668625
How many of you need to have your 50 micro-adjusted? I just picked one up today and I like it so far. However, mine is very back focused. I need -15 micro adjustment correction. I am going to exchange another one tomorrow. Bought it at Adorama..

Tried MA on mine, but it wouldn't fix it. It back focused some times, front focused others. I thought maybe I could work around it but in the end I missed far far too many shots, so I sent it in for calibration a few weeks ago. Should be coming back any day now, can't wait!

Wide open, manually focused using Live View on the 7D (AF is accurate, but the DOF is so tiny at f/1.4 and a close subject distance that I prefer MF)

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Wow......looks brand spanking new.....beautiful. I love babies.....My youngest is 3 now....While 3 gives you all sorts of joys, infants are so tender....

great shot. adorable child.

DrPablo wrote in post #9671031
Wide open, manually focused using Live View on the 7D (AF is accurate, but the DOF is so tiny at f/1.4 and a close subject distance that I prefer MF)

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thatkatmat wrote in post #9670480
Great shot very dreamy....Love Shanghai too.....Take some shots on the Bund and Nanjing Road with this lens? Love to see some....
Let Sigma calibrate it for you, it should come back perfect....I'm at Zero MA and loving it.

BTW, some very nice stuff on your Flickr page

Thanks! The seller "forgot" to fill out the warranty card though, so I am not sure if I can get it calibrated under warranty though :/ On the other hand, it was roughly 60% of price to get it in Shanghai than in Norway, so I can't really complain. I didn't use this for shots of the Bund/Nanjing, I used my 135L there. My girlfriend is from Shanghai, so I will go there a lot [Second time now]. Will upload more shots later, I have a ton

thatkatmat wrote in post #9671053
Wow......looks brand spanking new.....beautiful. I love babies.....My youngest is 3 now....While 3 gives you all sorts of joys, infants are so tender....

and 3 is soooo destructive....well, 2.5. Ripped the towel rack out of the wall yesterday and emptied his sisters dresser drawer and through the stuff downstairs (thought he was helping get laundry downstairs)

lukeap69 wrote in post #9671244
great shot. adorable child.

thatkatmat wrote in post #9671053
Wow......looks brand spanking new.....beautiful. I love babies.....My youngest is 3 now....While 3 gives you all sorts of joys, infants are so tender....

Thanks

She's 2 days old now. Her big brother is nearly 2 years. Both amazing ages. Her brother is so sweet with her, just very curious and affectionate.

The blue-green light behind her is a bilirubin phototherapy blanket -- she's got some jaundice. Makes for a strange effect in the photos.

Woohoo! Just got the lens back from Sigma today... initial results look very promising

Nice Ryan, been a long road.....

Ah Ryan I have been missing my lens ever since I sent it to get recalibrated last week. I hate you. jk

More from the great Sigma 50:

f/1.8

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This is my favorite lens!! This shot was taken wide open f/1.4 !!!

Wow, I really need to stay out of these lens threads. This will probably be my next purchase, just hope I can get a good copy to start with.

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