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The A7 has decent performance, is very small, but lacks the stabilization of later bodies. AF is fast enough in normal light, but can be slower and less accurate in low light and AFC isn't up to ...

This post will hopefully explain why: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57603947

Some people have indicated they think the performance of the 50mm F1.8G is adequate. I personally don't like the fact DXO doesn't test at multiple subject distances, but it's still illustrative of ...

Why would this be a non-starter? Other brands manage with a middle of the road, slightly more expensive 50mm that performs a little better. To put it another way the 24mm F1.8 clearly sells ...

I was also thinking of selling my Tamron to get the 200-500. I decided to keep the Tamron. The results from the Tamron are impressive in their own right and I'm not convinced from the samples I've ...

I agree that there's nothing like use to demonstrate how a lens works in the real world and that's how I came to the opinion in my original post: owning both the Sigma and Nikon 58 and using both.

The original post was to query if there's a space for a better performing F1.8G at 50mm. I think there is. I do have a 50mm F1.8G (it came with my Df) but it's not a lens I rate in the same ...

Exactly - my point is that the 50mm F1.8G isn't really on a par with the rest of the F1.8G primes optically. I use 50mm a lot and I think the 50mm F1.4G does a fine job for people and other close ...

Stacey, we'll have to disagree on that one. As an owner of both I see the 58 as having superior bokeh, but other than than it's outperformed optically by the Sigma.

I know a question like this will have 58mm F1.4G and 50mm F1.8G owners up in arms, but both of those lenses aren't just outperformed optically by the Sigma Art 50mm F1.4 but in the case of the ...

This is the reason for the camera's existence. Otherwise it would simply be an XE3 It's not unusable - it just jars with the way the rest of the camera is SO intuitive to use. All I can say is I ...

Ok, but if that's your attitude you might as well shoot with an AFD 35 F2 and be done with it. Seriously. i could see the difference in sharpness between the 35 F1.4 and Sigma Art easily when I ...

Thanks Mike, that fits with my experience All the best

I wouldn't get too caught up in those two ratings. I don't find the individual ratings entirely helpful in assessing the merits of the cameras, but in the moment I was making that allocation my ...

Oh agreed, but when shooting landscape (which is typically when I would be shooting stopped down) just squeeze and it will release quickly enough.

I think the F1.8 is the better lens vs the F1.4, though not as good as the Sigma for a variety of conditions. The Sigma is ever so slighter sharper (though it's close), but I would also point to ...

It's probably worth noting here that if you stop down to small apertures and you are observing the dance in the EVF, if you actually shoot the shot with focus priority engaged you'll find your ...

I think it's great for portraiture - I see the world as half full, not half empty, and not every rating needs to be 100% for you to like something, that's all.

I was surprised by how much I loved shooting with the X-Pro2. It's the X-Pro1, but it does everything you wished the X-Pro1 did better. the most positive addition is the focus joystick, which is ...

It's a useful feature, but doesn't produce noticeably more accurate results than turning on face detection in my D810 (in fact the D810 seems to give better results in more challenging ...