Chris Loffredo wrote:

Paul Furman wrote:

Chris Loffredo wrote:

Paul Furman wrote:

I've got some very nice G lenses! 70-200/2.8VR 105/2.8 VR micro & a
full frame Sigma 12-24, which I've seen used most often on a Canon 5D,
it's the widest rectilinear full frame lens available.

Well, if you're a Sigma fan...
(and the Cosina/Voigtländer 12mm is just as wide and undoubtedly better)

Well, that's a rangefinder.

Also, as far as I've heard, the 50 f/1.2 isn't an especially good
lens (as opposed to the Noct-Nikkor of the same aperture).

Bjorn R. gives it an excellent rating among others. The 58/1.2 noct
costs as much as a nice automobile and I'm looking at $40 for this so
maybe I'll just get the EL for another $50 & re-sell it. They are
asking $250 for the F2, who knows if it even works.

I haven't used it, but everything I've read says that the Nikkor 50
f/1.2 is *not* a very good lens. A good sample of the Nikkor 50 f/1.4
should blow it away.

It's supposed to have quite nice bokeh. It's supposed to handle flare
quite well for it's class too. Oddly the 58/noct rates poorer on this
MTF chart:
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetc...id=00Ew8i&tag=


Ask yourself *why* you need or want a f/1.2 lens...

Low light shooting of course, street shooting & in the woods. It should
make a great '75mm' portrait lens. Could be handy reversed on the 105
macro, less vignetting, lots of interesting possibilities. Closeups with
an extension tube even (better light for focus control). And only $40!