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Re: F1.2 pro glass
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I original question was about the f1.2 pro lenses and will they fit my intended use (portrait and live gigs/events). Hence why I've used two systems; mft and FF. Likely I need to get my hand on a f1.2 pro lens and give it a go. Cheers Paul |
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D Magillacuddy seems to manage with these lenses for front page portrait shoots for Vouge and large fashion poster shots etc?
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Re: F1.2 pro glass
The Sigma f/1.4 primes (30mm, 16mm) are a fraction of the price of the Oly 1.2 pros and get excellent reviews ...
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Yes, the 30mm is also a good competitor to the Pan-Leica 25mm f1.4, being also a lot cheaper (although it is certainly a lot bigger as well).
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Re: F1.2 pro glass
And soon Sigma 56mm F/1.4 will become available too.
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Never heard of that. It needs to be exceptional if it wants market share while the superlative 50mm f/2 macro is around so cheaply on the used market.
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Here is the announcement of Sigma 56mm F/1.4. https://www.dpreview.com/news/145753...ro-four-thirds Not sure when we can order it. The old Olympus 50mm is just an F/2.0 lens and focuses slow. Unless you need macro, Olympus 45mm F/1.8 is a better choice. -
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Both are excellent optically. The Olympus lens has PRO build quality and is weather sealed; the Sigma though plastic, has a really solid quality feel to it. It is not weather sealed but a buyer has got to ask himself/herself how necessary this is to their photography hobby. As these are marketed for their large apertures, look at the relative Depth of Fields. The Olympus has a DoF of 24cm at a subject distance of 2 metres whereas the Sigma's DoF is 28cm at an equivalent subject distance of 2.4 metres. Not a big difference I would have thought. At Wex the Olympus Zuiko 25mm f1.2 PRO is now selling for £899 wheres the Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN is marked at £269. One has to ask oneself if he/she is prepared to pay more than 3 times the price for very slight improvement. |
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Re: F1.2 pro glass
I shot a model with the 45/1.2 and the 45/1.8 last week at a photo gear show in NYC. Even though the 1.8 (my lens) was on my E-M1 and the 1.2 (show lens) was on their E-M1.2, I was hard pressed to see much difference in the images back on my 27" iMac. Obviously, the shutter speed changed, and there was an ever-so-slight difference in DoF. Also, the resolution difference between the bodies. But I wouldn't prefer one image to the other - they were just subtly different.
If the ~1 stop light difference is important, then go for it. I’ll pass.
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