Sigma 50mm f/1.4 = RM 1,850 77mm

77mm diameter

77mm for a stupid 50mm lense?
thats super big!

LOL i think nonac 50mm F/1.2L is the biggest

sigma already RM1850, then Nikon confirm won't be cheaper than that kua

Some forum reported the price to be at USD 440 which = RM 1452 at currency exchange of 3.3

maybe to poison user ppl to buy nikon products..

50mm f1.2 L also not that big diameter le. Only 72mm

Hi everyone.. I just brought a D40.. hope can learn something from u guys. thanks

same as 70-200 VR size. wonder how it looks on d40, even 67mm looks kinda weird..

The diameter big is ok actually as bigger diameter has ntg to do with the size but if 70-200 it will look weird because it's long and big.

Selamat datang do share your pics here.

Ah, sweet god a new 50mm f1.4! It seems small and light, with a small filter size. That alone is good against Sigma's monster of a lens. 72/77mm is really quite large for a prime lens.

Side topic: anyone ever saw a 90mm f1.0? Canon mount. That lens is as big as a child's head.

Zeiss got 1 f/0.97 if not mistaken.

Heard 77mm of sigma is freaking sharp

leica juz announced summicron 50 f/0.95....

for rm 1500, i will go hunt for a second hand.
even an old but aged like wine Ai-s 50mm f1.4 is a better choice that the AF-S

Even AF-D version 50mm f/1.4 is better.

true.
the only thing about ai-s is, well, manual lens.
but i can get it for rm 400
save myself rm 1000.

Yeah, but I literally had one in my face. I swear I can fit my entire face into that 90mm diameter lens Manual focus some more! Hahahaha

But true, Sigma's lens actually is sharper than a Carl Zeiss lens (which is sharper than the old Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AF D). I'm still crossing my fingers and hope Nikkor engineers somehow managed to beat Sigma with a smaller package.

In the mean time, my 30mm will cure whatever urge I have

Btw, it's true that 50mm f1.4 AIS/AI lenses is cheap (they're only 450-600 ringgit), I still can't convince myself to manual focus. No split-screen and all.

Btw, anyone saw the latest micro-4/3 from Olympus? It's freaking sweet. It looks like a compact with a DSLR lens (with a 4/3 sensor). No mirror and viewfinder though. So it seems in the not-too-distant future, compacts will have 4/3 (or APS-C?) size sensors. I really can't wait for this. I love street shooting and having a DSLR in your hands really don't fit the bill. I hope this will spur a price war in the rangefinder cameras too. Then I can leave the Nikon DSLRs to do the heavy duty stuff while street shooting using something much smaller without compromising quality. Sweet

This post has been edited by ebernie: Sep 22 2008, 09:39 PM

Indeed. My friend got it for only RM 350. But too bad, only D200 and above will have metering with AI-S lens

Manual metering is easy la. It's the focusing that's tough. And like you mentioned, advanced bodies can meter with AI-S lenses.