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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 618787" data-attributes="member: 24285">[ATTACH]253031[/ATTACH]That's me - on the fence ... Most of the reviews I had read where very positive&nbsp; - 'such an awesome lens' they said. But my experience has left me feeling less than awesome-filled.&nbsp; I decided on a more 'real world' fun test this evening.&nbsp; one of my purposes for this lens is pet photography so I did a photoshoot with our dogs.&nbsp; One an old man - the white maltese and one a fresh new pup - the Yorkie.&nbsp; I let the sleeping dog lie and took a few hundred shots of the Yorkie.&nbsp; I was using two lithium powered bounce flashes.&nbsp; I'll post a few shots in a moment. And I did find that up close I was getting some good images - in the centre of the frame.&nbsp; But if shot at much of a distance (e.g. ten feet) even if the focal point was right on the subject as you put it the sharpness fell off. AF was an issue - not as fast as I need.&nbsp; I am a BBF guy and would not give that up, if this lens has BBF issues and I can return it - back it goes.&nbsp; Where did you hear it had BBF issues?&nbsp; Or is that your experience with it? I'm leaning heavily towards the Nikkor 20mm 1.8 - but have not yet decided - ....&nbsp; I'm still on the fence.&nbsp; I have a function tomorrow, may give me a real world chance to see how this lens works and whether 2.8 is fast enough for event lighting indoors without flash.&nbsp; I might pack my 50mm 1.4 Siggy for comparison.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 618787, member: 24285"] [ATTACH=CONFIG]253031._xfImport[/ATTACH] That's me - on the fence ... Most of the reviews I had read where very positive - 'such an awesome lens' they said. But my experience has left me feeling less than awesome-filled. I decided on a more 'real world' fun test this evening. one of my purposes for this lens is pet photography so I did a photoshoot with our dogs. One an old man - the white maltese and one a fresh new pup - the Yorkie. I let the sleeping dog lie and took a few hundred shots of the Yorkie. I was using two lithium powered bounce flashes. I'll post a few shots in a moment. And I did find that up close I was getting some good images - in the centre of the frame. But if shot at much of a distance (e.g. ten feet) even if the focal point was right on the subject as you put it the sharpness fell off. AF was an issue - not as fast as I need. I am a BBF guy and would not give that up, if this lens has BBF issues and I can return it - back it goes. Where did you hear it had BBF issues? Or is that your experience with it? I'm leaning heavily towards the Nikkor 20mm 1.8 - but have not yet decided - .... I'm still on the fence. I have a function tomorrow, may give me a real world chance to see how this lens works and whether 2.8 is fast enough for event lighting indoors without flash. I might pack my 50mm 1.4 Siggy for comparison. [/QUOTE]

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