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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 261424" data-attributes="member: 14443">their 35mm ART sells for $900 compared to nikons $1600 and is a better performer. and nikons 50 1.4 sells for $440, so where the hell do they get the price tag for $1300? they comparing it to the 58 1.4G? to a manual focus zeiss? 4 photographers and me who were going to buy it now lost interest. we said, if they would price it up to $600, we would buy it. but $1300? wow, theyre some dumb people making decisions there. the 50 1.4G is a very sharp lens. so is the 1.8. but crap, this is a 50mm lens. this isnt something special. its just a must have focal length you need to have in your bag, and I dont even use it often. the 85 1.8D and 105VR gets a heavy workout way before I even THINK about bringing the 50 out. its just not a special focal length. like a 35mm. there's nothing special about it. very boring. its neither here nor there. 24, fine, 85, fine, but 50? they are smoking some crack there. get off your high horse sigma. you put out 3 good lenses, doesnt make you the hasselblad of the photography world. dont think people forgot about the years of garbage you spewed out over and over. I should know, I started with sigma. what garbage. years after years of the same regurgitated 24/28-70 2.8 thats softer than a babys bottom. garbage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 261424, member: 14443"] their 35mm ART sells for $900 compared to nikons $1600 and is a better performer. and nikons 50 1.4 sells for $440, so where the hell do they get the price tag for $1300? they comparing it to the 58 1.4G? to a manual focus zeiss? 4 photographers and me who were going to buy it now lost interest. we said, if they would price it up to $600, we would buy it. but $1300? wow, theyre some dumb people making decisions there. the 50 1.4G is a very sharp lens. so is the 1.8. but crap, this is a 50mm lens. this isnt something special. its just a must have focal length you need to have in your bag, and I dont even use it often. the 85 1.8D and 105VR gets a heavy workout way before I even THINK about bringing the 50 out. its just not a special focal length. like a 35mm. there's nothing special about it. very boring. its neither here nor there. 24, fine, 85, fine, but 50? they are smoking some crack there. get off your high horse sigma. you put out 3 good lenses, doesnt make you the hasselblad of the photography world. dont think people forgot about the years of garbage you spewed out over and over. I should know, I started with sigma. what garbage. years after years of the same regurgitated 24/28-70 2.8 thats softer than a babys bottom. garbage. [/QUOTE]

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