04-20-2014, 09:03 AM
To me, it. will be the best if it performs like it's Canon cousin on DxO. I don't mind 3 or 4 points less than the Otus because I won't use it to snap focus charts on a tripod with optimal light and all the time one needs to manual focus it.
I found myself asking about my early order. Is it necessary, aren't there better things to buy for that amount of cash? Are there situations I can' t use one of the other f/1.4 lenses? I'm not sure but I often use lenses wide open and in situations a goof AF is the only way of getting the picture. Sometimes the 85 is just a bit too long and the 35 too short, and with that 50 I can use FX and DX body since I don't own 2 FXs but I'll get the best possible quality out of the Sigma while the Otus would be useless for me. I don't need that super bokeh if I miss the eye in focus.
So, for anybody in the same situation - depending on quick, accurate AF and excellent lens quality - the Otus might be second best. For those with time to focus, it's the other way round. But if I do have time to focus and compose slowly, I'm using a tripod and wouldn't need the fast lens. So I can easily use the apertures on which both are pretty close to each other. I can' t benefit of the Otus' wide open qualities. It would be burnt money.
I found myself asking about my early order. Is it necessary, aren't there better things to buy for that amount of cash? Are there situations I can' t use one of the other f/1.4 lenses? I'm not sure but I often use lenses wide open and in situations a goof AF is the only way of getting the picture. Sometimes the 85 is just a bit too long and the 35 too short, and with that 50 I can use FX and DX body since I don't own 2 FXs but I'll get the best possible quality out of the Sigma while the Otus would be useless for me. I don't need that super bokeh if I miss the eye in focus.
So, for anybody in the same situation - depending on quick, accurate AF and excellent lens quality - the Otus might be second best. For those with time to focus, it's the other way round. But if I do have time to focus and compose slowly, I'm using a tripod and wouldn't need the fast lens. So I can easily use the apertures on which both are pretty close to each other. I can' t benefit of the Otus' wide open qualities. It would be burnt money.