10-17-2014, 08:55 AM
Quote:It's natural comparison is to the Canon 50/1.2, not to the Nikon 50/1.4. Same DOF wide open, same low performance, similar silly price tag.About the price, price is not about DOF. The Canon EF 85mm f1.8 USM has about the same DOF, and is waaaaay cheaper. Price is (usually) mostly about the glass inside. The Canon 50mm f1.2 L has bigger elements, and on the whole more glass. The Nikkor 58mm f1.4 has small elements on the whole, and not that much glass (weighs less). That makes its more expensive price a bit... odd.
Comparing it to the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 is difficult...since that lens does not go to f/1.2. To compare the data you have to up half a stop, a 50/1.4 is equivalent to a 58/1.8 in terms of DOF.
I don't have a stake in either CanNikon camps nor care either way about the price of this lens, but I know there are a lot of Adamant Equivalent-DOF Dogmatics here so we do need to try to make an effort to compare this lens based on equivalency. ^_^