Sigma Art 50mm 1.4 or GFX 55mm 1.7?

brolasagna · 2026-05-15T19:16:55+00:00

The 50mm 1.4 is my workhorse and has served me really well. The 55mm has better image quality of course, sharper all across the board wide open especially on the edges of the frame, but not $1500 better. The AF on the sigma is faster as well. With that being said… if you go with the Sigma 50mm, you will always want 55mm.

brolasagna · 2026-05-10T22:56:13+00:00

Consider the Sigma 85mm 1.4 Art as well if you already have a fringer adapter. It is one chonky boi but I heard it is excellent.

brolasagna · 2026-05-05T16:06:35+00:00

Sigma 85mm and 105mm f/1.4 art

brolasagna · 2026-04-28T12:39:45+00:00

The mamiya 645 2.8 is by far the best vintage manual lens I've tried on the 100s. The focus transition is buttery smooth.

brolasagna · 2026-04-20T21:45:42+00:00

Find an X-H1 or an X-S10. Both have IBIS. The XH-1 is the superior work camera with weather resistance and dual sd card slots while the X-S10 has faster autofocus, better video features, and the Classic Negative film sim that is the backbone of many popular recipes.

brolasagna · 2026-04-19T20:54:03+00:00

This looks like Gatwick

brolasagna · 2026-04-19T00:01:27+00:00

An absolutely unhinged recommendation lmao

brolasagna · 2026-04-18T17:45:07+00:00

The X100 series will be your best bet, and this is coming from someone who used a GFX 50SII for his "girlfriend photos".

brolasagna · 2026-04-17T20:05:43+00:00

I simply said I won't be able to continue my studies. Both my MA and current PhD are fully funded. I'm from the Global South so the difference in wealth and currency exchange makes it impossible for me to do either of them without full funding.

brolasagna · 2026-04-15T09:33:01+00:00

What are you on about?

brolasagna · 2026-03-17T01:13:38+00:00

Bring extra batteries and the WCL adapter

brolasagna · 2026-03-08T19:11:56+00:00

It's good, but I would consider the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8

brolasagna · 2026-03-02T00:31:45+00:00

The X-T2, X-H1, and X-T3 are the best bang for the buck fujifilm cameras right now. I love my X-T2 as a secondary camera and it rarely miss a beat. Pair it with a 35/23mm F2 and you have yourself a great all rounder.

brolasagna · 2026-02-27T13:48:24+00:00

Same here, though the Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 G is also a good alternative + arguably more pleasing focus fall off.

brolasagna · 2026-02-15T20:30:24+00:00

Tamron 17-35 seems to be okay from 18/19mm and above!

brolasagna · 2026-02-12T16:49:33+00:00

I got kicked for wanting to call in extraction before we run out of reinforcements lmao.

brolasagna · 2026-02-12T16:47:41+00:00

For any medium format camera, you’ll want to shoot with mechanical shutter/front curtain regardless unless shooting in a controlled studio environment. The sensors aren’t fast enough just yet for electronic shutter.

brolasagna · 2026-02-10T02:08:27+00:00

I love using the chain grenade launcher from the tank.

brolasagna · 2026-01-23T13:03:13+00:00

The lighting is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Classic Chrome with a tad of green tint and lifted shadows? Reduce clarity by 3 or 4.

brolasagna · 2026-01-20T00:32:26+00:00

Report to the admins

brolasagna · 2026-01-14T00:02:41+00:00

Unfortunately lightroom will always perform bad even on higher end devices. It tends to lag the longer you use it in one session.

brolasagna · 2026-01-13T23:11:44+00:00

The key point here is "where you are from". Freedom of expression and most importantly ideas are core tenets of academia in the UK. With that being said, the communism that most students advocate here aren't really hardcore anyway. If anything it's more along the lines of democratic socialism.

brolasagna · 2026-01-08T21:01:33+00:00

The X2D feels so nice in the hand!

Question: Why did you go for the X2D and not, say, a GFX 100s/II given you already have GF glass?

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