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mattdm
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Will a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 cropped to DX mode give adequate results vs full-frame Nikon 50mm f/1.4?

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I own a D800 and the Nikon 50mm 1.4. I'm wondering, what if I bought the new beast Sigma 35mm f1.4 (sell my nikon) and if I need a 50mm, I just enable crop mode, which roughly give me a 50mm.

I'llThe question is, will I get a 16MP onbetter image quality or sharpness from the 35mm shooting in DX-mode crop mode versus shooting with the 50mm in full frame? If so, which is more than enough !

What do you think why?

I own a D800 and the Nikon 50mm 1.4. I'm wondering, what if I bought the new beast Sigma 35mm f1.4 (sell my nikon) and if I need a 50mm, I just enable crop mode, which roughly give me a 50mm.

I'll get a 16MP on DX-mode, which is more than enough !

What do you think ?

I own a D800 and the Nikon 50mm 1.4. I'm wondering, what if I bought the new beast Sigma 35mm f1.4 (sell my nikon) and if I need a 50mm, I just enable crop mode, which roughly give me a 50mm.

The question is, will I get better image quality or sharpness from the 35mm shooting in DX crop mode versus shooting with the 50mm in full frame? If so, why?

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Bastien974
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Sigma 35mm f/1.4 vs Nikon 50mm f/1.4

I own a D800 and the Nikon 50mm 1.4. I'm wondering, what if I bought the new beast Sigma 35mm f1.4 (sell my nikon) and if I need a 50mm, I just enable crop mode, which roughly give me a 50mm.

I'll get a 16MP on DX-mode, which is more than enough !

What do you think ?