Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro Lens Sony - Ex-Display
This standard macro lens enables you to enjoy the communication with subject. When viewing through the cameras finder, you are able to move your subject, and make precise adjustment. It has a close working distance and it is very convenient for taking close-up pictures of a fossil, or other inanimate things for example. This lens would have an equivalent field of view of an 85mm macro lens on a digital SLR camera.
This standard macro lens enables you to enjoy the communication with subject. When viewing through the cameras finder, you are able to move your subject, and make precise adjustment. It has a close working distance and it is very convenient for taking close-up pictures of a fossil, or other inanimate things for example. This lens would have an equivalent field of view of an 85mm macro lens on a digital SLR camera.
This standard macro lens enables you to enjoy the communication with subject. When viewing through the cameras finder, you are able to move your subject, and make precise adjustment. It has a close working distance and it is very convenient for taking close-up pictures of a fossil, or other inanimate things for example. This lens would have an equivalent field of view of an 85mm macro lens on a digital SLR camera.
This standard macro lens enables you to enjoy the communication with subject. When viewing through the cameras finder, you are able to move your subject, and make precise adjustment. It has a close working distance and it is very convenient for taking close-up pictures of a fossil, or other inanimate things for example. This lens would have an equivalent field of view of an 85mm macro lens on a digital SLR camera.
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I just bought a Sony A77M2 body with a Tamron 90 mm Macro to do a lot of copy work in addition to normal family photos. The Tamron is fantastic, but I overlooked that on a copy stand the field of view is only about 4x6 inches. So I added the Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro which will cover a 8.5 x 11 photo or document ( and smaller). The sharpness is everything one could want, and I needed the focus limiter switch for the copy stand. But the rest of the story is I like this Sigma coupled with the A77II even better than the Sony 16-50 f2.8 kit lens for outdoor travel. The Sigma is about 70mm (35 equivalent) and great for people pictures, and incredible close focusing and is lighter and easier to handle than the Sony zoom. It auto focuses very fast, I was very pleasantly ... MoreI just bought a Sony A77M2 body with a Tamron 90 mm Macro to do a lot of copy work in addition to normal family photos. The Tamron is fantastic, but I overlooked that on a copy stand the field of view is only about 4x6 inches. So I added the Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro which will cover a 8.5 x 11 photo or document ( and smaller). The sharpness is everything one could want, and I needed the focus limiter switch for the copy stand. But the rest of the story is I like this Sigma coupled with the A77II even better than the Sony 16-50 f2.8 kit lens for outdoor travel. The Sigma is about 70mm (35 equivalent) and great for people pictures, and incredible close focusing and is lighter and easier to handle than the Sony zoom. It auto focuses very fast, I was very pleasantly surprised that the A77II has a teleconverter button on the back that because of the 24 Megapixel sensor can instantly call up 1.4x and 2X digital zoom ( that is then a 100 or 140 mm 35 mm tele ) with plenty of pixels for extremely sharp typical 4x6 prints and probably larger, but I have done only this one attached print at 8.5 x 11 original and it was shot with the digital zoom 2 x tele on the A77II.I will let my first photo session shot of a dinner guest in my outdoor salad bowl shot with the Sigma Macro at f22 and flash after dinner! tonight!
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After deciding to upgrade to a full framed body (5D Mk II), I realised that I had to depart with my well loved ultra wide Sigma 10-20mm, which gave roughly 15-30mm on my cropped sensor 40D body. I had used this extensively in my landscape photography and it has never let me down. Searching for a replacement was tough, with most full frame ultra wides going for crazy amounts of money, until a random google result put me on the trail of this discontinued Sigma wide. I can see why Sigma decided to discontinue this lens. It was an odd zoom range- 17-35mm, and the kind of people who would usually buy Sigmas (amateur photogs on a budget) would probably end up using it on cropped sensor bodies. While pros who can afford full frames probably had the funds for a L lens like ... MoreAfter deciding to upgrade to a full framed body (5D Mk II), I realised that I had to depart with my well loved ultra wide Sigma 10-20mm, which gave roughly 15-30mm on my cropped sensor 40D body. I had used this extensively in my landscape photography and it has never let me down. Searching for a replacement was tough, with most full frame ultra wides going for crazy amounts of money, until a random google result put me on the trail of this discontinued Sigma wide. I can see why Sigma decided to discontinue this lens. It was an odd zoom range- 17-35mm, and the kind of people who would usually buy Sigmas (amateur photogs on a budget) would probably end up using it on cropped sensor bodies. While pros who can afford full frames probably had the funds for a L lens like the Canon 17-40mm. However, for me this was a godsend. An ultra wide that was fast at the wide end and giving a crazy 17mm angle of view on my 5D simply couldn't be passed up. What's more, due to the niche area covered by this lens, it can be picked up for relatively little money. I managed to bag my one for a little over 150. The lens is almost identical in size to my old 10-20mm, solidly built, and very good to manual focus thanks to Sigma's way superior dampening technology in the focus ring. Canon can learn a thing or two from Sigma here... Now the bad part. It vignettes, a lot. But if you don't mind that sort of thing (like me) then it's a small price to pay for such a wide angle. Also, any RAW software can easily remove the vignetting in post processing so it really isn't a big deal. The one thing that my lens fell down on was due to the infamous Sigma quality control problem. My one front focuses, a lot. Normally I wouldn't have noticed as the result simply looks like the kind of soft pictures one would expect from such a wide lens at full aperture. However, thanks to the 5D's in camera focus adjustment, I was able to fial in +20 correction and BANG, all the images were *razor* sharp, even wide open! I wonder if this was responsible for so many user reports of it being 'soft wide open'... If I had paid full price for it I would have sent it back and replace it with one that actually focuses on target. But for the low price, and the 5D focus adjustment, it really isn't a problem. The focus is fast and silent, and does not hunt in low light. The bokeh while wide open was also surprisingly smooth. I would def recommend this lens for any landscape photogs on a budget, but if you want a wide lens for your cropped body, please go get a better option, such as the excellent Sigma 17-70/2.8-4 or the 18-50/2.8. If you want a good all round wide lens for your full frame 5D or D700, then this is the lens for you, well... until you can afford a L one anyway ;)
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This was a replacement lens - I used an older version for 13 years until it finally died - I simply replaced it with an identical lens. This is amazing lens - its great for everything from macro to portraiture. I almost always shoot with it. Definitely a must buy!!
Sigma Af 50mm F2.8 Ex Dg Macro Lens Nikon F Mount 1723
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Sigma 50mm F/2.8 Ex Dg Macro D For Nikon F Mount Lens [excellent+5]
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Sigma 50mm F/2.8 Ex Dg Macro D For Nikon F Mount Lens [excellent+5]
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Sigma 50mm F2.8 Ex Dg Macro Lens For Pentax K 0003
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Sigma 50mm F2.8 Ex Dg Macro Lens For Pentax K 0002
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I just bought a Sony A77M2 body with a Tamron 90 mm Macro to do a lot of copy work in addition to normal family photos. The Tamron is fantastic, but I overlooked that on a copy stand the field of view is only about 4x6 inches. So I added the Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro which will cover a 8.5 x 11 photo or document ( and smaller). The sharpness is everything one could want, and I needed the focus limiter switch for the copy stand. But the rest of the story is I like this Sigma coupled with the A77II even better than the Sony 16-50 f2.8 kit lens for outdoor travel. The Sigma is about 70mm (35 equivalent) and great for people pictures, and incredible close focusing and is lighter and easier to handle than the Sony zoom. It auto focuses very fast, I was very pleasantly ... MoreI just bought a Sony A77M2 body with a Tamron 90 mm Macro to do a lot of copy work in addition to normal family photos. The Tamron is fantastic, but I overlooked that on a copy stand the field of view is only about 4x6 inches. So I added the Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro which will cover a 8.5 x 11 photo or document ( and smaller). The sharpness is everything one could want, and I needed the focus limiter switch for the copy stand. But the rest of the story is I like this Sigma coupled with the A77II even better than the Sony 16-50 f2.8 kit lens for outdoor travel. The Sigma is about 70mm (35 equivalent) and great for people pictures, and incredible close focusing and is lighter and easier to handle than the Sony zoom. It auto focuses very fast, I was very pleasantly surprised that the A77II has a teleconverter button on the back that because of the 24 Megapixel sensor can instantly call up 1.4x and 2X digital zoom ( that is then a 100 or 140 mm 35 mm tele ) with plenty of pixels for extremely sharp typical 4x6 prints and probably larger, but I have done only this one attached print at 8.5 x 11 original and it was shot with the digital zoom 2 x tele on the A77II.I will let my first photo session shot of a dinner guest in my outdoor salad bowl shot with the Sigma Macro at f22 and flash after dinner! tonight!
After deciding to upgrade to a full framed body (5D Mk II), I realised that I had to depart with my well loved ultra wide Sigma 10-20mm, which gave roughly 15-30mm on my cropped sensor 40D body. I had used this extensively in my landscape photography and it has never let me down. Searching for a replacement was tough, with most full frame ultra wides going for crazy amounts of money, until a random google result put me on the trail of this discontinued Sigma wide. I can see why Sigma decided to discontinue this lens. It was an odd zoom range- 17-35mm, and the kind of people who would usually buy Sigmas (amateur photogs on a budget) would probably end up using it on cropped sensor bodies. While pros who can afford full frames probably had the funds for a L lens like ... MoreAfter deciding to upgrade to a full framed body (5D Mk II), I realised that I had to depart with my well loved ultra wide Sigma 10-20mm, which gave roughly 15-30mm on my cropped sensor 40D body. I had used this extensively in my landscape photography and it has never let me down. Searching for a replacement was tough, with most full frame ultra wides going for crazy amounts of money, until a random google result put me on the trail of this discontinued Sigma wide. I can see why Sigma decided to discontinue this lens. It was an odd zoom range- 17-35mm, and the kind of people who would usually buy Sigmas (amateur photogs on a budget) would probably end up using it on cropped sensor bodies. While pros who can afford full frames probably had the funds for a L lens like the Canon 17-40mm. However, for me this was a godsend. An ultra wide that was fast at the wide end and giving a crazy 17mm angle of view on my 5D simply couldn't be passed up. What's more, due to the niche area covered by this lens, it can be picked up for relatively little money. I managed to bag my one for a little over 150. The lens is almost identical in size to my old 10-20mm, solidly built, and very good to manual focus thanks to Sigma's way superior dampening technology in the focus ring. Canon can learn a thing or two from Sigma here... Now the bad part. It vignettes, a lot. But if you don't mind that sort of thing (like me) then it's a small price to pay for such a wide angle. Also, any RAW software can easily remove the vignetting in post processing so it really isn't a big deal. The one thing that my lens fell down on was due to the infamous Sigma quality control problem. My one front focuses, a lot. Normally I wouldn't have noticed as the result simply looks like the kind of soft pictures one would expect from such a wide lens at full aperture. However, thanks to the 5D's in camera focus adjustment, I was able to fial in +20 correction and BANG, all the images were *razor* sharp, even wide open! I wonder if this was responsible for so many user reports of it being 'soft wide open'... If I had paid full price for it I would have sent it back and replace it with one that actually focuses on target. But for the low price, and the 5D focus adjustment, it really isn't a problem. The focus is fast and silent, and does not hunt in low light. The bokeh while wide open was also surprisingly smooth. I would def recommend this lens for any landscape photogs on a budget, but if you want a wide lens for your cropped body, please go get a better option, such as the excellent Sigma 17-70/2.8-4 or the 18-50/2.8. If you want a good all round wide lens for your full frame 5D or D700, then this is the lens for you, well... until you can afford a L one anyway ;)
This was a replacement lens - I used an older version for 13 years until it finally died - I simply replaced it with an identical lens. This is amazing lens - its great for everything from macro to portraiture. I almost always shoot with it. Definitely a must buy!!
I have been using this lens for a range of projects since i bought it some 3 weeks ago. It has really amazed me with how compitantly it has coped with the situations I have been in. Image quality is clear and sharp within the given depth of field at the time once outside that it tends to fall off fairly sharply but this is to be expected from a macro lens. Colours are good and accurate. So far I have not noticed any lens graining or softness with any of the projects. Speed of focusing is not its strongest feature but it is not bad at all for a non USM or HSM lens. It is very good at accurate focusing which is so important with Macro or portrate photography. Manual focusing is also sonething that is easy and precise for the lens at this proce range. I find the lens ... MoreI have been using this lens for a range of projects since i bought it some 3 weeks ago. It has really amazed me with how compitantly it has coped with the situations I have been in. Image quality is clear and sharp within the given depth of field at the time once outside that it tends to fall off fairly sharply but this is to be expected from a macro lens. Colours are good and accurate. So far I have not noticed any lens graining or softness with any of the projects. Speed of focusing is not its strongest feature but it is not bad at all for a non USM or HSM lens. It is very good at accurate focusing which is so important with Macro or portrate photography. Manual focusing is also sonething that is easy and precise for the lens at this proce range. I find the lens is a good weight and size for a compact carry round macro lens and not once has it hindered my photography. Its comparisions are fairly obviosu with lenses in all manufacturers ranges from tamron to Nikon and Canon. I personally use Canon kit and I had considered a range of macro lenses before going for this one. They included the EF-S 60mm and EF - 100 mm and the sigma 105mm all of which are more expensive (by a significant amount in most cases) and i feel that I have compromised on nothing worth debating on this lens. Well for me anyway. If you are looking for a macro lens, pure, that deals well with insect and wildlife macro work then this is not the one for you. But for a good quality, solid, reliable lens that can be used for more than one purpose and gives sharp, clear and accurate pictures but can'y afford L range lenses prices then I see you only have this as an option. The projects that I have done in this time is 3 sets of portraits, 3 outside night time building shoots, 1 set of macro flower shoots, 5 portfolio (farm equiptment and housing stock photos) all handeled with ease. For the pirce of this lens it is amazing. If you have got the money you will prefer to have the USM type motors but if you don't you will get just as good a result from this fantastic value for money lens.
This is a superb macro lens; perfect for a beginner. Colour reproduction is brilliant, the image is pin-sharp, even when shooting wide-open at f/2.8. It's a true macro lens, with 1:1 image reproduction, and the minimum focus distance is so short you can basically put the lens right up against your subject. It has a filter thread on the front, so you can attach a filter - or you can attach a ring flash in order to better illuminate your subject. Even better, you can use this lens as a normal prime lens - it retains the ability to focus to infinity. This makes it a decent lens for portraiture, as 50mm is a good focal length on full-frame cameras and an ideal focal length on APS-C cameras for portrait work. The downsides are that the lens barrel extends quite far ... MoreThis is a superb macro lens; perfect for a beginner. Colour reproduction is brilliant, the image is pin-sharp, even when shooting wide-open at f/2.8. It's a true macro lens, with 1:1 image reproduction, and the minimum focus distance is so short you can basically put the lens right up against your subject. It has a filter thread on the front, so you can attach a filter - or you can attach a ring flash in order to better illuminate your subject. Even better, you can use this lens as a normal prime lens - it retains the ability to focus to infinity. This makes it a decent lens for portraiture, as 50mm is a good focal length on full-frame cameras and an ideal focal length on APS-C cameras for portrait work. The downsides are that the lens barrel extends quite far whilst focusing - this can cause problems when focusing on something close by - this is the *only* reason this lens gets 4 stars and not 5. There is no image stabilization or weather sealing. The autofocus motor is a bit noisy and fairly slow. These last issues are not a problem when you consider how cheap this lens is. The upsides are that it's relatively cheap, and gets you a superb quality image whether you're using it for up-close macro work, or as a general purpose lens. The zoom ring turns easily and smoothly and manually focusing with this lens is very easy to do. While the autofocus is noisy and slow, it is at least accurate. You can shoot macro shots with this lens hand-held - no problem.
I am overall satisfied with this lens. The build-quality is quite good and the finish is nice. The zoom is reversed for Nikon, which takes some getting used to.My used copy seemed to have noticeable back-focus. Dialing in -15 fine tune seemed to clear it up. Seems like it back focuses the worst at 18mm. On the long end, it actually front focuses a bit. But with the AF fine tune I get good results in real life settings. Focus charts will drive you crazy if you play with them long enough.Definitely soft at 18mm f2.8. Zoom in to about 19mm and it is noticeably better. Overall, not as tack sharp at 2.8 as I had hoped, but definitely useable. If you nail the focus, it is quite impressive in the center of the frame. I'd be curious to compare to the Tamron 17-50 ... MoreI am overall satisfied with this lens. The build-quality is quite good and the finish is nice. The zoom is reversed for Nikon, which takes some getting used to.My used copy seemed to have noticeable back-focus. Dialing in -15 fine tune seemed to clear it up. Seems like it back focuses the worst at 18mm. On the long end, it actually front focuses a bit. But with the AF fine tune I get good results in real life settings. Focus charts will drive you crazy if you play with them long enough.Definitely soft at 18mm f2.8. Zoom in to about 19mm and it is noticeably better. Overall, not as tack sharp at 2.8 as I had hoped, but definitely useable. If you nail the focus, it is quite impressive in the center of the frame. I'd be curious to compare to the Tamron 17-50 directly.The "Macro" feature is pretty cool. you can almost touch an object with the front element and it still focuses. The HSM motor is quick and quiet, but not silent like my Nikkors. When it micro-adjusts at the end, there is a bit of a soft crunchy noise from the motor compared to the whirl sound during normal focus. This is audible if you're taking video. But for video, manual focus is better anyway.Get yourself a new lens cap. The outside tabs make it impossible to take off the cap with the hood on. Get a center pinch replacement.
Very nice bit of kit, nice weight with solid metal construction, the focus is smooth at auto and manual and it delivers nice sharp images. The f/2.8 is stunning allowing the point of focus to really stand out against a nicely blurred background. Picture quality is slightly reduced at f/2.8 but anything above f/4 and I've achieved needle sharpness on a par with my Vivitar Series 1 which is actually quite something considering the Vivitar cost around four times more than the Sigma! You get what you pay for and for an entry level macro the Sigma holds it's own very well, I've printed up to A4 at f/2.8 with absolutely no problems at all, anything bigger and I think I'd need to stop down to really achieve crisp sharpness so I would imagine you could easily get an A3 from ... MoreVery nice bit of kit, nice weight with solid metal construction, the focus is smooth at auto and manual and it delivers nice sharp images. The f/2.8 is stunning allowing the point of focus to really stand out against a nicely blurred background. Picture quality is slightly reduced at f/2.8 but anything above f/4 and I've achieved needle sharpness on a par with my Vivitar Series 1 which is actually quite something considering the Vivitar cost around four times more than the Sigma! You get what you pay for and for an entry level macro the Sigma holds it's own very well, I've printed up to A4 at f/2.8 with absolutely no problems at all, anything bigger and I think I'd need to stop down to really achieve crisp sharpness so I would imagine you could easily get an A3 from this lens from anywhere around f/4.5 onwards.
The reason I wanted this was to get as much as I could in the shot at life size on the sensor. Most 1:1 macro lenses are in the region of 105mm, this gives you a narrow slice of object at macro magnification, but by using a 50mm lens you get a lot MORE in your shot at 1:1 Think of this kind of lens as a wide angle macro, that's the best way I can suggest you think of this lens, lots in the shot at macro magnification. Sharpness, its good, colour rendition is good (I bought the DG digital version). This lens performs about the same as the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro and that lens is often rated as being a really good lens. I often read people saying the non HSM / USM lenses are slow to focus and noisy. To that I reply these macro lenses have a massive amount of travel to ... MoreThe reason I wanted this was to get as much as I could in the shot at life size on the sensor. Most 1:1 macro lenses are in the region of 105mm, this gives you a narrow slice of object at macro magnification, but by using a 50mm lens you get a lot MORE in your shot at 1:1 Think of this kind of lens as a wide angle macro, that's the best way I can suggest you think of this lens, lots in the shot at macro magnification. Sharpness, its good, colour rendition is good (I bought the DG digital version). This lens performs about the same as the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro and that lens is often rated as being a really good lens. I often read people saying the non HSM / USM lenses are slow to focus and noisy. To that I reply these macro lenses have a massive amount of travel to find correct focus, one slight move and the shot is out of focus. A lens this short 50mm is unlikely to be used for bugs are anything small that moves as the working distance is short, so use the lens for what its best at and you have a great piece of kit at a silly cheap price. Regarding noisy, you know I never really even thought about the noise on any lens until I read people saying noisy lenses.. its just what it does! get over it... The only time the noise may be offensive is in a church or library!! other than that, what the heck! it adds to the character! So in summary: Great lens for 'wide angle' 1: macro work Silly cheap price Good image quality Good overall performance Not L performance, but it really is quite good. The shortest focal length true 1:1 macro? I don't think there is anything 1:1 shorter than 50mm? so this places this lens in a unique position. I like it, for the price, I don't think I'll ever get rid of it. I can think of many situations where I can use macro close focusing and would want as wide an angle of image as possible. That's what you would buy this lens for. Non moving objects, wide angle, close-up photography. Use it for this and you'll be quite happy. Expect any of the following and you will not be happy: Canon L performance USM / HSM silence So, its an honest lens giving an honest performance that has a unique position to give 'wide angle' macro shots. Please remember, when I say wide angle, that is IN RELATION to all other macro lenses which tend to be 70mm, 100mm, 105mm, 150mm, 180mm making the 50mm the widest TRUE 1:1 macro lens available. I hope this helps you decide if you would find this lens useful or not for your requirements.
This is a great lens for a normal, if you have full frame, or portrait if a DX sized sensor and for macro with reasonable setback distance. Note that the AF will only work on bodies with the focus motor in the body, not the newer ones made for lens with the focus motors in the lens. However, for macro you probably want to manual focus anyway and the focus ring is very nice, with nice grip and it's wide. Goes to f/32.
I'm an amateur and this is the first lens I've purchased for my Canon 6D. Overall it's definitely a WIN -- like the title says, the images are quite sharp and I really enjoy the macro ability. I find the 50mm focal length to be intriguing; I've only tried it for tight portrait-type shots so far, and it's done a great job with them. Bokeh is gorgeous. My only gripe is the auto focus: it's slow, loud, and, well, bad at focusing. If I had to rely on the auto focus, I'd certainly miss too many shots to even bother with this lens. Luckily, there's a manual focus and I'll probably just use that all the time.
