Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro : Specifications and Opinions

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Chebeltempo

sent on 23 Marzo 2020

Pros: Lightweight and optically valid

Cons: Focus

Opinion: Adorable lens for yield, with great colors and details. Sincerely in addition to macro use I find it excellent in portraiture, with well reproduced details and pleasant blurry. The focus is noisy though most of the time quite precise. The AF/MF selection mechanism is rather cumbersome. Taken for 199th, I find it really enjoyable, tried on both Canon body and Sony (A7II and A7III), with excellent performance. Ultimately, it is an objective that I advise unreservedly.

Darkcaronte

sent on 17 Agosto 2016

Pros: Good sharpness, soft colors with very pleasant shades. Great blurred, not dry, which makes the lens a good choice for portraiture.

Cons: Autofocus ridiculous, a bit cumbersome to use.

Opinion: Taken at a price almost by chance, he behaves very well on the D610, through good sharpness already ta, with a gradual and soft blurry. A apertures delivers sharp, crisp images, very detailed, with a yield old school that I personally love. The main objective flaw is the af module, ridicously speed and docking capabilities make the lens of the whole or almost unusable with insects or with moving subjects. Of course, a macro must be used in the stand, but having to return the lens to the fire must always act on the selector manual focus a little break ... rnRicapitolando, excellent image quality, very pastellosi color rendering old school, unusable or af almost if not cursing hard. Recommended? Neither, if you can use it on a tripod 80% of the time yes, but if you go around looking for prey vagile ... no!

user61502

sent on 16 Marzo 2016

Pros: Cost of used. Light. Good sharpness. Reproduction ratio 1: 1.

Cons: Selector AF - MF not particularly happy.

Opinion: Purchased (used / as new) from NOC to the figure of 230.00 Euro. After a few "housewives" tests, it proved to be a valid macro lens: excellent sharpness from f 4.0 upwards, solid enough, versatile. It has a good return of details and colors. Summing up a good goal to approach the macro photography without spending capital. Really recommended.

Francaren

sent on 14 Gennaio 2016

Pros: much sharpness - low price - weight

Cons: autofocus slow, inaccurate and noisy - construction fair - chromatic aberrations

Opinion: I had borrowed to make still life for a few days and I appreciate the quality optics that can produce optimal results. In the still life autofocus it can not be used and the manual focus is easy even without live view. If the af need, they leave the first curses, because it is slow, inaccurate and noisy. The quality of materials is discreet and does not give the feeling of long-lasting, good lens hood. The weight is low. Some aberration cromatica.rnIl price of used (since it came out production) is one of the lowest for a macro to full frame and with less than two hundred Euros, you can take home a lens with which to get professional photos, but if you are looking for something better, with little in the more you buy the Canon 100 2.8 macro.

Mareos

sent on 01 Gennaio 2016

Pros: Lightweight, good hood, my version crisp and clear f2.8, really good when you close the diaphragm already f4, for views to close at f14 has a definition crazy. Standard with the bag, 5 mm more help, not just good .. the price of a used is around 330 Euros, if kept well.

Cons: System focus improved, that does not snap cap with lens hood attached.

Opinion: Veramento satisfied. I also tried the version II stabilized, but that makes it slightly less at f2.8 though, when it comes to macro almost all the goals are well behaved. The focus is in good taste, even the colors, I never missed stabilizer perhaps because it is light, I used it on all fields: portrait, landscape and macro fact, has always given me satisfaction, I think to start and continue with the macro, is exceptional if taken used, (new cost about 600 €) the new version stabilizzta convinced me less (in fact cheaper than the new). It has a dual mechanism for the choice of putting the fire from manual to automatic that I did not understand why it exists. System with button multiple pump system. This is the only oddity, but it does not bother. You can do everything, I have to say that is much better than some more recent goals, recommended assolutamente.rnP.S.Montato of aps-c is almost a 170 mm macro, from provare..rnrnSaluti

Buenavida

sent on 18 Agosto 2015

Pros: value for money ; fairly sharp from f 5.6

Cons: af complicated by the barrel that moves to pump to choose the inclusion or not, I thought it was neat to 2.8 - 4.0, f sometimes uncertain

Opinion: I got it used in a barter, I'm not a big fan of macro 1: 1, was looking for a small canvas for short distances, the portrait, the cerimonia.rnNelle ceremonies or in the events I prefer the much more powerful AF-S 85 / 1.8 while in portrait appreciate tones "creamy" that churns out without excessive PP.rnLo hold because the optics never sell (at most barter), however, are still looking for a performance drape around 100 / 150mm.rn

Alessandro Cirillo

sent on 19 Settembre 2014

Pros: sharpness, brightness, strength

Cons: Autofocus slow and inaccurate

Opinion: I find it a great macro lens. It 'very bright. The images are very sharp and the colors fantastic. It 's true, there is no stabilization, but I use it mostly on the stand. If we happen to use it freehand, with a time sufficiently low, the result is still excellent. Compared to other macro lenses in the same category, very good price. The only discordant note is perhaps the MF automatic flaw in accuracy and is slow and noisy. Still, a great purchase.

Lorenzo D60

sent on 01 Gennaio 2014

Pros: goal very bright exceptional value for money the colors are vivid and the purity of the lens is very good

Cons: stabilizer that is missing in macro shooting with a tripod you do not need

Opinion: I am very pleased with this lens that gives me a lot of satisfaction macros without distortion and perfect color in my opinion are very beautiful I use this lens when I go macro on insects and flowers with a resolution that satisfies me in an excellent manner without me nothing to envy Nikon 105. this lens would recommend it without second thoughts

DanieleIurissevich

sent on 15 Marzo 2013

Pros: Among this group of 100mm (Canon, Tamron, Tokina, Sigma), has those 5mm more. High definition

Cons: AF slow. The transition from AF to MF uncomfortable and messy.

Opinion: Is optically excellent lens, like all macro lenses on 100m. The barrel extends during focus (the Canon no). The transition from AF to MF is a little divided: there is the switch that the mode to "pump" (typical of the Tokina). There is "goof up" easily because in the end you have 4 combinations. There is also the limiter MAF even if the motor slow port to use it always and only in manual. The hood is made of metal but it is quite useless because the lens is recessed. The cap does not snap on the hood! The construction is solid, in line with the products Sigma. You can find it used at a good price to start with macros.

Gugu

sent on 17 Maggio 2012

Pros: Optical light, versatile, excellent value for money, excellent sharpness.

Cons: Despite the good overall construction, the dial for switching from automatic to manual focus gives me a feeling of fragility.

Opinion: Good lens, especially considering the value for money. A good alternative to the much more expensive Nikon or Canon 105 100 (although the differences are all right ..) Also great for portraits if required to openings high, otherwise you may have a definition too high and also see details on the skin that is would like to hide. Overall a great tool that gives great satisfaction.

Mastro78

sent on 03 Ottobre 2011

Pros: goal rather cheap for the performance it offers. good resolution wide open, very good to a stop less. good construction

Cons: slow autofocus on sony. unusable autofocus less than contrastatissimi subjects.

Opinion: Objective paid about € 180, I use it all summer around fields to macro. Are satisfied, the large knob of fire is smooth and ergonomic (rubber), on the other hand is the only usable as the autofocus is really bad. On my sony a350 I do not feel the lack of the stabilizer, in fact sony has stabilized sensors, works well with this sigma. A good buy to start making macro ...

Mirko Frattani

sent on 25 Settembre 2011

Pros: f2, 8 good focal length excellent value for money

Cons: lack of stabilization

Opinion: excellent lens. good value for money. I have often used both for macro, portraits and for giving me a lot of satisfaction. no stabilizer ... only the newer models and also more expensive and actually have it to the macro, the stabilizer gets comfortable. for those who want to bring the world of macro is good. has a good price and being a 105mm allows you to stay a good distance from the subject to have a 1:1 magnification