Sigma 258101 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Lens Canon DSLR Cameras, Black

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Additionally, bokeh quality on the 60mm f/2.8 is fabulous, and although there can be haloing and flare issues when shooting into the light, the overall image quality is far better than you would expect given the lens’s price tag.

While it moves a shade slower through its focusing range than the Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, it does this with impressive silence. Only when its Optical Stabiliser is employed does it make a little noise. It won’t suit those looking for extreme magnification – the maximum magnification is only around 0.3x – but the lens is great for close-up flower and food photography. It’s also a great little walkaround lens, and when used on a crop-sensor camera, it offers a handy 25.5-105mmfocal length range.

A Sigma macro lens offers unparalleled closeup capability while maintaining the everyday functionality of a walk-around lens. Explore fine details like never before with our selection of macro lenses across a wide range of different camera mounts.

Three distinctive ranges are available – Art, Contemporary and Sports. These are created with different features to appeal to all experience levels and to capture any subject matter. This lens allows users to maintain an appropriate distance from the subject of their photos while still being able to take close-up images. The camera, or the shadow of the lens, will not affect photography. This makes it ideal for taking photographs of flowers, and similar subjects, under natural light. The working distance at its closest focusing position is 142mm thanks to which this is possible. Floating Inner Focusing The Tokina atx-i 100mm f/2.8 FF Macro isn’t as pricey as other options on this list, but don’t let that fool you; it delivers 1:1 magnification with a respectable working distance of 4.5 in (11.5 cm), along with outstanding image quality, excellent ergonomics, and more. The Sports line delivers high speed AF in compact telephoto zooms, which are perfect for fast-paced sports, action and wildlife photography. Comes with a 9 blade-rounded diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out-of-focus areas of the image

If you’re looking for an inexpensive zoom lens that can focus close, then the Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM may be the right third-party macro lens for you. The Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens reproduces subjects at life-size (1:1), so it’s ideal for capturing tiny flower details and macro abstracts (and the 70mm focal length is also perfect for portrait photography). The lens delivers a reliable autofocus performance, but it can be somewhat slow, so if you’re hoping to shoot insects, I’d recommend looking elsewhere. The all-metal build makes the lens very robust but also fairly heavy. There are no fancy electronics here, either, like image stabilization or even autofocus, so the Velvet 85 might not be the best choice for beginners who have never tried manual focusing.Sigma is well known for producing high quality optics, which deliver sharp images with high contrast, well-controlled ghosting and accurate colour rendition. Exceptional build quality and ease of use are further benefits, which appeal to photographers and videographers who need durable and robust options for their craft. Sigma manufacturers lenses suitable for every photographic genre, most camera brands and for both full-frame and APS-C sensors, with manual focus and autofocus options.

Another critical factor to consider with macro lenses? The minimum focusing distance. It’s the closest distance the lens can be to a subject while maintaining focus. The exact distance depends on the lens’s focal length. But the best macro lenses generally have a minimum focusing distance of no more than 30cm.The Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro EX DG OS HSM is a high performance, large aperture medium telephoto macro lens that comes with an Optical Stabiliser (OS). The lens helps users to maintain an appropriate distance from the subject of their photos while still being able to take close-up images. It features SLD glass elements that provide fantastic control of aberration as well as a floating inner focus system that allows for high rendering throughout the focusing range. It is a true macro lens with a 1:1 magnification that produces stunning images. The lens is a little heavy, so if portability is essential to you, this is not the lens for you. If you need a lens that can do it all, the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is an excellent choice. The best alternatives: So, what makes a lens a macro? To be considered authentic macro lenses, they must have a magnification ratio of at least 1x (1:1). That means the subject you are photographing is, at a minimum, the same size on the camera sensor as it is in real life. If the ratio is greater than 1:1, images will be larger than life, and fine details will be even more visible. We test lenses using both real world sample images and lab tests. Our lab tests are carried out scientifically in controlled conditions using the Imatest testing suite, which consists of custom charts and analysis software that measures resolution in line widths/picture height, a measurement widely used in lens and camera testing. We find the combination of lab and real-word testing works best, as each reveals different qualities and characteristics. See more on how we test and review at Digital Camera World.

The minimum focusing distance is a decent 13.7 in (35 cm), and when it comes to image quality, the RF 85mm f/2 is superb (even when shooting wide open). Bokeh is smooth and looks great, and there’s minimal distortion and chromatic aberration. I’m also a big fan of the control ring. This separate ring around the lens allows you to change settings such as ISO or aperture! It also has a super-quiet STM AF motor.Park Cameras offers a comprehensive selection of Sigma glass for leading camera mounts, including Sigma E mount lenses such as the popular Sigma 24-70 F/2.8 DG DN Art lens for Sony. This design is carried over to the Leica L mount, with mirrorless designs appearing ever more frequently for Fujifilm, Sony and MFT cameras. Exceptionally high rendering performance is achieved thanks to the lens power layout. Chromatic aberration, spherical aberration as well as field curvature are all corrected thanks to the highly refractive index Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass. High rendering performance is consistent throughout all shooting distances. Compatibility: Optical highlights include two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) elements to improve sharpness and contrast, while reducing colour fringing, and Sigma’s proprietary Multi-Layer Coatings to minimize ghosting and flare. Typical of Sigma lenses, it’ supplied complete with a hood. More unusually, a hood converter is also supplied for optimising performance when using an APS-C format rather than full-frame camera.