Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Tony-S

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 08:13

Very nice images. I'm surprised an archive thread isn't already in place. Make sure you send a PM to Mike (In2Photos) to get it added to the archive. He's pretty good at catching these, but he's not Superman. :)

Adamora

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 08:13

i actually did, nothing yet though

EdV

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 08:50

Just got the lens for Christmas. Hope to be posting some pix soon.

Actually I went back and forth between the Canon EF-S 60mm and the Canon EF-100mm for months before deciding to ask Santa for the Sigma 70mm f/2.8! ;):D:D:D

Almost forgot! Very nice images. My macro interests lie mostly in flowers (wildflowers, in particular) as well. Not really into photographing bugs. At least not yet.

Adamora

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 09:34

thats Great =) Post some pics when you can, oh and this lens works at its best with a tripod and good light (i use flash at full power pointed up at my ceiling in some photos)

willy b

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 18:13

Funnily enough i had a dream i got this lens... bloody santa didn't supply though lol :(

SilverOnemi

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 20:46

hmmm those pics sounded familiar... that's when i read ur signature ^^ how's teh 17 40 L doing btw ?

check my sig :d

Adamora

25th of December 2007 (Tue), 23:23

2 Months left silver, and i get 2000$ From my savings, dunno what to do with the rest ;D
mind helping out ;]?

ps: i read your sig :o, Your getting a Wigma T.T+tamron :[ bah

SilverOnemi

26th of December 2007 (Wed), 12:29

hmmm you can buy more glass in the 17 50 or something like that range... you can buy a 24 70 L ( i'm not buyin cuz it's on cash back right now... and for some reason i think it will soon be replaced ) .

you can buy a studio for your girls... here's a good portfolio from a guy usin a 350D : http://rekit.deviantart.com/

or u can wait for 5DMK II , then sell all ur current gear for it. 2000 + 1200 (maybe ? ) gives u 3200 which may be enough for it ?

Adamora

26th of December 2007 (Wed), 12:30

Or i can buy a wigma with a 400 F/5.6L?

Adamora

30th of January 2008 (Wed), 08:24

Heres one more for the book.

Harleypugs

30th of January 2008 (Wed), 10:03

you can buy a studio for your girls... here's a good portfolio from a guy usin a 350D : http://rekit.deviantart.com/

Yeah...I will say...thanks for posting that link...

Jon

Adamora

25th of April 2008 (Fri), 23:33

Once again.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3083/delicouscopyey1.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4933/declicos2zm6.jpg

CPO_USN

26th of April 2008 (Sat), 13:41

some nice shots to start the thread

OEH

19th of July 2008 (Sat), 06:10

Any more for this thread please? Contemplating a purchase.

Adamora

19th of July 2008 (Sat), 12:09

go to my gallery, all my flower shots are taken with this lens

OEH

19th of July 2008 (Sat), 12:39

Thanks, they're pretty impressive.

Adamora

19th of July 2008 (Sat), 13:01

Thanks, the only downfall with this lens is its focusing :), for fast insects i need the speed.

dlintz

25th of July 2008 (Fri), 22:53

Thanks, the only downfall with this lens is its focusing :), for fast insects i need the speed.

I got mine today!! I was very disappointed in the auto-focusing (slow and very loud) but I turned it to MF and I'm pretty sure it'll stay that way for a long long time. ;) Not ready to post any pics but so far I am loving this lens....I could see it becoming my favorite.

d.

roentarre

26th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:17

Beautiful shots here so far

Adamora

26th of July 2008 (Sat), 05:30

I got mine today!! I was very disappointed in the auto-focusing (slow and very loud) but I turned it to MF and I'm pretty sure it'll stay that way for a long long time. ;) Not ready to post any pics but so far I am loving this lens....I could see it becoming my favorite.

d.

thats great!!! i use manual too, with or without a tripod, but when im shooting portraits, i use auto, for results like this.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/006/2/6/26a1c7b102902d8ad8b9629e5567dabe.jpg

flyingfridge

24th of September 2008 (Wed), 09:29

Hey, just purchased a Sigma 105mm, but inside the box was a Sigma 70mm.:cool: Think I'll stick with this one...its quality. Hopefully pics soon!

Adamora

24th of September 2008 (Wed), 11:21

Quality +2

Adamora

25th of September 2008 (Thu), 06:30

Gonna post up some new samples in a few days.

popnlock247

23rd of October 2008 (Thu), 01:34

I saw this on pbase and was really amazed. What do you guys think?

The original sized version really takes the proverbial cake! http://www.pbase.com/moonlite/image/76742699/original

Adamora

23rd of October 2008 (Thu), 06:31

WoooooooW

dlintz

30th of November 2008 (Sun), 23:25

A versatile lens.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/3072855681_b00341f731.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3072484635_6b6335a148.jpg

Adamora

30th of November 2008 (Sun), 23:59

AAAHHH! Insect O.O! did you use any extenders?

dlintz

1st of December 2008 (Mon), 07:32

No extenders, just the lens.

Doug

leoni

16th of December 2008 (Tue), 08:49

Hello !

i like these pictures.

i would like to know your opinion about sigma 105/ tamron 90

which is the better

best regards

flyingfridge

8th of August 2009 (Sat), 10:50

http://flyingfridge.smugmug.com/photos/521348343_TYGVz-M.jpg

http://flyingfridge.smugmug.com/photos/550030739_vrDP9-M.jpg

http://flyingfridge.smugmug.com/photos/550024506_ioAaJ-M.jpg

Candiness

15th of January 2010 (Fri), 20:34

Low light capabilities of this fine performer on a 7D, with a high ISO, in a dim room ... Musicians Reese Wynans, George Marinelli, and Michael Rhodes at work.

Adamora

17th of January 2010 (Sun), 13:11

Picture on the right = Win ;-;

noobs

19th of January 2010 (Tue), 18:36

Low light capabilities of this fine performer on a 7D, with a high ISO, in a dim room ... Musicians Reese Wynans, George Marinelli, and Michael Rhodes at work.

Those are great! What settings? I'm seriously considering this lens on a 7D as a lower cost alternative to the EF 100mm L macro

Candiness

23rd of January 2010 (Sat), 08:20

The EF 100mm L macro is likely the "faster" lens, the better lens; the Sigma 70 macro hunts a bit in AF mode. But I'm amazed at the build of Sigma and the results in many different settings. Best of all, it is INEXPENSIVE, dependable, and sharp.

3200 ISO, f/2.8, 1/125

Candiness

23rd of January 2010 (Sat), 16:20

A shot from the studio ...

Candiness

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 21:22

Spanish moss, a very cool winter Florida breeze, and two wonderful newlyweds.

That_Fox

13th of April 2010 (Tue), 15:28

Here's an image that I recently got with this lens:

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/093/4/5/45aebc6fadd68fbb48a908289971a04a.jpg

316photo

24th of June 2010 (Thu), 10:17

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4516906676_a693448069_b.jpg

Candiness

5th of November 2010 (Fri), 08:17

The 70mm macro is not to be underestimated as an outstanding—and relatively inexpensive—portrait lens.

ISO 200, f/3.2, 1/200 shutter speed, auto focus

kobeson

14th of January 2011 (Fri), 02:06

Is this lens not very popular?

Am interested in getting a macro/portrait lens, and this one looks great!

How does the AF compare to say the Canon 50 f1.8? And does the external focus extend much? Does it interfere much with macro work?

Is this better/worse than the Tamron 60 and Canon 60?

And most importantly, any more pics??? :)

scepticswe

14th of February 2011 (Mon), 10:31

Frosty bolts:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5445508278_1e257cc96a_b.jpg
A quick sharpness test, wide open (100 % amount, 0.3 radius with Smart Sharpen):
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5444907299_a4fcb37ed7_b.jpg
100 % crop from above, sharpened 100 % @ 0.5 radius:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5445508634_ff40896d68_b.jpg

Compared to the Tamron 60, I find the Sigma sharper. The focus limiter on the Sigma is really helpful for non-macro shooting (really missed that with the Tamron, one of the reasons for selling it). Af is noisier with the Sigma, but hunting is less of an issue thanks to the limiter (which goes from 0.5 m to infinity or from MFD to just below 0.5 m). I miss full time manual focus override with the Sigma, didn´t really appreciate that with the Tamron until i lost that feature...

Adamora

14th of February 2011 (Mon), 20:22

Frosty bolts:

A quick sharpness test, wide open (100 % amount, 0.3 radius with Smart Sharpen):

100 % crop from above, sharpened 100 % @ 0.5 radius:

Compared to the Tamron 60, I find the Sigma sharper. The focus limiter on the Sigma is really helpful for non-macro shooting (really missed that with the Tamron, one of the reasons for selling it). Af is noisier with the Sigma, but hunting is less of an issue thanks to the limiter (which goes from 0.5 m to infinity or from MFD to just below 0.5 m). I miss full time manual focus override with the Sigma, didn´t really appreciate that with the Tamron until i lost that feature...

your first image, is the reason people tend to get their tongue's stuck on a steel pole during winter, Those bolts look DELICOUS D:

scepticswe

20th of February 2011 (Sun), 05:16

Thanks!

One more from this under-the-radar lens:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5461247592_c6fdac9fd6_b.jpg

Candiness

13th of March 2011 (Sun), 06:19

I continue to marvel at this lens. The price/performance/build combo is unbeatable.

scepticswe

15th of March 2011 (Tue), 14:55

The price/performance/build combo is unbeatable.

Couldn't agree more:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5529592787_80e0b2406b_b.jpg

Candiness

17th of March 2011 (Thu), 23:56

Couldn't agree more:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5529592787_80e0b2406b_b.jpg

Splendid isolation.

Adamora

21st of March 2011 (Mon), 00:54

if only this kind of image quality is prevalent in all of sigma's lenses.

scepticswe

21st of March 2011 (Mon), 08:29

if only this kind of image quality is prevalent in all of sigma's lenses.
I don't think any lens manufacturer could use their sharpest lens as reference against which all other lenses would be compared, and expect them all to be as sharp...

In this case, however, Sigma happens to produce the best (in my and many others' opinion) AF macro lens available.

That's the beauty of not being tied to one brand of lenses; I buy the best lens of a certain category (macro, wide angle, tele) I can find (and afford) and if that happens to be a Sigma, so be it.

*steps down from the soapbox*

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5546790804_98ca5d0bfb.jpg (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5546790804_98ca5d0bfb_b.jpg)

Tony-S

21st of March 2011 (Mon), 09:57

if only this kind of image quality is prevalent in all of sigma's lenses.

Just like Canon, Sigma has their pro optics and their consumer optics. In terms of IQ, the 70mm is considered by many to be the sharpest macro currently available from any vendor, although Sigma's testing suggests it's the 150mm macro. Regardless, all macro lenses are going to be better than non-macro lenses in terms of sharpness and contrast, which is why they are more expensive. Still, the Sigma 85mm, 50mm, 24-70 HSM, 17-50 HSM and 120-300 are as good (or better) as their Canon equivalents in terms of IQ.

Candiness

10th of April 2011 (Sun), 18:47

Sigma hen-pen capture.

Overread

10th of April 2011 (Sun), 18:54

Ahh a lovely macro lens and great for being small and light!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4282925848_4fa91c0d68_z.jpg?zz=1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4129517604_6121cbbb3f_z.jpg?zz=1

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4979085939_632174e313_z.jpg

Note that the last image is probably the only one taken without a sigma 1.4TC attached (something I use a lot with my macro lenses for that little bit of extra magnification with hardly any loss of overall image quality).

Also if you want to you can check out the test series I did - fullsized versions there as well - matching the 70mm against the sigma 150mm and canon MPE 65mm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24534478@N04/sets/72157623350445656/

scepticswe

4th of May 2011 (Wed), 10:05

A quick shot of my Lambency diffuser (Gary Fong rip-off) for a sales ad, wide open:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5687318136_c8e25dfb7a_b.jpg

scepticswe

9th of May 2011 (Mon), 08:40

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/5703542124_1bd786941c.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/5703542124_1bd786941c_b.jpg)
(Clickable)

scepticswe

30th of May 2011 (Mon), 11:46

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/5771532282_c3769e2778.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/5771532282_c3769e2778_b.jpg)

Candiness

2nd of July 2011 (Sat), 05:09

Pantomime au Quebec.

Erik_L

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 03:30

Just got this sucka today, was surprised to see how much texture my Micro SD cards have

f/5.6, almost 100% crop

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af339/smrndmguy/microsdcrop.jpg

and an obligatory "artsy" photo:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6640259467_a93455f5c3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12276287@N05/6640259467/)
Pinheads (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12276287@N05/6640259467/) by Erik Lauritsen (http://www.flickr.com/people/12276287@N05/), on Flickr

Can't sleep

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af339/smrndmguy/loop.jpg