CANON OR SIGMA MACRO

[GyRob]

Ive seen shots in here from the sigma 105 and the canon 100 macro,s they are both very sharp lenses and about the same price give or take a few £,s is one worth having more than the other for any reason as i carn,t make my mind up :confused:
thanks
Rob.

[condyk]

If there is no real difference in price (really!?) then I would get the Canon if buying new. Resale is likely to be better. However, if you check 7dayshop then you will find the difference is £90 in favour of the Sigma. You'll know the pros and cons from the recent Macro threads on this forum. The 150mm Sigma is £379.

[GyRob]

£269 canon £249 sigma at 7dayshop .
Rob.

[condyk]

Ah, if only that was so Rob :lol:

Sorry, but you're looking at the 200mm and should be looking at the second entry, the 200mm Macro.

Maybe that makes it a no brainer.

[GyRob]

your right and for a little more the 150mm comes into it.
Rob.

[Headcase650]

whats great about the new sigma 150 f2.8 macro is you can slap on the 1.4 0r 2x teleconverter.

[blinking8s]

i hear the tamron 90mm macro is rockin'

[jbradc]

See this thread...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=72569

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[malla1962]

try kerso on ebay canon 100 2.8 is about £300.a mate of mine just got one.there was a test of about 5 macro lenses in practical photography and the canon won hands down.it realy is a good lens.i have one.

[blundar]

I have the Tamron 90mm f2.8 and it is also great for portraits. It is rated to be as good as the Canon 100 but at a lower price.

[Hoopster]

I love the Canon 100 f2.8 Macro. Amazing lens and on my camera 75% of the time. I love my 70-200mm too but the Macro keeps it off!

[ron chappel]

The 'older' sigma 105 EX macro was not as good as the canon -or at the very least had varying quality control.
Notice how average the sigma looks in this test.
http://www.orchideen-kartierung.de/Macro100E.html
My experiences with both lenses were very similar to that test.The canon is close to as good as it is possible for a lens to get (!!) while the sigma was just 'average sharp'.

The newest sigma (the DG version) looks to be much better :)
http://www.pbase.com/kazfujieda/lenstest&page=2

[condyk]

Ron is perfectly correct and even though I have the new and improved 105mm DG Sigma, and love it, I would have the Canon if I wasn't so tight fisted. I just didn't feel it was £140 better at the time (I got a great deal on my Sigma!) If you can aford it then the Canon or Sigma 150mm are top of the tree.

[Sprout Crumble]

www.onestop-digital.com (http://www.onestop-digital.com) have the 150mm Sigma for just £327 delivered and guaranteed against VAT charges. Fabulous lens and a great supplier. Very highly recommended.

[GyRob]

Thanks everyone ,
i think im heading towards the sigma 150mm for the extra working room
Rob.