Whats up with this lens. Seems like its the black sheep of lenses. I wanted to get this lens, but I can't find no decent reviews. Can someone enlightening me?
DownsPhotography Goldmember  1,967 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: New Orleans More info | Jun 15, 2011 22:04 | #1 Whats up with this lens. Seems like its the black sheep of lenses. I wanted to get this lens, but I can't find no decent reviews. Can someone enlightening me? | 5D mark III | 5D mark II gripped | Canon 100L |Canon 24-105L | Canon 70-200L 2.8L IS II | Sigma 35 1.4 | Sigma 50 1.4 | Sigma 85 1.4 | 580ex II | 430ex II x 2 |
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Supersignet Senior Member 504 posts Joined Jan 2008 More info | Jun 15, 2011 22:55 | #2 I have one. Love it. Very good sharpness in the centre, falls off a bit around the edges, but over all is damn good for the price. Contrast and colours are great as is the minimum focus distance. It's really amazing how close you can get to your subject with this thing. Canon 5Dii, Sigma 24mm f1.8, Sigma 50mm f1.4, Sigma 85mm f1.4, Sigma 24-70 f2.8 EX Macro, Sigma 150mm f2.8 Macro, Canon 135 f2L, Zenitar 16mm f2.8 fish eye (on the way)
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DownsPhotography THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,967 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: New Orleans More info | Jun 15, 2011 23:35 | #3 Supersignet wrote in post #12601608  I have one. Love it. Very good sharpness in the centre, falls off a bit around the edges, but over all is damn good for the price. Contrast and colours are great as is the minimum focus distance. It's really amazing how close you can get to your subject with this thing. I've been using mine now on my 5D II for about 2 years. The lack of HSM is a pain, but the lens focuses fast and without too much AF noise. My biggest gripe with the lens is the two step MF process. I'm not a big fan of the clutch focus ring, but again everything has it's good sides and bad sides. For me the image quality, close focus and smooth bokeh is what sold me on the lens. Here's a review I found http://translate.google.com …igma-1-8-24mm-EX-DG-Makro Thanks! How do you like it as a macro lens? | 5D mark III | 5D mark II gripped | Canon 100L |Canon 24-105L | Canon 70-200L 2.8L IS II | Sigma 35 1.4 | Sigma 50 1.4 | Sigma 85 1.4 | 580ex II | 430ex II x 2 |
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jeremytf Member 212 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2010 More info | Jun 16, 2011 00:23 | #4 Basically the same thread has been posted 3 or 4 times, so if you search you can read the old ones and see some photos. I had the lens for a while. It was adequately sharp wide open and improved when stopped down. The autofocus on mine was a little spotty.
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