- 105mm Macro lens
- Macro focussing life size 1:1 for photographing insects, flowers and other close up subjects
- Dual focus system for smooth positive manual focus
- Super multi-layer coating minimizes flare and ghosting and optimizes quality for digital photography
- Non rotating front element
- Extended 2 year UK warranty
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Which Digital Camera - September 2006
'A superb lens that's excellent value for what you get. This lens will deliver to even the most critical users.'
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A medium telephoto macro lens which is designed for traditional and digital SLR cameras, its lens power layout produces an excellent optical performance. The lens coating cuts down ghost. The DG lens is designed to reduce the influence of harmful light caused by reflections from the digital image sensor. Its outstanding optical performance provides the ultimate correction against lateral chromatic aberration and distortion. This lens boasts compact dimensions of 2.9" (maximum diameter) and 3.7" (overall length). It has a filter size of 58mm and, at just 15.8 OZ, is also extremely lightweight. The minimum focusing distance of 31.2cm (12.2in) is capable of macro photography with a maximum magnification of 1:1. It is possible to enjoy photography from life-size close-up to infinity. This lens is equipped with a "Focus Limiter Switch" that limits the AF range so improving the speed and accuracy of auto focus. It also incorporates a Dual Focus (DF) system that is designed to make the lens easy to hold during auto focusing. The large focus ring offers smooth and positive action whilst focusing manually. A screw-in hood is included, for convenient use of circular polarizing filters. This telephoto macro lens has an equivalent field of view of 178mm on a digital SLR camera (when used with the SD10).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great macro/portrait lens
10 Jun 2009
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I was looking for a prime lens with macro capability and since I already had the Pentax 50mm f/1.4, I needed something in the 100mm range. There were two options: this Sigma and the Pentax equivalent that was slightly more expensive. I've seen some great recommendations for the Sigma on photo.net, so I decided to go with it and I don't regret that choice. If you've been using cheaper lenses, this lens will show you why it's worth investing more into a good prime lens. I've been using it for macro photography (flowers) and for portraits with great results. I also recommend the Sigma DG 58mm Multi-Coated UV Filter to go with it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Works fine
26 Nov 2008
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I use this lens daily in my dental office with a ring flash. It is big and heavy but takes great pictures. It is not a versatile photo item and has specific uses. I would not take it on vacation but it is excellent for telephoto, portrait or close-up, macro photos. It works well with the auto focus system on my Pentax 200D. Because of it's size, I suspect it will use up battery power very quickly if you use it with auto focus and it is forced to move alot. I use it in manual focus and just move forward or backward to get a sharp image.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great image quality and solidly built
21 Aug 2008
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If you wanted to try out some true macro photography this is good lens to start with. It provides a decent working distance to the subjects and also doubles as a very nice portrait lens. It's quite sharp even wide open and it renders colors and blur very well.
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