1 comments about Sigma 10mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Fisheye Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras.

1. I bought this Sigma 10mm f/2.8 full frame fisheye lens for use with my Canon 30D. I really like the lens image quality, build quality and overall operation. I've already taken some fun pictures with it. I use it to complement my Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 wide angle zoom. If you like take unique photos with an unusual perspective, you'll enjoy the Sigma 10mm fisheye and it's amazing depth of field. The lens also comes with a nice fitted case.

5 comments about Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 DG Aspherical Large Aperture Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras.

1. This is a cheap lens, but for the money, it doesn't get much better. Great walk-around lens. Excellent if you are looking for a lens to use in whatever everyday situation you encounter. It is fast, it is easy, it has great DOF, large aperture, solid build, fast focusing, sharp pictures, and low price. you can't ask for much more than that, especially if you are paying so little. Get it, and buy it from me because MY lens WORKS. 5 stars. worth every penny.



2. Well, you get what you pay for. I was looking for an alternative lens that was in the Xt's kit lens range because I didn't have a lot of money. The Xt's kit lens stinks below f/8 & I didn't expect the Sigma to be "much" better but I bought it used on a deal. I put both on a tripod and shot the same building scene on a sunny day. I found the Sigma to have less purple fringing especially in the lower f-stops where the Canon was terrible. Both are good from f/8 above but I felt the Sigma was a little sharper & that's why I use it over the Xt kit lens. Autofocus noise doesn't bother me much and it focuses fast enough for me (non pro). Build quality feels better than the Xt kit lens. You get a plastic hood for it, not on kit lens. Just remember...it's a low end lens so the 2.8 is almost useless. Just about any point & shoot will look sharper at 2.8 than this thing. It's pretty bad wide open & there's no point in using it. But I knew that when I was buying it and use it for outdoors shooting & usually keep it at f/8 or above. It's very pleasing for the price when used this way. Just get a Canon 50/1.8 for wide open shooting for a low price.
   
   So I believe it is a little better than the Xt kit lens but don't expect any "real" performance from the wider apeture. 3 stars for good performance @ f/8 and beyond for low cost. (BTW, the Xt kit lens does go wider at 18mm which you might want to consider but I find it to stink also at 18mm even stopped down, so I didn't care about it being wider than the Sigma).



3. it's fine for lots of situations but after using it for a few days i found myself wanting something with image stabilization. any shots above 55mm in low light were hard to get without some blur from camera shake. also, the focus ring on this thing feels pretty loose. overall i'm pretty happy with this lens. it's small and good for those times when you don't want a bulky, overbearing camera. in retrospect i wish i could have spent $400-$1000 on a really good lens.



4. Decided to buy this lens after purchasing a [body only] Canon Rebel XTi. Comparing this with the Canon kit lens will reveal insignificant differences. Both decent lenses for basic still photos, but it really shoots as a 45mm-112mm lens because of the XTi's 1.6x field of view crop factor. Next step is an upgrade to a wider view Sigma 18-200mm lens [[ASIN: B000NOSCGM]]. I've seen photos with this lens that are stunning. Canon lenses are excellent, IMO, but they tend to be overpriced for the minimum quality trade-off with third party lenses like Sigma or Tamron.



5. The lens was shipped in good order within the specefied time, however it wasn't shipped with a lens cap or case as the Sigma factory does. I am satisfied with the workings of the lens considering the low price. I like the fact that it is compact and light.

5 comments about Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for Olympus and Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras.

1. I bought this lens 2 months ago, and since then it has rarely been detached from my camera. I do a lot of portraiture, and it works great for nearly all situations. It's fast and sharp. I love it.



2. I happened to get a bad copy of this lens. It front focused very badly. I am sending it back to Amazon for a full refund after going around with the customer service rep, he finally did the right thing even though it is past the 60 day return because I really want an exchange. I hope to order another & get a good copy. The few times I got spot on focus by luck, it was very crisp. Hope to get a good copy next time. The focal length is great for indoors.



3. I did a lot of research befpre buying this lens, and all my research only compelled me to not buy this lens as many people had experienced severe front and back focus problems with this lens, however I still decided to go ahead buy the lens as I wanted to experience the lens for myself before making any decisions.
   
   My first impressions were very good, but as soon as I started testing the lens, I noticed that the lens had a front focus problem, especially wide open, but this didn't go away completely even when closed down to F2.0.
   
   I've taken some great sharp shots with this lens, but the focus is very hit or miss. Also, the focus isn't as fast I had expected even with the large aperture. In face the lens struggles to focus in low light even in scenarios where my 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 lens focuses relatively quickly.
   
   Pros: Fast lens, very sharp, very accurate distance meter, excellent build quality.
   
   Cons: Front focus issues, slow AF, lack of macro support makes shooting at wide open very hard.



4. I have only been into digital SLR photography for a few months now but I have found this lens to be an excellent value and would highly recommend it to others. Due to the large aperture of this lens (f/1.4) I am able to take excellent photographs in very low light conditions with fairly low shutter speeds which avoids most blurring of shots due to movement of the subjects (this is the reason I purchased an f/1.4 lens). The lens focuses very quickly in most situations (it seems to be better than the kit lenses that came with my Olympus E-Volt 510 DSLR). I also like the true mechanical manual focus on this lens over the Olympus kit lens's motor driven manual focus.



5. I received a bad copy from adorama.com today. I was really disappointed because I had great expectations from adorama.com..I'm sending it back today.

5 comments about Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO HSM IF Macro Lens for Canon SLR Cameras.

1. I purchased this lens for macro nature photography, and is paired with either a Canon 20D or a Canon 1DS MK III. I chose this focal length because of the enhanced working distance over a 100 mm lens. The lens is tack sharp, and autofocus works well except for close macro work (where you would opt for manual focus anyway). I have used the lens with Kenko extension tubes, and it works flawlessly. It is every bit as good as Canon L glass at a much lower price. It includes a tripod collar and a very well-made cushioned lens case (not those ineffective pouches Canon uses!). What more can I say? It is a flawless piece of equipment.



2. I purchased this lens about a week ago. I have not had the opportunity to shoot many pictures with it but from the first time I tried it the Auto Focus failed to work with the shutter button. It does focus (fairly accurately) with the AF button on my Canon 40D. I contacted Sigma and after 4 days they had not given me an answer. I wrote again and the reply I got was that maybe because the 40D was a new Canon model the engineers had not taken some adjustments into account. They also said that it would take them about a week to get a reply from the engineers.
   With Canon I usually get a reply to my email within one day and the explanations to my questions are accurate and to the point.
   This is not a cheap lens but compared to a Canon L lens its very much less. I guess the poor service and the engineering flaw is the difference in price between a Sigma and a Canon L lens.



3. This lens is amazingly sharp, it is right up there with anything else on the market, including Canon's L lenses. It's one of the sharpest lenses I have ever owned in over 25 years shooting. It is well built, and includes a good lens shade and tripod collar.
   It is a macro lens, you need to keep that in mind. Macro lenses tend to be slow focusing. They also have very shallow depth of field at close distances. These are not valid criticisms of this lens, it's just the nature of macro lenses and macro photography. If you are doing macro photography you should be using manual focus at least 95% of the time. You will also need to use a tripod with this lens. If you hand-hold this lens for macro work, you'll never get the results it is capable of.
   Buy this lens, use it properly, and you'll be thrilled by what it can do.



4. This is a great Macro lens, if you take your time to learn how to use it.
   
   It's tack sharp, handles very well, construction quality is very high.
   
   I got a long macro lens because of the longer working distance and the more pleasing background blur you get. It's a bit harder to use, because DOF becomes narrower and any movements are magnified. With some practice, this became a non issue, and it's quickly become my favorite lens. The IQ is great( sharpness, contrast, bokeh, color). It feels well balanced on my 30D with battery grip and Canon twinlite flash. A bit on the heavy side, but well balanced.
   
   The only downside is AF speed. For macro and tight portraits this isn't an issue, as I use MF only for these shots, but this is a lens I would never use for sports or action photography( specially compared to my 135L). As this review is about the lens and it's intended use( macro), I give it a 5 star rating.



5. I wanted a longer reach macro lens and couldn't justify the cost of the Canon 180mm macro. After reading many positive reviews I decided to stray from the Canon lineup and purchase this lens.
   
   I can't compare this to other macro lenses since this is my first macro lens, but the build quality (with the exception of weather sealing) and sharpness of this lens is on par with my four Canon 'L' lenses.
   
   On the down side the autofocus does hunt when I've tried to use it, but, with the shallow depth of field in macro shooting I strictly use manual focus and autofocus is a non factor. Also, I don't own any other 72mm lenses which means having to buy more filters if I want to use them.
   
   Great price, build and IQ. Would also recommend a set of Kenko extension tubes, and steady hands.

5 comments about Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Medium Telephoto Macro Lens for Canon SLR Cameras.

1. Pros:
   Very good image quality
   Very solid build
   Very sharp when used with tripod
   Good price
   
   Cons:
   Extremely slow autofocus, AI servo mode is useless
   Extends front element during focusing
   Slight CA detected in some images
   Not very useful in handheld mode unless lighting is very good (full sunlight)



2. This is a very fun lens with great color and clarity. This stays on my camera 90% of the time and with f/2.8 it's still useful indoors. Although I think the lens I received may have been faulty the only problem is the auto focus. I've had this lens for only about 6 months and the AF is pretty much shot. It constantly searches no matter what light condition I'm in and it never comes out clear (when using AF). The auto focus also sticks halfway so I've got to give it the extra push, but to save the hassle it's just better to use manual focus from now on. Like I said, I think I've received a faulty lens, but I have read on quite a few Sigma reviews that their auto focus is not very dependable. I love this lens I just wish I could have the luxury of good auto focus like Canon's USM.



3. I bought this lens in December 2007 and just start to use it from this March. The picture quality is good but needs a lot of light and contrast for the AF to work.
   In June, during an outing, one of the element (glass) fell out of it's holding socket and the lens would not retract to below 1:3.
   Since I bought this lens in gray market, so that there's no warranty. I just open the lens and fix it myself, works fine.
   However, the story did not end there. Just yesterday, during some test shots at home, the lens would not focus and the motor is trying but could not move. I switch to Manual but the focusing ring would not stay at M mode and I can turn the ring freely and it won't adjust the focus (in AF mode, the ring supposed to have resistence from the motor gear and you should not try to adjust manually).
   If you are thinking of buying this lens, make sure to buy it with warranty or better yet extended warranty.



4. Shipped on time.
   Great Product.
   Excellent price.
   Will buy from them again and again.



5. Overall , the image quality is very good -- the sharpness is undeniably good. I'm no sucker for the techy terms but my most qualified review of the photos is -- I am very satisfied with the quality.
   
   Downside - the AF motor is very slow. And MF is a bit mystery to me. I could not control the focusing during MF. Normally, I just move the switch to MF to lock on the subject and that's after focusing with the AF. I could not move the zoom range using MF (i must be doing something wrong ... or the instruction in the manual is not clear to me). The focusing motor moves back and forth most of the time before locking on to the subject -- that's what's making it slow -- so I always end up loosing the opportunity shot and have to wait for the subject to return for the shot.

5 comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras.

1. I've had this lens for about 9 months and have shot thousands of photos with it. It's really a great lens for a frequent traveler like me. I keep it on the camera and toss it in my computer bag and go. The very wide zoom range is ideal for everything from group shots to shooting sports from the stands. For this capability and price, it does have some drawbacks, of course. It's rather slow, and therefore not well suited to shooting intimate gatherings at night or dimly-lit museum exhibits; you'll have to crank up the ISO to 1600 to get decent shots. And its images are noticeably soft in the middle range. (Get a $75 Canon 50mm f1.8 "plastic fantastic" and compare.) I'm preparing to give this lens to my niece and upgrade to either the OS version (optical stabilization) or maybe the Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS (image stabilization) and a long lens, which would be much more expensive and less convenient. This Sigma is hard to beat.



2. I've been using this lens with my Canon 20D for 3-4 months now, and I think I've taken it off only once or twice in that time. I love it. Its focal length range makes it incredibly versatile, and it's tack sharp through most of the range. Not as much distortion as I would expect at the 18mm end, and (as long as I keep a fast enough shutter speed and/or stabilize the camera) very crisp at the 200mm end. Best of all, when you're zoomed all the way out, you can actually get pretty close to a subject (within a foot or so) and still get a focus. Most longish lenses won't let you get anywhere near that close.
   
   Another bonus with this lens: the seal with the camera is much tighter than with any of my Canon lenses -- so way less sensor dust!
   
   It's my all-time favorite lens.:)



3. I bought this lens for its compactness and light weight and nothing can beat that its amazing how compact and light it is. The range of 18-200mm is very useful and covered almost all my needs. The image quality is great and its truly an all around lens. At the full range of 200mm an image stabilizer can help. Overall this is a great lens its inexpensive and it is very recommended to cover a range used by 95% of the people from portraits to nature and wild life photography.
   If you can spend more opt for the more advanced lens with image stabilizer this will be your final lens you will need nothing more......



4. I received one of these for Christmas...so I've had it for 6 months now. I've taken thousands of shots with it, on both a Canon Digital Rebel XT (350d) and a Canon EOS 20d.
   
   The bottom line...I like the lens - but the focus is not that great. Abour 35% of your shots are blurry due to inaccurate auto-focus.
   
   Specifics...
   
   1) At 200MM (Max telephoto), you will see some blur if you don't use a high shutter speed and hold it steady. This means that just placing your camera on the green "point and shoot" mode, or even "P" mode may not give you a fast enough shutter speed to keep from having blur unless you are in bright daylight. So....here's my technique: at 200MM you may want to bump up your ISO (film) speed to 400 or 800, then use Tv mode (Canon settings I'm talking about - manual shutter speed control) to get a fast shutter speed. I also hold the end of the lens (the petal filter) with my left hand and lean against a solid object or have a good foot stance - or use a tripod. All of this is not any sort of lens defect; rather, it is typical of using a long tele lens that does not have Image Stabilization (IS). You can get IS from Canon, but be ready to lay down some $$$ and carry multiple lenses...more on that later.
   
   2) Noisy autofocus. Yeah, true, it is louder than other lenses, but so what. It is not any louder than the fake autowinder sound my Rebel XT makes. I find its focus quick and only sometimes accurate - except in low light. Although, I will say my 20d does much better than my 350d did with this lens in low light. But, honestly, I don't think the low light autofocus is any worse than the Canon 18-55 kit lens I initially ised. It hunted a lot too in low light, and often would not lock - necessitating manual focus. The manual focus on the Sigma works great in low light, or, to keep autofocus, you can use an external flash for IR focus assist and it locks right up - but it is not always accurate.
   
   Other than the Tamron, you WILL NOT find as versatile a lens as this one, especially at this price point. Optical quality is great on my lens. You can do better - but with two lenses. My solution to have this kind of range if $$$ was no object would be the Canon EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM and the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM...this would add image stabilization and 100MMs more range, but at much more cost, and you would have to carry two lenses.
   
   I specifically bought this lens to have a compact, one lens solution. If you read all the reviews you can find, the general consensus is that the Sigma is better than the Tamron 18-200. Plus, the end barrel does not rotate, so you can use a circular polarizer. Show me a lens that has better bang for the buck in a one lens solution, and I'll buy it.
   
   Update: I got sick of the blur with the Sigma. The focus is just not reliable enough. I bit the bullet and bought a Canon 28-70 F2.8L USM. Yeah, it is moe than double the cost of this lens and it is huge and weighs a ton, but the quality of the image is unbelievable.



5. This lens provides adequate telephoto and a nice wide angle in one package. I've used it on both the Canon XT and XSi and it works great. It is the one lens I just leave on.

5 comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Aspherical Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras.

1. I bought it to be my primary lens for my first DSLR, but it has been a disappointment. While the idea is great, it has a few design flaws. Lock of the zoom extension started malfunctioning fairly soon, rubber coating for some reason started coming off as well. While coating does not really affect anything, malfunctioning zoom lock has adverse effect. It is not exactly the sharpest of the lenses either.
   
   You get what you pay for. You will not get a great zoom lens to go to 300mm at the price, so it's worth what it sells for. If you are serious about it, you should investigate a bit before committing to this product.



2. I like this lens alot. I use it for my Nikon D70 and it is probably the best lens i have owned. the pictures are very crisp and it manually focuses very very easily. I love this lens so much. I cried when i got it.



3. This is an excellent lens for your Nikon, but as expected, will meter, but not autofocus on the D40/D40x. I fully expect to manually focus anyway, since I do that on other older lenses. It's a bit heavier than the kit D40 lenses, but it feels solid. A colleague tried it on his D100 and he loved the lens as well.
   Pluses -
   - Solid optics (F3.5 at ~28mm)
   - Great zoom range
   - Takes vivid color photos
   Negatives -
   - Lens cap is hard to put on with lens hood attached.



4. I really like the versatility of this lens. I have owned it for about 4 months now and could not be happier. I am a casual user with a canon rebel xt and his gave me a lens to use for all shots. I read a lot of reviews downing it because of its lack of professional quality, well im not a proffesonial and it easily exceeds any point and shoot lens out there. So if you are new to slr cameras and want a good but cheap lens this is the one.



5. This lens is terrible. The focus isn't sharp, and if you don't engage the zoom lock, the lens just slides in and out. I returned it.
   Do not purchase this product!

5 comments about Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO HSM IF Macro Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras.

1. great lens and a great price. it has a nice feel to it. not too heavy and not too light. autofocus is somewhat slow but that is expected from a macro lens. otherwise its a great lens



2. Sigma has hit a home run here. This is a nice macro lens, and also serves well as a short tele lens. Set the limiter and let the fast ad quiet HSM focusing work for you in tele-mode. In close-up/macro mode, the AF is less useful (but can often get you close to where you want to be quickly), then fine tune manually. Images are SUPER sharp, good color, excellent bokeh. Excellent price, and EX fit and finish is superb. Very very highly reccomended.



3. I've owned this lens for about 5 months now, and it is exceptional. Sharpness and color rendition are spot on and it is difficult to imagine any improvement (this lens really is tack sharp, it is a bit sharper than the 600mm IS). The extra 50mm on top of "typical" 100mm macros provides needed working distance with skittish insects. AF is quick (for a macro), silent, and accurate (for a macro). It even doubles as a pretty good tele, except that the focus speed cannot compete with a real tele. All macros are this way since the focus speed is compromised by the need to rack out the optics far enough to focus at 1:1. Does portraits too, though your subjects might find the optics to be a bit too sharp for their liking.
   
   The focus limiter is a thoughtful and useful touch, as is the tripod ring. The build on this lens is excellent and it feels like a tank. Friction on the focus ring is perfectly damped which is especially important for a macro lens. The finish is nice and has held up to some heavy use (which is surprising since the same has NOT occured with the 50-500mm Bigma). No complaints at all with this lens. I recommend this lens over all of the ~100mm competitors due to the extra 50mm of reach, especially if you work with insects.



4. Great product with excellent quality and crisp framing. The image quality is very high and possibly better than the SIGMA brother that works at 180mm.
   Macro photography gets a real improvement through this lens especially when insects are concerned. Actually, the focusing distance is usually more than adequate to keep the photographer rather away from the framed insect so to avoid any disturbances or unwanted interactions.
   I love it!Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras



5. On nikon mount: pretty good working distance (1:1 magnification at shortest distance, magnification decreases as distance increases), needs a tripod to start working with. The autofocus - though you don't really need it in macro - is silent but spends a lot of time searching in low light conditions (no miracles!). Really sharp.

3 comments about Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4.0 High Speed Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras.

1. I was searching for an inexpensive but fast 24mm or 28mm wide angle lens primarily for shots of the night sky when I found this. For about $85 including shipping, this lens turned out to be much better than the standard Canon kit lens -- sharper, working better in low light conditions and giving you a wider field of view. And this is much cheaper than a 28mm prime lens. I've gotten some fairly sharp photos from this lens and was surprised to find it allows moderately fast auto-focusing in even dim lighting. The lens also allows you to get within two feet of the subject.
   
   There are a few drawbacks, however. This Sigma is extremely susceptible to lens flare requiring much more care than you may be used to. The lens hood is attached to the staionary lens body and isn't at all useful at the lens' widest settings where the front of the lens is at it's most the forward position within the hood. Minor drawbacks also include that when the lens hood is reversed, zoom isn't accessible. The focusing motor is also louder than my other Canon and Tamron lenses.
   
   All in all, though, I'd say this lens is a real bargain for $85. Note that I'm using the lens with a 35mm Canon EOS Rebel Ti (non-digital).
   
   Post script - After using the lens quite a bit over the past weeks, I've really come to appreciate its ability to work in darker locations than typical inexpensive zoom lenses. In bright sunlight, however, lens flare still remains a major problem and shielding the lens with my hand has more than once lead to fingers framing my photos.



2. I am very very low budget photographer at this point, where ever I can squeeze money for something bit better stuff than I have, I buy it, but I read about it first. Sigma 28-70 has not much going on review wise and I don't know why. Even with little review, I took my chance and purchased it because of a job I got. I have a Canon Rebel XT Digital and first impression with this lens, horrible (!). I took some samples compared with my 50 mm 1.8 Canon lens, 18-55 kit lens and results were not that good. I put it back into box and was ready to return. When the job day arrived, I thought I should give it a try in real life and maybe it works better in real life than tests and start shooting with it all night under fluorescent lights. Unfortunately my kit lens wasn't fast enough and 50 mm was not wide enough for the job, I basically didn't have other option.
   
   After I got home, and saw the results, I totally changed my mind about the lens and decided to use it as my prime. With ISO 800 and around 2.8-3 stops I had pretty good shutter speed for fast moving kids around in not so lid location.
   
   I am posting a few photos of my son that I took, and you be the judge. I think you wouldn't believe those images came from this lens. If you are not so picky and low budget, this is a companion for your 50 mm 1.8 lens... I am going to get a better lens in the future, I have my eyes on Tamron 28-75 for a very nice price but I still keep the Sigma 28-70 for all around use... and yes it has glare problems :( which can be worked out. I gave 4 stars, because honestly it does good job for the price :)



3. No problems so far. I received the lens surprisingly fast and in great condition. I shot an outdoor basketball game with very good results. I got some good depth of field shots at f2.8. The AF worked well, and but the motor was not as quiet as I expected. I can live with that, I'm not photographing grasshoppers. I would recommend this lens it's a good bargain.

4 comments about Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras.

1. I recently purchased the Nikon D200 camera. I had several nice zoom lenses but I did not have anything which would take macro close-up photos. I did some research and found good reviews for this lens. So I got it.
   
   The lens is an excellent lens for close-up photos. I am not a professional photographer but I try really hard to get good sharp photos. This lens will do the job.
   
   Since it is also also a 50mm lens I have used it as a normal lens. The only problem with that is that over the years many of us have been spoiled with zoom lenses. With a zoom lens you can stand in one spot and zoom the lens in or out to get closer or father from your subject. With just the 50mm capability of this lens you have to physically move in or out to get a closer shot or a wider shot. This is not necessarily a criticism, just a comment about how we have been spoiled by zoom lenses.
   
   I do not believe you will be disappointed with this lens. The price is great for the quality.



2. I have always wanted a Macro lens - and this is my first. So far it has lived up to my expectations. Is lightweight and is just great for real closeups. For a reasonably priced macro, I recommend this lens!
   Although I am used to zoom lenses and this one is fixed, I think it will be useful for a lot of situations other than close ups, especially since it is an f/2.8 lens - faster than any of my zoom lenses.



3. For the price I am happy with this macro lens. I purchased it for a Nikon D40 DSLR. It will not auto focus with this camera, as a AF-S lens is needed for that; but those are in the range of $700+; so this lens is fine with manual focus, and for $550 or so less than one that will auto focus with my camera. I am happy with the photo quality that it produces.



4. I own a Nikon D200 and already have a 300 mm lens that will do "macro" which for me, isn't the kind of macro I like to do. A lot of professional photographers don't 'get it' as to why I would want a 1:1 ratio. I love this lens from the moment I tried it out. What convinced me to buy it was a lens review in PC Photo magazine (the most recent issue) that reviewed the Sigma, Nikon and Canon 50mm macro lenses. This one won hands down and I can easily see why. You can view some of my macro shots at my web album: [...]
   They say a picture is worth a thousand words.