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Short working distance can make it difficult to light your subject
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Published: 2014-05-21, Author: Kevin Carter , review by: dxomark.com
Abstract: Aimed at professional studio and landscape photographers, the full-frame 36-Mpix D800E with its modified AA filter effectively increasing resolution over the standard D800 model is the closest 35mm full-frame camera yet to rival larger formats in renderin...
Abstract: This is the first of a three part series on choosing suitable lenses for Canon's entry-level full frame camera, the EOS 6D. The 20-Mpix CMOS' sensor used is similar in architecture to that in Canon's hugely popular full-frame EOS 5D Mk III, a camera that...
Published: 2011-04-18, Author: Gary Wolstenholme , review by: ephotozine.com
Good value for money, Excellent sharpness when stopped down, Compact size, Low distortion, Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG:
Could be sharper at maximum aperture, Short working distance can make it difficult to light your subject
This 50mm macro from Sigma is a very capable lens for the price and should make a good introduction to macro photography, especailly for those on a budget.The quality it is able to produce when stopped down is excellent, and although it doesn't have many...
Abstract: (From Sigma lens literature) The advent of digital SLRs requires optimum lens performance and therefore the very latest optical technology has been incorporated in the production of the new Macro 50mm f/2.8 EX DG. This ideal standard lens sets the benc...
Abstract: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 DG Macro EX reviewShortest of the four true Macro lenses produced by Sigma, this 50mm version is in its third generation having first been introduced in 1990. Having metamorphosed into the EX version in 1998 it has now been reborn in t...
Published: 2010-08-01, Author: Margaret Brown , review by: photoreview.com.au
Abstract: Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG has the shortest focal length and lowest price of the four macro lenses in the company's current line-up. Designed for use with full frame digital SLR cameras, it can also be fitted to DSLRs with smaller APS-C size sensors, whe...
Many film lenses struggle to turn in decent-looking results when fitted to a digital camera, but not this one. Its resolution, when tested on an EOS 400D body, was excellent. There’s some slight softness at the frame edges at f2.8, but this clears up b...
Abstract: Insgesamt reicht es zur besten Punktzahl bei den Standardmakros für die EOS 7D (Preis 350 Euro). Digital empfohlen.www.sigma-foto.de Technische Daten und TestergebnisseTechnische Daten Linsen, Gruppen10 Linsen, 9 Gruppenäquivalente KB-Brennweite, AF...
Abstract: Das bedeutet, dass sowohl offen als auch bei Blende 5,6 die Mitte deutlich schärfer ist als der Rand. Die Bildmitte ist bereits offen auf einem guten Niveau, und der Abfall bleibt maßvoll. Damit reicht es zu einem „digital empfohlen“.www.sigma-foto.de...
