Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro Lens for Canon-AF Camera

by Sigma

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000501R8
• Item model number: 50 mm / F 2,8 EX DG MACRO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 24, 2003

Product Description

Color: Canon

Amazon.com Product Description

Sigma's "floating" element focusing system gives the 50mm f2.8 EX macro lens a high-quality optical performance from infinity to the close-up 1:1 (life-size) macro, all without accessories. This lens was designed as a quick-focusing macro, and at f2.8 it is 1.4 times faster than its predecessor. It features a nonrotating front lens group, which makes it easier to work with polarizing filters. This model is dedicated to Canon AF SLR cameras.

Product Description

SO) 50MM F2.8 EX DG MACRO F/CANON

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Optic, May 21, 2001

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J. M. Newman "dukeofwinds" (Flushing, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro Lens for Canon-AF Camera (Electronics)

This is my current favorite lens and the one that resides most often upon my camera. It certainly is the sharpest lens that I own. I use it for ordinary photography as well as for macro photography. As I shoot plant life with the macro capability, I don't mind the short working distance (distance from front element of the lens to subject, about 2 inches), as the plants don't run away when you close in on them. If you want to shoot bugs, etc, you probably want a longer focal length macro (longer focal length=larger working distance). The lens is capable of life-size reproductions without accessories, a definite plus over the Canon made 50mm macro lens.
This lens makes a great general purpose normal lens, as the very high optical quality for the macro uses leads to excellent sharpness and freedom from abberations at distance. The only drawback to the lens is its rather slow (for a 50mm prime lens) maximum aperature of F/2.8. As I usually shoot in sunlight or with high-speed films (or both!), this has never been a problem for me, but others may prefer a faster maximum aperature.
I've shot with this lens with all its aperatures from wide open to F/45 and found, in my subjective eyeball test (I look at prints and slides), that the optical performance varries very little over the aperature range, being uniformly excellent.
Overall, a fine lens for an even finer price.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice, sharp lens, November 30, 2000

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Adam Griffith (Bothell, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro Lens for Canon-AF Camera (Electronics)

I shot the illustrations for an antique price guide with this lens and got compliments on the slides from the publisher, so it definitely gives proffesional quality results. These days I prefer working with a longer macro lens, so you can get a little more working distance between you and the subject, but that is a matter of taste, and the longer lenses cost more.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs Up!!, June 7, 2006

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HWS Branson (Branson Mo. area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX Macro Lens for Nikon-AF Camera (Electronics)

This is a dandy lens not only for macro photography, but for general purpose shots as well. I use this lens for shooting lightning at night and plan on trying it on fireworks this year. This lens will open up to 2.8 which places it in a relatively fast category. I have taken some very nice lightning images this spring with this lens attached to a Nikon D200. Although it's in the 75mm range given the 1.5 magnification factor of the Nikon DX APS sized sensor, it still does great work on lightning if the action is in a small area of coverage. But since I photograph storms that are several miles away, I still can get a large part of the action in view with this lens, and it is fast!! As far as the macro aspect, I've done various images of flowers and it's not difficult to fill the frame with a floral subject. Depth of field is quite shallow, but you expect this. Images are super sharp, and for the money, in my opinion, this lens is a steal!!

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