Razor Sharp Photos with the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro

via Imaging Insider

Crave the tack sharp look in your photos? Then you might want to consider adding Sigma’s 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lens to your camera bag. I’ve yet to read a bad review of this one, and those looking for a fixed length macro lens, good under low light, affordable (about $350 online), and yes incredibly sharp lens…

Sharp enough to be noticeably better than even other amazingly good lenses, like my 24-70mm f/2.8. It also has nice color transmission and great contrast. I like sharp photos on the principle that you can always make things less sharp later, but it is noticeably unforgiving on human skin — the tiniest crows feet wrinkles show up even at f/2.8. It’s a perfect portrait lens for kids and a great focal length for headshots on APS cameras (equivalent to a 105mm lens, a classic portrait length), but you might want to have a good make-up artist around for adults. On the photo above, I purposefully left the clear-as-day fingerprint on the man’s ring to show you the precision that excessive sharpness requires.

Ryan Brenizer

…are going to want the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro

Added bonuses: Creamy backgrounds, great for macro and perfect length for portrait work (on APS-C sensors), oh and did we mention the price yet?

read Ryan Brenizer’s review here

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   Eolake says:

   August 24, 2008 at 8:59 am

   Sounds very cool, might get one.
   (Would for sure except I already have the excellent Canon 100mm 2.0 lens.)

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   Patrick says:

   August 24, 2008 at 11:02 am

   I definitely have added it to my list

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   gilbert koa says:

   November 23, 2008 at 8:49 pm

   nice review! how about comparing sigma 105mm with 70mm? thanks!

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   Patrick says:

   November 23, 2008 at 9:45 pm

   gilbert,
   added to the never ending list. But I do know the 105mm is frighteningly sharp, though the knock against it by most folks is some slow to annoying AF problems.
   If you get past that—amazing optics.

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