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dealaddict
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Location: Cambodia
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Review Date: Nov 14, 2009
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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cheap, sharp, light
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slow and noisy AF, AF hunts sometimes, image somehow seems washout
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I just got this lens used on Craigslist and did some test. It is very sharp wide open. The AF is slow and noisy, so it is not possible to double it as a portrait lens to be used on my 16 months son. I am trying to get a cheap macro lens to play around, so far, the sharpness of the image exceed my expectation. AF hunts and cannot focus sometimes also, but, I think there is no other way out except getting the Canon USM which is significantly more expensive. It is a good lens to start with to learn macro photography.
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 Nov 14, 2009
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haringo
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Location: Hungary
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Review Date: Oct 29, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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cheaper than Canon
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slow focus
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 :):)
I guess the reason you are here because you don't want to spen d a lot of money on a Canon 100mm f/2.8, right?
Don't worry, this lens is as good as the Canon 100mm f/2.8!
They say that there is a slight difference but you can't notice. My friend has the Canon 100mm and none of us could tell the difference in image quality...!
It is much cheaper than the Canon!!!!
You can check my ring pictures under the "I do" section: www.haringphotography.com
I hope this help!
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Oct 29, 2009
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hotline
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Location: Belgium
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Sep 13, 2009
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nightheron
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Jun 13, 2009
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $369.00
| Rating: 7
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front element recessed (protects the front element), sharpness
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switching between AF/MF, no FTM, AF very noisy, AF hunts often, AF very slow, lens extends as you approach 1:1
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I owned this lens and eventually bought the Canon 100mm f/2.8 instead. My primary use for a macro lens is to take photos of flowers at a wide range of magnifications. The two lenses produce similar sharpness but the Canon to me seemed to produce more pleasing colors. The biggest differences between the two lenses are regarding focusing. The Sigma lens has an awkward two step process to switch between AF and MF and has no FTM. The AF motor on the Sigma is also by far the nosiest and slowest I have ever used. I have also never owned a lens that hunted for focus as much as the Sigma - it hunted constantly, and the slow speed at which it went through the focus range resulted in plenty of frustration. Focus performance is why I ended up buying the Canon equivalent instead - its focus performance is light years ahead of the Sigma in every respect. That being said, I have many great photos in my collection that were taken by the Sigma. Optically, the Sigma is a great lens. But at the time of writing, the Canon equivalent with rebates is about $30 more than the Sigma, and that small difference is well worth the large gain in focus performance, even if you primarily use MF.
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Jun 13, 2009
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AaronNegro
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Location: Ireland
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Apr 27, 2009
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Praeconis
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Location: Australia
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Jan 27, 2009
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brucem48
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 4, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $389.00
| Rating: 10
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light weight. dual purpose. fantastic results. no CA.
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absolutely none
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one of the best lens iv'e used ever in my 40 yrs. of photography. no CA at any setting. simple in design and very light weight. doubles as an excellent portrait lens on my 5d. screw on the hood and leave it on.. then get a snap lens cap to fit on the hood...wahlaaa. ready to shoot all the time. a defenite choice over the canon and tamron models. focus ring has just the right tension. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in all respects.
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Jan 4, 2009
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scalesusa
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Sep 23, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $50.00
| Rating: 10
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Low Cost
Excellent mechanical and optical quality
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Older models need to be rechipped for use with Canon DSLR's, and may not work with future models.
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I bought mine for $50, and paid Sigma $75 to re-chip and clean it. It worked great with my 40D after that.
I found that 105mm was not really the best focal length for my usage at the time (too long), so I sold it to some lucky person.
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Sep 23, 2008
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Ray_B
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Location: Netherlands
Posts: 23
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Review Date: Jul 7, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 7
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Sharp.seems solid build
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washed our colours
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Compared this lens in non macro distance to my70-200 usmL non is,first thing i noticed,the colours dont look as good as my 70-200 at 105 mm,like it falls short recording parts of the light spectrum,its sharpnes is exellent though,got the 180 Canon L now and couldnt be happier.
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Jul 7, 2008
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Ulan
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Location: Belgium
Posts: 18
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Review Date: May 22, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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sharp, very sharp, wonderful pictures
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AF hunts but I always use macro with manual focus
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Seeing the results I understand what the word "prime" means for a lens.
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May 22, 2008
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Mono
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 70
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Review Date: Apr 28, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Great Portrait lens
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Bought this lens specifically for Portrait photography. Extremely sharp optics (sometimes too sharp for portraits). Colours are faithful & although a little AF hunting can occur, nothing to worry about
Example shots here :- http://www.davidjameswilliams.com/portrait/katie-s-portraits/
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Apr 28, 2008
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hotline
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Location: Belgium
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Review Date: Apr 26, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness, Sharpness, Sharpness; excellent quality of construction ; vibrant colors
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AF hunting; AF a little bit noisy
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Reviewing this forum, i decide to purchase this lens; i'll never regret it ! What a sharpness. A Must ! Don't hesitate anymore.
A link to my first pictures: http://www.pragstorage.com/photos_4/macro_meise_01/
"Highly recommended ..."
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Apr 26, 2008
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