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First impressions were not too bad, but after a very short time the noisy motor and the extending front element wore me down. The lens was quite sharp compared to ordinary 50mm lenses, but this is to be expected. On trying to use the lens with live view, the lens would forward focus then back focus the next, but I think this was just a faulty lens. The vendor kindly gave a refund, for that I will be eternally gratefull as I could not stand the noise and eternal hunting. After the Sigma I purchased a Canon 60mm EFs Macro lens, which is everything the Sigma is not.Super sharp , quiet, fast focusing and just in another league,so spend a bit more and buy the Canon if you can.
Excellent really sharp focus and brilliant macro
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Great lens sharp As a knife buy
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Sharper than a mother in law's tongue!
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I have been using this lens for a range of projects since i bought it some 3 weeks ago. It has really amazed me with how compitantly it has coped with the situations I have been in. Image quality is clear and sharp within the given depth of field at the time once outside that it tends to fall off fairly sharply but this is to be expected from a macro lens. Colours are good and accurate. So far I have not noticed any lens graining or softness with any of the projects. Speed of focusing is not its strongest feature but it is not bad at all for a non USM or HSM lens. It is very good at accurate focusing which is so important with Macro or portrate photography. Manual focusing is also sonething that is easy and precise for the lens at this proce range. I find the lens is a good weight and size for a compact carry round macro lens and not once has it hindered my photography. Its comparisions are fairly obviosu with lenses in all manufacturers ranges from tamron to Nikon and Canon. I personally use Canon kit and I had considered a range of macro lenses before going for this one. They included the EF-S 60mm and EF - 100 mm and the sigma 105mm all of which are more expensive (by a significant amount in most cases) and i feel that I have compromised on nothing worth debating on this lens. Well for me anyway. If you are looking for a macro lens, pure, that deals well with insect and wildlife macro work then this is not the one for you. But for a good quality, solid, reliable lens that can be used for more than one purpose and gives sharp, clear and accurate pictures but can'y afford L range lenses prices then I see you only have this as an option. The projects that I have done in this time is 3 sets of portraits, 3 outside night time building shoots, 1 set of macro flower shoots, 5 portfolio (farm equiptment and housing stock photos) all handeled with ease. For the pirce of this lens it is amazing. If you have got the money you will prefer to have the USM type motors but if you don't you will get just as good a result from this fantastic value for money lens.Read full review