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Sigma Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM (Nikon)
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Sigma Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM (Nikon)
£549.00
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| Product code | CA35418 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 0085126258559 |
| Weight | 0000000000002 |
| Brand | Sigma |
20 reviews for Sigma Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM (Nikon)
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John Chartrand –
Takes some getting used to
P. S. Abreu –
Good budget lens, but with a surprise in the aperture
Sussie Hall –
I don’t know why I didn’t buy it years ago!
Carol Anne –
Fabulous Lens. You get a lot for your money
MaskedMarauder –
I was swayed by Nikons 60mm and sigma’s 105mm and settled for the sigma after hearing great things. Ive put it straight on the c
Tyrone Ibrahim –
I just got the lens today and have been playing with it at home, so these are just my first impressions. But because I got a surprise with the aperture of the lens, as I will elaborate in a moment, I thought I would fire off a quick first impressions review to let other people considering the lens know about what was a big surprise to me.First off, as many people have commented, the Optical Stabilisation mechanism is a bit noisy. It’s not so much loud as just not silent as you would find on other lenses. It produces a short burst of clicks when you first press on the shutter release and the len’s OS mechanism starts up, and then a little while later when the OS turns back off. If you turn OS off, the AF mechanism makes no real noise. The noise is purely from the OS mechanism.The optical quality of this lens seems as good as I was expecting, which means very decent. It is supposed to be on par with the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Micro lens, which was the other contender on my list. As this lens was substantially cheaper, I was happy to take a punt on it even though the build quality was not supposed to be to the same high levels of the Nikon lens. This lens is supposed to feel a bit more plasticy, but I was expecting that and can live with it because optically this lens is supposed to be very good.I like that the lens hood fits very snugly around the lens when it is reversed, so it doesn’t take any extra space in the camera bag. However, in this position it also obstructs the focus ring completely. So if you are the type of photographer that does a lot of manual focusing, you will need to remove the lens hood first. This doesn’t affect me because I mostly shoot in AF, and usually always make use of the hood as well, but I just thought I should mention it for those of you for whom this matters.The lens comes with a case as you can see in the pictures, which I thought was a good thing, but it really is just useless. It is WAY over-sized. They even put padding inside the case to keep the lens from rolling around inside. If you looked at the case and expected a nice custom fit case to keep your lens safe when you throw it in your bag, this case isn’t the one. Really, this case is way too big for that. My lens case will be staying at home when I go out. Frankly I can’t see why Sigma would even bother with it. It’s just not useful for anything.I did get a big surprise though, which I mentioned at the start.The lens says it is f/2.8, so you would expect it to be f/2.8 throughout. At least that is what I thought. What you get however is f/2.8 if you are taking a picture at a significant distance from your subject. So at about 2.5 to 3 meters, so for a head and upper body shot. If you want to get a tight head shot, your maximum aperture goes down! So for a tight head shot you end up with an aperture of about f/3.2! And if you get even closer still to your subject, as in a macro picture, it goes down to f/5.6! I wasn’t expecting that at all!So Sigma should have labelled this lens as 105mm f/2.8-5.6 as is standard practice, but they didn’t. So the description of this lens seems misleading to me. This really did surprise and disappoint me. I wasn’t expecting this.This is a budget lens, and optically it has had good reviews, so I will be testing it more thoroughly over the next few weeks. I will probably be keeping it, but if I find anything else really wrong I will try to remember to update this review again with those new findings.I hope you found this “‘first impressions” review helpful.
Cliff Onyango –
By far and away the best macro lens I’ve ever used… and I have quite a few!The image clarity is beyond incredible, and when used on a crop-sensor (APS-C) camera (such as the Nikon D500) it is effectively 157.5mm, bringing the detail even closer with (surprisingly) zero noticeable reduction in quality (not that I can see, anyway).Sharp as a knife, colours are faithful to reality… sure beats the lens tubes I was using a few years ago, and the lesser macro lenses I was using up until I bought this one.If you are into photographing insects, or detailed shots of plants, or even portraiture… this is definitely a lens worth buying!
J. Bowron –
Having previously owned and sold the nikon 105mm Macro due to not getting much use, i finally gave in and started searching for a cheaper alternative. I was swayed by Nikons 60mm and sigma’s 105mm and settled for the sigma after hearing great things. Ive put it straight on the camera (Nikon D810) and I’m instantly impressed. It focuses fast and smooth, its well built, comes with a padded bag unlike the nikon versions, which i never use anyway but its a very nice touch.Once I’ve added some AF Fine tune ( always, always calibrate your cameras and lenses before serious use), its bang on, pin sharp and accurate, even with all those megapixels. My nikon 105 required some major calibration but this was almost exactly accurate right out the box.The Optical stabiliser is a little noisy compared to nikon’s system, but it works well for shaky hands.The switches to the side look like they can be easily knocked and feel cheap, as does the rather nasty looking lens hood but they all do the job and lets facet this is half the price of Nikon’s equivalent.Even thought I’ve only tested this around the house and garden, I’m happy to rate it 5 stars and can’t wait to put it to use this weekend at a wedding.
Wendy Keeling –
What can I say about this lens………I purchased at the beginning of lockdown to support me with my photography and mental health whilst not being able to get out and about to do my usual wildlife photography. I have previously not purchased a devoted macro lens and wasn’t sure of the investment but I can honestly say WOW it has been the best investment I have made in photography in a while. The images are super sharp. Getting used to the incredibly shallow depth of field macro gives you took some adjustments to my methods but I’m completely hooked. I have included some images to highlight this.The lens isn’t just useful for macro either it’s an excellent portraiture lens and a very welcomed addition to my camera bag.
Nicoleta Alina Baban –
On par with the best.