Sigma macro 105mm 2.8

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okay, was looking at the 50mm 1.4 but have been offered a mint and pretty new sigma 105mm DG macro ex f2.8 for about £150...and I'm sorely tempted
seems really nice close up and portrait too!

any thoughts?
close up seems great, although it can take a while to focus, but within reasonable refocus, it's not too much of a chore
 
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just had a play
seems pretty niiiice for my purposes
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not cropped, just resized
might just but it!
 
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I don't have this lens, and didn't buy it for exactly the reason mentioned. Although most 'proper' macro work really needs manual focusing, it was a niggle that I couldn't have lived with.

However... £150? In good nick? Bite his hand off!
 

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ill echo again great lens but for macro i use manual focus anyway :) so slowish focus isnt that much of a problem
 
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Woah, great price for the lens - I paid that for my 50mm 2.8 macro!

Do you own a decent 50mm prime? They can be very handy, so mine serves a dual purpose. That would be my only reservation about the 105 macro, is that it's pretty much exclusively a macro. (A bit short for proper wildlife, a bit slow for action...)
 
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Mine cost me £300 brand new and yes its slow AF if you focusing from completely out of focus. My advice for anyone using this lens and struggling to focus ( if you have an external Flash unit) would be to use the AF assist beam but within your cameras settings set the flash not to fire.

I would highly consider this lens, A macro lens is something you will always use at some point. Its great for portraits too.
 
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Phoenix_Cosmos said:
...My advice for anyone using this lens and struggling to focus ( if you have an external Flash unit) would be to use the AF assist beam but within your cameras settings set the flash not to fire...

Slightly off topic but I have to ask. Is it possible to get the 420EX to do the AF assist but not fire? (On a 10D)
 
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