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Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO macro - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
Canon EOS (APS-C)
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Sample Shots
Ok, finally here're some sample shots taken with the EOS 350D (converted RAWs via RawShooter Essentials 1.1).
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
1600 |
| Focal Length |
150.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2312x3472 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
150.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/500s |
| Size |
2312x3472 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
150.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/500s |
| Size |
2312x3472 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
100 |
| Focal Length |
150.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/16.0 @ 0.6s |
| Size |
3472x2312 |
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Verdict
It is a little tricky to find a verdict for the Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO macro - as
mentioned above the sample lens suffered from a rather extreme degree of decentering which
pollutes the resolution potential of the lens (on the left image side) - a rather worrysome
quality control issue.
Assuming a good sample the lens can show a very high performance straight from the max. aperture with
a peak performance at or even beyond the resolution limits of an 8 megapixel APS-C sensor.
Chromatic aberrations are quite negligible, distortions are basically absent and vignetting is
very low. The bokeh (the characteristic of foreground and background blurr) is very smooth
with pleasant out-of-focus highlights. The mechanical build quality is very high.
The HSM AF drive is virtually silent but the focusing speed is rather slow which is typical
for most macro lenses though.
So in principal the lens can be highly recommended - see also the Nikon review of this lens where
it performed stellar.
| Optical Quality: |
not rated here but see the Nikon review for a guidance |
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