Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lens offers a basic introduction to macro photography, with none of the bells and whistles such as silent focusing or image stabilisation, at a budget price point of around ￡255.

A competitively priced, digitally optimised lens......

Well priced and sturdy enough lens; full-frame imaging circle

Image quality is not as good as some others

A full Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens review is not available, but please find the standardized test results available for your own evaluation. Positioned above from left to right in their fully retracted positions are the following lenses: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX...

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight

Poor in Low Light

I use this lens mostly for macros of inanimate objects, on a Canon 400D, and it does exactly what it said it would do. It can function as a regular 50mm, or it will focus on objects as close as half an inch from the lens. The focus is understandably slow, since it has to cycle through a wide range.

Consistent Output; Lightweight; Sharp Focus

Incompatible hood and cap; Slow Focus

As a macro lens that works on my full frame Sony a900, this is a good lens at a good price. Just be aware that the focus motor is quite loud (I was trying to use it in a public library) and as noted in the review, there is quite a bit of CA.

small; light; sharp focus

noisy AF; the CA is as bad as tested

a worthy upgrade for your kit lens. It offers top-shelf performance, speed, construction and ergonomics for mid-range price. Makes you wonder why the other stuff costs so much!

Speed; SUPERB CONSTRUCTION!; ergonomics; value; performance

noisy focus; slower focus than Nikons; 67mm filters

Gary Wolstenholme reviews Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lens.

Good value for money; Excellent sharpness when stopped down; Compact size; Low distortion

Could be sharper at maximum aperture; Short working distance can make it difficult to light your subject

This is an absolutely stunner of a lens, the image quality is superb and pin sharp, the focal range allows fantastic bokeh especially for portraits and macro photography, if your looking for a good portrait lens and dont want to pay a fortune then your search stops here, check out some pictures om...

Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG has the shortest focal length and lowest price of the four macro lenses in the company's current line-up. Designed for use with full frame digital SLR cameras, it can also be fitted to DSLRs with smaller APS-C size sensors, where it covers a similar field of view to a 75mm...