Since this lens arrived it has not been off my camera body, the sharpness and quality of the photographs I have been producing with this lens are fantastic. I cannot fault it as a macro. Amazing for portraits and wildlife pictures, such as insects. I would recommend this to anyone!

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

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

Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro is a third-party lens available in five different fits – Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Sony and Pentax. The construction of the Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro features 10 glass elements in 9 groups and when coupled to a D-SLR with a 1.5x crop factor, it has a film-equivalent...

I use this product ...for close up shots of non moving object, but this lens can be use for portrait photography, or even landscape...take it as a essential prime lens with very good macro capability....

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Rugged; Strong Construction; Value low light

Auto focus noisee; Slow Focus

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...

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

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 recommended lens for begginers in macro but it does have limitations!

Good build quality and good value for money

Sigmas claims not met and a slow auto focus