Get incredibly close to small subjects with the Sony SAL-50M28 macro lens. It allows you to easily capture the most subtle details with spectacular clarity. A compact macro-focus... more
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Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro Lens
The Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens is a compact macro-focus lens that covers the full range
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from life-size to infinity. "Life size" macro imaging means that the image you capture is the same size as the subject in reality giving you spectacularly sharp pho...
from infinity to life size, and can also be used a standard lens. With good descriptive performance for high-contrast, high-resolution imaging, and a circular apert...
from life-size to infinity. Life size macro imaging means that the image you capture is the same size as the subject in reality, giving you spectacularly sharp ph...
from life-size to infinity. Life size macro imaging means that the image you capture is the same size as the subject in reality, giving you spectacularly sharp ph...
Get incredibly close to small subjects with the Sony SAL-50M28 macro lens. It allows you to easily capture the most subtle details with spectacular clarity. A compact macro-focus lens that covers the full range from life-size to infinity. "Life size" macro imaging means that the image you capture is the same size as the subject in reality - giving you spectacularly sharp photos of insects, flowers, gemstones, postage stamps and other small nature subjects and collectibles. This lens provides a 75mm focal length (35mm equivalent) - which means it can also be used as a standard and midrange telephoto lens.
Advantages: Crips, sharp, contrast full images; silent focusing; f/2.8 apature Disadvantages: no image stabiliser
...a very second best and offered an additional 50mm without loosing any light gathering ability.
The fact that I could get a 150mmf/2.8macrolens that was only rated very narrowly behind the market leader for the same price and an additional 50mm at the same cost had me convinced - so I purchased the lens
I have been very very impressed with this lens; it feels solid and built well in my hands; the focussing is bearly audible and very quick; the tri-pod collar is solidly built and works well and the images produced are very sharp and show great contrast. Because of the fast f/2.8 apature and telephoto capability of this lens I have also used to shoot portraits and animals with really great results
The lens also comes supplied with a leather pouch and a foam carrying case that fits over your shoulder (handy to hold a single lens in so you...
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...I love this lens, truly. It is one of the Olympus pro range which means that is is weather sealed and has a focus distance scale. It's a sturdy bit of kit that gives you a reassuring feel. I wouldn't want to drop it, but it feels like it will survive.
Now I'm not a big macro person, so I can only say that it seems pretty good at the macro stuff. As you'd expect, there is a long focus travel between normal shooting ranges and macro, but the AF works fine, locking on swiftly and accurately.
Where this lens comes into its own is for portraits. On 4/3 cameras this is the equivalent of a 100mmlens. Shooting wide open at f2, the quality of this lens is superlative. It's a bit of a claim, but I don't think it's bettered by any other lens. Bokeh are (is?) to die for, too. It is compact (as you would expect from an actual 50mmlens) and well...
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Advantages: Solid build, smooth operation and quality results Disadvantages: Less adapted for action photography
...The Sigma 50-150mm ƒ/2.8 II is a solid, well constructed lens built with a metal lens mount and wide zoom and focusing rings. It is an update to Sigma's previous 50-150mm ƒ/2.8 although there's very little difference between the two lenses.
Features
The specifications of the two lenses appear almost identical although the update is a few millimetres shorter. Not sure if there's any real advantage to be had there. The new lens however, will mount on Pentax and Sonylens bodies and will now support auto focus as long as the cameras are not limited to mechanical (screw-driven) style focusing. Newer Pentax and Sony bodies will support the HSM standard. This digital lens has an imaging circle that only covers the APS-C sensor. As such it will provide a field of view equivalent to 75-225mm on a Nikon, Pentax or Sony body, and 80-240mm...
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I have a 70mm to 300mm Sigma zoom and a 28mm to 80mm sigma zoom and this small standard 50mm lens.
The lens costs about £90 new or around the £50 on E Bay.
For everyday photography, I don't think it can be beaten.
The two main advantages are its more
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