Tack sharp

This is a wonderful macro lens with a nice working distance, and also is a terrific mid range telephoto lens. Very sharp and creates some amazing bokeh. You won't be sorry if you buy this lens.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

Lens Test: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO MACRO DG AF

Originally published March 2005. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Sigma's first from-the-ground-up digitally optimized macro lens (i.e., not retrofitted for digital application) throws a full-frame image circle. Result?

"Sigma AF 150mm APO f/2.8 HSM"

This listing on ciao doesn't have a model number for focal length so I am going to review the Sigma APO 150mm f/2.8 Macro lens Before I purchase products I do extensive research on them; I read magazines and scour the internet looking for absolutely every bit of information I can before I buy.

Crips, sharp, contrast full images; silent focusing; f/2.8 apature

no image stabiliser

Sigma's APO MACRO 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM; It's A Macro Lens-Wait-It's A Portrait Lens!

While searching for a new portrait lens I saw Sigma's APO MACRO 150mm f/2.8 on their website. But wait, you say, this is a macro lens, not a portrait lens! Here's my thinking: Any portrait photographer out there worth his light meter will gladly extol the virtues of a long, fast lens for...