Quote Originally Posted by Benjamin


I once owned the Sigma 150/2.8 lens, it's a very capable macro lens, I have nothing negative to say regarding what it's meant to do. The Canon 180/3.5L is even better, both on IQ and price... Longer macro lenses can also serve as normal prime lenses, in that way 85mm and 100mm are too close in functionality. I'm by no mean saying the 100/2.8 macro is a bad lens, it's good for what it can do and it's at a reasonable price.
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I'm a HUGE fan of the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro - both as macro and as portrait lens - and for the money, you cant go wrong. It's just about the sharpest lens I own (even over several L lenses, though mostly tied with my 24-105 f/4 L - which is amazingly sharp at all apertures - I got lucky!) Here's a few shots from the Sigma 150:


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