Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM review - Summary

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Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM

21 September 2007

Arkadiusz Olech

11. Summary

Pros:

excellent image resolution at the center,
very good image resolution at the egde for 50 mm,
small coma,
no ghosting and flares,
silent and fast autofocus,
excellent built quality,
small size.

Cons:

poor image quality at the edge for 150 mm,
chromatic abberation should be smaller in APO lens,
noticable astigmatism for focal length range from 100 to 150 mm,
clear vignetting especially at 150 mm,
significant front-focus with Canon 20D.

So which lens you should choose? Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 or Sigma 50-150 f/2.8? First one has better optical performance, especially on APS-C/DX matrix. Astigmatism, vignetting and distortion are well controlled which is not in case of 50-150 model. But all in all advantage of 70-200 is not that big. Besides 50-150 mm is cheaper and much smaller and lighter. So if you do not plan to buy full frame camera you will not be disapointed if you choose Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM.

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Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 50 mm, f/2.8, exp. 1/100 sec., ISO 400 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.6 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 50 mm, f/5.6, exp. 1/400 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 4.4 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 150 mm, f/5.6, exp. 1/400 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.9 MB

Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 150 mm, f/4.0, exp. 1/125 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.1 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 102 mm, f/2.8, exp. 1/250 sec., ISO 100 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.3 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 102 mm, f/8.0, exp. 1/30 sec., ISO 100 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.2 MB