Sigma 28mm F1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF MACRO A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#42998 date: Jan-27-2018 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 3.9 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma 20 F1.8 EX DG Sony E 20 F2.8 Minolta AF 20 F2.8 & RS Sigma 24 F1.8 EX DG Sony Distagon 24 F2 ZA SSM Minolta AF 24 F2.8 Sigma AF 24 F2.8 II Discover 25 F1.8 Canon EF 28 F1.8 USM Sigma 28 F1.8 EX DG Minolta MD & AF 28 F2 Sony FE 28 F2 Minolta MC 28 F2.5 Canon EF 28 F2.8 IS USM Minolta/Sony AF 28 F2.8 Neewer 28 F2.8 Sigma 30 F1.4 DC DN C & EX DC Sigma 30 F2.8 DN Art Sony DT 30 F2.8 Macro SAM |
| price paid: | 103 USD (used) |
| positive: | Smooth rendering Little corner shading Close focus 9 bladed aperture Nice soft zippered case |
| negative: | Chromatic aberrations Inconsistent quality Noisy, unit focus Edge sharpness Pink color cast Broken distance encoding 77 mm filter size |
| comment: | This is my second used copy of this lens purchased from individual sellers on eBay. I returned the previous one since the left side was very mushy. This one is better aligned. There is less asymmetrical glow along high contrast edges and the corners look somewhat even. "LENS MADE IN JAPAN." This lens has a great deal of focus plane curvature and chromatic aberration. It certainly doesn't fit the macro designation other than the fairly close focusing ability. It does fairly well for portraiture. The background rendering is quite nice unlike the Minolta wide primes which make a mess of out-of-focus areas. Perhaps misalignments help smooth out-of-focus rendering? The older, smaller Sigma 28mm F1.8 High Speed is much sharper as is the slightly newer APS-C Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC. This lens is grew on me. The Sigma EX lenses may not often be as sharp as their current Art series, but they have nice rendering and are much more affordable. |
; 10MPrating summary
- total reviews: 17
- sharpness: 4.03
- color: 4.06
- build: 4.24
- distortion: 4.24
- flare control: 3.94
- overall: 4.10