That Sigma 60mm 2.8

With all the wild claims made for this lens, I thought "Why not, it is very modestly priced". I thought I'd share in case someone was vacillating.

So I bought one to try with a view to selling if it is marginal, but it is quite nice enough to make it a Christmas gift of it.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-xT5Nm9C/0/O/i-xT5Nm9C.jpg

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The lens rattles when not powered up, but the manual states this is expected. It stops when attached and camera powered up as stated in other posts. Whether that is "OK" will vary from user to user
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The focus ring is slippery and keeps fingerprints.
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The lens operates smoothly.
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The hood appears designed for even WIDER than APSC's 26 degree AOV @60mm. In reality, way too wide for MFT's 20 degrees @60mm.

It actually LOOKS like a 45 (50 degree) lens hood (in legacy measurements) but it does keep fingers off fairly well.
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Seems quite OK into the light.
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Looks a little softer than the zuikos, so it makes a more "considerate" portrait lens. I rarely show full size OOC shots made with the 75mm to a lady - it can be merciless!

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AF hunts a fair bit more than the 45/60/75 and locks on more slowly. It is still acceptable, though.
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I think the bokeh is a little odd neat the focus plane and was fascinated enough to keep it opened up. Any comments from what you can see??
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So .. I'll not be selling any of my Zuiko teles, but agree that the lens is a REAL bargain for the price.
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This lens actually reminds me of the trusty first tele that 35mm legacy shooters used to get - the 135mm f/2.8, only tinier.
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The snaps in this gallerywere mostly shot wide open, but I will do more if there's interest in more results. Just say what type of walk around shot you want to see here. I'll keep it with me and snap it on every now and then, and post
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In a week or so, time permitting, I will try to post similar results in the same location with the 45mm and 75mm, but I'm close to having seen enough myself so far.
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I already have some 12, 17, 45, 60, 75 shots up at :-  http://photohounde.smugmug.com

Tell me what I can add and enjoy! I say it is definitely worth a look if you don't need real dim light capability. Nice length for portraits at a respectable distance. It isn't going back.

Thanks for the info. Looks real nice in the photo. Is that a bottlebrush?

Adam

adamandbean wrote:

Thanks for the info. Looks real nice in the photo. Is that a bottlebrush?

Adam

Yes it is, Adam - I'd never seen a pink one up close.  
The Bees seemed to prefer red ones and were hanging around those:)
The lens also seems to sometimes VERY slightly back focus, can anyone else see that?  
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Oh yes, images can be downloaded in OOC format for a pixel peep - NO processing.
Cheers, Mick