Best Macro Lens - TIPA World Awards 2021
Make everyday details more significant
- Performance exceeds expectations
- Supreme edition classic macro lense
- Completely new optical design for exceptional sharpness and pleasing bokeh
- Life-sized magnification (1:1) short tele macro for full-frame mirrorless
- Clicked and de-clicked aperture ring with Aperture Ring Lock Switch
- Focus Limiter switch for macro, portrait, or full range autofocus
- Hypersonic Motor optimized for smooth and accurate AF
- SIGMA Art line class optical and AF performance
- Dust and Splash-Proof Structure
- Water and Oil-repellent coating
- AFL Button
- Available in Sony E-mount and L-Mount
Make everyday details more magnificent.
SIGMA Art line introduces a supreme edition to classic macro lenses
Mid-telephoto macro lenses give photographers a boost to creativity and a versatile working distance, which makes the lenses a favorite among professionals as part of their basic gear. Introduced as the first macro lens for mirrorless cameras in the Art line of lenses for mirrorless cameras, the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art packs the highest level of performance expected of a mid-telephoto macro lens into its body, from its superb optical performance to excellent build quality.
Beyond being a high-spec macro lens that excels in a wide range of settings, the SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art is ideal for macro shooting or portraits. It can also give photographers an opportunity to rediscover a new way of looking at or enjoying things such as unexpected beauty or something precious in everyday life through its perspective that is unique to a macro lens. It provides performance that goes far beyond the expectation or imagination of what a "classic mid-telephoto macro lens" can be.
Everything required in a mid-telephoto macro lens has been achieved at highest levels
The latest optical design of the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art ensures exceptional sharpness at all shooting distances from extreme close-up, which is crucial in macro shooting, all the way up to infinity. In addition, its aberration correction places a particular focus on longitudinal chromatic aberration which cannot be handled by the in-camera aberration correction. The superior optical design produces clear images with both delicate rendering and free of color bleeding.
Bokeh was one of the focuses in the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art design, which figures largely in mid-telephoto shooting. The ample volume of peripheral light helps create beautiful bokeh circles, while natural bokeh effect in the background, as well as foreground, gives more flexibility to photographic expressions. Furthermore, when equipped with the TC-1411 (1.4x) or TC-2011 (2.0x), SIGMA's latest models of teleconverters designed exclusively for the use with L-Mount lenses, it allows photographers to shoot macro at even higher macro magnifications while keeping the working distance.
The 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art has achieved everything that is required of a mid-telephoto macro lens at the highest levels.
SIGMA Art line class optical and AF performance
The SIGMA Art line lenses prioritize optical performance above all else in their design. This applies to the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art, which produces outstanding rendering performance from the center of the frame all the way up to the edges. It excellently handles comatic aberration, which often happens at the edges. On the other hand, its abilities to minimize ghosting and flare, which have been validated through rigorous testing from the early stages of its development, ensures that it performs well in backlit conditions.
On top of optimization for the latest functionalities, such as face/eye detection AF, which is something mirrorless camera systems do well, it incorporates a powerful Hyper-Sonic Motor (HSM) in its focus motor system to achieve high-precision, quiet AF operation.
All of these elements are brought to life using advanced production technology at the Aizu Factory, SIGMA's only production site, giving the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art the highest levels of performance worthy of the SIGMA Art line.
A full range of functionalities and an excellent build quality
On its body, the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art features a focus limiter setting which comes in handy during macro shooting and the AFL button* to which users may assign select functions. The aperture ring, which is designed to help users work intuitively, has a setting to turn ON or OFF the clicking sound that isn’t required by some users when shooting macro. It also comes with a switch for a ring lock system. Its enhanced functions allow users to customize their shooting operations in accordance with their shooting styles.
The lens also has a dust- and splash-proof structure which is built to handle all manner of shooting conditions. The rings and switches, meanwhile, have a build quality that is superb in terms of durability, as well as how they work and how they feel.
With levels of user-friendliness, adaptability to the environment, and smoothness of operation that are designed for professional uses, the 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art pushes the boundaries for photographers and gives them wider creative possibilities.
*Limited to compatible cameras. Also, the functions depend on the camera.
Product Lines | Art |
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Construction | 17 Elements in 12 Groups |
Lens Type | Macro |
Sensor Size | Full Frame |
Angle of view | 23.3° |
Number of diaphragm blades | 9 (rounded diaphragm) |
Minimum aperture | F22 |
Minimum focusing distance | 29.5 cm |
Maximum magnification ratio | 1:1 |
Dimensions (diameter x length) | Sony E-mount ⌀ 74 mm x 135.6 mm |
Vekt | Sony E-mount 710 g |
Filter diameter | 62mm |
Edition number | A020 |
Supplied Accessories | Lens Hood LH653-01, Front Cap LCF-62mm III, Rear Cap LCR II, Case LS-260SEL |
Accessories | WR Protector Filter 62mm, Protector Filter 62mm, WR C-PL Filter 62mm, Tele Converter TC-1411 (L-mount only) Tele Converter TC-2011 (L-mount only) USB-dock UD-11 (L-mount only) |
EAN | L-mount 085126260699 |
About Product Name: Product name includes “DG” when the lens is designed to deliver the ultimate in performance on cameras with full-frame sensors, and “DN” when the lens design is optimized for mirrorless cameras with the short flange focal length.
* All figures calculated by L-Mount.
** Note: The L-Mount Trademark is a registered Trademark of Leica Camera AG.
* The appearance, specifications, and the like of the product are subject to change for improvement without notice