This is a lens that I haven't seen too often in shops or offered on ebay (in Germany anyway) but it's turned out to be an ok lens. It handles nicely and the focusing ring is nicely damped. It has a metal mount and the lens is quite hefty when on the Nex-5N.
Images lack contrast and like all Sigma lenses that I've tried (including their modern lenses) has a slight yellow tint to them. Easily corrected in post of course but it's still an extra step to go through. They sharpen nicely in post and the finished images don't look too bad. It's quite probable that quality variation can be expected when purchasing these lenses so make sure you test it thoroughly.
The image above is typical of my minimalistic phases I get from time to time. The metal barrier was quite close and as you can see the lens did quite well at close focusing distances.
Images lack contrast and like all Sigma lenses that I've tried (including their modern lenses) has a slight yellow tint to them. Easily corrected in post of course but it's still an extra step to go through. They sharpen nicely in post and the finished images don't look too bad. It's quite probable that quality variation can be expected when purchasing these lenses so make sure you test it thoroughly.
The image above is typical of my minimalistic phases I get from time to time. The metal barrier was quite close and as you can see the lens did quite well at close focusing distances.
