Review on Sigma 60Mm F2 8 Silver Micro by Kenta Ikeda ᠌

Name: Sigma 60Mm F2 8 Silver Micro
Item: Sigma 60Mm F2 8 Silver Micro
Rating: 5

December 08, 2022

An ideal product for any type of consumer.

In general, a wonderful glass - especially considering the cost and dimensions. A travel portrait lens - in most cases it will find a place in a bag, and thanks to AF and "workability" from an open position, you can shoot with it almost without being distracted by the technical side of things. I like the focal length - more portrait-suitable than the classic fifty dollars.
The bokeh is hard - this must be taken into account in the presence of a colorful background. And in general, this is not glass that can blur the background to "zero". Here the background must be considered and used, and not just smeared. Sharpness will also have to be considered. In general, this glass is more for portraits of "people of heroic professions" than "Turgenev's young ladies", although everything, of course, depends on the curvature of the hands.
And about the lack of a stub and aperture ratio - everything does not happen at once. For its size, weight and cost, this is a great option.

Pros

1. Razor sharpness. One of the sharpest glasses for the Sony E mount (on crop) and certainly the sharpest for the money. 2. No complaints about the quality of the picture - XA, distortion, vignette - all this is within the limits of practical invisibility on real frames. The glass is absolutely and unconditionally working from the open. 3. Nice price, especially in comparison with glasses from Sony. With the onset of the crisis in 2022 retail, it is cheaper than in foreign online stores. 4. Modest weight and size characteristics. 5. Comes with case and lens hood.

Cons

1. Poor resistance to backlight - the picture loses contrast a lot. The native hood is short and does not always cope with its duties. 2. Thread for filters 46 mm. - not the most popular value. Use 49mm filters. uncomfortable because of the hood. 3. "Clunking" in the off state - it interferes not by itself, but with the understanding that the lens elements are not "parked" and beat each other with strong shaking. I don't know how damaging this is. 4. A completely smooth focus ring (but wide, with a smooth ride and is not blocked by a hood in the "traveling" position). Subjective: 5. Relatively hard bokeh.