This is my second maro lens. First was Canon 60/2.8 macro, I used it with Canon 60D for 3 years.
What can I say about this lens? It's sharp like 60/2.8 (I don't see big difference in picture resolution, but at f/2.8, 100/2.8 IS is sharper; 100/2.8 IS on 60D is worse than 60/2.8, so this is not good lens for aps-c in my opinion), it has IS and it's weather sealed. Video quality is much more better. On 60D videos are more blurred and there's a low level of moire.
Lens is very good, but I don't like noisy IS. I have a Tamron 24-70/2.8 VC and it's more silent in my videos. AF works fine, but it's very slow in the low light conditions.
There's a lot of reviews of this lens and my english is not good enough, so check my photos and videos ;)
Canon 60D (previously Canon 1100D - note will be placed under the photos);
Sigma 610 DG-ST with diffuser-softbox (but I prefer natural light);
Optionally - extension tubes (65mm) for higher magnification than 1:1 and Kenko 1.4x extender;
No stacking.
NOTE - some shots I took with reversed Exakta 24mm f/2.8 lens (there will be info about this under the photos). It's cheap method for high magnification macro (with only one or two extension tubes).
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Macro scale from 1:3 to about 4:1 (first photo is in 1:1 and it's dragonfly called Migrant Hawker. It is one from my first photos which I took with Canon 60mm lens and mounted flash without any diffuser):
Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 800 (taken with 1100D)
Wasp:
Aperture - f/11.0; shutter speed - 1/25; iso 100 (taken with 1100D & with the extension tubes)
Big spider in the basement:
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 5s; iso 100 (taken with 1100D & with the extension tubes)
Damselfly:
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 400 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)
Migrant Hawker (male):
Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100 (taken with 1100D)
Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 320
Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 400
Female:
Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 160
Aperture - f/4.5; shutter speed - 1/400; iso 100
Hover-Fly:
Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 200
Vagrant Darter:
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 250
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 500
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 500
Black-veined White:
Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 100
Grasshopper:
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 400
Crab Spider:
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250
Four-Spotted Chaser:
Aperture - f/5.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 200
Banded Demoiselle:
Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes)
Great Tiger Moth:
Aperture - f/9.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 250
The Common Blue:
Aperture - f/11.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 400
The Sooty Copper:
Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500
Damselfly:
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 400 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)
Chrysops:
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)
Eye of Green-Eyed Hawker:
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)
Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)
Azure Damselfly:
Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/500; iso 320
Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250
Aperture - f/14.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 200 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)
Caterpillar:
Aperture - f/10.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500
Green Forester:
Aperture - f/4.5; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 200
Spider:
Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 100
Spider and his victim:
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes)
Cabbage Butterfly:
Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250
Damselflies (different spieces):
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 800
Aperture - f/5.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 100
Aperture - f/2.8; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 200
Aperture - f/2.8; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 250
Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 200
Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/80; iso 400
Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 2000
