Sigma Macro 70mm f/2.8 EX DG

A versatile lens with a fast aperture and popular focal length for D-SLRs

Rob Sheppard

Published April 1, 2007
Updated July 1, 2016

When we all shot film, one of the favorite focal lengths for a macro lens was 105mm. Sigma’s new 70mm ƒ/2.8 macro lens fits that tradition for digital cameras. All photographers using digital SLRs with small-format, APS-C-sized sensors will find that this lens acts like a 105mm lens with a 35mm camera because of the crop
or multiply factor.

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