Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary (I-Series)

[Jonathan-Mac]

My favourite images so far from this lens.


Peacock II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Sundown by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Little scarecrow by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Autumn in Bilbao III by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Lsake]

I really like the bokeh on the peacock and the autumn shots. I’m not sure if it’s something they aim for in the i series but I think the bokeh is excellent.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

I've found the bokeh to be fine in general though it breaks down a bit, as with almost any other lens, on tree branches and such:


Park cherry blossom II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

But I think it still does a good job all things considered.

 

[inspiredtimothy]

Would love to see some more shots from this lens if you have them!

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Would love to see some more shots from this lens if you have them!

I've only added some favourites here but you can see all the shots in the Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathandmacdonald/albums/72177720300212294

Longer focal lengths like this aren't something I use a lot, so there aren't a lot of shots, but even for occasional use a short telephoto is a must-have. I'll add that I've used this for my daughters' school end-of-term presentations and some gymnastics performances by my niece, which aren't published online, but it's been a superb performer for them. In those situations a faster aperture would have been nice because there's typically fairly low light and subject movement so I might add the Lumix 85/1.8 at some point in the future.

 

[Jayneboo]

I really appreciate the size and performance of the Sig 90 as I'm most comfortable with longer focal lengths.

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 90mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/640 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 100

 

[johnm]

Those are really Jayne.

 

[johnm]

Really nice Jayne.

 

[Jayneboo]

Really nice Jayne.

Thank you John.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

On the sea by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Sleeping seal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Bassist by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Trees in the christmas fog by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Artisan at work by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Sunset in the wetlands 2024 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Underwater by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[dirk]

The Sigma 90/2.8 DG DN is again a jewel within Sigma's i-series. It has a beautifil rendering for prortraits but is at the same time very, very sharp. Not clinical sharp as the Sigma 65mm. Very good for skin tones. And it is very small and light. Already at F2.8 an excellent perfomer, but for close up portraits you need at least F4, to get the nose and the eyes in the DOF

With a 100% crop yuo can see that it will easily server also a 60MP sensor. Together with the Sigma 50/2.0 and 35/2.0 a "must have" for fans of FFL.