amfoto1 wrote:
Sony A600? Do you maybe mean a6000?
Sigma EX 60mm f/1.4? I don't see any of those, either. I do see a Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN for Sony e-mount. There's quite a difference between f/1.4 and f/2.8.
Sigma EX 50mm f/1.4 comes in Sony a-mount. Those are made for the Sony DSLR models... not for mirrorless cameras like the a6000, if that's what you've got.
Sigma does offer a 56mm f/1.4 DN lens in e-mount.... it's more expensive, though.
On an a6000, if that's what you've got, any of these lenses are short telephotos. The f/1.4 lenses will be able to produce shallower depth of field effects. That can be useful, for example, in portraits... to "separate" the sharply focused subject from a blurred background. Depending upon distance, you can produce some background blur effect with an f/2.8 lens, but can achieve a lot stronger blur with a two-stop-faster f/1.4 lens.
Or, maybe you do mean Sony A600... the a-mount DSLR from 2012, 18MP, APS-C format.
If an A600 is what you've got, then the EX 50mm f/1.4 in a-mount can serve as a short telephoto (nice portrait) lens. There also is a Sigma EX 50mm f/2.8... a macro lens.
I don't find any Sigma EX 60mm lenses. If an A600 is what you've got, the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN and 56mm f/1.4 DN lenses won't work, AFAIK. The Sigma "DN" series for Sony are e-mount lenses.
It is possible to adapt an a-mount lens for use on an e-mount camera.
It is NOT possible to adapt an e-mount lens to use it on an a-mount camera.
Sony A600? Do you maybe mean a6000? br br Sigma ... (
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Apologies, I made a complete hash of my query. I have a Sony A6000 and am thinking about getting the Sigma 60mm f2.8 or the Sony 50mm f1.8. Any thoughts much appreciated. I like to shoot nature, already have a macro lens.