I am now since about a month ago the proud owner of this macro-Objekives from Sony. It was for my Sony Alpha 500 logically a matching lens, so that there were no compatibility issues. After the first ATTEMPT I was more than happy and overwhelmed by the image quality. And since I'm not a heavy earners, I had compared exactly. Although a macro from the house Tamron would also be comparable to expensive, but I was going to play it safe. I can only say that it will be made with this macro lens really great pictures. From me get this lens all five stars.