Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Slight vignette

5/5

bargain lens; amazing images; quiet in AF mode

works best in natural light; extra equipment needed; MF is 'noisy.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh

Heavy

I bought this lens as a replacement to a Nikon 17-55 F 2.8 damaged irreparably; so consider myself very critical. Features Its a moderately fast 17-70 F2.8 – F4 Variable aperture DX or APS Zoom with Image Stabilisation (OS) and good close focusing ability.

Versatile and useful Zoom Range 17-70; Image stabilization; Fast at wide angle; Smooth bokeh; Close focus

Annoying Manual Focus switch; A touch soft at wide apertures; No weather sealing

This is very sharp with great colors and contrast lens. Super bokeh. Little bit noisy and not fast but image quality simply superb starting from F2.8.

Flipkart, as usual, delivered it before the delivery date. So I am a happy customer. I am now using the lens for many days now. It feels sturdy. It is sharp throughout the focal length and aperture wide open. It doesn't lose contrast even on heavily backlit scene.

This excellent lens has been used for portrait work and landscapes. I love the quick focus and feel of quality that it just oozes and I cannot find any fault in it. I would buy again and would certainly recommend it.

Durable; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

I have been using this lens quite a bit now and find it ti be flawless. Very well made and sturdy but a bit heavy but I don't mind. I would recommend this lens to any amateur photograph.

It has been used mostly for videos. The HSM motor for video is excellent. There is no noise when lens autofocuses. I have several Sigma HSM lenses and all work as well or better than advertised. I've used them on commercial video shoots and they have been excellent.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Heavy

As meantioned in the description Wonderful all round lens with excellent low light imaging.