Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM For Pentax K
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18 years ago
Can anyone compare Canon EF 28-135 IS USM to Sigma 18-200 DC OS pls. Equivalent IS and sharpness
18 years ago
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Review
This is one of the cheapest lens in this category, and it's available in Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sigma and Sony mounts. It doesn't offer image stabilisation, and so is best suited to cameras with on-board IS.
Pros:
- Price
- great chromatic aberration control
Cons:
- Inconsistent performance
- low resolution at 200mm
17 years ago
One of the limitations with a kit lens is that you don't have a great focal length range, especially at the telephoto end of the scale. This Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 is not only small and light but also has an impressive optical stabiliser built-in (Canon and Nikon fits).
17 years ago
For starters, anybody who expects stellar optical performance from a 11,1 zoom, better stop reading right now. It is not going to happen, not with this one, nor with the Nikkor. I got this lens in a hurry, because I needed an all-purpose lens to cover a spur-of-the-moment client event.
Pros:
- ? Solid build quality & finish
- surprisingly good focus speed and accuracy
- ? Overall pretty decent optical performance
- except at the very long end (in my sample)
- ? Pretty unobtrusive internal focus
- no rotating front-end.
Cons:
- ? Chromatic aberration and purple fringing on highlight edges throughout the focal range, especially wide open
- This can, however, be easily corrected in post or even in-camera (select Nikon models), ? Pronounced barrel distortions at the wide end, some pin cushion in the medium to long focal...
15 years ago
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS review
An all-in-one superzoom lens with optical stabilisation for APS-C digital SLRs which prides a range equivalent to 27-300mm on a 35mm camera.
Pros:
- High zoom range
- Decent sharpness at shorter focal lengths
- Highly effective optical stabiliser
- Price
Cons:
- Falloff in sharpness at 200mm
- CA towards edges can be noticeable along high contrast edges
- Slow AF at telephoto end
14 years ago
An all in one solution to travel photography
A great lens which has taken so many good photos for me, I would certainly recommend this lens
Pros:
- cheaper than official Canon
- sturdy
- reliable
- great zoom range
- fairly good focusing
- great picture
Cons:
- lens creep
- a bit heavy
- could possibly be built with better f stop
13 years ago
Ask questions
I can't write a review about this lens because it didn't fit my camera. it needed an adapter. Make sure you ask questions before buying I didn't ask had to find out the hard way. there are adapters that will fit the lens.
10 years ago
Wonderful sharp lens for the price
I spent a lot of time comparing this lens with others as a potential replacement for the Nikon 18-55 kit lens and the Tamron 18-200mm I had been using as a Hiking Lens. I gave the Tamron away and decided on the Sigma following detailed study of DPreview.com great lens sharpness and performance...
18 years ago
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Review
This is one of the cheapest lens in this category and is available in Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sigma and Sony mounts...
Pros:
- Price
- great chromatic aberration control
Cons:
- Inconsistent performance
- low resolution at 200mm
18 years ago
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS
Sigma's versatile 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DC OS lens has been designed as an all-purpose lens for digital SLR cameras with 'APS-C size' image sensors. Offering an 11x zoom ratio and a minimum focusing distance of 45cm at all focal lengths, this lens will appeal to photographers who want a single,...
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