Sigma AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
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16 years ago
A one-lens solution like this 18-250mm Sigma optic is a very popular option with photographers, because you only need to attach the one lens to your camera and you can enjoy a whole range of shooting options.
16 years ago
Great Versatile Lens
I bought this lens to travel with so I don't have to carry multiple lenses and am very happy with it. I used the Tamron 19-270 equivalent for a few days and found it to be poor quality, didn't want to spring for the Nikon 18-200, and didn't like the midrange distortion that reviews show in the Sigma...
Pros:
- Versatile
Cons:
- Need Separate Flash
15 years ago
Great multi-purpose lens
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Pros:
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Strong Construction
Cons:
- Full zoom light loss
13 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Review
Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This 13.8x superzoom lens is compatible with Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Sigma DSLRs that have an APS-C sized sensor or smaller.
Pros:
- Very good performance for a superzoom
- Effective optical Stabilisation
- Compact size
- Light weight
- Good build quality
Cons:
- f/6.3 max aperture at 250mm is relatively slow
- No full time manual focus override (which isn't really much of an issue
13 years ago
Good all around lens
General uses inside and outside. Scenery and people, portraits, etc. Only reason I gave it 4 and not 5 stars is the need to switch off Auto focus, in order to manual focus, unlike Canon USM lenses. Also it stops down to 5.6 sooner than Canon's 18-135.
Pros:
- Comes with Hood
- Compact When Retracted
- Great zoom range
- Light Weight
- Quiet
Cons:
- Manual Focus Is Switched
- Slower Ap Than Desired
11 years ago
A Great All Round Lens.
I brought this lens to use as an all in one on holiday because I did not want to be laden with all different lenses, the only other one I took was a wide angle for special land scape and night images or though the 18-250 would have worked too but just needed to take that one other special lens.
Pros:
- Lightweight
- Quick Focus
- Sharp Focus
- Strong Construction
9 years ago
Good All Rounder
Since this is an all rounder lens, don't expect the sharpness of a prime lens. It works good, but care has to be taken to click without chromatic aberration. Not as sharp as Nikkor but that is not gonna be a real issue.
8 years ago
ground owl
I use this lens on my Sony A 77 II,It has been a pleasant surprise how light and easy to use
16 years ago
The Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM, perhaps unsurprisingly, seems very much to be a case of 'take the 18-200mm OS , make it longer', and exhibits much the same characteristics as the older design.
Pros:
- Huge 13.9x focal length range
- ideal general purpose and travel lens
- Good image quality in the wide to short telephoto range
- Fast
- quiet autofocus
- Low distortion (for a superzoom
- Good build quality
- smooth zooming action and no zoom creep
Cons:
- Very inconsistent sharpness through the zoom range - extremely soft at 135mm
- Soft corners at almost all focal lengths
- Image stabilization not as effective as on similar lenses
- especially at telephoto end
13 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM review
The Sigma 18-250mm F3.6-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM is one of the best of the current bunch of SLR superzooms, with decent optics, fast autofocus and effective image stabilization. It's a reliable performer, and its close-up capability is handy too.
Pros:
- Photographers looking for a compact, lightweight, all-in-one general purpose and travel lens.
Cons:
- Anyone unwilling to sacrifice image quality for convenience
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