Sigma AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
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14 years ago
Lens Test: Sigma 18–250mm f/3.5–6.3 DC OS HSM AF
At 13.8X, this digital-only 29-400mm equivalent (on DSLRs with 1.6X lens factors) offers the broadest zoom range of any Sigma lens. Joining Sigma's first digital-only superzoom of 2004, the 18-200mm, this $530 (street) lens adds optical stabilization (OS), four elements of super-low-dispersion glass...
15 years ago
Great Product
I bought this as a general purpose lens for my D90. I had been using a Nikon Nikkor 28-80mm lens. This is a huge upgrade for me in picture clarity and zoom. OS works great and there isn't much zoom creep as is complained in some review on the web. I am very happy.
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
16 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM IF Lens Review
Like all super zoom lenses, the Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Lens features a to-die-for focal length range . Sigma packages this 13.9x (250mm divided by 18mm) focal length range in a very well built , modestly-sized , reasonably-priced APS-C-only lens with quiet, fast AF and optical...
16 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM review by Nikoboyd
Very convenient lens. Get this one with my 500D is a nice combo. No need to change between the 17-55 IS and 70-200 L as before. I can leave the two lenses at home and travel light with only one lens. IQ is OK.
Pros:
- Very useful zoom range
- fast and near silent focus
- reasonably sharp from 18-80 mm
Cons:
- Very convenient lens
- Get this one with my 500D is a nice combo
- No need to change between the 17-55 IS and 70-200 L as before.
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
16 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM review
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
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
16 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC SLD OS HSM Review
The WDC Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC SLD OS HSM lens review discovers whether this is be the best all-round, third-party DSLR superzoom lens on the market.
Pros:
- Effective optical stabilisation
Cons:
- Focusing ring rotates in AF
16 years ago
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC SLD OS HSM Review
Sigma's lens was tested here using a Canon EOS 40D, on which it focused reasonably quickly (but not remarkably so) and very reliably. Sadly, but not unusually for a lens of this type, the focusing ring rotates and there is no option to apply adjustments when the lens is set to AF mode.
Pros:
- Effective optical stabilisation
Cons:
- Focusing ring rotates in AF
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