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Sigma 18mm - 50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Autofocus Aspherical Zoom Lens for Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

3.5 stars

(based on 6 reviews)

83% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Lightweight(5)

Describe Yourself:

Semi-pro(3)

Sharp Lens

By Mom

from Fortville, IN on 4/17/2008

Pros:

Consistent Output, Easily Interchangeable, Lightweight, Sharp Focus

Cons:

Focus ring feels loose

Best Uses:

Back-Up, General Use, Portraits

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought this lens as a back up wide angle and with the good reviews I was reading for such a "cheap" lens I didn't think I could go wrong. So far I must agree with all the others it has proven to be a sharp lens. Most of my pics have been taken outdoors so the f/stop doesn't bother me but I think for indoors shooting it could be an issue...but easily dealt with. The lens feels very light on my camera and does not interfere with handling while not in use. My only complaint thus far with this lens is the manual focus ring feels very loose...I don't feel it is a fault with the construction of this particular lens, just an overall design "flaw".

Images shared by: Mom

test pic when I first got the new lens

Tags: Using Product

IR and UV Photographers....

By Eric

from Wakefield, MA on 3/17/2008

Pros:

Lightweight

Best Uses:

IR and UV Photography

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This simple and inexpensive lens has for the price pretty good performance, better than the Canon kit lens. For general use I would recommend stepping up to the 17-70mm or 18-50mm 2.8ex dc that have much better performance.
There is one alternative use for this lens: Infrared and Ultraviolet Photography. For IR (using a Hoya R72 filter) you will not get hotspots and most Canon SLRs are sensitive enough to IR. This lens only has 8 elements and simple lens coating, so it actually can be used for near UV photography as well (with a B+W 403 filter). I must warn that Canon SLRs are very insensitive to UV and records on the blue channel only, so expect 30-45 second exposures on sunny days and you'll get significant IR contamination through the red and green channels. Nikon and Pentax SLRs are much more suitable for UV photography though with exposure times around 5 seconds on sunny days.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

GOOD FOR THE MONEY

By CHUCK

from CLEARWATER FOLRIDA on 9/26/2007

Pros:

Consistent Output, Durable, Easily Interchangeable, Easy To Clean, Sharp Focus, Strong Construction

Cons:

Slow Focus

Best Uses:

Beats Canon's 18 -55, General Use

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

USED IT ON A REBEL XTI NICE LENS HOWEVER WHEN I
PUT IN IN THE AL SERVO MODE IT WOULD NOT RESPOND.

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SAND CRANE

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SAN CRANE

Tags: Made with Product

good for beginner

By mikep from goshen, indiana on 7/10/2007

Pros:

Lightweight

Cons:

Blurry Focus

Best Uses:

Back-Up

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

good for beginner

Not all that...

By Newbie

from Houston, TX on 2/13/2007

Pros:

Easily Accessible Controls, Lightweight

Cons:

Didn't seem well made, Front Focusing problems

Describe Yourself:

Getting started

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

For the price, it would be a great lens, if it wasn't for the front focusing issues. In fact, this was my first introduction to front focusing - and this lens had it in spades.

Construction seemed fair - but I'm no expert on that, yet. And for the price...

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Very pleased with product,perfect for me

By Bev

from Lansdale,Pa on 2/6/2007

Pros:

Clear Glass, Easily Accessible Controls, Easily Mounted, Great contrast, Lightweight, Strong Construction

Cons:

None So Far

Best Uses:

Fun, Nature, Travel

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Had no problems with this lens
Works well with my Canon Rebel

Customer Reviews about the Sigma 18mm - 50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Autofocus Aspherical Zoom Lens for Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras at Adorama