Name: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS (Optical Stabilizer) HSM Lens for Sigma DSLR Cameras - USA Warranty
Brand: Sigma
SKU: SG1770NSG
Price: 499.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.6 (135 reviews)

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS (Optical Stabilizer) HSM Lens for Sigma DSLR Cameras - USA Warranty

Sigma 17-70mm

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Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC OS HSM Macro Lens f/Sigma DSLRs #884110

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SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM  The most important features for a standard zoom lens for digital single lens reflex camera is to achieve high image quality, to meet the needs in various occasions and to be handy and compact.  The SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM will clear away all the general concerns, such as a short minimum focusing distance, not a long enough focal length for telephoto shooting and a small aperture value. Mainly used for general-purpose photography, this everyday lens covers a range equivalent to 25.5-105mm on a 35mm camera. It's surprisingly compact in size for a large-aperture lens that opens up to F2.8. Great for treasured snapshots of travel or family occasions, it also handles shots that are a little bit more creative. Designed to be the kind of lens you carry around with you all the time, it delivers simplicity and is so user-friendly it's sure to satisfy even the most demanding of users.  Contemporary line can handle all sorts of photo opportunities  Sigma is organizing all its interchangeable lenses into three product lines; Contemporary, Art and Sports. Featuring the very latest technology, and combining optical performance with compactness, the Contemporary line covers a wide range of needs. Incorporating the very latest technology in these lenses, Sigma has solved the difficult problem of keeping size and weight low without compromising optical performance. The SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM is the first product from the Contemporary line. Featuring a wide zoom range, the lens has a focal range equivalent to 25.5-105mm on a 35mm lens.   Excellent for macro photography   This lens' minimum focusing distance is 22cm and the maximum magnification ratio is 1:2.8. At 70mm, the working distance becomes 5.52cm. When it comes to telephoto, it can shoot pictures with a similar sensation to a macro lens. Also, without the need to change the lens, it enables photographers to take a close up pictures of subjects such as jewelry and flowers. In order to secure a clear field of view, the design of this lens is very thorough, even down to the precise position of the engraved letters on the lens.  30% Smaller Than Conventional Models  For a which is used lens used in everyday situations, the small size makes a big difference. By incorporating a smaller OS unit and optimizing the structure and power distribution of optical elements, the lens barrel has now become more compact. In order to ensure high accuracy of th e product, the new compound material TSC (Thermally Stable Composite), which has high affinity to metal parts, is introduced for the lens barrel. It results in better durability of the parts and smaller zoom rings and scale rings. The dimension of this lens is 30% smaller than our conventional models.   Superior Image Quality Throughout The Entire Zoom Range  This lens incorporates 2 FLD ("F" Low Dispersion) glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite, 1 SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element and 3 aspherical glass lenses including double sided aspherical lens. By optimizing the power alignment of the lens, both chromatic aberration of magnification and axial chromatic aberration have been corrected. From infinity to macro, it achieves superior image quality through entire zoom range. This lens offers extraordinary expressive power and is capable of surpassing the requirement of the rigorous checking process of our new MTF measuring system  Large maximum aperture of F2.8  The aperture value is F2.8 at the wide end (17mm), and is F4 at the telephoto end (70mm). The bright viewfinder aids focusing and composition of images. The fast apertures also offer useful functions such as fast shutter speeds to prevent an object from being blurred and ensuring a smooth bokeh in the background.  Optical Stabilizer  Sigma's own unique OS (Optical Stabilizer) function is incorporated. It offers effective correction of approximately 4 stops, which makes it possible to compensate for camera shake even in macro range photography where a small blur can be easily identified.  Flare and ghosting conscious design  In order to achieve high rendering on this flagship lens, flare and ghosting were thoroughly measured from an early stage to establish an optical design which is resistant to strong incident light such as backlight. The Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting and provides sharp and high contrast images even in backlit conditions.  Incorporating Rounded Diaphragm  The 7 blade-rounded diaphragm creates an attractive blur to the out-of-focus areas of the image  Hyper Sonic Motor  The HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures high speed and quiet AF as well as full-time manual focus override by rotation of the focus ring. With the enhanced AF algorithm, smoother AF is achieved.  Brass made bayonet mount  This lens incorporates a brass made bayonet mount which has both high accuracy and durability. A special treatment to reinforce its strength is applied to the surface giving it greater strength and making it highly resistant to long-term use.  Ease of use  The new product lines incorporate rubber for the attachment part of the provided lens hood. For better usability, the design of the lens cap and AF / MF changeover switch has been improved.  Newly developed "USB DOCK" exclusively for new product lines   Based on these new lines, we have developed special software (SIGMA OptimizationPro) that can update the lens firmware and adjust parameters such as focus.  Evaluation with Sigma's own MTF measuring system "A1"  We used to measure lens performance with MTF measuring system using conventional sensors. However, we've now developed our own proprietary MTF (modulation transfer function) measuring system (A1) using 46-megapixel Foveon direct image sensors. Even previously undetectable high-frequency details are now within the scope of our quality control inspections. The SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM will all be checked using this "A1" before they are shipped.  "Made in Japan"  All Sigma's manufacturing - right down to molds and parts - is carried out under an integrated production system, entirely in Japan. We are now one of the very few manufacturers whose products are solely "made in Japan". We like to think our products are somehow imbued with the essence of our homeland, blessed as it is with clean air and water, and focused, hard-working people. We pride ourselves on the authentic quality of Sigma products, born of a marriage between highly attuned expertise and intelligent, advanced technology. Our sophisticated products have satisfied professionals and lovers of photography all over the world, because our manufacturing is based on genuine craftsmanship, underpinned by the passion and pride of our experts.

Great lens, everything it was said to be.

Great lens

I seriously love this lens!! Great for weddings when you need to go from wide angle to portraits quickly! Very impressed and would definitely recommend.

Perfect for weddings and portraits

Legit

Have had this for several months now.  Sharp fast focus with os.  Can't beat it for the price.  Very happy with the guality of the build and of the resulting images. Using it on a Nikon D90 and will keep using it when I finally get a new Nikon Digital SLR.

Happy Sigma Lens User.

Sigma 17-70 for Nikon

I'm very impressed with the picture quality of this lens.   I did the focus adjustments with the Sigma lens dock when it arrived.  Only minor adjustments needed.

Great Everyday Lens

I primarily purchased this lens for video use, and according to the manufactures description it was supposed to be super quiet, but you can clearly hear the auto focus and lens stabilization in the audio recording unless you are using a microphone placed far away from the camera, so using a microphone mounted to the hot shoe is not an option, unless you like to hear mechanical noises in your film. For photos it is great, but I already had a lot of good lenses for photos that made noise in my video. When Sigma said the lens was quiet I expected it to be super quiet like the Canon STM lens I own, but sadly it is not. As to whether or not I would recommend this lens depends on whether it is to be used for photo or video applications. I would recommend for photos, but would recommend against it for video.

Good for photo, not so much for video.

Lens performance

Excellent high performing general purpose zoom. Stellar for portraits, close in nature, landscapes, close in sports--especially poorly lit indoors, Great Close Focusing for that near Macro shot you want of details on objects, plaques and descriptive signs for documentation--better than notes. Stabilization is excellent.

The only downside is weighs a pound, which is due to the f2.8-f4 max aperture. The performance proves to be worth it, but it does seem to get heavier as the day goes along.

Great upgrade over all Canon EF and EF-S offering at up to twice the price.

After trying out several different lenses, I settled on the Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM because of it being a good middle ground. There are others that are sharper, but more expensive. There are also others that are less expensive, but you sacrifice image quality, aperture, image stabilization, etc. I always managed to get images that had good sharpness, contrast, and it works fairly decent in low light situations too (not astonishing, but more than good enough).

A good general purpose option.

I really like this lens and I recommend it to anyone as a kit upgrade. It checks all the boxes of high quality glass: great sharpness, great contrast and colors and very little distortion. The focus seems to be spot on, right out of the box, I haven't had to connect it to the dock to adjust anything so far. It is quite heavy for the size but feels well built. I have read elsewhere about potential lens creep in either this or the older models of this lens but I haven't experienced it in my lens. I can see, however, that due to the weight of the lens, it takes just a minimum force to extend the lens barrel when pointing down. But it hasn't been a problem so can't hold it against the lens. It's a must buy for a standard range zoom with high aperture.

Best standard zoom money can buy for APS-C

It works OK, but it's not like a prime. The new Sigma lens do a better job in terms speed and resolution.

Sigma Zoom

This is the lens that's on my camera 90% of the time.  It's tack sharp and light enough to be comfortable out in the field.  Not a bad range either for a walking around lens.

Great walking around lens

Love the sigma lenses.  After loosing  several lenses I had to an accident and not finding anything I wanted to replace them with for a fast trip out of town I ordered this one that I had heard good things about-  It worked out every well. Macro a big plus

Very sharp lens

I've never had a macro lens before, rather I shot macro pics with a reversed lens. I'm on my way to a butterfly exhibit and looking forward to it with great expectation.

Macro is at a New Level

Pleased

The lens works great; the optical stabilizer seems to work exceptionally well.  My only issue--not the fault of the lens but due to my lack of photography knowledge--is the inability to photograph very small objects.  Unless your subject is very small (less than about 2 inches in its longest dimension), I would recommend this lens.  This lens was recommended by an Adorama consultant via on-line chat.  Looks like I should have gone with a 100mm macro.  Oh well, live and learn.

great lens; not exactly what I needed

Fantastically sharp lens with great macro capability. A welcome replacement for my 18- 55 Nikon kit lens

sigma 17-200

This is the second lens I received. The first one had issues with focusing on my Pentax KX. It tended to be blurry on anything 24mm and below and would back focus occasionally. I sent it back for another one and this isn't as bad but still back focuses quite a bit. I called Sigma to see what I could do and they told me that it isn't quite as compatible with Pentax. They said to send it to them along with my camera and they would calibrate it. I still haven't decided if I want to do this or just send the lens back to Adorama. When it does focus correctly, it's very sharp but I'd say over half of the ones I did take were soft.

Very disappointed :-(

Purchased for my T6i with great results beyond my expectations! Build quality is excellent, connection ring is made of metal. Produces tack sharp pictures with great bokeh. Have some weight to it, heavier than the camera body not a problem for me. Zoom and focus ring feel smooth autofocus is quiet. This is my go to lens for all my purposes. Macro works great to be just inches from touching the glass. I highly recommend this lens if you're looking for great focal length, big aperture range, macro all on a budget. I also recommend using the USB dock to calibrate if necessary.

Love it!

I found this lens to be a very good if not perfect replacement for my Canon 18-55mm kit lens.  Sharp and much better f-stop range than the 18-55mm.  Really like the f/2.8-f4 of the Sigma 17-70mm versus the f/3.5-f/5.6 of the Canon 18-55mm and the Sigma provides more focal length range. Macro works very well.

Very good lens for the price

Very good quality lens for my Canon Rebel T6s, for the price.  I deliberated for a while and viewed several YouTube videos comparing the Sigma to the Canon 18-55 mm stock lens, which is much cheaper.  I believe in getting the very best lens you can afford.  No matter how great the features of your camera, if your lens is not as good, your photographs will also suffer.  The Sigma lens is heavier than the Canon stock lens, but, even mounted on my T6s, the total weight is still quite light compared to my older Nikon D300, which weighs about 2 lbs with lens.

Better than stock Canon lens

This is a very nice lens. It's great in low light situations due to the f2.8 aperture. Images are sharp. Very nice!

Excellent lens

Feels lighter than the comparable Cannon lens. Smoother zoom. Wider aperture.

Better than the comparable Cannon lens!

This thing is tack sharp.  I have set up to calibrate the lens with my camera and it was spot on.  At longer focal lengths it can't be beat.

Loving the quality and clarity of this lens.

An upgrade from a basic kit lens; this lens will easily justify the upgrade price.  I use the lens for portraits, short zoom shits and night sky shots.

An upgrade from a basic kit lens

Nice lens, built well. Great images but a a bit soft in 18-24mm range. 

Good lens but…!

The lens used old technology for zoom.  It is either in AF or M mode.  Does not allow DMF function with the Sony a6300 Focus motor is noisy.  Not all focus modes available with MC11

Sigma lens is clunky

I was looking for a good travel lens that would cut down on what I carry. This lens is so much sharper than the kit lens. I haven't used it too much yet. I did get a USB dock for free with the lens, so it was interesting to see if the lens need any adjustments. The lens was  "tuned" just right, so I don't even need the dock anymore. 
This lens is very sharp in the middle apertures. I look forward to using it more.

Quality sharp lens

have used this lens on several different canons. it is fast focusing sharp as a tac and quiet.my favorite in this category

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS (Optical Stabilizer) HSM Lens for Sigma DSLR Cameras - USA Warranty

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