2012-04-15T21:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Good lens
Good lens for travle. Depending on type of wild life good for that too. Very sharp, good auto focuse.
DEBRA D.
2011-12-19T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Ideal for every day use
I use this on my Pentax K10, lens is ideal for everyday use, especially indoors where sometimes you need a wide angle lens, and then go outside where you might need a long zoom lens. It is not weather resistant like the Pentax DA lenses are.
ROBERT G.
2011-09-05T21:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
good travle lens
This is a good lens to travel with because of it's zoom range. Super quite focus. It's also good as an event lens, like birthday party's, weddings etc.
Seems a little heavy for the size.
DEBRA D.
2011-01-23T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Good lens but HEAVY
I bought this lens used at Adorama.[...]. The lens is ok, but really HEAVY and just so/so image quality, especially at the edges. I would recommend it though.
wordpress.phototrends
2010-01-12T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
All around Use
Excellent for all around use. The wide angle allows pictures of groups or indoor photos. The motor is quiet and adjusts from wide to telephoto quickly but smoothly. This lense plus my 70mm to 300mm lens covers 95% of my needs. Unless I get into specific photographic needs like macros or potraite requirements.
Blue J.
2009-07-07T21:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Works well fot me
I am into Texas architecture history and design enthusiast. i also shoot landscapes and wildlife as I travel Texas doing architecture. I am a college grad and senior citizen.
The kit lens on my Sony a300 lacked range, this lens goes out to 180mm and shows 27mm wide angle capture. NICE. The images are excellent in ARW(RAW) and JPEG for smaller files. Slow focus in long zooms only thing keeping this lens from perfect.
JIM B.
2009-04-15T21:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
GREAT LENS
Just a GREAT sharp Lens I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! One thing is that this add is a bit missleading and you can look at sigmaphoto.com to verify is that OS is NOT available with the sony mount not a big deal becasue Sony has it built in to their cameras so please DO NOT BE MISSLED by the add here, if you buy a sony mount it will NOT have OS
Conners
2008-08-07T21:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
size doesn't ALWAYS matter!!!
I got this lens for my Nikon D80 with the initial plans of using it as an "everyday lens". I have had great fun with it and continue to use it regularly, but just not everyday. I have found it, for my use, to make the camera to big, bulky, and heavy for the type of shooting I like to do, which is on the run with the camera over my shoulder. It does take some practice to use in low light or inside with no flash, but once you learn it with your camera you will love this lens on a tripod doing long exposures at different focal lengths(see photo below).
All in all, I dig this lens, but as it turns out not for the reason I thought. Sigma just makes a nice lens and despite it being a little noisy compared to a much more expensive lens and the issue of weight, there really are no weaknesses to this lens. I love the grips and feel of it too.
JP
