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Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC
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Tue July 8, 2008
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£227.50
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7.5
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Description:
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This high zoom ratio lens is exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras and capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths from wide-angle to telephoto.
Key Features
* Lens Construction: 15 Elements in 13 Groups
* Angle of View: 69.3 - 7.1°
* Number of Diaphragm Blades: 7 Blades
* Minimum Aperture: F22
* Minimum Focusing Distance: 45cm
* Maximum Magnification: 1:4.4
* Filter Size: Diameter 62mm
* Lens Hood: Petal Hood
* Dimensions: Diameter 70mm X Length 78.1mm
* Weight: 405g
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Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC
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Author
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susanmiller66@tiscalli.co
New here
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Tue March 6, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £250.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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lightweight, all purpose travelling lens. very good images. well built.
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Cons:
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not fast aperture, little soft at long end, 150mm + above
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I Brought this lens as I wanted an all purpose lens, which could stay on the camera most of the time. I recently returned from a trek to everest base camp, where the lens stayed on the camera[ canon 30D] all the trip. very pleased with rusults. I try not to use 150mm or longer as the softness is noticeable. I have compared with canon 50mm1.8 Standard lens, and it is hard to tell any noticeable difference in normal conditions. all very unscientific I know but ok for me.
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Dabhand16
Pixalo Crew
Registered: June 2006
Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK
Posts: 10189
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Review Date: Tue July 8, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £205.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Light and compact - lens hood included
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Cons:
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Slow minimum aperture at the long end
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As my kit has expanded and got heavier, I have been considering updating my compact to enable a holiday/lightweight/minimalist camera for those occasions that I would not want to take my full 'A' kit.
After looking around without really finding what I wanted in a compact, I started looking at bridge cameras and thought that a Fuji S9600 would fit the bill, and the price point I had set - around £200. It was some time later that I had the thought of getting a Sigma 18-200 and using my now spare D70s body. I figured that this combination was for casual use, so I would not have great expectations of image quality, but it would enable me to use the D70s and would maintain compatibility with my Nikon system too. No new camera to learn and no different memory cards. As I wanted to keep the price around £200, I also decided not to go for a stabilised lens.
So, did I make the right choice? I think I did. The lens is light and compact. It is quick to focus, and is only a little more noisy than the more modern USM lenses.
The whole zoom range is covered with only about a quarter turn of the zoom ring and it seems that a square system filter holder can be accommodated without vignetting at the 18mm end of the range, although that is only with a visual squint through the viewfinder, not from looking at pictures.
The biggest issue is going to be the low light performance, and I have taken some shots to see just how it (and I) would cope in these conditions here.
I can't comment in detail on the softness or otherwise of images taken at various focal lengths or apertures, but in a recent test in Digital Photo magazine this lens (or the O/S version) came second to the Nikon 18-200 VR, so not too bad in that area.
It comes complete with a petal lens hood.
I would recommend this lens for those with realistic expectations of what it is capable of.
If a Nikkor 18-200 VR came along at the right price, I'd consider it as it is a little faster and has better image quality, but I will not be actively looking for one.
Sample shots here.
and here.
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