I'm a photographer that shoot most of my stuff while hiking and travelling. Size, Performance and versatility are my three biggest factors. Usually, I have to compromise pretty heavily between them. Last year I hiked in Zion for a week with the Sony 16F2.8, Which was amazing for keeping the weight down on long high-mileage days, and virtually disappeared on the camera. This was in exchange for meh results and a lot of lens flare and aberration. This year I decided to suck up the size, and took a Sigma 16F1.4. The weight was reasonable, and the pictures were amazing, but the lens itself was a chonk and it was frequently in the way. Both of these lenses also lacked versatility, resulting in a lot of shots where I shot wide and sucked it up for a heavy crop in post.
Enter the Sigma 18-50f2.8. Pictures are sharp as a tack, check. Common 55mm Filter size, check. Small package, check. Reasonable weight, functional zoom range, decently wide aperture etc. It frankly does it all, and does it without being fat, heavy, obtrusive or expensive. Is it my favorite lens? No. It's frankly, just a little boring. It doesn't have a niche. It is however ASTOUNDINGLY capable. It's great to watch a player who shoots from half court, has handles like a Globetrotter or will dunk over 3 defenders, but this lens is the guy on the team who is a solid 9/10 in every fundamental and plays everything textbook. It's not a "fun" lens, but it will absolutely get the job done capably in every situation, in a smaller package and half the price of it's competitors.
The minor gripes: The focus/zoom rings are annoying. They're flush with the barrel and I frequently have trouble finding the right one by instinct. They're smooth, but not intuitive to find. The lens hood when stowed also gets in the way of the rings. There is also no image stabilization. As a photographer, this doesn't bother me a bit. If you're a videographer, this will probably be a big problem if you don't have in-body image stabilization or a gimbal.
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Great walk around lens
Bought this as a good zoom walk around lens for street photography and portrait photography. Love the size of this thing and the f/2.8 aperture. Seems to give me pretty clean results even wide open. There is no image stabilization, so I have to watch my shutter speed on my non-IBIS camera bodies. I have used this on both my A6400 and A7Cii with great results. The main reason I went those two camera bodies is the size of them and how easy it is to pack them for travel and this lens compliments them well. I have the 24-70mm, 18-50mm and 30mm as well as these two bodies and it takes up less space than my old DSLR setup with two lenses. For photographers, this is a great, light weight, affordable lens to have in your kit. The pic shows the size compared to an A7Cii with Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Great all around, everyday midrange zoom. Can go wide enough for most occasions, can zoom in for good close ups. As fast as a zoom lenses get, and can achieve rather good depth of field.
Only downside is that when the hood is in the 'stored' position, it makes operating the manual zoom cumbersome. Only strike against it in my opinion. Build is good, with the body made of a durable plastic.
Some kind of stabilization would be great, but if you need that, I guess the Tamron 17-70mm is available, though about 40% more costly and heavier, larger.
A must-have for users of any Sony cropped-sensor cameras.
Only downside is that when the hood is in the 'stored' position, it makes operating the manual zoom cumbersome. Only strike against it in my opinion. Build is good, with the body made of a durable plastic.
Some kind of stabilization would be great, but if you need that, I guess the Tamron 17-70mm is available, though about 40% more costly and heavier, larger.
A must-have for users of any Sony cropped-sensor cameras.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
Style: Lens OnlyVerified Purchase
Bought this as a good zoom walk around lens for street photography and portrait photography. Love the size of this thing and the f/2.8 aperture. Seems to give me pretty clean results even wide open. There is no image stabilization, so I have to watch my shutter speed on my non-IBIS camera bodies. I have used this on both my A6400 and A7Cii with great results. The main reason I went those two camera bodies is the size of them and how easy it is to pack them for travel and this lens compliments them well. I have the 24-70mm, 18-50mm and 30mm as well as these two bodies and it takes up less space than my old DSLR setup with two lenses. For photographers, this is a great, light weight, affordable lens to have in your kit. The pic shows the size compared to an A7Cii with Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8
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Gordon Szeto
A great zoom for APSC camera!
Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2024Style: Lens OnlyVerified Purchase
Marchelo
Extraordinario lente
Reviewed in Mexico on November 16, 2023Style: Lens OnlyVerified Purchase
Marchelo
Reviewed in Mexico on November 16, 2023
Por otra parte, sí, se queda corto para fotografía de interiores, astrofotografía y paisaje, y necesitaría algunos miímetros más para ser ideal para retratos, pero, aun así es el lente ideal para uso general e, incluso, rendir decentemente en estos estilos complejos en cuanto a necesidades de distancia focal.
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CharlieJ
Very good, all in one lens
Reviewed in Belgium on April 25, 2024Style: Lens OnlyVerified Purchase
Ramon
Calidad imagen y luminosidad
Reviewed in Spain on March 16, 2024Style: Lens OnlyVerified Purchase
