Sigma Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro IF Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS

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I use this lens for nature and event (indoor & out) photography. I like the sharp images and wide angle to telephoto range. The biggest drawback is the lens barrel creep when I have the camera on a tripod and forget to use the lens lock. The zoom mechanism is also a little stiff. Otherwise I am really happy with the lens.

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

The Sigma 28-300mm lens is incredible. I was told about the lens by a friend who shoot professionally doing aerial photography. With my business I specialize in landscape, wedding and portrait photography... this lens does it all. It's light weight, comfortable and with fast autofocus action. Along with my wide angle, this lens will be in my kit for years.

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Although not a Canon lens it is fully compatible with my machine. Could have image stabilizer

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

Great lens. Using this lens eliminates continously having to change lens.

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This is a best Lens, I've recived the product perfect

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

This is a great lens unless you expect it to be what it is not. Going in you know that 28mm isn't great for wide angle shots on a 1.6 crop camera. You know that f6.3 is too slow for indoors. And you know that a lens costing several hundred dollars won't be as picture perfect as an L-lens costing thousands.

This is a very good and inexpensive all-around lens for those days when you don't want to carry around a heavy bag of equipment. On the long end, keep in mind that 300mm x 1.6 means you should be shooting at a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster (I prefer 1/1000 which on a sunny day means an f8 setting with an ISO of 400).

I've been using this lens a lot to photograph bugs and flowers. Being able to focus from 18 inches at 300mm is amazing and the auto focus is quick and sharp when my aim is true. Naturally the depth of field is very shallow at that setting--which doesn't mean that the lens is soft.

All in all, this lens won't replace everything else in your bag, but it can be a very nice addition if you want a single all-around lens for casual outings.

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I've always been impressed with the texture coating of Sigma's lenses. For the actual specs of the lens, it's great lens for the price. But compared to better lenses that are faster (2.8), I ended up never using this lens and I eventually sold it within 2 months cause I was always wishing this had a faster/wider aperture.

I purchased this lens simply to have a light weight, wide range lens, to be able to use when I didn't want to carry around a heavier 70-200 f/2.8 lens or multiple lenses to get the same range. Unfortunately, the difference between 2,8 and 3.5 is huge if your in doors. And if you zoomed in, the fastest you can go is f/6.3, which is simply unusable if you are in a low light room. If you only needed to use this outdoors, in day light, then I'm sure its a great versatile lens. As soon as you get in doors (especially since it's not image stabilized), you're going to wish you had a faster lens. After 2 months of owning the lens, I ended up selling it simply because I knew I would never use it. I would rather carry a faster, heavier lens and get properly exposed photos that aren't blurry.

I give this 3 stars, because its a good lens, if you don't need a fast/wide aperture. I would not recommend this lens for portraits since it does not have a wide aperture. It doesn't get a higher rating because you will always wish it was faster and you'll be disappointed. When you buy this lens, you should know what you're buying. If you feel f/3.5 at 28mm and f/6.3 at 300mm is good enough for you, then you will love the lens. Its very light weight, very wide range, very in-expensive. Very smooth zoom, easy to focus. Easy to store in your bag cause of its small size. Stabilization would of been nice though. The lens does produce good quality images. I would stay away from all the wide or all the way zoomed in as its not as sharp as the rest of the range.

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

I use this lens with a canon 50D and it works well. I like the lightness and compactness. one problem is that the manual focus ring is so close to the zoom ring I sometimes get my fat fingers on both at once.

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

I love this lens because it's cheap and I can get really great pictures with it. It has a wonderful range from wide angle to zoom. It's plenty fast enough auto focusing, and my shots have generally been very sharp. On the downside, full zoomed photos aren't as sharp, and it seems to want to creep out quite easily by itself if I simply aim my camera toward the ground. For [$] I'm quite pleased with what I'm able to get out of this lens.

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This is actually my second lens like this. I really liked the range of this lens and the quality of it. I had it for about 5 years and then it got condensation inside the lens due to my fault after taking picture of a snowmobile race on a very cold day and I put the lens in my camera case without letting it adjust to warmer temperatures. I had it sent out for cleaning but didn't come back the same lens.

I decided that I need to buy a new lens and my husband and I couldn't find a lens with this range for the price that we thought we would like more. Since I liked the lens so much before, I decided to get the same one. I'm happy that I got the same lens.

It's a good multi-purpose lens.

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I've had this lens for @ 3 years. It is a nice everyday lens. It only comes off my camera's body when I need to use the "pro" lenses. Sharpness is good for the average user but not for pro or commercial users. Sure wish it had image stabilization.
I would recommend it to other people but the lens has been discontinued by Sigma. For the better as its replacement has image stabilization (OS).

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The problem is that the lens hasn't a smooth motion when opening and closing.

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I bought this lens as my second lens. The first was the kit lens that came with the camera.
I'm using a Rebel XTi. I use this lens for shooting landscape (sometimes I use it for macro, but not often). I have also used it for a few weddings.
It works well, however, you DO need a tripod for anything past 150mm. Don't expect to be able to hand-hold a non-IS lens, zoomed out to 300mm and have it turn out sharp. I don't care how stable you think you are.
The lock worked well for the first year, but after that, it stopped keeping the lens from creeping. The lens will creep significantly if you don't lock it.
The autofocus does hunt a little bit, but mostly when the focus was set to servo.

This is a good lens for those who want to leave one lens on their camera and have a good range of zoom. I've had many good shots with this.

Oh, and it comes with a flower hood, which is more than I can say for Canon lenses.

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I originally bought this lens from B&H along with my Canon 400D Rebel XTi as an alternative to the kit lens. [...]lens has a buttery smooth zoom, which you grow to appreciate when using for action photography where the subject's range is changing in relatively quick progression.Honestly though, after using this lens for 1.5 years, that's about all the good I can say about this lens. The locking mechanism to prevent lens creep stopped working after a short time. Use in low light conditions is painful as the autofocus hunts and pokes around, and even when it does find its mark the image is very soft, but that's to be expected (read below). For a long while I thought my skills as a photographer were the reason I often took overly soft images, but then I tested the lens extensively (as I had the first copy, which was broken but passed). The lens is near focusing by about 2cm over a 2m distance. If I had caught it earlier, perhaps I could have asked for a warranty service.Bottom line(s): If I were to do it again, I would spend extra money to get a higher quality lens with a decreased focal length, as the images with my Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 HSM are MUCH MUCH better. My original assumption that this lens was an improvement over the kit lens has so far only been shown through its zoom range, not the quality of the images....If you only need (or want) one lens as a do-it-all lens for party, landscape, and action - and results similar to a point-n-shoot are acceptable, then this could be just the lens for you.

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I bought this lens after reading reviews from other users. I am totally satisfied with it. I intend to make it the only lens I take on holiday with me. I find the photos are sharp, not professional quality but more than good enough for me and the people who usually see my photos.

Comments about Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG IF Macro Autofocus Lens:

We bought this lens to use as an every day lens that had the ability to shoot both close up and far away. We use it for general picture taking. It takes a pretty good picture for the money and it is fairly light weight for a zoom lens. Focus is a little slower than I thought it would be, but it isn't bad. The zoom is a little tight going from the 28mm setting to the 300 mm setting so that would slow you down a bit if you were going from one end to the other. Overall this is a pretty good lens for general picture taking.

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using this lens w/ our starter DSLR Cannon
for a wide range of capabilites w/ the wide angle
and telephoto length the lens is capable of

ease of setup, ease of use and great quality

nothing bad to report yet!

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This lens was part of the original package when I ordered my camera. I love it so much I bought this one for my mother for Christmas, so she can take it on her cruise through the Panama Canal. I have taken some amazing pictures traveling with this lens. You can spend a lot more for a lens with a "brand name" on it but there's no reason to unless the name is what you are looking for. This lens let's me capture everything I want.

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you don't need another lens on safari. light enough to carry when walking.I used it all the time outdoors.poor for indoor candid shots because of the slow focus. I was forced to change to the 18-55mm IS-USM canon lens.

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I use it with the Canon Mark 2 that does not take many lenses that are not Canon. Use it for portraits, scenic, video, macro etc. I also have the equivalent Sigma lens for the Canon XT with Image Stabilizer but on the Mark 2 it produces a black border with a fish eye effect. This one uses the full frame. No Image stabilizer though. With the Mark 2 you don't really need image stabilizer
It's good to record video on video mode, I recommend using a tripod or monopod.