Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3D DC Aspherical (IF) Lens for Sony Alpha & Minolta Digital SLR

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

very good product, i change my 18-55mm for this one and i really like it.
a good lenses for every days .

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I got this lens for my Sony Nex-5 for use via the La_ea1 adapter. I love the focal range that sigma has packed in a small frame. However the auto focus does not work with my adapter. This is because the AF works only with alpha cameras that have the screw motor on the cameras mount. The lens does experience a bit of breathing when adjusting the focus. Distortion at its wide angle length is to be expected at this price range. I can see a tiny bit of chromatic aberration in high contrast situations but again, for this price range its to be expected. All in all although I have to use it as a manual focus lens I am happy with the product and use it often.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

this lens is great for an all around use lens. it has a lock to prevent lens creep and the build is excellent and light weight. it is a little bit slow but thats to be expected from a lens with this type of price tag. you will need a tripod for low light shots if you want clear shots.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

As an amateur photographer,I bought this lens to upgrade from the 18-50mm that came in my camera kit. The focus is sharp, and pics are clear. The one drawback I have found is that it is a bit noisy when autofocusing. In my opinion, it's a great lens for a beginner's buck.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I have had the lens for about 2 weeks, mostly I use it for my children and I am very happy with the photos. I took it on vacation and I love that I don't have to worry about changing lenses. I have a 18-50mm lens and a 70-200mm lens and it is bulky and heave to bring on a day's excursion. If you a looking for a good all around lens, look very closely at this one.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I love this lens. It is so versatile and works well with portraits, landscapes, or anything else. It has dramatically cut down the time I spend swapping lenses. It was money well spent. My pics come out crisp!

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

Replaced two lenses with this one. Less lens changing more picture taking.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

The Sigma 18-200 lens is the best at its level(18-200's). I bought it because it got the best reviews compared to the Sony, Tamron, and other generic lenses. Most pros are skeptical about the "all in one" lenses, which is understandable. The common belief is that the more general an item's uses are, the less quality that will be gotten for each purpose (why pros use fixed focal lengths much of the time). However, for casual photographers and photo enthusiasts like myself, this kind of lens is a must have. It is also something every pro should have. I will never need to buy another one. It is rugged and durable, which is great for moving around a lot like I do. It is medium weight and speed, but I personally like heavier lenses. I have used this lens several times since purchasing it, and just got back from touring New York City to test it out. Being able to take wide-view shots of the city skyline from the top of the Empire State Building, and yet seconds later being able to zoom in on a taxi and street sign 4 blocks and 86 stories away was an awesome experience. This lens has taken over as my main lens, and I will be taking it to Italy in a few days. My area of focus in photography is lanscapes and architecture, although I have recently started to get into motion shots and event photography. This lens is great for all of those. If you are looking for something convenient, yet still high quality and with consistent output, get this lens. And get this one over the manufacturer's version, and especially the Tamron one. It was on sale for[$] when I bought it, and it has already proven to be well worth it.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

Sigma 18-200mm is all in one lens,I bought this lens for my sony dslr a-330 ,I'm so very happy the result of all my picture's, rather than 18-70 lens...

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

This lens is well constructed (metal mount) and covers a very useful range. For the price, it's a solid upgrade to the kit lens. I bought it so that I could carry fewer lenses on a trip to Vancouver and Seattle and I ended up using it pretty much exclusively. It worked well in a variety of conditions but mostly sun and fairly bright overcast. I wouldn't buy it expecting to take low light photos with no flash or to get crazy bokeh - it's not made for that (although you still do get fairly decent bokeh out of it).

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

Nice lens, very versatile!

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I bought this lens in advance of a vacation in Hawaii. I wanted an all-in-one lens rather than carrying 2 separate lens during this vacation. My other 2 lenses were the original Sony 18-70mm and a Sigma 70-200mm.

The first lens arrived and had a small blemish in the center of the front optics, so I returned it for a replacement. The second lens arrived in good condition.

My point of comparison was my wife's Panasonic FX35 super-zoom camera. She could take wide angle or close-up photographs without changing her lens. I wanted something similar with my DSLR. I shot about 1500 frames in various situations ranging from bright sunlight to moonlight to sunrise to sunset and even pitch darkness, and this lens proved itself very well.

I'm not a professional photographer, but I know enough to use many of the manual adjustments such as shutter priority, aperture priority, white balance, etc, but the majority of my photographs were with the fully automatic mode.

This lens did it all for me on this vacation. From wide landscape photographs from a helicopter to closeups of flowing lava and breaching whales.

In one over-exposed, night-time photograph of molten lava (with tripod), the lens' internal reflections produced an artistic round circle the size of the frame and centered. This was dumb luck and looked eerily beautiful. I shortened the exposure, and the circle disappeared.

Other reviews have mentioned a few negatives on which I'll comment now.
Slow to focus - agreed, it's a little slower than my original Sony 18-70mm, but generally not perceptible.
Zoom creep - agreed, but this happened only when the camera was hanging from my neck, and the zoom was left extended more than 50%. I fully retracted the zoom and did not have to use the lock to hold it in place even when hiking over rugged terrain like lava fields.

Its only deficient feature is its slow f-rating. It becomes even more noticeable with a polarizing filter. This of course affects the camera's ability to auto-focus in very low light conditions. Again, this is not a significant deficiency, just something I noticed. Removing the polarizer helped significantly. Of course, a faster f-rating would probably increase the lens' weight.

This lens is heavier than and about the same size as my 18-70mm but lighter and shorter than my 70-200mm. It was not too tiring to have this hanging from my neck all day. The benefits of this lens far out-weigh its nominal extra weight.

Overall, I'm very pleased, and this is now my standard everyday lens on this camera.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

This lens is mounted on my A560 90% of the time and I'm very pleased with it. Fast accurate focus and it does come with a nice pedal style lens hood. I wish it was a little faster but for the cost I'm not complaining. Made is Japan quality [...]

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

Bought for my sony 300. Very wide view. Smooth operation. Focus is slow. I would rather make sure picture is in focus before it takes the picture so it wont bother me that much. Over all I like the lens

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

a good lens for on the go work when you need a zoom,and wide angle

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

this is a very good all-rounder. i chose this because of 1) its range and 2) the price. you really get bang for your buck here and especially for someone (me) who's just starting out with a new DSLR i think this is a very good lens to go with. i'm sure i'd grow out of it one day, but this is certainly a handy and cost-effective lens to use when you get to know your camera

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I find the creative flexibility provided by the 18 - 200mm range of this lens a real improvement over my previous 28-200 lens. I do a lot of outdoor photography and love having just one lens to carry. The zoom mechanism is smooth to operate and the lens if lighter than my previous lens. The images are sharp and produced good quality prints.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

This lens is great for the Sony alpha camera. It gives you the versatility of getting up close to your subject, with the additional 200 zoom for gaining access to far away subjects. This allows for a wide variety of shots without the need to carry extra lenses.

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

I bought this product for taking pictures on vacation, and I get great shots! It's so much better than using the lens from my old film camera. Finally, something for the camera that belongs there, and what great shots!

Comments about Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Digital SLR:

This lens is truly worth the money. The price tag was a huge reason why I picked the lens; but I was pleasantly surprised with the power that the lens has given me with my photography.
The lens has a large aperture that will allow you to take beautiful landscapes and can shrink down to pick up on the slightest detail. The macro feature adds great depth to the photo. If you set up your camera correctly the lens can do almost anything. However, be careful, the farther out the lens travels into telephoto the shakier the image becomes.