![]() With the ring being a nice size it was easy to grab and shoot. Manually focusing was easy with this lens. In low light situations it would occasionally focus hunt, but not too often. Autofocus would get what I needed it to do. If I had to get a shot in a restaurant, I could quickly get camera out, compose the shot, and shoot. When photo walking I would always get a decent image even if I was not looking through the viewfinder. If I was capturing a moving subject or just had to get a image quickly, I never had an issue. The autofocus is very quick and accurate. ![]() If you put this lens on an FX camera and forget to put it into DX mode you will get horrible vignetting. The mount is metal and plastic which makes it very sturdy. I did not have to reach for these buttons a lot. I only turned off the optical stabilization when I put the D90 and the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 on a tripod. You don’t have to look at them to adjust them. The autofocus/manual button and the optical stabilization buttons are a decent size and well placed. The focus ring, while not as big, is a decent size. The numbers on the zoom ring are easy to read as well as the focus distance scale.The zoom ring, which you will use the most, is a great size. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 is well labeled. While it is made of plastic on the outside, the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 feels very solid. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 is slightly larger than a standard kit lens and was not too heavy. So the lens does not change size when shooting. The coating on the outside of the lens has a nice feel to it as it is textured with a durable light and coarse coating. ![]() It was like someone at Sigma said ‘let’s take care of those with a tight budget’. Tech SpecsĭC – DC for Digital* The appearance, specifications, and the like of the product are subject to change for improvement without notice.* Vignetting will occur if the lens is used with digital cameras with image sensors larger than APS-C size or 35mm SLR cameras.* For Pentax mount, if the camera body does not support HSM, auto focus will not be available.*3 Nikon Mount in motor lens: compatible with D40, D40x, D60, D3000, D5000įor its price, this lens is amazingly well built. The lens was never a problem to carry around. While I mostly used this lens handheld, I did, occasionally, put it on the UltraPod II desktop tripod or a Oben AC-1400 tripod for landscape work. I used this lens with my Nikon D90, my Nikon D700, and for the review of the Nikon D3200, instead of using the standard kit lens.
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