Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Contemporary DC Macro OS HSM Lens for Canon

great value for a powerful zoom lens. The images are pretty sharp, and auto-focus is fast. The only complaint is not about the lens itself but about its description. In its compatibility search, it says the lens for Sony SLR mount compatible with Sony a6000 but is is not. I had to buy the lens for Canon mount, and buy a separate Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter to make it fit.

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Its a good lens. Pictures are reasonably sharp. I added some pictures I took at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego

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Build quality is ok. Zoom might be stiff when lenses are new, zoom lock is also nice thing to prevent zoom creep when you walk with camera banging on your chest. AF is fast and quiet, though focus ring is tiny so is not handy if you like mastering focus on your own. AF in low light may result in premature shots though. Beside zoom range, acceptable distortion level is one of reason why those are good all around lenses. With such long zoom range, distortion is well controlled on most of focal length and noticeable only at the beginning 18-20mm. Sharpness of lenses is ok. 7-8mpx is the sharpest they can deliver according to DXO and I feel same. This is more than enough for enthusiast photography and also enough to store photos for memories. Though, doing +2 +3 sharpness in ViewNX or in in-camera setting you can achieve sharpness of more expensive lenses if you shoot jpeg only. OS does not seem to be revolutionary, though not many blurry photos so far. CA does not bother much, though my camera is constantly set to aperture priority with F8. It seems the cheapest option on market vs Nikkor 18-300mm, Tamron 16-300mm. So after studying all reviews of competitor lenses I did not notice features making me buy more expensive Tamron/Nikkor vs over Sigma, so Sigma was win for me. Internal flash should not be used on short focal length as there will be shadow at beneath, also my personal feeling those zoom lenses not good for flash photography at all, due to high tendency to flare/ghosting, so keep it in mind. Lenses cap is horrendous, it is made out of rough plastic and actually scratches filter ring from inside. So if you know good alternative please let me know. Overall, I would recommend them to anyone who bought DSLR camera and few lenses, but end up shooting on cell phone when traveling, as switching lenses is boring, time consuming, camera bag gets bigger and heavier and etc. You can safely sell anything you have and just have this lenses full time on camera.

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This is a great lens for travelling especially if you are tight on space. I have used it for taking pictures of sunsets, the moon, special blood moons, for close-ups. The lens performs pretty well. Mine is a bit stiff yet, when I turn it to change frame up my picture properly. Like all lenses like this, there are times that the edges etc are a bit blurry. The lens has limits, but for me they are livable. I am taking it to France with me in April/May. I am looking forward to taking a lot of great pictures with this lens.

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In an attempt to take more photos, I bought this lens in the hopes I would be able to capture a greater range of shots with the 18-300 zoom. So far, this lens has been just the inspiration I needed. I can take Bokeh portrait shots, wide angle landscape photos, and everything in between with this lens. My intention was to have a single lens to take on an Alaska trip in August, 2019. I wanted to travel light and not need more than one lens and this lens has been perfect for that. The auto-focus is smooth, quick, and quiet, and the image stabilization helps a lot on those longer focal length shots. I highly recommend this lens to any beginner/intermediate photographer looking to step up from the kit lens or have a all-in-one lens for macro to zoom. It is much heavier than my previous 18-55 lens, but in no way am discouraged by the weight. Is compact enough to fit in my small bike messenger bag along with my lunch and rain jacket.

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