18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary for Sony E Black
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18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary for Sony E
SMALL AND LIGHT
Versatile Focal range and ecellent optical Performace
Superb Optical Quality
in camera aberration correction
featuring the very latest technology and combining optical performance with compactness
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Customers find the camera lens sharp and compact. They appreciate its small size and lightweight design, making it a convenient everyday lens for APS-C cameras. The lens offers good image quality with limited distortion and softness in the far distance. Many customers find it to be a great value for the price, praising its build quality, optical performance, and autofocus.
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Original price was: $549.00.$485.05Current price is: $485.05.
Lindsay Siegfried –
Best value lens in my kit
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.
Steven and Nicole –
What a great little lens at a great price.
Bought this as my primary video lens on a Sony A6700. It has totally lived up to the hype about it. Just fantastic – for video and photo. Although the A6700 isn’t my go-to camera for photography, with this lens, it’s a fantastic photography package when you want a “walk-around” solution with excellent optical performance in a very compact and lightweight form factor. Definitely makes me willing to purchase more Sigma lenses for my Sony camera bodies. Great job, Sigma! (I really, really, really wish it started at 16mm, but other than that, it’s perfect.)
Tech_Verified –
Best price to performance ratio w/ a versatile focal length.
Can’t go wrong with Sigmas 18-50mm F2.8 Lens, its fast, sharp w/ great auto focus performance. Light weight build in a small for factor, plastic build but it feels robust and doesn’t feel cheap. Great for all Sony APS-C cameras!
Danisoid –
Great little guy for my a6700
I am really impressed with that lens, its build quality, Its image quality with limited CA and softness in the far corners at f2.8. The only negatives I could find are its limited range but that explains the small size, and the clockwise zoom direction which is Sigma signature – no reasons for rejection though.
amit –
Best Everyday Lens for APS-C Cameras
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.
Tim S –
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
Agustin Ricart –
Versatile and great quality
Love it, light weight, sharp, great qualityKind of wide angle and kind of zoom, it works for many types of photografyNot cheap, but worth it
Daniel –
My favorite travel lens
The image quality from this lens is amazing!
reoz –
As a dedicated Sony E-mount shooter, I recently added the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens to my arsenal, and it has quickly become one of my favorites. Here’s why:Pros:- Stunning image quality with F2.8 aperture.- Compact and lightweight for everyday use.- Fast and silent autofocus for photo and video.- Solid build quality with weather-sealing.Cons:- Limited zoom range.- Manual focus ring could be smoother.Overall, the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 lens is a standout choice for Sony E-mount shooters, offering exceptional performance and versatility in a compact package. Highly recommended for photographers and videographers alike.
Marchelo –
¿Qué más se puede añadir de este lente que no se haya dicho ya? Sorprendentemente pequeño y ligero, es el compañero ideal para un equipo versátil y compacto con una cámara mirrorless, especialmente de la gama 6000 de Sony. Buen bokeh, gran nitidez y con todas las ventajas de un zoom de apertura constante. 9.5/10. Solo podrÃa pedirle dos milÃmetros más en el espectro ancho, hasta 16, para equipararlo el lente kit de las mirrorless de Sony, y que estuviera sellado para protegerlo de toda inclemencia climática, pero claro, esto viene a otro precio.Por otra parte, sÃ, se queda corto para fotografÃa de interiores, astrofotografÃa y paisaje, y necesitarÃa algunos miÃmetros más para ser ideal para retratos, pero, aun asà es el lente ideal para uso general e, incluso, rendir decentemente en estos estilos complejos en cuanto a necesidades de distancia focal.
jean-philippe –
Cet objectif que j’ai associé a mon Sony a6600 me permet d’utiliser seulement un objectif pour mes voyages du fait de sa plage focale. l’ouverture 2.8 est excellente et permets de très belles photos a faible lumière.Son encombrement et son poids sont faibles ce qui fait qu’associé a mon boitier je ne sens aucune gène ni fatigue.Je recommande cet objectif d’une marque Sigma qui n’a plus besoin de prouver son excellence
Mariano MartÃn Matilla –
El objetivo Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 para Sony ha superado todas mis expectativas. La calidad óptica es impresionante, con imágenes nÃtidas, un excelente contraste y un hermoso bokeh que hace que cada toma destaque. La apertura constante de f/2.8 es perfecta para condiciones de poca luz y proporciona un control creativo del desenfoque del fondo.Además, la ligereza del objetivo lo hace ideal para llevarlo a todas partes, sin añadir peso innecesario al equipo. Esto es especialmente valioso para la fotografÃa de viajes o para quienes, como yo, prefieren un set-up más portátil y cómodo sin comprometer la calidad.Por si fuera poco, el precio es increÃblemente competitivo en comparación con otras opciones similares en el mercado. Es difÃcil encontrar una combinación de rendimiento y costo tan atractiva en un objetivo de estas caracterÃsticas.Sin duda, una excelente inversión para cualquier fotógrafo que busque calidad y versatilidad sin necesidad de arruinarse ¡Totalmente recomendado!
Ian –
Used this on holiday with a Sony a6700 for a compact travel camera. Combined with a viltrox 13mm and the Sony 70-350 gives you pretty much all the coverage you could want.Fast hassle free focus. Best thing is it’s so light. Just a shame it wasn’t a bit wider like a 16mm.Great value for money and whilst the build quality isn’t up there with Nikon Z mount. It’s plenty good enough