Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens with built in motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

List Price: $159.00 Price: $159.00

Product Details 59.1 (150cm) / 37.4 (95cm) Macro Mode Minimum Focusing Distance 14 Elements in 10 Groups Lens Construction F22 Minimum Aperture 34.3 to 8.2 degrees angle of view

Product Description

The built-in motor allows autofocus with all Nikon digital ameras. These lenses consolidate a macro feature with aximum magnification 1:2 at the 300mm concentrated length. It is suitable for various types of shooting conditions. This telephoto lens has a 1:2 most magnification at the 300mm focal length. It is ideal for portraits, romp and other types of photography. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass provides terrific correction of chromatic aberration. The super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. Leading image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range.

Lens Edifice

• 14 Elements in 10 Groups
• Angle of View: 34.3 - 8.2 degrees
• Few of Diaphragm Blades: 9 Blades
• Minimum Aperture: F22
• Nominal Focusing Distance: 95-150cm / 37.4-59.1 in.
• Maximum Magnification: 1:4.1 (1:2 Macro look)
• Filter Size: Diameter 58mm (Rear)
• Filter Size: Run through-type Hood
• Diameter: 76.6mm
• Length: 119.5mm
• Value: 540g/19 oz.

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  Customer Reviews

  OK,It's Not a Nikon, But the Lorgnon is Good!
  If you're in the same pecuniary position as I am, you probably gulp when checking out the prices of OEM lenses. Sigma offers a really kindly alternative. This particular lens is as unwieldy as it's competitors, but gives good quality photos. The macro memorable part (read the instructions before using!) is a pretty neat bonus, too. Check out the Sigma line if your billfold is not bulging with greenbacks.

  2010-03-03 (New Hampshire, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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  For beginners like me, it's does the job.
  Okay, i'm on a budget and i'm a novice. This does the job for me. The quality of this glass is really good and it does exceptionally well with macro shots.
  
  It also produces huge Bokeh.
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  But if you're taking macro shots of objects that are a few inches away, this isn't for you.
  (Try getting sigma/canon 50mm and get an adjunct tube or buy a more expensive Macro lens if you have the moolah.)
  
  This lens is really affordable and a must for semi novice like me.
  ;)

  2010-02-28 | life's a pleasure! | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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  Sigma Lens
  Have had to have it repaired, not tried why, wish we would have checked Consumer reports on this item, we may have made a different choice of a lens.

  2010-02-06 (Northern Maine) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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  Well value the money.
  I bought this lens as a birthday largesse for my wife. We use it with our Canon Digital Rebel XT and it works perfectly. The lens has a very good picture standing and is very easy to attach/remove from the camera. Of course, it comes with lens covers for both nail clippings of the lens and they are very good quality covers; actually, IMO, better than the lens covers that our Canon lens came with. They brace on well and provide great protection for traveling.
  
  The lens has a switch on it to go from normal photography to macro shots. Entire, I was impressed with the quality and ease of use with macro photos with this lens. It is easy to take good rank macro shots with this lens (and trust me, I'm a beginner!).
  
  Overall, I am very well pleased with this lens and entertain the idea you will be too!

  2009-12-30 | Allen Pierson (Buckhannon, WV) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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  JUNK!!!
  Spare yourself the trouble. I purchased this lens to use for some basic shots around the house during the Holidays. First, every photo is very subdued in the corners. You need to crop the edges away or darken the outer portions of the photo to be usable. More troubling, the AF motor stopped working after aprox 75 shots. Simply stopped working and has only a faint clicking noise. Junk!! Going back after 2 generation and 75 shots...
  
  Bought the Nikon 55-200mm AF-S VR today for $50 more and it's sharper, has punter contrast and colors, and since it's a Nikkor lens, it should make it past 75 photos.
  
  You get what you pay for, get the Nikon...

  2009-12-08 | Finner321 (USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 1

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Sigma AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS (Optical Stabilizer) Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

List Price: $399.00 Price: $399.00

Product Details 2 SLD glass elements and 2 hybrid aspherical lenses correct for all types of aberrations Lens coating reduces and flare and ghost; zoom lock switch eliminates "zoom creep" Minimum focusing distance of 45cm at all focal lengths; maximum magnification of 1:4.4 Measures 70mm in diameter and 78.1mm long; weighs 14.3 ounces; 1-year warranty

Product Description

The Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Lens incorporates an Visual Stabilizer function and is exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras. It is perfectly seemly for low-light conditions; whether indoors, at dusk, or in the telephoto range. This system uses two sensors arranged the lens to detect vertical and horizontal movement of the camera, and impressively compensates for camera shake by moving an optical image-stabilizing lens league. It also automatically detects panning movement of the camera and compensates for camera rattle when shooting moving subjects such as motor sports. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) binoculars and aspherical glass provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. This lens has a slightest focusing distance of 45cm (17.7") throughout the entire zoom range and has a top magnification of 1:3.9. Since the inner focusing system means the front of the lens does not go round, optional circular polarizing filters and the supplied petal-prototype hood can easily be used. A magnification scale is displayed on the lens vat, ensuring ease of use. A zoom-lock switch mechanism is provided to curb the lens from creeping due to its own weight. 69.3 - 7.1 degrees (Sigma SD format) apex of view 7 Diaphragm Blades F22 Minimum Aperture 45cm / 17.7 Reduced Focusing Distance 1 - 3.9 Maximum Magnification Petal Lens Hood Fully in accord with All Nikon Digital SLR cameras including the D40 and D40x Dimensions - Diameter 79mm x Length 100mm Load - 21.5 ounces (610 grams)

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The Sigma 18-200mm exorbitant-zoom-ratio lens is designed exclusively for Nikon digital SLR cameras and is competent of covering a wide range of focal lengths, from wide-standpoint to telephoto. Two Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements and two hybrid aspherical lenses faultless for all types of aberrations, letting Sigma house the extended-range wonderful-zoom lens in a compact and lightweight body that measures 70mm in diameter and 78.1mm large and weighs a mere 14.3 ounces. The new lens coating, meanwhile, reduces flare and specter--a common problem shared by many digital cameras--while also creating an optimum go red balance. Other details include a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7) at all convergent lengths, a high zoom ratio of 11:1, and a maximum glorification of 1:4.4.

The lens design incorporates an inner focusing system that prevents the front of the lens from rotating, making it strikingly suitable for using circular polarizing filters and petal-shaped lens hoods. In extension, the overall length of the lens never changes during focusing, making the lens at the ready to handle and easy to use. Finally, the lens's zoom lock alteration eliminates "zoom creep" during transport--a convenient addition when traveling. The lens, which includes a metal mount, is backed by a one-year guarantee.

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Customer Reviews

Customer beware
I was so desirous to get a multi range lens(sort of a everyday carry around)that would keep me from constantly changing lens between shots, but I rapidly found out that this lens was not for me. The shots were very soft focused and often presented some vignetting and dark spots. Also the lens seemed to have a granite-like time finding it's focus. I just was not happy and did not want to be stuck with this lens. I absolutely did not think it was a good investment, so after three weeks, I decided to contact the seller for a refund. The seller was not at all satisfied about refunding my money. He sent me a "not so pleasant" email which I thought was totally unnecessary. I had to get Amazon confused to get my money back and of course I paid the cost of the return shipping. I will make sure I buttress away from this particular seller and lens in the future.

2010-02-11 | E. C. Burns (Washington, DC) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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Sigma 18-200 OS, One of Several Very Adequate, All Purpose, Walkabout Lenses
Dream is in the eye of the beholder and so, I think, is one's opinion of a camera lens. I've learned over the years that lens reviews are benevolent, but they are just opinions. Yes, for sure, you generally get better optics with more expensive lenses, but it's undoubtedly not a guarantee. And for reasons one can only wonder about, oftentimes two copies of the same lens will produce very different results. For criterion, my friend Sara, who is as nuts about buying (we're like compulsive buyers) and using Canon lenses as I am about buying and using Nikon ones, has a Canon EF-S 18-55 kit lens that produces images so accouterments sharp through its whole range that would make you cry.

And so it goes with super zooms, these wonderful lenses that go from cute wide to very long. If you look at the reviews of any of them, some people claim horrible results, while others cross out their heads, because they're just loving them to death.

My first superzoom was a Sigma 18-200 which I got about five years ago and I was blown to another place with what I could do with just one lens. Plus my shots were pretty darn sharp. The lens was more precious then, than it is now. It's still a good lens, it weighs a couple ounces less than a pound and if I only could have been satisfied, I'd have saved a tie up together of money. Ah well. Anyway, I had an opportunity to try out the Tamron 18-200 as well back then, but I decided on the Sigma. It was a coin toss. At the time I touch both lenses would be good general, all purpose, walkabout lenses. They wouldn't be as sharp or firm as primes and wouldn't be as light as shorter zooms, but heck, one lens which went all the way from 18 to 200mm (okay 27 to 350mm in the licit world), such a deal.

Both lenses were five star lenses as far as I was concerned, both still are, because they are what they are, a very good compromise. If you're in the family way a lens that will reach out across a dark night and grab a shot of lovers making out by the careen, then you don't want these lenses, but if you're looking for a good general walkabout lens, both will suit you and they won't disavow your bank.

But they don't have image stabilization and when Sigma came out with it, I had to have it. So I shelved the Sigma zoom I had, (thankfully I didn't sales-clerk it) and bought the Sigma 18-200 OS and Sigma's Optical Stabilizer worked great. I got sharper handheld shots in demean light, but they came at a price, almost half a pound. It doesn't sound like much, eight ounces (7.6 to be exacting), but try carrying it around on your shoulder all day long. I really noticed the difference, especially when I was shooting.

I in all probability wouldn't have gone to that auction site with my fairly new lens, if it hadn't been for Tamron. They came out with their Tamron 18-250 and I had to have it. A bigger reach, the heck with form stabilization. Not only could I go all the way from 27 to 375mm in the real world, but I got back a bit over six ounces, the lens was lighter. So now I had two wonderful zooms, which was good, because I go out people shooting with my sister a lot.

So one would think I'd be satisfied, but when the Nikon 18-200 came out, well Nikon optics in a superzoom. I had to have it, so the Tamron went up for deal (because I just loved the Sigma, even though it didn't reach as far). The Nikon lens focused faster, but not that much faster then the other two, had cast stabilization and was faster at the long end and it took great shots, but it weighed more than the other lenses, potential in at a whopping 20 ounces and it was creepy, creepy, creepy and with no zoom lock. The other lenses had almost no zoom sneak and they had a zoom lock, which I never used. Very annoying the zoom creep was, still, great shots from a colossal lens.

Satisfied, well for awhile, then came 2008 and the Tamron 18-270 with their VC version of twin stabilization and up for auction went my expensive Nikkor lens. Yeah, I still hung on the my first wonderful zoom, the Sigma. For sure the Nikkor was a five star lens, but a girl can't justify more than two super zooms at any one conditions.

The Tamron lens actually weighed a fraction less than the Nikkor it replaced. It was a bit slower on the want end, was a bit stiff in the zooming, but easy to get used to and almost no, sometimes no, zoom creep and it has a lock. It's just really one heck of a lens. Sometimes it's a bit slow to autofocus in lowlight, but still I think it finds its focus faster than I would, but not as wantonly as the Nikkor.

I should add here that Nikon has upgraded their 18-200 adding a zoom lock. I've played with one and not only have they bonus that zoom lock, but it doesn't seem to creep nearly as much, but that could just be the copy I used. I should also disclose that Sigma has come out with their Sigma 18-250 OS which I was lucky enough to use for a month. That is just one super fine lens. It focuses soundly and I think it finds its focus better in low light than the Tamron 18-270. Also this new Sigma has a super inactive motor, though I've never really been bothered by the sound of a focusing lens.

By reading other reviews of these lenses, I've knowledgeable that they are all subject to zoom creep, so I suppose in the main, I've been lucky. All of these lenses are very good, at least all of the copies I've inured to. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of them. However, if you go with Nikon, you're going to be paying an awful lot more. You get a slightly faster lens on the hanker end and you get Nikon quality, but Sigma and Tamron give quality as well and Tamron warranties their lenses for six years, so they're incredibly confident that they're building a great product (and now they're part of Sony).

So through my whole super zoom experience, which one do I calm down up using the most? You guessed it, that Sigma I bought five years ago. Like the proverbial Timax, "It takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'." If the day is smart and I'm going people shooting it's the one I put on my camera, because it's light and it's images are true.

2010-01-07 (Black Diamond Bay) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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I shelter't taken it of the camera yet!
I was looking for an all around lens that was versital enough that I could use it in a lot of peculiar picture situations. I was always having to change lenses constantly between a telephoto lens and a wider edge lens for family events. Ever sence buying this Sima 18mm-200mm lens I surely haven't taken it off my Canon T1i. I haven't noticed the dark corners like some have said. I still have a lot to learn as far as useing it the best bib way with the camera but it's been a blast so far. I love it and haven't had any problems what so ever. I really like the wide projection with it retracted and it has a pretty good zoom to get you close up. I would sudgest you always get a UV filter to cover the lens because it is so worth it. Good luck and have fun with this lens.

2010-01-02 | Idaho Al (Council , ID USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Singular Customer Service !!
I purchased this lens acquainted with about 7 months ago. I have been loving the photos that i was getting both macro and portrait but this review is about outstanding and prodigious customer service. I'm going to have to sacrifice a little pride now and admit to something pretty inexact. I was constructing a flash modifier and of course it involved a little gorilla glue among other things. I worked on the modifier most of a saturday and left it to dry while i went out on Saturday evening. When i came accessible i was pretty anxious to see how the modifier was shaping up so i whipped out my flash, mounted it on a bracket on the camera and slipped the modifier on over the effulgent. After a few minutes i noticed a drop of glue on the floor and then realized that there was also some glue on the barrel of my Sigma 18-200mm lens. I fetched some goof off and cleaned like touched in the head and thought for sure i had everything removed. I drew the lens barrel back down and put it all away and went to bed. Well you doubtlessly know the outcome of this little tale by now. Yes, the next day the barrel was glued solidly closed. I worked and worked to unencumbered it up and only managed to break the zoom gear on top of having glued the barrel down. This stupid thimbleful mistake has been haunting me for weeks now.

Well i sent the lens off to Sigma for an estimate in mid early October. I called in mid-November and was told that the lens had been recieved and was in the in line for examiniation. Well, low and behold (its Christmas time so that seems like a particularly appropriate phrase) this morning a Fed Ex ends pulls up and delivers a small box. I flip the box over and quickly note that its from Sigma. Well all i can think of at this point is that it wasn't repairable so they have sent it back. Then what to my wondering eyes do I find? The lens has been 100% fully repaired and the roofed ticket is marked "replaced main barrel unit courtesy n/c" Its even marked checked all - in passable working order.

I just couldn't let this act of customer support go unnoted. Sigma, you rock...

2009-12-29 (Kansas City) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Habituated to it for two years, very versitile and good quality
I've Euphemistic pre-owned this lens on a Rebel XT and later a 50D. The broad range of focal lengths mean you need only convey one lens. It is fantastic when traveling.


Here's why it doesn't get a 5:

I agree with the other reviews, the AF is noisy and a bit slow
I wish it had a wider crevice

For the price and broad zoom range, these are trade offs that make sense to get along with.

2009-12-28 (Nashville, TN USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Sigma SD15 14MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0 inch LCD

List Price: $1,400.00 Price: $859.00 You Save: $541.00 (39%)

Product Description

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Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

List Price: $479.00 Price: $479.00

Product Details 3 special low dispersion (SLD) glass elements to compensate for color aberration Hyper-Sonic Motor (HSM) produces silent, high-speed autofocus; full-time manual focus Multilayer lens coating reduces flare and ghost; 9.4-inch close focusing distance 10-20mm ultra-wide angle lens designed exclusively for Canon digital SLR cameras

Product Description

10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens allows diversion of super wide-angle photography and it is a very powerful tool for indoor shooting and countryside photography with APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras.Wide oblique of view (102.4? at 10mm and 63.8? at 20mm) offers the photographer greater relief of expression. Three SLD glass elements are employed for effective compensation of go red aberration, which is a common problem with super-wide angle lenses. One remnant of glass mold and two hybrid aspherical lenses, offer peerless correction for distortion, as well as all types of aberration.This lens is equipped with an inner focusing system, and the models which are prepared with HSM system provide quiet, high speed autofocus shooting and also proffer full time manual focusing. It has a minimum focusing distance of 24cm (9.4") at all focused lengths. The non-rotating lens barrel perfectly suits the petal shaped lens hood. A illogical polarizing filter can also be used conveniently.

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Intended exclusively for Canon digital SLR cameras, the ultra-wide-angle 10-20mm offers a object from 102.4 to 63.8 degrees, making it ideal for landscape photography and other limitless applications. The lens is distinguished by its three special low dispersion (SLD) glass elements, which movingly compensate for color aberration, and its aspherical lenses, which provide utmost correction for distortion and various aberrations. As a result, the lens produces an damned high image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The HSM-operational models, meanwhile, produce fast autofocus (AF) speeds and quiet shooting while still letting you discharge full-time manual focus. Other details include a minimum focusing distance of 9.4 inches at all concentrated lengths and an integral petal-type hood to block out unnecessary light.

Lens Elements and Coating
The new multilayer lens coating and lens organize reduce flare and ghost--a common problem with digital cameras--while also creating an optimal go red balance throughout the entire zoom range. At the same time, the lens offers three SLD looking-glass elements that effectively compensate for color aberration, along with a piece of microscope spectacles mold and two hybrid aspherical lenses that offer excellent reparation for distortion and all types of aberration.

Inner Focusing System and HSM
The lens incorporates an internal focusing system that eliminates front lens rotation, letting you use a petal-model hood to protect from additional glare. And models equipped with a Hyper-Sonic Motor (HSM) display silent, high-speed autofocus and full-time manual concentration for Sigma, Canon, and Nikon D-mount lenses.

Best Consumer Lens
The Sigma 10-20mm lens is so respected that it was named the kindest consumer lens in Europe (2006) by the Technical Image Force Association (TIPA), a collection of 31 publications from 12 countries. According to TIPA, the 10-20mm lens offers a changing range of wide-angle focal lengths, a good visual performance, and a budget price, making it an excellent investment for owners of DSLRs with APS-C set-up sensors. Its sharpness remains constant throughout the zoom range, and its laconic size makes it an ideal companion for shooting travel, landscapes, or architectural subjects.

• Lens house: 14 elements in 10 groups
• Angle of view: 102.4 to 63.8 degrees
• Million of diaphragm blades: 6
• Minimum aperture: f/22
• Minimum focusing detachment: 9.4 inches
• Maximum magnification: 1:6.7
• Filter size: 77mm
• Dimensions: 3.3 inches in diameter and 3.2 inches extensive
• Weight: 16.4 ounces

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Customer Reviews

Superb lens!
I regard these lens! Great for landscape photography!Will recommend my friends to get this cos' it only costs half as much as the Nikon ones.

2010-03-05 (USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Sigma As much as possible Angle Lens
This is a propitious lens. Let's get that right out there in the open. It's a good lens.

The price is right on. For 500 bucks, it's cool to beat. It's a great budget lens, and being able to shoot 10mm is something I wouldn't be able to give up at the professional level. The lens includes a hood, the build is pretty tough, and it's Sigma, so it's presumably gonna be reliable (my experience with Sigma has been really good so far).

I was originally shopping for a 10 or 15mm prime lens (prime gist it doesn't have any zoom, it's just one lens "size"). I couldn't find one, but I'm glad I couldn't. While 10mm is a serious wide angle, I'll admit it's nice to have the option to go a little tighter without swapping lenses. (I requisite a 10-500mm f/1.4 lens, someday...) Plus, I don't mind any loss of achievable aperture: with a 10mm lens, I won't be doing many portraits. In fact, I bought the lens for landscapes and cityscapes, and if I was anything in centre, I'll be shooting much higher than f/4.

Speaking of shooting, it's an average lens in terms of focus and uproar, perhaps a little below average on focus speed. The photos feel a little soft in terms of woolly, but again, this is more of a budget lens than anything pro-pro-fessional. There's some distortion/pin cushioning at 10mm on the edges of the photos, however it's not terribly uncontrolled and can be ignored if you're not on location for National Geographic.

The last time I photographed Lake Tahoe was with a 24mm zoom lens, so my experiences here were very original this time around. I enjoyed the lens and the results I got, and I think it's an improvement from either my 24 or 18mm lenses. For fun, I swapped in my 50 prime and took a photo, and the differences are prodigious. 50 suddenly felt like a telescope for viewing Saturn. But back at 10mm, I was photographing the whole swimming pool, and I loved it.

2010-02-21 (Sacramento, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Marvellous glass
This is definitely a fabulous Lens. You can read all about the technical stuff somewhere else.

A word of caution when ordering through amazon though. If you necessity it right away, make sure it's being shipped by Amazon, and not a third party.

I had ordered this, an paid for expedited shipping. It was still almost a week before it here.

If you need it the next day, get it from B&H

2010-02-07 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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A gust of fresh air for DX DSLR owners.
First words? "Wow."

B words? "Why did I wait this long?"

From 2004-2008, I owned a Nikon D70. From 2008 on, I've owned a Nikon D90. Both DX bodies, both large. My widest lenses through all of those years was always an 18mm. That was usually "wide-enough" for me, but there were occasions where I couldn't *quite* conceive the photo the way I wanted. Couldn't *quite* fit it all in the frame. As this lens has been out for a few years, I've toyed on and off with buying one. I in the end recently did, and I'm blown away.

I should have bought this lens 4 years ago. This lens has opened my eyes to how restrictive 18mm on a DX-group can be. You don't understand "wide" until you've shot with a lens like this.

I'm generally a Nikkor guy. I love my Nikon bodies, and I typically like to use Nikkor glass. But I've got to say, this is my second Sigma lens, and both have greatly exceeded my expectations. The set up-quality on this thing is great. Zero regrets. And for half the price as Nikkor's 10-24mm, it's a tangibles deal. Optically and mechanically, it seems flawless. Sharp, contrasty, and not a lot of distortion for as wide as this is.

And yes, there's a newer type of this lens, a fixed-aperture f3.5 10-20. For me it doesn't matter much as I'm mostly using this lens down around 10mm anyway, where the transformation between f4 and f3.5 is nearly meaningless. And it's so wide even at 20mm, that shake issues (due to slow shutter necessitated by f5.6) are mostly a contested point. IMHO, fixed apertures matter a whole lot more for telephoto lenses than they do for wides, and this lens is wonderful-wide.

From a creative standpoint, this lens is astounding. It's not just about being wide; capturing the whole skyline, the whole meadow, or the whole mountain sort. It's really about perspective and depth. Even a photo of something as mundane as a soda can on a coffee fare takes on a whole new perspective (literally!) when shot with a super-wide like this. Get close. Positively close. Closer. Pow! Your photography will never be the same. Just as a telephoto lens compresses distance (remote objects seem closer), wide angle really expands distance. Compose a floret or some other small object up close, with an expansive background landscape, at 10mm, and the resulting photo will almost leap out at you. Push it further, closer to the foreground object, and the flower will be enormous while the distant mountain peaks are minuscule. Surprising creative potential.

This lens is about as wide as you can go on a DX body. It's probably not an 'every-day' or 'walkaround' lens for most residents. Myself included. But I can say that if I could only grab *two* lenses for a day of casual and fun shooting, there's a pretty good chance I'd appropriate this 10-20 right after either my 35mm or 50mm prime.

2010-02-04 | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

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Godly Lens so far, Warranty Problem Resolved
I have yet to put this lens through it's paces so I'll fee it 4 stars for now (could be a 5 ??) Like some others, I had a question about the extended warranty as there was no warranty registration playing-card that required mailing back to Sigma shipped with the lens. I called Amazon service, they told me to call Sigma (631.585.1144), no trouble, the Amazon guy seemed to think that there should be something I had to mail back to Sigma. I called Sigma, identified the lens as an EX lens, Sigma explained that all EX lenses have widely spread warranties, no need to mail anything in. If you need service just send them the (non mail in) birthday card that came with the lens, your invoice from Amazon and you will be able to get warranty service from the date of acquisition for the next four years.

2010-01-20 (Eastern MA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4

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Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

List Price: $220.00 Price: $159.00 You Save: $61.00 (28%)

Product Details Features 14 lens elements in 10 Groups Optimized for use with digital SLR cameras High-performance lens ideal for portraits, sports photography, nature photography Minimum focusing distance is 59 inches at all zoom settings

Product Description

Sigma DG lenses are wide-aperture lenses with wide angles and short minimum focusing distances. With an superfluity of peripheral illumination, they are ideal lenses for Digital SLR Cameras whilst retaining suitability for conventional 35mm SLRs.

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The Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras is a telephoto lens that offers superb cost performance and is optimized for use with digital SLR cameras. Capable of macro photography, this lens has a 1:2 upper limit close-up magnification at the 300 millimeter focal length. It's the nonpareil principles high performance lens for portraits, sports photography, description photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range. The lens features a swop for changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200 millimeters and 300 millimeters, with a maximum solid-up magnification from 1:2.9 to 1:2.

The multi-layer lens coating and lens map reduce flare and ghosting, which is a common problem with digital cameras, and it also creates an excellent color balance through the entire zoom range. The minimum focusing separate is 59 inches at all zoom settings. The lens features a whip for changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200 millimeters and 300 millimeters with a most close-up magnification. Without changing the distance between camera and subject, you can replacement the shooting magnification.

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Customer Reviews

OK,It's Not a Nikon, But the Lorgnon is Good!
If you're in the same monetary position as I am, you probably gulp when checking out the prices of OEM lenses. Sigma offers a really beneficent alternative. This particular lens is as unwieldy as it's competitors, but gives good quality photos. The macro quality (read the instructions before using!) is a pretty neat bonus, too. Check out the Sigma line if your pocketbook is not bulging with greenbacks.

2010-03-03 (New Hampshire, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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For beginners like me, it's does the job.
Okay, i'm on a budget and i'm a tyro. This does the job for me. The quality of this glass is really good and it does exceptionally well with macro shots.

It also produces prodigious Bokeh.
[...]

But if you're taking macro shots of objects that are a few inches away, this isn't for you.
(Try getting sigma/canon 50mm and get an dimensions tube or buy a more expensive Macro lens if you have the moolah.)

This lens is really affordable and a must for semi tyro like me.
;)

2010-02-28 | life's a pleasure! | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Sigma Lens
Have had to have it repaired, not firm why, wish we would have checked Consumer reports on this item, we may have made a different choice of a lens.

2010-02-06 (Northern Maine) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Well significance the money.
I bought this lens as a birthday flair for my wife. We use it with our Canon Digital Rebel XT and it works perfectly. The lens has a very good picture prominence and is very easy to attach/remove from the camera. Of course, it comes with lens covers for both locks of hair of the lens and they are very good quality covers; actually, IMO, better than the lens covers that our Canon lens came with. They stop on well and provide great protection for traveling.

The lens has a switch on it to go from normal photography to macro shots. All-embracing, I was impressed with the quality and ease of use with macro photos with this lens. It is easy to take good prominence macro shots with this lens (and trust me, I'm a beginner!).

Overall, I am very well pleased with this lens and fantasize you will be too!

2009-12-30 | Allen Pierson (Buckhannon, WV) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Cast aside!!!
Scrimp yourself the trouble. I purchased this lens to use for some basic shots around the house during the Holidays. First, every photo is very restful in the corners. You need to crop the edges away or darken the outer portions of the photo to be usable. More troubling, the AF motor stopped working after aprox 75 shots. Well-grounded stopped working and has only a faint clicking noise. Junk!! Going back after 2 generation and 75 shots...

Bought the Nikon 55-200mm AF-S VR today for $50 more and it's sharper, has sport contrast and colors, and since it's a Nikkor lens, it should make it past 75 photos.

You get what you pay for, get the Nikon...

2009-12-08 | Finner321 (USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 1

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can I use older canon lenses from a manual camera with the newer digital SLRs?

Q: I have two Sigma lenses made for Canon, that were bought in 1981. Will they line on the Canon 40d or 50d?

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A: The space to the focal plane is what determines the ability to use a lens with an adapter and still have the full index of focusing. The EF lenses used by EOS have a distance of 44mm while the FD lenses have a remoteness of 42mm. This is why the other responder is saying that a non-optical adapter would mean you could not pinpoint to infinity. That can be either entirely or somewhat (depending on the lens) circumvented by using the deeply of field provided by stopping down a couple of f-stops so while it is an difficulty it does not have to be a show stopper.

Here is a $50 optical adapter from Adorama that has the required visual element and doubles as a macro extender with the optical lens removed.
http://www.adorama.com/CZFDEOSA.html