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Nov 9, 2016 13:06:44   #
Royce Moss Loc: Irvine, CA
 
Hey Hoggers, I am looking at the Sigma 18-250 for use on Nikon D7200 and D3200. Currently have Nikon 18-55, Nikon 35 G and Nikon 75-300. anyone have experience with the Sigma? I have read pretty good reviews but I know my fellow Hoggers know best! Thanks for any advice you could give me.

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Nov 9, 2016 13:48:44   #
flashgordonbrown Loc: Silverdale, WA
 
Royce Moss wrote:
Hey Hoggers, I am looking at the Sigma 18-250 for use on Nikon D7200 and D3200. Currently have Nikon 18-55, Nikon 35 G and Nikon 75-300. anyone have experience with the Sigma? I have read pretty good reviews but I know my fellow Hoggers know best! Thanks for any advice you could give me.


That lens is my 'walk-around' lens. I use it daily and am always pleased with the results(when I do everything right}












That is my 'walk-around' lens. I use it every day. and I'm always pleased with the quality of the images,

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Nov 9, 2016 14:09:50   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
I had a Tamron 18-270, which is a completely different lens, of course, but some things are common to any "super-zoom" lens. Making one always involves compromises that affect Image Quality. In my case, I found that I usually knew before I removed my camera from the bag whether I needed my 18-55 or my 75-300 lens {the two I was using before I got the Tamron}, so I ended up going back to them. As usual YMMV.

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Nov 9, 2016 14:19:09   #
PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA
 
It is also my walk around lens. My only complaint is the creep. If the camera is left pointing down, it zooms all the way to 250, up and it zooms down to 18. Other tan that, I love it. Right now it is on my Canon 80D.

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Nov 9, 2016 21:05:30   #
Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.
 
PHRubin wrote:
It is also my walk around lens. My only complaint is the creep. If the camera is left pointing down, it zooms all the way to 250, up and it zooms down to 18. Other tan that, I love it. Right now it is on my Canon 80D.


I second the complaint regarding the lens creeping when tilted up or down. If Sigma would fix that, I would consider it again. As it is, my brother in law decided that he needed it back but I believe it was a bit sharper than the Nikkor 55-300.

It also seems to have better specs that its Tamron equivalent.

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Nov 10, 2016 05:50:45   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
Royce Moss wrote:
Hey Hoggers, I am looking at the Sigma 18-250 for use on Nikon D7200 and D3200. Currently have Nikon 18-55, Nikon 35 G and Nikon 75-300. anyone have experience with the Sigma? I have read pretty good reviews but I know my fellow Hoggers know best! Thanks for any advice you could give me.


Royce, first off good morning. I recently bought the Sigma 18-250 and love it. I have a Canon 80D and the lens stays mounted on it until I decide I need more reach. Many of my other lenses do not see the light of day and I may "crop" my supply of some of them. I have posted a lot of photos taken with this combo over at the up-close forum on this site. Most of them were cropped and some were cropped up to 80% or more of the image. The creep does not bother me and I have the habit of either using the lock on the lens or just let it extend out to 250mm. Would I buy it again? I am 100% positive I would do it again.

Greg

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Nov 10, 2016 05:53:38   #
denwin580 Loc: Kettering, Ohio
 
That lens went on my D7100 Nikon. and seldom ever comes off-Perfect for me !!! I use a 10-16mm from time to time, for landscapes, but immediately go back. You will not be disappointed. My lens also has a build in lens lock if you need to prevent creep. If lens creep really bothers yo, you are not taking enough photos !!!!

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Nov 10, 2016 07:33:28   #
KSmith
 
I have one that I used with my Pentax K-3 when I was on a long march and didn't want to carry around several lenses. I wasn't thrilled with it. It just never seemed very sharp to me and I didn't like the images in bright sunlight. Might have just been me, I was walking and running backwards a lot.

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Nov 10, 2016 08:54:21   #
PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa
 
I bought one for my wife's d5100. I borrow it whenever I can to use on my d7100. Feels well made, sharp throughout it's range, and at 350 bucks you can't beat it. I don't think you will be disappointed.

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Nov 10, 2016 09:00:11   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
I am comparing a new Sigma 18-300 with my current Canon 18-200. I use a Canon 80D, test target, live view focusing, strobe lighting and a tripod. I adjust the brightness in Lightroom so that the side-by-side comparisons of each lens are equally bright. I also correct for chromatic aberration and apply the lens profiles. I do not adjust anything else and view the shots at 4:1. My very preliminary results and for 50 mm only. Each lens shows very little fall-off in sharpness between the center and edges. Comparing one lens to the other, the sharpness is comparable. Both lenses have virtually the same amount of chromatic aberration. Therefore, from an optical standpoint, the two lenses are comparable.

However, the big difference is in build. While both appear comparably solid, the Sigma has substanially better features. The one you are probably most interested in is creep. The Canon was easy to zoom but in free fall when pointed down. The Sigma will not budge though it is stiff to zoom. It seems that you cannot have both. The Canon lock is hard to reach and too easy to release. All you have to do is to zoom. The Sigma has it on top, it is large and it is very secure. The manual/auto focus switch is also better. My only question is why the Sigma has such a small lens hood.

The Sigma uses the Dock so you can correct the focus at different focal lengths and distances. It will also update the firmware. This is better than what my Canon 80D has.

Conclusion: check the Sigma 18-300 before buying anything.

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Nov 10, 2016 10:20:50   #
rbfanman
 
I use the Sigma 18-250mm on both my Nikon D3300, and-with the FT-1 lens adaptor-on my Nikon 1 S1. It works well enough that I don't regret buying it. It comes in handy for general photos while walking around all day in the country, or city. The aperture is limited (3.5-6.3), so it is not the best for some things, but does most things well enough. It is a long zoom, in a relatively small package, and performs as well as something in it's price range can be expected to. I doubt that Ansel Adams would be using it, if he were still around, but we aren't him, so it can work well for us. I have no real complaints about it. It is not a true 1:1 macro, but close enough for me. You can find what some might consider to be 'better' lenses (faster auto-focus, wider aperture, true 1:1 macro, etc), but they will cost more, and probably have less focal length range.

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Nov 10, 2016 11:26:28   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
rbfanman wrote:
I use the Sigma 18-250mm...The aperture is limited (3.5-6.3..It is not a true 1:1 macro, but close enough for me. You can find what some might consider to be 'better' lenses (faster auto-focus, wider aperture, true 1:1 macro, etc), but they will cost more, and probably have less focal length range.


I think what you mean to say is the f/3.5-6.3 are the maximum apertures for the various focal lengths. I am sure the lens has a diaphragm for stopping down. Macro lenses are also flat-field.

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Nov 10, 2016 15:11:59   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
I have one and it rarely comes off my Nikon 5100. I have had it about a year and a half. It has been used frequently.

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Nov 10, 2016 15:28:12   #
PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA
 
Also note, this lens is for APS-C format, on a full frame camera expect vignetting.

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Nov 10, 2016 18:32:25   #
Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.
 
abc1234 wrote:
I am comparing a new Sigma 18-300 with my current Canon 18-200. I use a Canon 80D, test target, live view focusing, strobe lighting and a tripod. I adjust the brightness in Lightroom so that the side-by-side comparisons of each lens are equally bright. I also correct for chromatic aberration and apply the lens profiles. I do not adjust anything else and view the shots at 4:1. My very preliminary results and for 50 mm only. Each lens shows very little fall-off in sharpness between the center and edges. Comparing one lens to the other, the sharpness is comparable. Both lenses have virtually the same amount of chromatic aberration. Therefore, from an optical standpoint, the two lenses are comparable.

However, the big difference is in build. While both appear comparably solid, the Sigma has substanially better features. The one you are probably most interested in is creep. The Canon was easy to zoom but in free fall when pointed down. The Sigma will not budge though it is stiff to zoom. It seems that you cannot have both. The Canon lock is hard to reach and too easy to release. All you have to do is to zoom. The Sigma has it on top, it is large and it is very secure. The manual/auto focus switch is also better. My only question is why the Sigma has such a small lens hood.

The Sigma uses the Dock so you can correct the focus at different focal lengths and distances. It will also update the firmware. This is better than what my Canon 80D has.

Conclusion: check the Sigma 18-300 before buying anything.
I am comparing a new Sigma 18-300 with my current ... (show quote)


If the 18-300 doesn't move when you point it at an angle, that would be great.

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