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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens (Canon)
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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens (Canon)
£789.00
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| Product code | CA40483 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 0085126210540 |
| Weight | 0000000000002 |
| Brand | Sigma |
20 reviews for Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens (Canon)
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ANDRÉ NADON –
I’ve had this for quite a while now, and for video work it is simply in class of its own. The zoom and focus rings are buttery smooth (much more so than any canon lens I’ve used), the F1.8 aperture lets in more light than most primes, its built solidly, and is incredibly sharp.Oh, and it comes with nice case and a solid lens hood (neither of which canon include outside their expensive L series).This lens deserves all the praise it almost universally gets in the press. My one caveat would be if you want to use this as a stills lens then the autofocus, although good, is not as reliable as canon lenses… so you just might get some shots that ‘miss’.however, for my purposes this lens is amazing.
Francie –
Rather Disappointing…
Debra Wilkinson –
Buttery smooth, sharp, fast, awesome.
K. A. Cattell –
I really wanted to like it…. but had to send it back (terrible af)
Donna Brasseur –
Excellent but massive lens
Attila Elseg –
PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS…
SpainSpanner –
Got this lens on ClickElectronics for around 600 pounds about 6 months ago.I had recently started photography and owned a Canon 80D camera. I wanted a lens for my APS-C sensor which would give me f/2.8 full-frame equivalent results. I was not disappointed with the results in terms of image quality! I like to shoot portraits (full body to closer) and I shoot wide open most of the time (probably because of lack of talent/practice). So this lens is perfect for that, I can get nice out of focus background and the 18-35 range is great for me.But… the autofocus on my Canon 80D was nothing short of horrible in the viewfinder (phase detect)! AF was perfect in liveview however (as expected). But it made the lens unusable for me because shooting in liveview on a Canon 80D is really slow. I purchased the Sigma USB dock and did probably over 10 hours of attempts of calibration. I sent the Lens to Sigma for them to do their calibration as well. Nothing did it… until I switched to a mirrorless camera.So I decided to switch to a Sony a6400 with the Sigma MC-11 adaptor. The a6400 had just been released and was boasting great focus performance. Adapted lenses don’t always do very well, but the a6400 + MC-11 + Sigma 18-35mm give me really good AF. I’ve set the drive speed to slow and the shutter priority to AF on the camera. And while it’s not the fastest, it’s fast enough for me and works great with Face/Eye AF.I am now extremely happy with the lens and it’s on my Sony a6400 constantly (I don’t own a Sony E mount anyway).
sandrof41 –
I really wanted to like this lens and I had put off buying it for a long time, with a lot of anxiety about the reported focusing problems. In the end ClickElectronics offered it for a good price and I thought I would give it a go, knowing that I could send it back.I wasted a lot of time attempting to calibrate the lens on a 7d ii (in camera microadjust, sigma dock and even using focal)…. and for distances less than 0.5 meters I could get it to focus acceptably. However over 0.5 meters (which most pics are) it is not possible to calibrate due to the total inconsistency in focusing (front and back) on the same target. In short, it is not possible to calibrate for infinity focus. This was particularly obvious in focal, as the standard deviation of the focus accuracy was so huge.If you are shooting video, or intend to manual focus +90% of the time, this lens is a bargain and you should get it.If you want to emulate a full-frame look image (the depth of field is similar to that of a 24-70 2.8 of FF, with a shorter focal range) while shooting reportage/journalistic, or anything that needs af, don’t get this lens. I would also say that the af speed is only OK likely no good for servo af with fast moving targets.Finally Sigma were very unhelpful with this issue, finger pointing at canon lenses having the same problem – in my experience this could not be further from the truth.
Guinea Pig –
I simultaneously really love this lens, and don’t find myself using it too much.I bought this to use with my Canon EOS 200D. Optically, it’s gorgeous. Really clean, sharp, plenty of room for cropping there as well. Beautiful out-of-focus areas when you’re taking close-ups at F1.8. I’ve also taken some nice portraits with it, and I love the look it produces.Mechanically, it feels sturdy and well-built. The rings move smoothly, and all of the zooming and focusing is internal.What I like less is how large and heavy it is. I quite often found myself reaching for my second-hand and optically-inferior Sigma 17-70 C, instead. Overall, I’d say it depends on what you’re going to use it for – I tend to take most of my photos while hiking, which this isn’t great for, but if you’re ok with the size and weight, it’s a beautiful lens.More recently, I’ve switched to using a Sony A7R III, which happened to ship with a Sigma MC-11 adapter for EF lenses. For fun, I took the A7RIII + MC-11 + 18-35 on a walk, and was rather pleased with the results. Still sharp, still smooth. You need to use it in crop mode, but you still get 18MP, so it’s a plausible combination (though even heavier this way), and everything still works in terms of autofocus and such.Overall, definitely a 5-star performer, despite my personal preference for smaller gear.
Resin Rose –
Yes, that’s right. I said it. It’s perfect for a beginner. Now, don’t look at the price and think that it’s too much. Instead, look at it as an investment. I started with Canon Rebel T5i and i used nifty fifty (50mm) as my primary lens (shooting b-roll) because it had good DOF (depth of field). But then I found this one as my main lens. Oh Jesus, i can’t put it down. It’s a bit heavy with my new camera (80D) so i’m over the moon with my purchase.Money? save up for this one.Worth it? Of course.When to buy? Yesterday.