18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro?

Duinchlfc · 24th July 2007

Is this lens any good in real world performance for example when taking group photos or landscape? I'm stuck between this lense and tamron's 2.8,from from what i read in magazines,the tamron has a pretty nasty barrel distortion at 17mm on a 1.6 body cam.So someone kindly advice,cheers!

xavier_xw · 24th July 2007

using the sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 macro version so quite some time, very happy with this lens. especially the macro gives you minimum focusing distance at only 0.2m. go for this lens, you won't regret!

raymanfu · 24th July 2007

Originally Posted by Duinchlfc

Is this lens any good in real world performance for example when taking group photos or landscape? I'm stuck between this lense and tamron's 2.8,from from what i read in magazines,the tamron has a pretty nasty barrel distortion at 17mm on a 1.6 body cam.So someone kindly advice,cheers!

I am using this lens for about 3 months. So far working very well and is now always mounted in my E300 as it can be use for most of the purposes. Macro performance is acceptable, the only problem is only up to 50mm. I rate it 9.5/10.

Duinchlfc · 24th July 2007

how much is it?

smalltake · 24th July 2007

Originally Posted by Duinchlfc

how much is it?

Should be around $850 (brand new).................

Duinchlfc · 24th July 2007

Thanks alot guys!

raymanfu · 24th July 2007

Originally Posted by Duinchlfc

how much is it?

I bought it at S$670 from Orient Photo at SimLim.

Cicak · 21st September 2007

Originally Posted by raymanfu

I bought it at S$670 from Orient Photo at SimLim.

when was this? still can get this price?

sentinel_006 · 21st September 2007

Did anyone suffer from paint peeling off the lens? I heard it's quite common on Sigma EX lens.

Cicak · 21st September 2007

Originally Posted by sentinel_006

Did anyone suffer from paint peeling off the lens? I heard it's quite common on Sigma EX lens.

hmmm? did not use Weathershield? lousy paint? betulkah?

satay16 · 21st September 2007

Originally Posted by sentinel_006

Did anyone suffer from paint peeling off the lens? I heard it's quite common on Sigma EX lens.

it is a kind of sandpaper-like coating. if you scratch it with some hard objects, it will peel off. however, it is more likely on bigger sigma lenses like the 70-200, cos the chances of something scratching it becomes higher. my 18-50 now only has 2 scratches, small ones, so i say it's not that bad it you dun handle it harshly.

unseen · 22nd September 2007

Originally Posted by Duinchlfc

Is this lens any good in real world performance for example when taking group photos or landscape? I'm stuck between this lense and tamron's 2.8,from from what i read in magazines,the tamron has a pretty nasty barrel distortion at 17mm on a 1.6 body cam.So someone kindly advice,cheers!

I love this lens. Bought it a while ago, found it much sharper than a canon 17-40, but no one believed me. Till this day, the only lens I've seen that surpasses it would be the canon 17-55 F2.8 IS, but ymmv. My fav lens, esp when I go overseas.

Landscape:

People:

unseen · 22nd September 2007

Forgot to mention, i do ALOT of portraiture with this lens too.

You can check out my gallery for more shots..

Sure some of the EX coating drops/peals off. Hardly an issue for me. The lens didn't become any less sharp/contrasty because of it.

24th July 2007	#1
Duinchlfc Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sengkang Posts: 624	18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? Is this lens any good in real world performance for example when taking group photos or landscape? I'm stuck between this lense and tamron's 2.8,from from what i read in magazines,the tamron has a pretty nasty barrel distortion at 17mm on a 1.6 body cam.So someone kindly advice,cheers! Last edited by Duinchlfc; 24th July 2007 at 10:11 AM.

24th July 2007	#2
xavier_xw Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NUS Posts: 425	Re: 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? using the sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 macro version so quite some time, very happy with this lens. especially the macro gives you minimum focusing distance at only 0.2m. go for this lens, you won't regret! __________________ EOS 5D Mark II / 17-40 F/4 L / 50mm F/1.4 / 135mm F/2 L / 430EX Mark II + LSII

24th July 2007	#4
Duinchlfc Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sengkang Posts: 624	Re: 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? how much is it?

24th July 2007	#6
Duinchlfc Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sengkang Posts: 624	Re: 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? Thanks alot guys!

21st September 2007	#9
sentinel_006 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 157	Re: 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? Did anyone suffer from paint peeling off the lens? I heard it's quite common on Sigma EX lens.

22nd September 2007	#13
unseen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NTU and Wdls Posts: 2,609	Re: 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC macro? Forgot to mention, i do ALOT of portraiture with this lens too. You can check out my gallery for more shots.. Sure some of the EX coating drops/peals off. Hardly an issue for me. The lens didn't become any less sharp/contrasty because of it. Last edited by unseen; 22nd September 2007 at 05:08 AM.