Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM : Specifications and Opinions

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Gattoq

sent on 18 Gennaio 2026

Pros: Robust, practical, focal range

Cons: What can be expected from this perspective? The focus is more on the scene shot than on the "goodness" of the lens.

Opinion: Let's say that for the cost it is available it is a happy optic for recreational use, certainly for amateur use. It can be a wild card on an aps-c on the road where it is important to know how to use the focal lengths included and focus on the scenes shot. With a little handle and knowing how to dribble the defects, you can bring home good results

Leonardo Carignani

sent on 18 Febbraio 2023

Pros: Build quality, versatility, price, sharpness

Cons: Low-light, slow autofocus and not always accurate

Opinion: A lens without too many pretensions, but that does its job well as a handyman. The sharpness, especially in the center of the frame, is good, even at the widest focal length. Too bad that brightness is not its strong point but, for a lens of this cost and with such a focal range, I think you can not expect more. The reduced minimum focusing distance makes it (although far from a true macro) quite effective in close-ups. It returns saturated and well-contrasted colors. The optical yield, therefore, is overall very satisfactory. The focus is not very fast, and not always accurate, especially on my Sony a100, while on the a700 it works better. Only one doubt: the lens should have the internal focusing motor, but on mine also appears the PTO ... Is it possible that the one for Sony A-Mount exploits, unlike the other versions, the autofocus motor of the SLR?

Raffaele.Pezzella

sent on 14 Agosto 2015

Pros: Excellent construction and finishes, excellent hood, discrete lenses

Cons: Fall of sharpness at the edges between 35 and 50mm, a little dark to 200mm, pesantuccio (610g).

Opinion: I purchased this Sigma for a handyman to replace the decent 18-105VR on my Nikon D90. I immediately liked the solid construction, finishing and the photographic yield. The sharpness is really good, especially at the center of the frame, at all focal lengths. My I got used to a great price. A blade is 18mm to 200mm, and also can be appreciated much. I made some great pictures of the moon and animals with excellent sharpness and excellent contrast. Great stabilizer, fast and accurate autofocus, even if the opening of a 200mm f6.3 does not help the ancient Multicam 1000 my D90. The only drawback to report, to 35mm and up to 50mm around the edge sharpness falls dramatically, you must close at least in f8 to retrieve it. The blur is good, a little hard but that's typical of these zoommoni, honestly I do not bother me. On holiday I was fully satisfied, and also generally as a handyman I'll use very soddisfazione.rn

Giuseppe Patruno

sent on 19 Febbraio 2015

Pros: Good construction, lens hood supplied focal comfortable.

Cons: little sharpness, not bright.

Opinion: It 'a lens had with my Canon 20D, very convenient to the focal, suitable for many situations, especially on the road, its sharpness for me is not satisfactory, especially at small apertures, good engine focus, I recommend this aim to who is the first weapons, it is better not to use it when you absolutely want to produce work, but the rest remains a lens convenient for some trip along with another camera body!

Sesterzi75

sent on 11 Agosto 2014

Pros: Cost is good materials

Cons: Shaded

Opinion: I'm new, I was advised that goal. Lenses very good although at high iso noise is heard and it shows:-) I do not get on well with the stabilizer, maybe it's my problem considering they are still two weeks I use it. We'll see how it will behave in Sardinia this summer. For one who started me now as I consider it discreet.

Omarcorti

sent on 10 Febbraio 2013

Pros: Focal size, robust, cost

Cons: Soft, just enough OS, dim

Opinion: I use it as a handyman from vacation not to carry all your lenses. In optimal light can be considered fair and for what it costs is just fine. The stabilizer is compatible with the tripod but just turn it off. The colors are slightly tending toward shades calde.rnNon will be a lens optically very qualitative but it is difficult not to find the right shot.

Fedecoco

sent on 04 Aprile 2012

Pros: Focus, good construction

Cons: Quality 'rather low, stabilization, focus

Opinion: I bought this objective 'cause I read around pretty good advice, I wanted to use it as a handyman from "walking" to exit without my equipment below. I used it at the end in one holiday and sold soon after, unfortunately there 'was feeling with me. Stabilization just enough distortion to 18 mm, engraved file just a little 'at all focal lengths from 150 mm but up to my standards and' virtually unusable. Do not misunderstand, and 'a lens for the price tag can' certainly be purchased, as long as you know what to expect, not to be disappointed later. Ah, one of the pros and 'surely the construction of the lens, and I' seemed excellent, superior to several objectives such as the Canon 50 f1.8, 18-55, 55-250 just to give examples.

Claudio Salari

sent on 18 Ottobre 2011

Pros: Range of focal lengths, low cost, solid construction, supplied as standard with hood and case.

Cons: AF and OS noisy, soft and recently recorded if diaphragmed.

Opinion: Use of this lens by a bit of time as a "handyman" travel. And 'Solid, well built and with a range of focal lengths that almost always possible to shoot. Sharp enough to 50mm even at room temperature, must be prepunched to f8 to give good results at longer focal lengths. The AF is noisy and quite slow, the OS is noisy too, in my opinion, makes it possible to gain 2 stops. For what it costs today on the net and used is definitely a lens from the excellent value for money.