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Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
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Sample Images
Here're a couple of sample images taken with the EOS 350D and RAW-converted via RawShooter Premium.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
26.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/11.0 @ 1/400s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
100 |
| Focal Length |
125.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/250s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
125.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
58.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/640s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
18.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/640s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
18.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/14.0 @ 1/320s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
125.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/2000s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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Verdict
The Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC is naturally a compromise but the package
is a bit more sound compared to its more ambitious sister lens - the AF
18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC. Sigma seems to have followed a quite interesting
design approach - ignoring distortions and focus on the rest and this works
out pretty well. The lens is very sharp specifically around
the wide end of the zoom range but the tele settings aren´t bad either.
CAs are about average and vignetting could be a little better at wide-open
aperture. Nonetheless these are viable compromises for an extremely
compact 7x zoom. Unfortunately the AF performance of the lens isn't quite
as promising. On the EOS 350D AF accuracy is totally unacceptable when
using a focal length below 50mm - I haven't really experienced another
lens (besides the 18-200mm) which performs as bad in this respect. Trusting
the camera is no good idea here. I used the lens extensively during a recent
vacation and after a couple of days I gave up and disabled AF for wide angle shots
(Note: normally I'm using the central AF point only for better accuracy ...).
The lens may work out better on an EOS 30D or EOS 400D.
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