Sigma 18-125 HSM

dstar · 04-19-2011, 04:24 PM

Hello Everybody .May be somebody who has first hand experience work with these lens
share information.
I have plan to buy this lens for travel. is this good idea or not.?
I lost my 18-250 pentax .So any information will be great.
I usually keep my sigma 10-20 all time with but now i am looking zoom to replacement lost 18-250. Thank you very much

hcc · 04-19-2011, 04:51 PM

The Sigma 18-125mm HSM OS has lens optical stabilisation (OS). The lens OS is redundant for modern Pentax dSLRs with in-camera image stabilisation (IS)/shake reduction (SR)

The lens OS does not work with the in-camera IS. That is, either you use the lens OS and switch off the camera SR, or switch off the lens OS and use only the camera SR.

The lens was tested by Photozone.de at:
Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC HSM OS (Canon) - Review / Test Report

Its focal length range is shorter than the DA18-250mm (Tamron 18-250mm).

The price of the Sigma is quite more expensive than the price of a 2nd hand DA18-250mm. There were a couple of DA18-250mm/Tamron 18-250mm for sale as used lenses at adorama.com and keh.com over the last couple of weeks. The prices were around US$360.

Hope that the comment will help.

kheldour · 04-20-2011, 03:02 PM

I own the "old" non-OS version and it is a very good lens. Quiet big and bulky though, but has a quiet good IQ. Will post some pics over Easter.

04-19-2011, 04:24 PM	#1
dstar Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 475	Sigma 18-125 HSM Hello Everybody .May be somebody who has first hand experience work with these lens share information. I have plan to buy this lens for travel. is this good idea or not.? I lost my 18-250 pentax .So any information will be great. I usually keep my sigma 10-20 all time with but now i am looking zoom to replacement lost 18-250. Thank you very much

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04-19-2011, 04:51 PM	#2
hcc Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,002	The Sigma 18-125mm HSM OS has lens optical stabilisation (OS). The lens OS is redundant for modern Pentax dSLRs with in-camera image stabilisation (IS)/shake reduction (SR) The lens OS does not work with the in-camera IS. That is, either you use the lens OS and switch off the camera SR, or switch off the lens OS and use only the camera SR. The lens was tested by Photozone.de at: Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC HSM OS (Canon) - Review / Test Report Its focal length range is shorter than the DA18-250mm (Tamron 18-250mm). The price of the Sigma is quite more expensive than the price of a 2nd hand DA18-250mm. There were a couple of DA18-250mm/Tamron 18-250mm for sale as used lenses at adorama.com and keh.com over the last couple of weeks. The prices were around US$360. Hope that the comment will help.

04-20-2011, 03:02 PM	#3
kheldour Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cologne Photos: Gallery Posts: 306	I own the "old" non-OS version and it is a very good lens. Quiet big and bulky though, but has a quiet good IQ. Will post some pics over Easter.