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Sigma 24-70mm F3.5-5.6

Sharpness	7.0
Aberrations	6.5
Bokeh	7.0
Handling	8.0
Value	6.5
Autofocus	7.5

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3	11,453	Mon April 25, 2016

Recommended By	Average Price	Average User Rating
100% of reviewers	$85.00	6.50

Description:	model: B00005RKTA "The Sigma 24-70mm f3.5-5.6 HF is one of several products to be introduced at PMA 2001 by Sigma Corporation of Japan (2-3-15, lwado-Minami, Komae-shi, Tokyo). This lens covers focal lengths from 24mm super-wide-angle to medium telephoto. It employs Hellical Focusing system (HF) for focus adjustment, which allows straight movement of front lens elements. Thus the front of the lens does not rotate it allowing the use of a "perfect hood" and the easy use of polarizing filters. Minimum focusing distance from the film plane to subject at all focal lengths is 15.7inch (40cm). It incorporates aspherical lens to minimize distortion, spherical aberration and astigmatism, resulting in high image contrast and resolution. The lens also features a depth of field scale that serves for determining the subject's depth of field at a specific focal length and distance. The lens materials used in this lens are lead and arsenic free ecological glass. "
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Unregistered User 8

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Registered: March, 2015

Posts: 8,694

Review Date: April 25, 2016

Recommended | Price: $85.00 | Rating: 8

Pros:	Good zoom range, light weight
Cons:	Very slow
Sharpness: 8 Aberrations: 8 Bokeh: 7 Handling: 9 Value: 9 Camera Used: K20D Autofocus: 9

You get what you pay for with this lens. I find its sharpness very good in the center and improving as the lens is stopped down. I have no issues with the auto focus hunting and found it to be quite accurate, but it needs good light to work effectively. The bokeh is a little harsh, but this is not a top shelf lens. The construction is quite good, and overall this lens is acceptable and I can recommend it for beginners as their first zoom lens.

joe8

New Member

Registered: November, 2013

Posts: 14

Review Date: December 8, 2014

Recommended | Price: None indicated | Rating: 5

Pros:	sharp, stopped down a few
Cons:	plastic buildt, CA's especially wide open at 24mm
Sharpness: 6 Aberrations: 5 Bokeh: 7 Handling: 7 Value: 4 Camera Used: k-x, k200d Autofocus: 6

good sharpness, but very light construction
this is not my fovorite

for start into digital photography ok, but for further progresses, you need better lenses

for its low price ok

rrstuff

Veteran Member

Registered: September, 2013

Location: Pasadena, CA

Posts: 1,126

Review Date: January 18, 2014

Recommended | Price: None indicated | Rating: N/A

Pros:	very light, very cheap, useful zoom range, even on APS-C, ok built quality
Cons:	noisy autofocus

I didn't run thorough tests so I won't put down numerical values. The lens is not a dog - It has decent reviews online - not top of the line, but nothing too bad either. I only tested it on film and on relatively small prints. There was nothing wrong with them. The contrast was ok, the sharpness was ok and I couldn't see CA or PF.

The lens is very compact and very light, which could be advantageous for hiking (unless you put it on a 2-pound camera like I did). Overall it's not a bad option for a budget 24-70.

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