Review on Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens - Canon Compatible, Black (210101) by Athit Janhiran ᠌

Name: Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens - Canon Compatible, Black (210101)
Item: Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens - Canon Compatible, Black (210101)
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

The quality exceeds all expectations, I recommend to buy.

Without ulterior motives - the best lens for a crop camera! In the FF translation, focal lengths are 28.8 - 56mm, the most popular for me. Tell me what kind of zoom can still give such focal lengths with a constant hole of 1.8 per crop?

For video, it is indispensable due to the ability to smoothly zoom the frame at a constantly open aperture.
Very convenient to use on the new Canon mirrorless cameras due to the crop mode. If there is a super 35 camera - the same.
If there was still a stub in it, there would be no price for this glass. Its only fat drawback is the weight and the fact that it is elongated, due to the lack of a stub, some scenes cannot be removed from the hands, but on an electronic steadicam, it is still a hemorrhoid to balance it.
While I’m shooting on a crop, I close several fixes with this lens.

Pros

1. Build Quality 2. Smooth zoom 3. Sharp at 1.8, namely 18 - across the entire field of frame 35 - closer to the center 4. At 35mm covers a full frame 5. Versatility due to focal lengths 6. Nice contrast picture 7. No light aberrations 8. Minimal distortion 9. Soft bokeh

Cons

1. Slightly felt vignette at 18, not critical, removed at will by software 2. Dimensions and weight, with a light camera (I have a Canon 200D) it is impossible to balance it on the stabilizer without additional weights and other tricks. Can really be a problem 3. Compared to fixes on the FF of the same focal lengths on the same hole, it’s a bit dark, somewhere around half a stop of exposure.