| I have a Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX DC Macro HSM | | | | What are the features this camera lens provides? |
| which i just bought last week and to tell anyone | | | | Excellent optical Design |
| honestly I liked it a lot. I mainly used this camera | | | | The Sigma Camera Lens produces an exceptional |
| lens as a standard zoom for my Nikon D40 | | | | level of optical performance with a Special Low |
| because it covers all focal lengths I usually use for | | | | Dispersion (SLD) and Extraordinary Low Dispersion |
| indoor shooting. Also it provides faster aperture | | | | (ELD) glass elements which provides excellent |
| available for DSLR zooms, which is an absolute | | | | correction of colour aberrations. |
| must for shallower depth-of-field portraits and | | | | Compact and Lightweight lens |
| low-light photography. | | | | The design incorporates both glass-mold and |
| So before I go into any deeper I need to explain | | | | hybrid aspherical lens technology which makes a |
| first what is the full feature and advantages of | | | | compact and lightweight construction. |
| my new Sigma Camera lens. | | | | Reduced Ghosting and Flare |
| Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX DC Macro HSM has a | | | | The super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare |
| large aperture zoom lens designed especially for | | | | and ghost. High image quality is assured |
| use with digital SLR cameras with minimum | | | | throughout the entire zoom range. |
| focusing distance of 20cm (7.9”). The lens is | | | | Inner Focus System |
| especially designed to suit the characteristics of | | | | An inner focusing system eliminates front lens |
| digital SLR cameras and provides a high level of | | | | rotation, making the lens particularly suitable for |
| optical performance. It has a large aperture of | | | | using the petal-type lens hood (supplied) plus |
| F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, offers | | | | circular polarizing filters. |
| superior peripheral brightness as well as a | | | | Having my own satisfactory opinion for this |
| compact and lightweight construction. Also having | | | | camera lens, having my sigma camera lens |
| a maximum magnification of 1:3 making it ideal for | | | | compared with other camera lenses, I prefer this |
| close-up photography. | | | | one as it provides quality as well as affordability. |